GAK passaround

Pacu · **Reply #30 on:** October 08, 2010, 02:39:23 PM

should it make it to the US i'm down to try it

Pacu- Houston Texas

John · **Reply #31 on:** October 08, 2010, 10:29:48 PM

cerbera please pass it on to the next after me

I've more going on in my life that =saw and I don't think I can find the time to review

Neil · **Reply #32 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:09:11 AM

Good pics Dan

Zed · **Reply #33 on:** October 10, 2010, 08:37:14 AM

Quote from: Neil on October 10, 2010, 01:09:11 AM

Good pics Dan

cool pics , no one see mine

AHB · **Reply #34 on:** October 10, 2010, 09:05:16 AM

Quote from: Zed on October 10, 2010, 08:37:14 AM

Quote from: Neil on October 10, 2010, 01:09:11 AM
Good pics Dan

cool pics , no one see mine

Awww, yes we did... They were very nice too...

Zed · **Reply #35 on:** October 10, 2010, 09:18:00 AM

Quote from: AHB on October 10, 2010, 09:05:16 AM

Quote from: Zed on October 10, 2010, 08:37:14 AM
Quote from: Neil on October 10, 2010, 01:09:11 AM
Good pics Dan

cool pics , no one see mine
Awww, yes we did... They were very nice too...

felt left out

cerbera147 · **Reply #36 on:** October 10, 2010, 10:43:01 AM

Quote from: Zed on October 10, 2010, 08:37:14 AM

Quote from: Neil on October 10, 2010, 01:09:11 AM
Good pics Dan

cool pics , no one see mine

Your pics inspired mine Paul

Zed · **Reply #37 on:** October 10, 2010, 11:13:36 AM

Quote from: cerbera147 on October 10, 2010, 10:43:01 AM

Quote from: Zed on October 10, 2010, 08:37:14 AM
Quote from: Neil on October 10, 2010, 01:09:11 AM
Good pics Dan

cool pics , no one see mine

Your pics inspired mine Paul

i fell much better now

i wish i had more time to review it but too much going on at the moment, i did like it and ive wanted one for a while but as i dont collect SAK's and mainly have ones of use , this wouldnt get much time , other than too be looked at and one day i will colect SAK's as they are very addictive

Neil · **Reply #38 on:** October 10, 2010, 11:16:37 AM

Quote from: Zed on October 10, 2010, 09:18:00 AM

felt left out

Yours were nice to

Just that I dropped into this thread after Dan's posting not yours

cerbera147 · **Reply #39 on:** October 24, 2010, 11:30:28 AM

Ok time to get my finger out and get his GAK moving again

Just to confirm the list:

Turnstone - Germany
Multimat - Australia
Ashley - USA
J-sews - USA
Pacu - USA

John are you sure you don't want to have this before it goes abroad?

Any UKer's want to drop in?

I've dropped Zag a PM to make sure it is ok for the passaround to go global

John · **Reply #40 on:** October 24, 2010, 12:32:01 PM

Dan, I'll pass mate but thanks for thinking of me

Zag · **Reply #41 on:** October 24, 2010, 08:58:52 PM

Sorry guys I haven´t been around much lately. $:-\$
I am happy for this GAK to travel!

Have fun

J-sews · **Reply #42 on:** October 24, 2010, 09:13:55 PM

Cool, my name is getting close to the top

Turnstone · **Reply #43 on:** November 17, 2010, 08:19:19 PM

The GAK arrived today in Germany!

I hope to use it this weekend, and take it on a night cache next friday.

