October 30 day minimalist SAK challenge

[magentus]

prison carry

First time I am exposed to that term. 

Well... I'll try anything twice 
-Tom

Good man - don't forget to report back. Word of advice............ a lanyard is Essential. I can't emphasise that enough. Essential. 

[jalind]

Day 28:
(Attempting it ALL single layer!)

The audacious Alox Bantam steps up to answer the call to duty today!



Breakfast, and finishing it off with a Mandarin orange to go with a cup of coffee. How to peel it with the Bantam instead of a 58mm MiniChamp or 74mm Executive?



Fear not, for the opener on the Bantam can open this orange as well as cans and bottles! Medical Bill would be pleased the large spear point blade isn't being used at the risk of life and limb. Using the lower corner of the can opener at an angle, it can pierce the orange peel, and using the thumb to guide the depth, it can be drawn through it in a spiral.



A little experimentation will get the angle just right and it's nearly as quick as the MiniChamp or Executive orange peeler blades! The peel comes off in one piece and Bob's your Uncle, a nice juicy orange without the peel.



Once again, the audacious Alox Bantam steps up to the task with ease!

John

[jalind]

[snip]
 prison carry (you have to be dedicated for that though  )

Lets not go there (literally). . .
Did not need that visualization this early in the morning!

John
 

[jalind]

prison carry

First time I am exposed to that term. 

Well... I'll try anything twice 
-Tom

Good man - don't forget to report back. Word of advice............ a lanyard is Essential. I can't emphasise that enough. Essential. 

If you forget the lanyard, the useless back layer hook on a second SAK has yet another use!

John

[hiraethus]

Amici,
After a long absence, I have returned as well as discovered this thread, and have been participating albeit off to a late start.. So far, I'm on day # 5, and here is what I carry for EDC with the possible addition of a Buck 110 every now and then on the weekends, especially at this time of year.

I guess you can say that I've fallen in "l-u-v" with my Victorinox Champion once again, especially since I attached a P-7 suspension clip which makes pocket carry a no brainer...

Cheers,
Serge

Welcome back Serge, and welcome to the minimal* challenge.





* I suspect your definition of minimal is different to mine... 

[magentus]

prison carry

First time I am exposed to that term. 

Well... I'll try anything twice 
-Tom

Good man - don't forget to report back. Word of advice............ a lanyard is Essential. I can't emphasise that enough. Essential. 

If you forget the lanyard, the useless back layer hook on a second SAK has yet another use!

John

 

[firiki]

prison carry

First time I am exposed to that term. 

Well... I'll try anything twice 
-Tom

Good man - don't forget to report back. Word of advice............ a lanyard is Essential. I can't emphasise that enough. Essential. 

If you forget the lanyard, the useless back layer hook on a second SAK has yet another use!

John

 

Corkscrew vs backside Philips : 1 - 0 

[jalind]

prison carry

First time I am exposed to that term. 

Well... I'll try anything twice 
-Tom

Good man - don't forget to report back. Word of advice............ a lanyard is Essential. I can't emphasise that enough. Essential. 

If you forget the lanyard, the useless back layer hook on a second SAK has yet another use!

John

 

Telling Bubba what you're gonna use his SAK and its hook for is strongly discouraged.

John

[magentus]

prison carry

First time I am exposed to that term. 

Well... I'll try anything twice 
-Tom

Good man - don't forget to report back. Word of advice............ a lanyard is Essential. I can't emphasise that enough. Essential. 

If you forget the lanyard, the useless back layer hook on a second SAK has yet another use!

John

 

Telling Bubba what you're gonna use his SAK and its hook for is strongly discouraged.

John

I hope you're going to elaborate on what seems like a personal experience John? 

[kaput]

The peel comes off in one piece and Bob's your Uncle, a nice juicy orange without the peel.

Haha. And the bobs your uncle line got me laughing. Although I don't know what it means or if it's even a thing, it's great!! 

[magentus]

The peel comes off in one piece and Bob's your Uncle, a nice juicy orange without the peel.

Haha. And the bobs your uncle line got me laughing. Although I don't know what it means or if it's even a thing, it's great!! 

It's mainly an expression in the UK and commonwealth;

From Wiki - Bob's your uncle
...And Bob's your uncle is an expression of unknown origin, commonly used in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries. Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions, similar to the French expression "et voilà !".

[Oxford_Guy]

The peel comes off in one piece and Bob's your Uncle, a nice juicy orange without the peel.

Haha. And the bobs your uncle line got me laughing. Although I don't know what it means or if it's even a thing, it's great!! 

It's mainly an expression in the UK and commonwealth;

From Wiki - Bob's your uncle
...And Bob's your uncle is an expression of unknown origin, commonly used in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries. Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions, similar to the French expression "et voilà !".

You even get some smart arses saying "And Robert's your father's brother"...

[kaput]

The peel comes off in one piece and Bob's your Uncle, a nice juicy orange without the peel.

Haha. And the bobs your uncle line got me laughing. Although I don't know what it means or if it's even a thing, it's great!! 

It's mainly an expression in the UK and commonwealth;

From Wiki - Bob's your uncle
...And Bob's your uncle is an expression of unknown origin, commonly used in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries. Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions, similar to the French expression "et voilà !".

You even get some smart arses saying "And Robert's your father's brother"...

genius!

[jalind]

The peel comes off in one piece and Bob's your Uncle, a nice juicy orange without the peel.

Haha. And the bobs your uncle line got me laughing. Although I don't know what it means or if it's even a thing, it's great!! 

