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Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?

us Offline Rapidray

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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #60 on: January 30, 2020, 10:56:51 PM
I'll just leave this here, 84mm.
That is a nice one!  :like: :cheers:


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #61 on: January 30, 2020, 11:07:02 PM
Looking at the bright side, as of tomorrow you Fieldmasters have one month to prove to the world that the combination of a saw with a Philips isn't totally absurd after all  :angel:


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #62 on: January 30, 2020, 11:32:59 PM
The Fieldmaster could have a place in small scale emergency carpentry. Saw for cutting wood; Phillips for screwing pieces together - particularly where screw holes are recessed.   ;)

However, having little need for 91mm scissors, I'd choose the thinner, lighter Hiker over the Fieldmaster.

Hang on a minute. Now you've gone too far. 

I actually think that the Hiker is an excellent entry-level SAK, for a number of reasons.  It's the one I gift the uninitiated friends of mine. 
- its very easily pocketable
- by now, people know if they run into corked wine or not... and if they do, they have their contingency plans (electric powered corkscrews at home, wine keys in the camp kit).  a priori, a Phillips seems more useful than a corkscrew, so I think people appreciate it as a gift more easily
- The Hiker has the same elements as the OHT and the Soldier, both tools many of us already find indispensable
-  The Hiker also has similar elements in comparison to the Farmer, another outdoor favorite
- for someone who hasn't used knives for their whole lives, the added capability of the saw seems to give the uninitiated the sense that they can cut through whatever it is they need to.  Meanwhile, withholding the scissors gets them more comfortable with using the knife for things that most people don't use a knife for (that we do)... cutting paper, opening letters, boxes, cutting cord...  (at least where I'm from, I'd say most people dont EDC a knife or MT)

Good argument, and I've often considered getting one for myself as a scaled down Trailmaster (my primary work knife). But I'd gift the Camper myself. I'm going to give one to a colleague for his birthday. The corkscrew has more uses than the Phillips, once they're pointed out.
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #63 on: January 31, 2020, 02:01:21 AM
Looking at the bright side, as of tomorrow you Fieldmasters have one month to prove to the world that the combination of a saw with a Philips isn't totally absurd after all  :angel:
Used my saw today to cut ceiling tile! can also use on drywall.
Plus, with outlet box installation the backside phillips is useful wiring an outlet :salute: :cheers:
Granted the right tools for the job are usually on your belt or in your bag but......we all carry a SAK for a great reason :climber:
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #64 on: January 31, 2020, 02:05:08 AM
 :rofl:
Looking at the bright side, as of tomorrow you Fieldmasters have one month to prove to the world that the combination of a saw with a Philips isn't totally absurd after all  :angel:


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #65 on: January 31, 2020, 06:57:02 AM
I'll just leave this here, 84mm.

 :D

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I think there’s a reason why this toolset has been in continuous production since at least the late ‘40s.

These three span more than 20 years:

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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #66 on: January 31, 2020, 07:48:23 AM
Used my saw today to cut ceiling tile! can also use on drywall.
Plus, with outlet box installation the backside phillips is useful wiring an outlet :salute: :cheers:

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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #67 on: January 31, 2020, 07:59:47 AM
Fellow knights,

In view of the upcoming Fieldmaster challenge, I feel it is my holy duty as a Swiss Army Knight to point out how utterly pointless the Fieldmaster is. The Huntsman pairs a saw with a corkscrew. It is rather easy to picture a romantic camping scenario where these two tools might come in handy. But who in their right mind would ever pair a saw with a Philips screwdriver?

Cheers,

Blasphemous Simon

Dude, looks like you favour the wrong drinks.
Plusyou can open corks with the can opener.

Ive survived one month in eastern france with just a pioneer.  :drink:
« Last Edit: January 31, 2020, 10:49:03 AM by Shuya »


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #68 on: January 31, 2020, 09:03:15 AM
Dude, looks like you favour the wrong drinks.
Plusyou can open corks with the can opener.

Ive survived one month in eastern france wirh justa pioneer.  :drink:

...opening all those bottles of nice French wine with the can opener? I, uh, see...


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #69 on: January 31, 2020, 10:51:53 AM
...opening all those bottles of nice French wine with the can opener? I, uh, see...

