today is my last day of really loaded belt, going from 2 multis and 2/3 SAKs to just a PX and (as a backup, and only for times where pliers are needed) a Rebar.
The light shall remain the same.
It's gonna be a fun experiment :salute:
I´m not doing this after all, I´m having too much fun in the 111mm challenge and will complete that one first. The PX badge will have to be earned another time.
Off topic: Dutch Tooler´s initials always remind me of Dejah Thoris / Deety, one of the principal characters both in Burroughs´ Barsoom series and in Heinlein´s Number of the Beast. I hope I´ll never meet Dutch Tooler in real life, likely it would be a big disappointment :D
This should be a fun challenge!! I'll be following this one!
This should be a fun challenge!! I'll be following this one!
You know you need a Pioneer X Barry ... you can hear it calling you ....
I think so, but for a definite answer I believe I have to defer to our master of challenge rules, magentus... :pok:I'll wait for magentus official word then. In the meantime, my Day 1 entries. My PX in its sheath together with my pocket FL (Fenix LD02). Also, here it is with a skinned apple, which I eat 1-2 times a day (reason I bought a Pioneer Solo).
:like:
:D Both of course, but for apples I have a Pioneer Solo. :salute::cheers:
:D Both of course, but for apples I have a Pioneer Solo. :salute:
that Phillips is good enough but I agree that only for light duty tasks
on a similar fashion,
Day 2,
the blade was short for the job, but the sharpness of the fresh edge compensated that :salute:
(https://i.imgur.com/XcEGZlA.jpg)
die white creature!
For my Day 2, I used my PXI miss those Crackers... :gimme:
to open a snack
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I'll remember to bring some when we meet, JayaFor my Day 2, I used my PXI miss those Crackers... :gimme:
to open a snack
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I´m not participating in the challenge but I´m carrying my PX today. And my brand new Farmer too.Very nice :like: more for your collection :tu:
Day 3,
there was use for two of my gear goodies today, the two AAAs I had on me :climber:.
AAA light to find and retrieve our bag that the wing ripped off of our building (the bag is there for the birds) and had traveled some meters in away
and the AAA (Awesome Alox Awl) to install and create a stronger grabbing cord and attachment method
(https://i.imgur.com/0Ugf03h.jpg)
the blade was very sharp for cutting too
(https://i.imgur.com/QaWaFUg.jpg)
finally some coffee with the heroes to warm up after an accidented rescue mission in the cold
(https://i.imgur.com/Ps9TmeQ.jpg)
Another day, another rock. :salute:
Day three was rather boring as far as knife and tool usage, so I grabbed a shot of it in the ice on the hood of my truck when I went out to pickup dinner.
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Day 3
+1, nice pic :tu:Day 3
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Thanks guys! My daughter in the back photobombing. :)+1, nice pic :tu:Day 3
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Great turnout for Day 3 :tu: - thanks all :cheers:
Day 4
Glamour shot only again, today. The one below shows the PX, together with the recently named Cobalt Constructor (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,75772.msg1639389.html#msg1639389) (just for the shot), in the almost exactly same spot of my Day 3 pic. I'm glad somebody saw to it that I chose not to pursue a career in meteorology :doh:
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Isn't it just :drool: :drool: :drool:Great turnout for Day 3 :tu: - thanks all :cheers:
Day 4
Glamour shot only again, today. The one below shows the PX, together with the recently named Cobalt Constructor (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,75772.msg1639389.html#msg1639389) (just for the shot), in the almost exactly same spot of my Day 3 pic. I'm glad somebody saw to it that I chose not to pursue a career in meteorology :doh:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180218/9a015537b389e31e391d38f1997e6e86.jpg)
:drool: :drool: :drool:
I've been out cycling today so the PX stayed at home. I guess I could get into trouble for having a non PX multitool in my saddle bag (I think it's a Crank Brothers job) but honesty is the best policy.
But PX is now in my pocket for the rest of the day
I've been out cycling today so the PX stayed at home. I guess I could get into trouble for having a non PX multitool in my saddle bag (I think it's a Crank Brothers job) but honesty is the best policy.
