So..., been searching around, and realized that there was no owner's club for the poor Deluxe Tinker, so i decided to create one (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)Feel free to join in...
I have them and I like them...but I generally don’t carry any because there are two closely related options that I use way more often. Troubleshooter is one since it just adds the Metal Saw. I never see that as a weight or size penalty in anything I carry. The other is the Matterhorn...same knife, but with its 60% serrated main blade. To me that only leaves very minor advantages for the DT...at least one copy has the can key and the other is the lack of a hook.
This assessment presupposes one has a Troubleshooter or Matterhorn at one's disposition... For those of us who have not, the readily available DT is a sweet SAK. If only the backside Philips were more durable and less clunky - that's really all that keeps the DT from being my EDC.Nevertheless, happy to join this club!
The intent is simply to say why I don’t carry the DT much, if at all. I agree about the backside Phillips...and I suppose why I also put an inline Phillips in my Troubleshooter Lite mod, despite the ‘double-up’. Nearly Champ sized, but it has the tools I use most.
While i'd love for something like this to exist...:(Image removed from quote.)the backside Phillips it's ok by me. Between the can opener and my modded bits used with the bottle opener, i can get by dealing with screws in a pinch, and with the backside phillips only for light torque situations
Agreed. Backside is okay with me too. That knife would be cool too if it did exist. All the Phillips versions have some sort of compromise but that doesn%u2019t bother me. Though I do wish Victorinox had more Phillips options for 91mm and that they didn%u2019t mind putting two or more in a knife that isn%u2019t a CT. The mod I mention above:
Yup... That SAK with the inline #1 phillips (as on the 111mm models) instead of the mag glass, paired with the #2 inline phillips would be a tinkerer's deram SAK for sure I'd put the two phillips layer in the middle though... Great mod BTW
Thanks and agreed about having a #1 and #2 on board with the same knife. I know many would consider that going overboard...but I also think a couple of other backside tools would be great. Like a 0 and 00 on the backside. 00 could go in the hook space behind the scissors.
Oh, I like the hook.
Thing is....yeah those lovely backside screwdrivers are great....my recently acquired Ranger has one. And I can see where it could be useful in some situations. However......If I need a screwdriver, I usually have one around. I have actual screwdrivers all over the place. I have some in my vehicles. I used to carry a couple in my brief case. Why? Don't know: didn't often use 'em. The hook seemed silly to me at first. Until I started using it for unusual little tasks. One I started using the hook, I found more ways to use the hook. My mentality about it changed. The hook is somewhat unique. It has a wide range of uses that actually come in handy, sometimes when I'm not near other tools. When fishing, I find it useful for tying knots and feeding line through guides, etc...but it can also be useful for removing hooks (so are the pliers). It's like having a tiny extra hand in your pocket. Want to put an eyelet in some wire to hang a picture or to make a snare or wire tie? Oh, that hook is perfect.....A backside screw driver....can tighten or loosen a small screw. That's about it...unless you are willing to pry with your small driver.... *** eeek ***So....hook more functionality, and more unique functionality. Screwdriver.....I usually have access to a dozen if I need one....and awl it does is turn a screw.
The chisel is another cool tool. But, aside from messing around for fun, I don't think I've ever used it in the heat of battle. Of course, I don't have many SAKs with a chisel....
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