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Hand Tools / Re: Vintage hand tool thread.

« Last post by zoidberg on Today at 04:08:41 AM »

Very nice!      

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Spartan Saturday!

« Last post by UscgSal on Today at 03:42:26 AM »

 

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024

« Last post by Buzzbait on Today at 03:40:50 AM »

Day 22: Sadly, no uses today.

 

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The Mod Squad / Re: Show off your Sak mod's!

« Last post by PTRSAK on Today at 03:32:47 AM »

I was having a rummage through one of my boxes of SAK parts looking to see if I had a suitable blade to repair an old knife and got distracted by a load of 74mm parts.
A couple of hours actual work and about 8 waiting on epoxy curing and here's a single layer Bladeless Executive with horn scales and brass bolsters.

yes there are still scratches but I think that brass&horn scales look better when they appear to have lived a full life. To further this appearance it will be riding in my pocket with a bunch of keys and handful of loose change for a while. Also need to age and tarnish that brass a bit with salt and vinegar.

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by LoopCutter on Today at 03:31:08 AM »

I pair the MICRA with my STYLE PS, small pliers, no knife!

Both fit is a pill bottle and rides in checked bag if flying!

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

« Last post by LoopCutter on Today at 03:13:18 AM »

Stockman Large

 

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: What bladeless models would you like to see?

« Last post by ElevenBlade on Today at 03:01:28 AM »

A comment under Jon Gadget's video (linked in my previous comment) coming directly from Victorinox states that they will not make a new tool unless it solves a modern problem.

Thinking about that...    I realize that they mean - people have had to cut things, tighten things, loosen things, open things, drill things, file things, etc for the last hundred years, and the near future is no different.  The package opener (which they have had on their pliers-based tools) which now appears on the Companion solves a modern problem of a vast increase in the number of deliveries in the last 4 years, much of which has fragile contents (when you accidentally cut open 4 coffee pods while opening a box, you will know why they say to use the right tool for the job).

Wanting some tools and not others is in no way a modern problem, so I don't suppose we will be seeing a modular tool anytime soon. 

More restrictions on carrying a pocketknife is certainly a modern problem, as my folks had carried pocketknives in the UK since the war until the 1970s.  So I can see Victorinox adapting to that. 

Otherwise, I don't think I can come up with a modern problem that uses a tool that isn't available on a Victorinox already.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: What's your latest SAK?

« Last post by Jazz on Today at 02:50:36 AM »

Three 58s: chromed stamped steel Diplomat (I  really like the names like Diplomat, Broker etc), brushed stainless steel and leather Coach!
Thanks to AzteCypher for his kind support to acquire them!

The leather scales are in very good shape but the knife itself is not - there is a broken spring (you can see the file does not close) so I decided to remove the scales and put them to another classic.
The removal was easy - like any other celidor scales. To my surprise, there are toothpick and tweezers embedded in them!
But after further consideration it makes sense that they were left in - without them there would the opening for the T&T heads and the thin leather would sink in them.
The pin holes in the scales seem to be rather worn - look like the scales were already removed in the past, I do not know what the previous owner(s) did to them. But still look usable - I will try the trick with kitchen foil for reinstalling - I would rather avoid using glue. (Image removed from quote.)
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What is the foil trick?

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by ElevenBlade on Today at 02:41:20 AM »

Maybe we'll see a Micra with outside opening tools one day?

I don’t suppose we will.

The Style CS had scissors and an outside opening blade.   It’s been discontinued.

They claim that they follow the market, and that it was discontinued because of low sales and lack of popularity. I will admit that between the Style CS amd Micra, I chose the Micra after much consideration back and forth… proving their point. 

I thought that the form factor of the closed Micra was cleaner and safer. I also gave it extra points because it had more tools than the Style CS.

In hindsight,  I should have gone for the Style CS. I did end up snagging one before they got discontinued. I just haven’t added it to my rotation because the Micra hasn’t failed me yet (as a backup to a larger knife)

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024

« Last post by nate j on Today at 02:37:13 AM »

Day 21

Small blade trimmed a cigar.

Corkscrew performed its designed function.

Challenge totals:
Large Blade 18
Small Blade 29
Scissors 15
Hook 1
Inline Phillips 3
Toothpick 1
Cap lifter 1
Magnifier 1
Corkscrew 1