But PX is now in my pocket for the rest of the day
simple but cool lanyard/fob!! :salute:
My Day 5. PX failed me to unscrew these heavily painted screwsThat's a bummer... but then it looks as if these screws are smurfed beyond help, short of an impact driver of sorts, or maybe a vise grip... not something to tacke with a multitool/SAK :angel:
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My Day 5. PX failed me to unscrew these heavily painted screws (http://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji22.png)That's a bummer... but then it looks as if these screws are smurfed beyond help, short of an impact driver of sorts, or maybe a vise grip... not something to tacke with a multitool/SAK :angel:
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Just brut force and ignorance :like: :rofl:My Day 5. PX failed me to unscrew these heavily painted screws (http://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji22.png)That's a bummer... but then it looks as if these screws are smurfed beyond help, short of an impact driver of sorts, or maybe a vise grip... not something to tacke with a multitool/SAK :angel:
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Agree, even the Rebar I have wasn't of any help. I eventually used a small crowbar I have to adjust the hole :whistle:
Since the MTO PXs haven't reached our Philippine shores yet (boat in the middle of the Pacific methinks), I plan to use my ordinary PX for this.
Question: can I still carry my Spyderco Tenacious with my PX under this challenge? The Tenacious is exclusively and purely for self defense carry only.
I think so, but for a definite answer I believe I have to defer to our master of challenge rules, magentus... :pok:I'll wait for magentus official word then. In the meantime, my Day 1 entries. My PX in its sheath together with my pocket FL (Fenix LD02). Also, here it is with a skinned apple, which I eat 1-2 times a day (reason I bought a Pioneer Solo).
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Day 3
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Day 4
Hanging new shelving.
Since the MTO PXs haven't reached our Philippine shores yet (boat in the middle of the Pacific methinks), I plan to use my ordinary PX for this.
Question: can I still carry my Spyderco Tenacious with my PX under this challenge? The Tenacious is exclusively and purely for self defense carry only.I think so, but for a definite answer I believe I have to defer to our master of challenge rules, magentus... :pok:I'll wait for magentus official word then. In the meantime, my Day 1 entries. My PX in its sheath together with my pocket FL (Fenix LD02). Also, here it is with a skinned apple, which I eat 1-2 times a day (reason I bought a Pioneer Solo).
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Yeah mate you're good to carry whatever. :tu:
Since the MTO PXs haven't reached our Philippine shores yet (boat in the middle of the Pacific methinks), I plan to use my ordinary PX for this.
Question: can I still carry my Spyderco Tenacious with my PX under this challenge? The Tenacious is exclusively and purely for self defense carry only.I think so, but for a definite answer I believe I have to defer to our master of challenge rules, magentus... :pok:I'll wait for magentus official word then. In the meantime, my Day 1 entries. My PX in its sheath together with my pocket FL (Fenix LD02). Also, here it is with a skinned apple, which I eat 1-2 times a day (reason I bought a Pioneer Solo).
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180215/57bbad4f20da784e6d306d49c13573a3.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180215/955463ee7ace734e77400bbc89d9fe71.jpg)
Yeah mate you're good to carry whatever. :tu:
Thanks! In the spirit of transparency, my Rebar is also in my bag as backup just in case I really need a plier (and born out of fear the the Big One Earthquake might strike anytime).
:cheers:
Nice pairing :whistle:
Thanks for the consideration, Z!Since the MTO PXs haven't reached our Philippine shores yet (boat in the middle of the Pacific methinks), I plan to use my ordinary PX for this.
Question: can I still carry my Spyderco Tenacious with my PX under this challenge? The Tenacious is exclusively and purely for self defense carry only.I think so, but for a definite answer I believe I have to defer to our master of challenge rules, magentus... :pok:I'll wait for magentus official word then. In the meantime, my Day 1 entries. My PX in its sheath together with my pocket FL (Fenix LD02). Also, here it is with a skinned apple, which I eat 1-2 times a day (reason I bought a Pioneer Solo).
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180215/57bbad4f20da784e6d306d49c13573a3.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180215/955463ee7ace734e77400bbc89d9fe71.jpg)
Yeah mate you're good to carry whatever. :tu:
Thanks! In the spirit of transparency, my Rebar is also in my bag as backup just in case I really need a plier (and born out of fear the the Big One Earthquake might strike anytime).
:cheers:
You're still good.
Typically rules of exclusion only apply to the official or first run through of a challenge.
Subsequent runs are more relaxed.
And as someone who has been through multiple sizable shakes in the last few years I can highly recommend you be prepared.
It's totally worth being ready.