Nope, just drinking the right stuff

Nothing beats sitting at the beach, eating fish and having a nice bottle of cider.



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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #70 on: January 31, 2020, 12:39:39 PM
:hatsoff:
I like the Fieldmaster because it got me back into SAKs after an overdue hiatus. I believe I read on this thread about the Phillips head camming out or perhaps somewhere else on MTO. Mines about worn out. The inline definitely grabs harder.


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #71 on: January 31, 2020, 02:43:29 PM
That is a nice one!  :like: :cheers:

Thanks.  Like Cody said it names is Artisan/Craftsman/AKA Fieldmaster small.  Its a good toolset but in all honesty I rarely use it.   
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #72 on: January 31, 2020, 02:44:03 PM
:D

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I think there’s a reason why this toolset has been in continuous production since at least the late ‘40s.

These three span more than 20 years:

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 :like: Thats a great representation. 
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #73 on: January 31, 2020, 03:51:20 PM
:like: Thats a great representation.

 :cheers: Mahalo, Aloha!
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #74 on: January 31, 2020, 04:06:47 PM
Looking at the bright side, as of tomorrow you Fieldmasters have one month to prove to the world that the combination of a saw with a Philips isn't totally absurd after all  :angel:
You are part of the “YOU” too.  I saw your name on the list?    Look forward to the challenge. 
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Hope yours is as good!

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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #75 on: January 31, 2020, 05:29:02 PM
You are part of the “YOU” too.  I saw your name on the list?    Look forward to the challenge.
:rofl: :rofl:
That's right! what was it called? "Forced Recruitment"! :rofl:
Awlways know if the juice is worth the squeeze.


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #76 on: January 31, 2020, 06:27:15 PM
You are part of the “YOU” too.  I saw your name on the list?    Look forward to the challenge.

Nope, I'm afraid I still don't own a Fieldmaster. Although the day might come eventually, this affliction is unpredictable :facepalm:


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #77 on: January 31, 2020, 06:36:12 PM
:rofl: :rofl:
That's right! what was it called? "Forced Recruitment"! :rofl:

Holy smokes,  I just checked, you are right! That joker Nix put me on the list. Someone should have told him that it's no good to draft someone without handing him a service weapon and letting him know :pok: He could have guessed I wasn't following the challenge thread. Talk about "imagine there's a war and nobody turns up" :salute:
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #78 on: January 31, 2020, 07:29:21 PM
Holy smokes,  I just checked, you are right! That joker Nix put me on the list. Someone should have told him that it's no good to draft someone without handing him a service weapon and letting him know :pok: He could have guessed I wasn't following the challenge thread. Talk about "imagine there's a war and nobody turns up" :salute:
Eh, overnight a Fieldmaster! :pok:
JOIN US...... :assimilate: :rofl:
Awlways know if the juice is worth the squeeze.


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #79 on: January 31, 2020, 07:50:24 PM
Eh, overnight a Fieldmaster! :pok:
JOIN US...... :assimilate: :rofl:

Never! ... will...resist...<moan>


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #80 on: January 31, 2020, 08:58:07 PM
Resistance is futile  :assimilate:


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #81 on: January 31, 2020, 09:17:03 PM
Assimilation is imminent.....


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #82 on: January 31, 2020, 09:49:41 PM
Resistance is futile  :D



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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #83 on: January 31, 2020, 11:18:52 PM
Sweet  :like: :cheers:


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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #84 on: February 01, 2020, 06:04:59 PM
Drafted, but no show...equals: AWOL!   :D

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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #85 on: February 01, 2020, 06:12:16 PM
Drafted, but no show...equals: AWOL!   :D

Bring Simon to justice!!!

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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #86 on: February 01, 2020, 08:35:33 PM
:ahhh
We’ll find you!  Just keep running in tight circles waving your arms like that.
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #87 on: February 01, 2020, 08:55:11 PM
We’ll find you!  Just keep running in tight circles waving your arms like that.
:rofl:
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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #88 on: February 01, 2020, 10:23:57 PM
Yeah! And then we force a Fieldmaster into your hand, and you be like:



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Re: Fieldmaster - the most useless SAK?
Reply #89 on: February 01, 2020, 11:14:00 PM
We’ll find you!  Just keep running in tight circles waving your arms like that.

<Note to self: bigger circles, less flapping>


 

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