So you played around with the Compact and changed your opinion on the combo tool... That´s good. But where did that opinion come from in the first place? If it wasn´t experience, it must have been hearsay. Of course you can´t test every existing tool personally, but strongly advocating other people´s opinions without actually knowing what you´re talking about? That´s not good.Anyway, I hope you like the Compacts. Thanks for confessing.
MacG, I'm glad to hear you're starting to come around from our last discussion of the combo tool! I agree that it works great for urban carry, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a better example of a 2-layer urban knife than the Compact or 84mm Golfer. I love to pair mine with an LM Skeletool at the office or "out on the town".
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Yup.... i've got to hand it... I might just get along with it for regular EDC most of the time... Apart from the obvious diference in thickness, the diference in weight is also as evident vs my Climber or Super Tinker.What i can't understand is why is the ring magnetized...? On both Compacts it sticks to the upper or lower tools quite obviously.
Quote from: MacGyver on October 09, 2018, 11:13:48 PMYup.... i've got to hand it... I might just get along with it for regular EDC most of the time... Apart from the obvious diference in thickness, the diference in weight is also as evident vs my Climber or Super Tinker.What i can't understand is why is the ring magnetized...? On both Compacts it sticks to the upper or lower tools quite obviously.You bring up a great point. I used to carry 4+ layer cellidor models frequently years ago, but when I started carrying ALOX I realized how much I liked the slim profile, and then started carrying slimmer cellidor models and really noticed the weight difference. Nowadays if I pretty much don't carry anything wider than 3 layers unless I strap a pouch on my belt, and that just ruins the convenience of having a readily-accessible knife/tool in my pocket, IMO.None of my SAKs have magnetized split rings. Have you been rubbing it so much that you've aligned the atoms? Man, I think you like that Compact more than you're admitting....
Some of my dedicated screw drivers are magnetized, which is neat and quite useful at times. But why magnetize a split ring? And I wonder if Vx themselves make them.
Yup... 3 layers is as much as i'll pocket carry for regular edc. I'll take my Huntsman (or Camper/Hiker) if i head out to the country. But in the city/suburbs a two layer is always more comfortable in the pocket. This is thinner but not like Spartan thin, i think its more comfortable on the hand, as much as a 3 layer.
About the split ring.... Im liking the compact but its not from rubbing.... Both new compacts rings are like that, new out of the box. One of my super tinkers ring stick lightly to the hook but that was from years of pocket friction. These ones stick fairly strong to all tools . I wonder if it's the ring or the tools tho.... Must check that out...
Had one and sold it. A bit too large for my EDC. Starting to regret.(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: William on November 23, 2018, 05:29:48 PMHad one and sold it. A bit too large for my EDC. Starting to regret.(Image removed from quote.)I understand you very well... A couple of months ago i was really hung up on the 84mm's for quite some time, especially the small tinkers and tourists, but I'm leaning to the 91mm's again, cause i really wanted to have full size scissors again, and after a while of being away from the 84's, the 91's aren't really that much big really.... And i must hand it... The grip is much better.... Still love the 84's though... Lately its either the Compact or the Climber, or both.....
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