Nice pairing :whistle:
:facepalm:
Day 6Very nice photo El Corkscrew :tu: :like: :like:
Just hangin'
Day 6
Just hangin'
Loving the challenge excellent photos everyone :like::like:
I'm to late now to do the challenge :rofl:
But here is a photo of my brand new pioneer X in blue
Delivered this morning :mail:
Couldn't help myself :salute:
Your Cobalt Constructor is the reason I wanted the pioneer X in blueLoving the challenge excellent photos everyone :like::like:
I'm to late now to do the challenge :rofl:
But here is a photo of my brand new pioneer X in blue
Delivered this morning :mail:
Couldn't help myself :salute:
Nice - I took that exact model as donor for my Cobalt Constructor.
Day 7
Another day of Classes, so an after class glamour shot at Bass Pro Shops, Grapevine, Texas.
Your Cobalt Constructor is the reason I wanted the pioneer X in blueLoving the challenge excellent photos everyone :like::like:
I'm to late now to do the challenge :rofl:
But here is a photo of my brand new pioneer X in blue
Delivered this morning :mail:
Couldn't help myself :salute:
Nice - I took that exact model as donor for my Cobalt Constructor.
Just love the colour :drool:
Thanks El Corkscrew :tu: :like:Your Cobalt Constructor is the reason I wanted the pioneer X in blueLoving the challenge excellent photos everyone :like::like:
I'm to late now to do the challenge :rofl:
But here is a photo of my brand new pioneer X in blue
Delivered this morning :mail:
Couldn't help myself :salute:
Nice - I took that exact model as donor for my Cobalt Constructor.
Just love the colour :drool:
Lucky duck! Happy for you! :tu: :like:
PX on my shoe,
Used the scissors to cut off a wristband but failed to take a pic :facepalm:
Great shots today. :like: :like:
Realy ike the shoes El C.
Day 8
Playing in the rain while on break.
Great shots today. :like: :like:
Realy ike the shoes El C.
Day 8
Playing in the rain while on break.
Thanks dude!
Great Pic!
Here's a towel! :D
Welp... I’m out. I missed yesterday’s pictures. AaahhhhOh no sorry to hear you mist yesterday :ahhh :ahhh
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Great shots today. :like: :like:
Realy ike the shoes El C.
Day 8
Playing in the rain while on break.
Thanks dude!
Great Pic!
Here's a towel! :D
Great shots today. :like: :like:
Realy ike the shoes El C.
Day 8
Playing in the rain while on break.
Thanks dude!
Great Pic!
Here's a towel! :D
Thanks El C. for the towel I did get a little wet and at 33*F it was a little cold. Still fun though.
Moma never would let me play in the rain, it was always to cold. :facepalm:
Now EL C can you tell us,
(1) What gets wetter as it dries? :whistle: :whistle:
And,
(2) If I throw a white stone in the Red Sea what wouold it be? :whistle: :whistle:
Love that blue PX!I use AliExpress aswell it's a great place for cheap prices
For my Day 9, opened another package, this time from AliExpress. Loads of Stingers for sale
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Day 9:tu: :like: :like:
Enjoying a day off with two of my best companions.
Day 9Good, that is a beautiful dog!
Enjoying a day off with two of my best companions.
Can't get any cheaper with free shipping for the package I just receivedLove that blue PX!I use AliExpress aswell it's a great place for cheap prices
For my Day 9, opened another package, this time from AliExpress. Loads of Stingers for sale
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As long as the postage is cheap :tu:
Day 9Both are lovely, El C!
Enjoying a day off with two of my best companions.
Day 10
Day 10
Edgy one Dan :like:
It's getting really cold round here so the Pioneer X is helping out keeping the little birds fed in my garden
Look'n Good El C.Peel, schmeel! Cut that thang open! :D :cheers:
Day 10
A quick snack...
Wheres the snow ninja gone? Double up on the pics and get yourself back in yo. :pok:Wait.. what?? I can still join? That’s not breaking the rules?
Wheres the snow ninja gone? Double up on the pics and get yourself back in yo. :pok:Wait.. what?? I can still join? That’s not breaking the rules?
Day 10. Grocery day means lots of cardboard to break down for recycling.
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PX rules! :2tu:That's just so nice :drool:
Day 11
The PX taking a Sunday rest besides its bigger brother, Cobalt Constructor. The latter cannot hide the fact that most of its parts were once a PX too...
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Kick-aspirin! :tu:Right!
