Why is it that...

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

The first job you have to do on a Victorinox or Wenger is clean off the excess oil, and never have to do it on Lm's, Gerber's ect ect

Given the lower unit cost of there sak's and the fact that they make so many of them in a day (100,000ish) the fact that they make the time to oil each and every tool is really praise worthy

Why isn't that the case with other manufactures? As in my experience there bone dry

[Spoonrobot]

SAKs are more dependent on their smoothness of opening on the lubrication of the pivot areas whereas most modern multis are dependent on the interaction of the tang and the lock assembly, an area where there is little to be gained by lubricating?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

SAKs are more dependent on their smoothness of opening on the lubrication of the pivot areas whereas most modern multis are dependent on the interaction of the tang and the lock assembly, an area where there is little to be gained by lubricating?

Thanks spooney

[Smitty44]

It could be like the old days when they put lube on all metal guns and knives as a preservative until someone got item ,and took care of it properly,and as an old manufacture they holding on to the old ways.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It could be like the old days when they put lube on all metal guns and knives as a preservative until someone got item ,and took care of it properly,and as an old manufacture they holding on to the old ways.

Could well be, I certainly appreciate the extra care and attention

[hawkchucker]

But can it also be just a prevention thing since they hand make all the tools? i saw on tv them assembling them by hand, so I would assume that they do it just to keep it from rusting.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

But can it also be just a prevention thing since they hand make all the tools? i saw on tv them assembling them by hand, so I would assume that they do it just to keep it from rusting.

Sak's just don't rust mate , (seriously I'm not making a Swiss is best statement, they really don't rust )