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scotland Offline Sea Monster

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1986 SAK Article/Advice...
on: October 29, 2016, 12:37:53 PM
My slenderer, better smelling half sent me a link to some of her hippy bullsmurf, which is not relevant here - However I decided to poke around the site she sent me to a bit more and found this:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/swiss-army-knife-zmaz86jazgoe


Article in Mother Earth News circa 1986




Not much has changed  ::)



(My apologies if this has been brought up before.....)
« Last Edit: October 29, 2016, 03:19:20 PM by Sea Monster »

us Offline Archibald Tuttle

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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #1 on: October 29, 2016, 03:11:52 PM
Neat article, thanks for sharing!

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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #2 on: October 29, 2016, 03:54:34 PM
Motor oil, dude is hardcore.  I like the he calls it a SAK.  Be interesting to know how long its been referred to as such. 
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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #3 on: October 30, 2016, 02:38:40 AM
Quote from: Aloha007 on October 29, 2016, 03:54:34 PM
Motor oil, dude is hardcore.  I like the he calls it a SAK.  Be interesting to know how long its been referred to as such.

Actually, he refers to it at one point as "an S.A.K.".
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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #4 on: October 30, 2016, 02:23:03 AM
10W-40 to lube a SAK? :think: I'll pass.......
There's no such thing as "Too pretty to carry".  There's only "Too pretty NOT to carry"...... >:D
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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #5 on: October 30, 2016, 07:36:40 AM
Motor oil doesn't seem very "mother earth" either...  I mean I'm guilty of driving a car myself just saying for that "hippie" type publication seems like an odd suggestion. Love the article though.

Was the spartan at one time called the Camper? or did the author accidentally use the wrong name for the Spartan? I know names ger reaused like Master Craftsman and Craftsman etc.

The article talks about trying out various knives of the same model to find one with good snap. ..yet there was just a post on this forum about how Vic is so consistent with the snap.

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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #6 on: October 30, 2016, 07:40:30 AM
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The article talks about trying out various knives of the same model to find one with good snap. ..yet there was just a post on this forum about how Vic is so consistent with the snap.


Probably talking about a Wenger  :D

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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #7 on: October 30, 2016, 08:28:32 AM
A letter from reader Boyd Hill, of Honolulu, Hawaii, appeared in MOTHER EARTH NEWS NO. 44 suggesting that "the Phillips-head screwdriver can be improved by filing about one millimeter off the point. This permits the fins to force their way down into the screw slots for a secure match."

SAK modding in Mother Earth News - awesome!

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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #8 on: October 30, 2016, 10:03:15 AM
 :like: Great isn't it!!
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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #9 on: October 30, 2016, 10:35:04 AM
Has anyone tried Boyd HiIl's modification? This is the first time I've heard this suggestion.
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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #10 on: October 30, 2016, 10:48:58 AM
Quote from: Thunderpants on October 30, 2016, 10:35:04 AM
Has anyone tried Boyd HiIl's modification? This is the first time I've heard this suggestion.

Maybe they were different in the past but the Vic Phillips are made with a flattened point now.  There are some other makes like SOG and probably Swiza that can benefit from filing down the point of their Phillips.

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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #11 on: October 30, 2016, 03:31:06 PM
Quote from: Thunderpants on October 30, 2016, 08:28:32 AM
A letter from reader Boyd Hill, of Honolulu, Hawaii, appeared in MOTHER EARTH NEWS NO. 44 suggesting that "the Phillips-head screwdriver can be improved by filing about one millimeter off the point. This permits the fins to force their way down into the screw slots for a secure match."

SAK modding in Mother Earth News - awesome!

Totally missed that  :like:
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Re: 1986 SAK Article/Advice...
Reply #12 on: October 30, 2016, 04:01:27 PM
Nice article but calling a Spartan a Camper in between the 1st and 2nd paragraph put me off a little.  ::)
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