:hatsoff:PX rules! :2tu:That's just so nice :drool:
Day 11
The PX taking a Sunday rest besides its bigger brother, Cobalt Constructor. The latter cannot hide the fact that most of its parts were once a PX too...
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It still reminds me of a SwissChamp but better :tu: :like: :like:
Day 11,
just went outside in a rush grabbing the cheapest knife at hand, thinking I might need to trash it, but in the end were other tools (the Rebar in fact that was in my belt a always) solved the problem :D Pliers were needed so as I stated at the beginning of the challenge, a MT will remain on my EDC together with the PX
You guys are making the PX look good! :tu:
Day 11,
just went outside in a rush grabbing the cheapest knife at hand, thinking I might need to trash it, but in the end were other tools (the Rebar in fact that was in my belt a always) solved the problem :D Pliers were needed so as I stated at the beginning of the challenge, a MT will remain on my EDC together with the PX
Cheapest knife at hand? That looks like a CRKT M21. I´ve got one myself.
PS I don´t like the M21 because it has the AutoLAWKS feature. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, LAWKS is a second lock to secure the liner lock. It makes me wonder if I can trust liner locks in general (if it ain´t broken, don´t fix it). I have a couple M16s too, these have a manual LAWKS system and I like them only marginally better.
Day 11
Day 13 (already?!)
Last food before sleeping
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Got my first ding! :ahhh :facepalm:nasty I feel for you :sa:
I'll go whole healthy if that's my food alwaysDay 13 (already?!)
Last food before sleeping
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Went with health food for lunch >:D
That's a lovely pic El Corkscrew :tu: :cheers:thank you, sir
Well deserved for that lovely pic :dd: :tu:That's a lovely pic El Corkscrew :tu: :cheers:thank you, sir
:hatsoff:
Day 11:like:
Nice, Sir Douglas of the Fresh! :like: :salute:
Day 15 and it's colder than yesterday but the snow drifts are a rare treathave you seen the forecast for today :tu: :rofl: :rofl:
Day 15 and it's colder than yesterday but the snow drifts are a rare treat.That is a badass cane! Did you craft it yourself? Great picture too, I love the sun on snow
Contrast with yesterdays sunshine
Day 15
Hanging on El Ocotillo
Day 15 and it's colder than yesterday but the snow drifts are a rare treathave you seen the forecast for today :tu: :rofl: :rofl:
Red warning in the next couple of hours :tu:
Day 15 and it's colder than yesterday but the snow drifts are a rare treat.That is a badass cane! Did you craft it yourself? Great picture too, I love the sun on snow
Contrast with yesterdays sunshine
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not sure if we are missingDay 15 and it's colder than yesterday but the snow drifts are a rare treathave you seen the forecast for today :tu: :rofl: :rofl:
Red warning in the next couple of hours :tu:
Ah yes, I heard, not here in East Anglia. Still flipping chilly out !
Great thread, guys! :tu:
Day 17 was new watch day! My awesome wife got me this Bulova Lunar Pilot as an early birthday present. I think they make a great pair.thats a gorgeous watch josh look after it :tu: :like: :like:
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"DON'T GET INTO WATCHES" - Nick ShabazzDay 17 was new watch day! My awesome wife got me this Bulova Lunar Pilot as an early birthday present. I think they make a great pair.thats a gorgeous watch josh look after it :tu: :like: :like:
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to late :tu: :rofl: :rofl:"DON'T GET INTO WATCHES" - Nick ShabazzDay 17 was new watch day! My awesome wife got me this Bulova Lunar Pilot as an early birthday present. I think they make a great pair.thats a gorgeous watch josh look after it :tu: :like: :like:
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to late :tu: :rofl: :rofl:"DON'T GET INTO WATCHES" - Nick ShabazzDay 17 was new watch day! My awesome wife got me this Bulova Lunar Pilot as an early birthday present. I think they make a great pair.thats a gorgeous watch josh look after it :tu: :like: :like:
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Day 18
Work, then pleasure...
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Meanwhile, today I needed a small hook to retrieve a keyring from under the foot of a desk against the wall (of course it had to roll in that direction and stop under the foot. Little space...). I didn't actually need the Mini Tool, I could make do with the PX.
Day 19, who doesn't love summer sausage?