First impression: not as heavy as I thought it would be, and the tools are easier to open than I expected. The saw looks good, but I am afraid to use the screwdriver and the bottle opener on top of the saw

First thing to do: sharpen the blade

Reinier · **Reply #44 on:** November 17, 2010, 08:31:08 PM

You should be careful with the saw, it's pretty sharp and aggressive

MultiMat · **Reply #45 on:** November 18, 2010, 01:33:02 AM

PICTURES PICTURES

It is getting closer to me

e17 · **Reply #46 on:** November 20, 2010, 03:47:33 PM

Quote from: Turnstone on November 17, 2010, 08:19:19 PM

The saw looks good, but I am afraid to use the screwdriver and the bottle opener on top of the saw

Did someone tried the screwdriver and the bottle opener? Does the saw twist? Is this "concept" efficient?
I'm just curious.

Turnstone · **Reply #47 on:** November 20, 2010, 04:39:05 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on November 18, 2010, 01:33:02 AM

PICTURES PICTURES

OK, today I was able to to try the GAK. I am currently at my parents, they live at the river Rhine. The river had high water last week, and there is lots of wood around. I tried the saw (works great!), the blade (it isn't very comfortable for me, the saw is in the way and makes it uncomfortable to hold) and the awl (works great, but I managed to cut myself by using it

)
I am planning to get a little piece of plastic tube to cover the saw, so that I can use the bottle opener and the screwdriver without hurting myself on the saw.

Here are the pictures:

Together with the old soldier and the Trailmaster (similar to the new GAK, but not exactly)

Testing the saw, but this piece is a little bit too large

This one is better

Done

Testing the blade:

Testing the awl

Ouch... (no need to worry, the cut isn't deep at all. Just a few drops of blood. I didn't need a plaster or anything)

Good work

(This was done by my father... will keep us warm for a few days)

Nice environment...

Enjoying the sunset

(I am not left handed, I just used my left hand on the pictures to hold the knife, I needed my right hand to take the pictures. I couldn't figure out how to make sharp pictures with my left hand...)

Zag · **Reply #48 on:** November 21, 2010, 12:38:19 AM

Great pics!
I'm glad the knife is seeing some good use

AHB · **Reply #49 on:** November 21, 2010, 06:51:55 AM

Beautiful pics/scenery as always T_S..

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #50 on:** November 21, 2010, 08:08:58 AM

The combo tool is easier to use if the knife still has it's saw cover...unfortunately they are very often missing.

MultiMat · **Reply #51 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:00:32 AM

Brilliant photos TS

Man your dad must of started early cutting that fire wood if he used the GAK

trailmaster · **Reply #52 on:** November 21, 2010, 01:16:58 PM

excellent pictures... the Rhine is always a place to be!

Reinier · **Reply #53 on:** November 21, 2010, 04:24:28 PM

Those pics are excellent, Turnstone

Neil · **Reply #54 on:** November 21, 2010, 06:21:45 PM

They are great shots

cerbera147 · **Reply #55 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:23:37 PM

Excellent pics

It is a workhorse of knife. Nothing fancy just solid performance

Turnstone · **Reply #56 on:** November 22, 2010, 09:22:23 AM

Thanks for your comments

I am back home now. I didn't have the chance to try out the GAK anymore over the weekend (family stuff, you know...).

Quote from: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on November 21, 2010, 08:08:58 AM

The combo tool is easier to use if the knife still has it's saw cover...unfortunately they are very often missing.

That looks good! I didn't know that there was such a thing. Makes sense

I will try to make something similar out of a piece of tube. Of course you can't leave it on the saw all the time, but better than nothing, and you could use the other tools on the saw.

Jack Russell · **Reply #57 on:** November 22, 2010, 08:51:57 PM

Contact Victorinox and ask for a 'MAUSER BLADE SHEATH' Product code NSTKA8748.and save your fingers.

Mike.

Sidhartha · **Reply #58 on:** November 27, 2010, 03:44:02 AM

very NICE shots! got to love tha GAK!

Turnstone · **Reply #59 on:** November 27, 2010, 01:04:08 PM

I have finally found a piece of tube that fits on the saw. It is not very tight there, but you can use the bottle opener quite well. You grab the tube together with the saw anyway so the tube stays in place. Must take a picture...

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