Here I am!I was thinking that the challenge could involve any knife or multitool that has a Combo edge blade. One or more tools would be at the participant's discretion. If you want to use one or a combo of more than one it's up to you. If you want to make one aspect of the challenge an initial choice of which tool would work best for you for the whole month, in the spirit of the Jack of All Trades and Master of None purpose of the combo edge blade, that's fine. If you want to put several of your combo edge knives and multitools through their paces, thats fine too. I also envision that if you wanted to choose a multitool that has a combo edge blade (E.g. Signal or Skeletool) you wouldn't be required to use the blade itself for all 30 days. Using a screwdriver or pliers would count as a daily usage of the tool you chose that has a combo edge blade. It's just that if you needed to use a blade, you would have to make do with the combo edge, with all it's pros and cons. If you choose a knife with a combo edge, like a Spyderco, you'd have no option but to post a picture of that combo edge blade in use each day - which should be fine for you if you are going in with a folding knife. One of the things we like to do is think about which tool would work best for us in most (or all) scenarios. The same can be done here, as long is the tool has a partially serrated blade. I think I will be doing the Challenge with a Skeletool KBx, so I will have only a knife and a bottle opener. I also have a regular Skeletool and a 111mm Vic, and I might use the Victorinox for part of the challenge. But it's quite likely I'll be doing the whole month with the KBx. For me - my EDC almost always has scissors. Since I don't have a tool with a combo edge and scissors, the scissors are out of the picture for me. This leaves me with the three aforementioned choices. Without scissors, I think I will lean towards the smaller knife that is on the Skeletool, but since I still have little to no use of pliers, I'll probably go for the KBx instead of the fully functional one. I might go with a Victorinox Nomad, but I'm leaning toward the Skeletool KBx due to half the tools at less than half the size... still just a thought though. I'm very excited that we're able to get enough participants to have our own badge - this way everyone can get to choose if they stick with one tool, or switch between tools - since either way, you'll get the badge.
How about a minimalist design? A subtle combo edge.
Hi all I'm back from much-needed break, gearing up for this challenge. Thank you all for keeping it alive in my absence. And thank you SurgeUK for the message - I did receive it, but it took me until today to get logged back in because somehow the server wouldn't send me the necessary email to recover my password. Anyway. We're here now.I'll be joining you awl in the challenge, but I will be away from my computer for almost a week in the middle fo February. In case I can't post in real-time, I will catch up as soon as I can for the 30 days. Looking forward to the Combo Edge Challenge!
Sorry EB I have no idea how I missed this response
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One more day!
I just realized my old Benchmade 940 has a combo edge. I think this will be the perfect reason to dig it out.
Day 1Titan Swivel Head ratchetAeloa key-chain ratchetGreaTalent ratchet kitOvatt ratchet kitAnd Engineer pliers with the cover (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
DAY 1 Part of the torture of the Toolbox Challenge was having a new Signal sitting around. Now I can carry it for a month! (Image removed from quote.)
Day 1 of BuckTool 360(Image removed from quote.)Read ReamerPunch's excellent review of the BuckTool 360:https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,81622.msg1936624.html#msg1936624
Powernoodle Day 1(Image removed from quote.)Spyderco Resilience Lightweight. 4.2" (107mm) 8Cr13MoV blade, 4.4 oz (125 grams). The relatively large expanse of plain edge is good for push cutting envelopes, peeling apples, etc., while the serrated portion rips through packing straps, tape, rope, etc.(Image removed from quote.)
Day 01Today I selected a first gen Myerchin Titanium rigging knife model 377P. It is 3/4 serrated with the non-serrated portion towards the tip of the blade. I used it to open a box of cat litter.
The Signal is one of the best Leatherman Tools these days, I think. I can think of a thousand times in the past that I could have used the hammer on the end, instead of the frame of my Leatherman Wave.
I could have used the hammer on the end, instead of the frame of my Leatherman Wave.
I foresee an EDC Hammer Challenge in our future.
I've also used a Buck 110 like that.