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DT-- zipties are sissies when faced with the mighty PX
For my Day 20, posed with my new toy - - Lightning OTF
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Except I can't trust this OTF for possible defense useDT-- zipties are sissies when faced with the mighty PX
For my Day 20, posed with my new toy - - Lightning OTF
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OTF's are the most fun knives to own. I really don't even want to carry any other folding knives anymore. An OTF and a SAK is a formidable combo.
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Day 21Had a similar situation today. My eyeglasses' left side arm got broken and I had to cut a sharp edge. The PX scissor can't cut steel so I took out my Rebar
It was bound to happen at some stage... a task the PX wasn't up to. :ahhh
On the pic below you can see major damage to my high-tech Japanese badge holder. Sorry, I am not at liberty to show you the other side :D
The damage consists in the triangular clip thing having bent open, and also a little bit in torsion, to a sufficient extent to just release one hole of the cylindrical wire attachment. The clip wouldn't let itself be pushed back.
I have valiantly tried to insert various PX tools to pry the clip open further, but did not have enough purchase to hold its other end, and I didn't want to use the blade for fear of dulling or denting it. Mini Tool had to come help, and also to bend the clip back into shape and close it.
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I think the Cobalt Constructor would have coped better, with its pliers... Sadly it is on my workbench, waiting to be placed in the limelight again. I think it's feeling lonely :cry:
Day 21
Day 21
You win Dan. What on earth are they in the background?? :think:
Day 22, apple before sleeping:like:
Day 21
You win Dan. What on earth are they in the background?? :think:
:rofl:
That there is a gardenista, aka the "Totem Pole Cactus" :cheers:
Day 22, apple before sleeping (http://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji42.png):like:
Day 22
El Banana for me, I just got done sleeping.
Day 22 family photo with little brother. Now if we could get a Cadet X...I would sooooo buy one !
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Day 23thats a beautiful pic El Corkscrew :tu: :like: :like:
In the reflection of stained glass
:hatsoff: :cheers:should be in the March calendar in the shutter shop section :tu: :like:
Well deserved Dutch_Tooler :cheers: :like::hatsoff:
+1!Day 23thats a beautiful pic El Corkscrew :tu: :like: :like:
In the reflection of stained glass
+1!Day 23thats a beautiful pic El Corkscrew :tu: :like: :like:
In the reflection of stained glass
That's just gorgeous Dutch_Tooler :drool: :drool: :gimme::hatsoff:
Finaly getting to post Day 24
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That's a very nice coat you got there Fast Bill :tu: :like:
That's a very nice coat you got there Fast Bill :tu: :like:
Day 24 birthday pocket dump with my birthday dinner leftovers!Happy birthday, Josh!
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Day 24 birthday pocket dump with my birthday dinner leftovers!Congratulations ! What cf tai-shung Spyderco is that?
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Day 24 birthday pocket dump with my birthday dinner leftovers!Congratulations ! What cf tai-shung Spyderco is that?
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Nice one, El C.:cheers: :salute:
That guitar looks like it's got some soul.
Day 25 working on Sunday double time dump!:like: :like:
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! I did get everything I wanted and more. The above watch was a gift from my wife, and I have a Microtech Siphon 2 in the mail, coming some time this week. The Spyderco is a Gayle Bradley 2.
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+1 :like: :like: :like:Day 25 working on Sunday double time dump!:like: :like:
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! I did get everything I wanted and more. The above watch was a gift from my wife, and I have a Microtech Siphon 2 in the mail, coming some time this week. The Spyderco is a Gayle Bradley 2.
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Day 26,I can only repeat my warning in Nick's thread :D
PX has the high ground, as it should be
:ahhhShow content(https://i.imgur.com/b6ihPfI.jpg)
:salute:
Feeling a bit under the weather today but managed to take a picThats a gorgeous pic El Corkscrew :tu: :like: :like:
Thats a gorgeous pic El Corkscrew :tu: :like: :like:
Hope you feel better soon :salute:
Thats a gorgeous pic El Corkscrew :tu: :like: :like:
Hope you feel better soon :salute:
+1 :tu:
Feeling a bit under the weather today but managed to take a picGet well soon, El C!
Feeling a bit under the weather today but managed to take a pic
Day 27Oh no what happened
and mine has been...
STOLEN!!
After Six Flags yesterday I'm so wiped out that's about all the humor I can muster up today. :facepalm::tu: :like: :like: :like:
Not as YOUNG as I once was, just better than I ever was. :rofl: :rofl:
Glad to found it funny. :cheers: :cheers:
thanks for the well wishes, still sick with fever :(
Time will heal me :D
Here's the PX relaxing on the rug.
