What are your SAK pet peeves?

[SwissMix2020]

scale designs seem to be what they want to capitalize on.  I just saw their 2021 Patterns of the World Classic collection. It looks like their intention is for people to get lots of Classics, with different patters.... their yearly Huntsman iterations.... etc etc

Agreed, its a bit overwhelming and Im debating where to focus my attention as Im becoming partial to Climbers, Huntsman and Alox.  All the worst ones on the wallet.

[pfrsantos]

Agreed, its a bit overwhelming and Im debating where to focus my attention as Im becoming partial to Climbers, Huntsman and Alox.  All the worst ones on the wallet.

Forgot damascus and LE...

 

[ElevenBlade]

Agreed, its a bit overwhelming and Im debating where to focus my attention as Im becoming partial to Climbers, Huntsman and Alox.  All the worst ones on the wallet.

Alox might be the end of you.  I don't collect, and I am looking at  3 alox SAKs at the moment... because apparently they like to sit at the desk and watch me work. 

[pfrsantos]

Alox might be the end of you.  I don't collect, and I am looking at  3 alox SAKs at the moment... because apparently they like to sit at the desk and watch me work.

Must be genetic. My Farmer X is doing the exact same thing...

 

[El Corkscrew]

Corkscrews. I know it is one of the oldest tools on these knives, but I find it to bee the most useless.

[ElevenBlade]

I'm sure he didn't mean you no harm.

[Ike582]

I think for many of us eyeglass wearers the primary utility of the corkscrew is its ability to house the mini screwdriver.  While rarely used, it's literally a lifesaver if you need it.  I'd love to see Victorinox integrate the mini screwdriver into the scales, so we could then replace the corkscrew for the phillips.   Total win.

Corkscrews. I know it is one of the oldest tools on these knives, but I find it to bee the most useless.

[Jothra]

I think for many of us eyeglass wearers the primary utility of the corkscrew is its ability to house the mini screwdriver.  While rarely used, it's literally a lifesaver if you need it.  I'd love to see Victorinox integrate the mini screwdriver into the scales, so we could then replace the corkscrew for the phillips.   Total win.

Helvetica Bold made an SD for the toothpick slot: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,85532.msg2161230.html#msg2161230

MacGyver made one that stashed under the hook: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,85289.msg2186826.html#msg2186826

I made one out of the tweezers: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,85533.msg2161246.html#msg2161246

I haven't tried the other two, but the tweezer one works great.

I prefer the corkscrew anyway, but if you're using a Deluxe Tinker or whatever, you do what you've gotta do.

[Ike582]

Jothra, I like the idea of altering the tweezers, that's great!  What did you use to shave the tweezer arm into the screwdriver?  Metal file?

Helvetica Bold made an SD for the toothpick slot: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,85532.msg2161230.html#msg2161230

MacGyver made one that stashed under the hook: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,85289.msg2186826.html#msg2186826

I made one out of the tweezers: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,85533.msg2161246.html#msg2161246

I haven't tried the other two, but the tweezer one works great.

I prefer the corkscrew anyway, but if you're using a Deluxe Tinker or whatever, you do what you've gotta do.

[Jothra]

Jothra, I like the idea of altering the tweezers, that's great!  What did you use to shave the tweezer arm into the screwdriver?  Metal file?

Yes. They're reasonably soft, so the filing goes pretty quickly. I can confirm from extended testing that the final product holds up.

I made the tweezer SD for my Deluxe Tinker, and if I've got the Victorinox pliers, I don't need separate tweezers anyway.

[Ike582]

Excellent, thanks for the quick response.  It's great that the tweezers are inexpensive and easy to replace if I don't get it right the first time.

Yes. They're reasonably soft, so the filing goes pretty quickly. I can confirm from extended testing that the final product holds up.

I made the tweezer SD for my Deluxe Tinker, and if I've got the Victorinox pliers, I don't need separate tweezers anyway.

[Jothra]

Excellent, thanks for the quick response.  It's great that the tweezers are inexpensive and easy to replace if I don't get it right the first time.

Agreed. It's one of the most low-risk mods there is. If you do it, share your results. It's fun to see people's ingenuity on display!

[ElevenBlade]

K ---- a bit of a rant.

If you're going to be "expert" enough to do a review on a SAK and publish it elsewhere online (not MTo)... and you happen to know you dislike the keyring nub on your Alox... Don't go talking about how you are going to grind off the keyring nub until you've carried the SAK around for a while and have yet to decide if you're going to want a suspension clip   

Like literally not yet carried the knife, but you "know" that you like to carry your SAK loose in the bottom of your pocket.... so when you get a new Alox model that we all know is prone to swing into your nether regions if you're not careful.  But, you want to mod the knife already.... 

My momma always says - don't add salt to your food until you've tasted it first.