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Edged Tools / Re: What Traditional Knife are you toting today?

« Last post by Sos24 on Today at 04:10:48 AM »

Been avoiding this thread for a little while because it can be so bad for the wallet with awl the beautiful knives.

Today for me was just the Navy Soddie Jr

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by Sos24 on Today at 04:08:31 AM »

Forgot to post yesterday

Day 5
As the weather gets warm, the popsicles get eaten



Day 6
Cut open an empty package of cheese so Fisher could lick the inside.

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by Sos24 on Today at 04:04:13 AM »

Day 5

Because what else do we do but open new boxes containing multitools? 

It is so fun to do

Ducklings update, the run is finished and the ducklings and guinea pigs have been put in together....they are getting on well...

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Adorable

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by Sos24 on Today at 04:02:04 AM »

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Powernoodle Day 5

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Opening birdseed at Powernoodle Farms.

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That looks like it will make a lot of birds happy.

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DAY 5

Managing the children this morning, and they wanted to do rock painting, having the stainless Micra, I definitely needed a little colour.

I blued the words, and blacked the rule markings (I did try yellow first, but it didn't stand out)

The blue is hard to see, but the rule markings are much clearer


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That looks awesome

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Gerber Tools / Re: MP challenge next month? (And maybe something more specific)

« Last post by BPRoberts on Today at 02:59:00 AM »

Day 6

As a SAK fan, I can't say no to a multi with a corkscrew. MP400 CS is a good orange peeler.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: How about a monster challenge?

« Last post by Buzzbait on Today at 02:55:29 AM »

Count me in. I’m always looking for a reason to carry my SwissChamp.

1. Ulzhan
2. Barry Rowland
3. Otonka
4. Tuisto
5. Buzzbait

 

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024

« Last post by Buzzbait on Today at 02:42:14 AM »

Day 6: I’m back to the yellow Explorer today. I just love the new style magnifier too much to not use it.

Here’s a close-up of the striations on this fine example of a Lemurian quartz cluster. Legend says that these striations hold a secret language explaining the lost secrets of the universe.

 

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Not a good news...

« Last post by nate j on Today at 02:15:26 AM »

The “blade” isn’t creating the image, a narrative is being constructed (by dishonest people, imo) and that is what creates the image.

I think Vic would be better served long term to try and educate why a knife, especially a SAK, is a tool and not a weapon. And if they want to have baseless models to meet demand, fine. Just not as an apparent capitulation to the crazies. They will never be satisfied anyway.

Well said.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024

« Last post by Grand_Banana on Today at 01:50:57 AM »

I’m wondering if this isn’t simply the result of repeated sharpening.

 

Does anybody wonder what happens behind the wood when using self drilling sheet metal screws.  I am re-purposing some 3/8” plywood from the interior of my cargo trailer.  Obviously it was held in place then self-drilling screws installed.
I did not want the metal debris that was embedded.  Explorer corkscrew to the rescue.  It made minimal invasion into the wood, but, easily and cleanly removed the metal debris.

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That’s a good corkscrew use

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Not a good news...

« Last post by gustophersmob on Today at 01:36:05 AM »

To be clear, I do not have a problem with bladeless tools in their own right.

My disagreement is more nuanced. The issue is being framed such that a SAK is a weapon, and it appears that victorinox is responding within that narrative frame. This is the quote that concerned me: “In some markets, the blade creates an image of a weapon.“

The “blade” isn’t creating the image, a narrative is being constructed (by dishonest people, imo) and that is what creates the image.

I think Vic would be better served long term to try and educate why a knife, especially a SAK, is a tool and not a weapon. And if they want to have bladeless models to meet demand, fine. Just not as an apparent capitulation to the crazies. They will never be satisfied anyway.