Day 27
and mine has been...
STOLEN!!
Day 27 and I'm getting my annual hearing exam at work. I passed, though my wife would disagree :)
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Looks like a proper food challenge day today :tu: :rofl:
Yeah, much busier than I have (with the PX, that is) - nice, TP :tu:
Day 29
On the penultimate day of this great challenge, time for a beauty shot again with just a touch ofunsharpness due to lens smudgingartistic application of soft-focus.
One will notice immediately the utter lack of marks, dents and other blemishes, even after and in spite of the tortures the PX has undergone during this harsh and protracted challenge. No doubt this is down to the superb build quality of the PX, as all things Victorinox. Either that, or I didn't use it all that much - it is fair to say that the needs for strenuous use of pocket tools have remained rather limited during this past month. One small mark you won't see in the picture appears near the flat end of the cap lifter, where I must have slipped on a screw - so now the PX is not brand-new anymore. However, all through the challenge, whenever not engaged in activity the PX has remained a faithful inhabitant of my front right jeans pocket, at hand for when the need arose.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180315/8244ba2e0a6a9a27f50f85eabe0b131b.jpg)
:hatsoff:Yeah, much busier than I have (with the PX, that is) - nice, TP :tu:
Day 29
On the penultimate day of this great challenge, time for a beauty shot again with just a touch ofunsharpness due to lens smudgingartistic application of soft-focus.
One will notice immediately the utter lack of marks, dents and other blemishes, even after and in spite of the tortures the PX has undergone during this harsh and protracted challenge. No doubt this is down to the superb build quality of the PX, as all things Victorinox. Either that, or I didn't use it all that much - it is fair to say that the needs for strenuous use of pocket tools have remained rather limited during this past month. One small mark you won't see in the picture appears near the flat end of the cap lifter, where I must have slipped on a screw - so now the PX is not brand-new anymore. However, all through the challenge, whenever not engaged in activity the PX has remained a faithful inhabitant of my front right jeans pocket, at hand for when the need arose.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180315/8244ba2e0a6a9a27f50f85eabe0b131b.jpg)
I love how Dutch speakers speak English better than English speaker... Nice artistic soft focus!!
:tu: :like:
they say once it bites you is yours. Well, it bit me on my first week with it,
and today again.
(https://i.imgur.com/vN2yWOq.jpg)
It's definitely mine :facepalm: :ahhh
and here an evening shot buying flowers for ma
(https://i.imgur.com/tFUMdQk.jpg)
this is getting close to an end, but my love for the PX is not :salute:
Sorry guys, I missed day 29 due to illness so this quick picture is to catch me up, and I'll do another one later in the day for my day 30 picture.Glad you're here and well enough to post - pic or not :tu:
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Sorry guys, I missed day 29 due to illness so this quick picture is to catch me up, and I'll do another one later in the day for my day 30 picture.Glad you're here and well enough to post - pic or not :tu:
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+1 Good you're on the mend :tu:Sorry guys, I missed day 29 due to illness so this quick picture is to catch me up, and I'll do another one later in the day for my day 30 picture.Glad you're here and well enough to post - pic or not :tu:
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Totally fun challenge, D_T, and I'll take your template to give some thoughts of mine about the PX, and put some pics I took these days but didn't post :salute: (long post below)
Extremely nice look and feel. I agree, there's something about the red Alox that the red cellidor lacks, both in feel (those grooved scales give a confident grip) and appeal (can't beat a worn alox, ::) much different from a worn and scratched cellidor :P)
(https://i.imgur.com/G3kXvok.jpg)
also loved the strength and durability they provide, making it easy to pocket carry along tools, keys and banging around other stuff on pouches, sheaths and even among other metallic and tough objects :gimme:
(https://i.imgur.com/NM0pgrZ.jpg)
Knife blade: I like the curve (that belly and shape lends itself to slicing) and the etching seems really durable. The sharp aggressive edge kills any organic food or material and slides through it, from oranges to weeds, herbs and thin branches
(https://i.imgur.com/7nTvvxr.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tw8MCPT.jpg)
and won't corrode if you leave it stained or wet for a while unlike many other pocket knives :D
Scissors: once adapted to the nick (I had trouble at first, I admit :facepalm:) they're the kind of scissors for precise, surgical cutting, clean shearing and digging with their sharp, pointy tips
(https://i.imgur.com/yNQeKnK.jpg)
Awl: thinner, better positioned and sharper than most competitor's awls, what aids in penetrating and piercing every kind of material, be it leather, wood, or plastic.