It's mainly an expression in the UK and commonwealth;

From Wiki - Bob's your uncle
...And Bob's your uncle is an expression of unknown origin, commonly used in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries. Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions, similar to the French expression "et voilà !".

I first heard it from some Canadians who either were originally from the UK or had close relatives there. While stationed in Europe I heard it again from British soldiers (BAOR) when we coordinated joint operations with their officers during NATO exercises. Knew the UK crowd on the other side of the pond would recognize it immediately.

John
 

[jalind]

Day 29:
(Attempting it ALL single layer!)

The venerated 93mm Alox Solo takes on today's challenges . . .



It starts with slicing the breakfast bagel, using the same safe(er) technique demonstrated with other blades shorter in length than the bagel diameter.



On next to cutting a small slice of ham in half to put on the bagel with the cream cheese . . .



And you know what they say, "An apple a day keeps Medical Bill away!". I start by making partial slices all the way around, and then slicing all the way down on the second go around. The Solo's crazy sharp blade makes this easy work!



Finally to chip the small part out with the seeds. A small slice in and a slight twist of the wrist is usually all it takes.



And, Bob's your Uncle, breakfast is served!



A solid breakfast puts the day off to a great start for the Alox Solo!

John
(with only one more day to go!)

Note:
No oranges were harmed in the making of this forum posting (no guarantee for their future safety though).

[jalind]

Day 30:
(DOING it ALL single layer!)



84mm Alox Excelsior
Taking minimalism to the next level!

John

[m47mu74nt]

Day 30:
(DOING it ALL single layer!)

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84mm Alox Excelsior
Taking minimalism to the next level!

John

Congratulations !! 

[jalind]

Day 30:
(DOING it ALL single layer!)

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84mm Alox Excelsior
Taking minimalism to the next level!

John

Congratulations !! 

Thanks!
It's been an interesting journey. Tomorrow I can start using some of my multiple layer discontinued to complete that challenge. A couple folks could probably guess which one will be first. It's been my favorite SAK for decades.

John

[m47mu74nt]

Day 30:
(DOING it ALL single layer!)

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84mm Alox Excelsior
Taking minimalism to the next level!

John

Where is the Cross on that baby?

[jalind]

Day 30:
(DOING it ALL single layer!)

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84mm Alox Excelsior
Taking minimalism to the next level!

John

Where is the Cross on that baby?

The 2070s doesn't have one. From what I've been able to determine, there were model numbers that did (red alox with keyring ??) and others that didn't (silver alox without keyring ??). It is from the 1970's OC era. The SAKWiki Excelsior entry and online SAKWiki catalogs have only given partial insight into the variations.

http://www.sakwiki.com/show_image.php?id=396

Should probably cruise through sakhome.com to see if there's anything more there.

John

[jalind]

Day 30:
(DOING it ALL single layer!)

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84mm Alox Excelsior
Taking minimalism to the next level!

John

Where is the Cross on that baby?

More Information . . .
Just found this catalog page in the SAKWiki 1970's catalog pages and don't know how I missed it before. Shows the red with cross and keyring (2070Ur+), and silver without cross or keyring (2070s). . .

http://www.sakwiki.com/show_image.php?id=684

John

[T14]

Congrats on the completion, John 

I own an OC 84mm alox Popular, and it really makes an alox bantam seem bulky in comparison.
If only there was a way to get a cap lifter instead of the small pen blade 
-Tom

[magentus]

Congrats on completing the challenge John, and in such an informative way - great posts 

I kind of miss carrying the SI after all this time. Very solid. Although not enough to carry it instead of my beloved Pikacthulhu:
WP_20161103_005 by magpie2112, on Flickr

[jalind]

Congrats on the completion, John 

I own an OC 84mm alox Popular, and it really makes an alox bantam seem bulky in comparison.
If only there was a way to get a cap lifter instead of the small pen blade 
-Tom

Thanks Tom!
I had the same observation when I unwrapped it. Went and got the Bantam to compare them. Then I got the calipers out. It isn't just height or the shape, it's thickness too. The Bantam is about 6mm thick and the Excelsior is only 5.3mm thick.

John

[jalind]

Congrats on completing the challenge John, and in such an informative way - great posts 

I kind of miss carrying the SI after all this time. Very solid. Although not enough to carry it instead of my beloved Pikacthulhu:
WP_20161103_005 by magpie2112, on Flickr

Thanks . . . it's been an interesting journey and wanted to have fun with it. I am looking forward to using some of the discontinued multiple layer SAKs to finish that challenge. Already know which SAK I'll be using tomorrow.

John

[m47mu74nt]

Day 30:
(DOING it ALL single layer!)

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84mm Alox Excelsior
Taking minimalism to the next level!

John

Where is the Cross on that baby?

More Information . . .
Just found this catalog page in the SAKWiki 1970's catalog pages and don't know how I missed it before. Shows the red with cross and keyring (2070Ur+), and silver without cross or keyring (2070s). . .

http://www.sakwiki.com/show_image.php?id=684

John

That is quite interesting!
Mine is silver, no keyring, but has the cross, and -iirc- has the pre-1986 Vic stamp

[hiraethus]

Well done John - was great following your posts for the month.

So here's the final list of participants:

[hiraethus]

And everyone who's eligible for the Cybertool:

1 - T14
2 - m47mu74nt
3 - Oxford_Guy
4 - glenfiddich1983
5 - magentus
6 - Fortytwo
7 - shamus
8 - zrxoa1
9 - JasonJ
10 - Mizedog
11 - Alan K.
12 - kaput
13 - jalind

[hiraethus]

Off to random.org we go...

[hiraethus]

Number 11!

Well done Alan K.   Get in touch and I'll get the prize off to you this weekend.