Victorinox Compact with Phillips and Awl Mod

[Benjamin Jones]

Hello!

I have always thought the perfect SAK would be a Victorinox Compact with an awl and Phillips head on the back. Of course, this model doesn't exist. And while I was looking on the internet, hoping to manifest one into existence by sheer force of will, I found this community and found that some people had created such a thing several years ago. Namely, that a user named Tattoosteve99 had made one for a user named Demel several years ago. I am sure others have made similar ones since then. If you have ever put together a SAK in this configuration, I would love to hear from you. I am currently on the fence about modding on myself (starting from absolutely ZERO experience) or seeing if someone would be interested in undertaking such a project.

If you have ever made a knife like this, how easy was it for you to do? Anything particularly tricky?

If you are someone who deals in custom SAKs and would be interested in undertaking a project for the right price, reach out.

And, of course, if you are someone who has one of these knives, I'd love to see more pics. 

Included is the pic I found which first brought me to your community. All credit to the two users named above.

[powernoodle]

I don't mod - but you should.   

That pictured Compact is a major step in the right direction.  In Powernoodleworld, the Compact definitely needs a phillips.  And for my part, the cork screw is a waste of space.  I prefer an  inline phillips, but a back driver is better than none.

[MadPlumbarian]

Here’s mine with a simple breakdown, I switched out the corkscrew for the Philips, but I also added a layer to add the saw, I could have added the awl which I had but I just didn’t feel like going through the aggravation of finding the right back spring to fit it,, any questions ask away, welcome aboard,
JR

[Benjamin Jones]

I don't mod - but you should.   

That pictured Compact is a major step in the right direction.  In Powernoodleworld, the Compact definitely needs a phillips.  And for my part, the cork screw is a waste of space.  I prefer an  inline phillips, but a back driver is better than none.

I agree, Noodle. I just don't open enough wine bottles when I am out and about to justify the cork screw so even a mid-tier phillips head gets more use in my world.  Maybe when you or I become CEO of Victorinox we can add the phillips Compact  to production. Until we'll have to play the modding game. 

[Benjamin Jones]

Here’s mine with a simple breakdown, I switched out the corkscrew for the Philips, but I also added a layer to add the saw, I could have added the awl which I had but I just didn’t feel like going through the aggravation of finding the right back spring to fit it,, any questions ask away, welcome aboard,
JR

Thanks MadPlumbarian! Great pictures. It's always cool to see what someone's ideal SAK looks like!   It seems to me that I should start by getting my hands on a Compact and probably a Tinker, correct? Would that give the proper back spring needed?