(https://i.imgur.com/vztDxHG.jpg)
A very nice secondary "edge" when you don't want to mess your main blade, and perfect or knots :angel:
(https://i.imgur.com/PnvaFsP.jpg)
Can opener: minor screwing and can opening are the two best feats of this, but we cannot overlook its use as a scraper or "tearing device" to grab and rip plastic shells, film packaging or stubborn tape, grabbing it and pulling it with assurance
(https://i.imgur.com/SbdwpVE.jpg)
Bottle opener: I also suffered from slippage and not proper screw engagement with this, but as a prying tool (with the solid Alox scales giving confidence behind the torque) it excels, and for big screws like those in windows and big doors it's excellent and more than enough. I don't drink alcohol or Coke, but it opened two or three bottles this month with ease, as we're used to with Vic's openers ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/f8hvlZ9.jpg)
Overall tool load: I'm satisfied with it, and wouldn't really add the much loves In-Line Phillips because of its thickness, this one is excellent as slim as it is, and other tools that I might use occasionally (Saw, being the most obvious one) can be found on other Alox like the Farmer.
(https://i.imgur.com/GUd1zth.jpg)
I wouldn't give this awl for any other tool in the PX, it's marvelous, and since I rarely use the hook (and carry a multitool for that) and backside awl, chisel or screwdriver I'm totally satisfied with this.
(https://i.imgur.com/Wt8wNNV.jpg)
Add to that a smartly placed lanyard hole ring, nub, protrusion) and it's ready to go into your EDC system and handle most things you can encounter.
The Alox farmer (my first Alox) was a revelation, the PX was a love at first sight. Thumbs up to this tool!! :ahhh :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/ySAHkTr.jpg?2)
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Congratulations, guys! Another great challenge. Loved your wrap-up posts covering the pro's and con's.
I honor of your challenge (and because I find it to be such a great knife); I'm carrying my MTo today. :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/xLmpkwP.jpg)
(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)I will give the challenge a go at some point :cheers: :like:
WSpeed, you can run the same challenge on your own. Do it! :2tu:
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Congratulations, guys! Another great challenge. Loved your wrap-up posts covering the pro's and con's.
I honor of your challenge (and because I find it to be such a great knife); I'm carrying my MTo today. :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/xLmpkwP.jpg)
Great knife. Hope you are feeling better, El C! :salute: :cheers:
(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)I will give the challenge a go at some point :cheers: :like:
WSpeed, you can run the same challenge on your own. Do it! :2tu:
Sounds good :tu: :like:(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)(http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_23.gif)I will give the challenge a go at some point :cheers: :like:
WSpeed, you can run the same challenge on your own. Do it! :2tu:
Tell you what, since I was the one who freaked you out when you hit NLC, I'll join you with that if Kev's luck of the draw helps me out
Badge awarded to:Congratulations everyone on
an0nemus
Douglas
Dutch_Tooler
El Corkscrew
Fast Bill
josh83
ThePeacent
Well done everyone, excellent thread. :cheers:
Badge awarded to:Congratulations everyone on
an0nemus
Douglas
Dutch_Tooler
El Corkscrew
Fast Bill
josh83
ThePeacent
Well done everyone, excellent thread. :cheers:
getting your badges well done :cheers:
Badge awarded to:
an0nemus
Douglas
Dutch_Tooler
El Corkscrew
Fast Bill
josh83
ThePeacent
Well done everyone, excellent thread. :cheers:
Badge awarded to:
an0nemus
Douglas
Dutch_Tooler
El Corkscrew
Fast Bill
josh83
ThePeacent
Well done everyone, excellent thread. :cheers:
Badge awarded to:
an0nemus
Douglas
Dutch_Tooler
El Corkscrew
Fast Bill
josh83
ThePeacent
Well done everyone, excellent thread. :cheers:
Badge awarded to:
an0nemus
Douglas
Dutch_Tooler
El Corkscrew
Fast Bill
josh83
ThePeacent
Well done everyone, excellent thread. :cheers:
Congratulations, An0nemus!
:cheers:
Good to see you embrace the lovely PX! :tu: