Are you a Swiss Army Knife owner?

[nppulse]

i have three swiss army knives:
i have one with just a large and small blade, quite an old one with a small blade and file, and a newly aquired voyager, with loads of things inc a clock.

 

[Colin KC]

1 Huntsman, 1 Champ & a Swiss card.

 

[Colin KC]

Oh, & a Cybertool

 

[Hoodoo]

I stopped counting them about 10 years ago. All I know is that if I listed them all in a spreadsheet, it would take me a good long while. ): It would take me even longer to find them as they are squirreled away in glove compartments, tool boxes, trunks, tackle boxes, desk drawers at work, and backpacks. I keep one beside every computer I use which is roughly four.

I would feel buck naked without a SAK of one sort or another on me. As it is, I carry two every day, a minichamp and a ranger.

 

[nppulse]

and a swiss card!

 

[jason01]

Here's some of mine, not shown in the pic is the one I use most and have had for 20 odd years, I replaced the scales on it out of neccesity after it turned up in the washing machine, the plastic ones melted, the liners are corroded awl is broken but its still the one I reach for. Wouldnt go anywhere without it at one time, rarely carry one now.

Sorry if Ive posted this b4!

 

[tenbears10]

Here's some of mine, not shown in the pic is the one I use most and have had for 20 odd years, I replaced the scales on it out of neccesity after it turned up in the washing machine, the plastic ones melted, the liners are corroded awl is broken but its still the one I reach for. Wouldnt go anywhere without it at one time, rarely carry one now.

Jason do you do the scales yourself? If yes then do you do any for other people?

Thanks

Bill

 

[jason01]

Hi Bill

I did the scales myself, its not practical for me to do them commercially, particularly with the harder woods shown above (Boxwood, African Blackwood, Lignum Vitae, Cocobolo) the cost in terms of time makes it totally prohibitive, but I dont mind doing the odd one as a favour

Drop me a pm and let me know what you had in mind.

Jason

 

[Adi007]

How do scales attach onto a SAK? I've wondered this for a long time. Each time mine get loose I just send it back for re-scaling.

 

[dtalbot]

How do scales attach onto a SAK? I've wondered this for a long time. Each time mine get loose I just send it back for re-scaling.

Seem to remember a similar discussion over at BB called somthing like custom SAK. I think the scales clip over a stud, a soak in very hot water will remove them.
Cheers
David

 

[TheViking]

Hi...

Have a look at this site. Click "How to change handles?". :biggthump

 

[nppulse]

where's the site andy?

 

[TheViking]

Hi...

Sorry, I always forget the link! :?: :roll:
Here it is: http://www.swiss-knife.com/EN/SK/handles/handles_index.html
Click 'how to change handles'

 

[BIG-TARGET]

Lets be honest guys!

Any bushcrafti worth his/her salt has cut their teeth with an SAK :biggthump

 

[hootchi]

I have one. Cut my teeth... and my fingers on it :biggthump

 

[BIG-TARGET]

I have one. Cut my teeth... and my fingers on it :biggthump

Thank you for making my point! :wave: :You_Rock_ :biggthump

 

[PurpleHeath]

i have two Huntmans and the saw on them is great i once lost my first one for 2 months i had no idea that i would miss a knife so much! the one down side to the Huntsman is that if you use it too much it will give you blisters!

 

[Rhapsody]

Surely everyone's had one of these at some point! For ages I've made a point of not leaving home without a handy tool of some kind, but in the last few years the classic penknife has been well and truly replaced by what is in my view the far superior Leatherman tool.

 

[SquirrelBoy]

Broken/damaged Victorinox SAKs can be sent to this address for free repair:

Burton McCall
Victorinox House
163 Parker Drive
Leicester
LE4 0JP

Phone: 0116 234 4600
Fax: 0116 235 0069

I was given a SAK years ago but it has some damage to the tip of the main blade - seems to have been used as a screwdriver at some point and is twisted :roll: oh the tweezers and toothpick is missing.
I was wondering if it would be ok to send it to these chaps, as im not the original owner?! Also am prob being dumb (in need of sleep!) but why do they offer a free repair service?

Cheers :biggthump

 

[Walkabout]

When I was ikkle I wanted a SAK a lot but my dad had a pathological dislike so i started out with an opinel and a p-38. (Which is named after the american ww2 p-38 fighter because the both work very fast)
I'd like to think i turned out vaguely normal. :roll: