The Small Tinker

Lynn LeFey · **on:** November 20, 2014, 07:14:52 PM

Hey. Check this out...

Know what that is? I bet you guessed by the title of this thread, huh? It's a Small Tinker.

Here's what it looks like next to a regular Tinker.

So, it's like the normal Tinker... but SMALL. Whoever named this thing got it right on the money.

I had a Small Tinker I got in a trade. It was an older model with the can key in the philips. It seemed near to being a collectors item, and I ended up trading it away because I couldn't bring myself to use it. This new one, I can use. And will.

I think it's awesome. I think I'll pair it with the Leatherman Style PS for EDC.

sir_mike · **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2014, 07:28:16 PM

I carried the Tinker for over 25 years as my only EDC til it developed broken springs but not sure if they called it the "Small Tinker" back when I got mine. It is a great sak and the smaller package then the current one just fits me better. The one I had never let me down until old age got the best of it but I guess that can happen with all of us! LOL

Speaking of old age, I wish I could remember where I bought it from but if memory serves me, it was at the local True Value store where I used to get all my fishing gear!

Someday I should find me another one and see if I have the same feelings for it as I did all that time! It was my first sak and that means alot.

I am sure it will serve you well!

sambeaux · **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2014, 09:12:28 PM

Congrats on the new acquisition. I picked one up at a hardware store a while back and carried it for a few months. Then my girlfriend started occasionally enjoying some wine... and the small tinker was replaced with a Sportsman.

Sam