Dress up knife carry - what's yours?

[gra_farmer]

Many of us like to carry a knife, for many reasons from the odd unexpected whittling opportunity to use at lunch time.

But what about these special events, what do you think is the most classic, dress knife that you could carry with a suit or dress? Does not have to be a non locking knife.

Please post pictures and links if available, and looking forward hearing /seeing your choices

 

[SCOMAN]

A simple SAK is the most I carry.

 

[sunndog]

Old style leatherman juice s2.

I find it quite classy and the fact it has coloured aluminium scales makes me think of it as a dress up type knife

 

[John Fenna]

I carry a SAK that has been re-scaled in antler (by Cap'n Badger) and a matching single bladed Sheffield pocket knife.
A Leatherman without a knife blade usually comes along as well....

 

[Broch]

My 'tidy' dress knife is usually an Alox scaled SAK (given to me by a member on this forum) - although, if I'm actually wearing a suite, it's occasionally a vintage slim bone-scaled penknife.

 

[gra_farmer]

Agreed the SAK's are popular choice, I rather fancy the alox farmer

 

[gra_farmer]

Thank you everyone. Have anyone had experience with the fallkniven u4?

 

[Broch]

Agreed the SAK's are popular choice, I rather fancy the alox farmer

That's what mine is. The ideal knife would be the Farmer plus the scissors - I don't believe they do that in Alox.

 

[mikehill]

Either a SAK Farmer or this

 

[demographic]

Thank you everyone. Have anyone had experience with the fallkniven u4?

Nope but I do have a U2 and its a very nice, understated and great little slicer.
As far as I'm aware there's no U2 version with the same plastic handle or I'd be after one.

 

[TLM]

One of my SAKs or if to a slightly iffy place a noname clone.

 

[Duggie Bravo]

I have a lookalike SAK Classic, with a Yorkshire Rose on the other chain of my pocket watch chain.
Otherwise a SAK Classic SD on my car keys.


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[gra_farmer]

It's interesting that SAK's are coming out on top of the recommendations. Now I know that they are relatively inexpensive, multi function and available.

But for those that responded, what makes the SAK's so good to you?

 

[gra_farmer]

Nope but I do have a U2 and its a very nice, understated and great little slicer.
As far as I'm aware there's no U2 version with the same plastic handle or I'd be after one.

The U4 exists, if that is what you mean

https://www.heinnie.com/fallkniven-u4

This knife is what got me thinking about this thread....

 

[Broch]

The reality is I use my EDC for lots of things every day (when not is smart-wear it's a Champ); the actual blade is only used occasionally. So I need a few other tools on it. My ideal smart pocket knife would have a blade, the wood saw, scissors and the tweezers 'cos I reckon those are the three tools I use most of the time. Unfortunately there's not a slim Alox version with that

 

[Janne]

IMO, a well selected SAK is a superb little tool.
I love the large size ones. Sits well in the hand.
A fwe of the tools are quite useless. The saw for example. The tweezers are very useful, but then they will get lost.
The toothpick is badly shaped, but easy to adjust.
Then you will lose it too!

 

[Broch]

IMO, a well selected SAK is a superb little tool.
I love the large size ones. Sits well in the hand.
A fwe of the tools are quite useless. The saw for example. The tweezers are very useful, but then they will get lost.
The toothpick is badly shaped, but easy to adjust.
Then you will lose it too!

The saw is great IMHO! works a treat as long as you don't overstretch it. I once broke one cutting a large stick at an angle and put a bend on the saw - Victorinox replaced it FOC.

I've never lost a component from any of my SAKs

 

[brambles]

CRKT Ripple or Snap Lock, both are smart and attractive designs that make a talking point even among non knife people

 

[Janne]

The saw is great IMHO! works a treat as long as you don't overstretch it. I once broke one cutting a large stick at an angle and put a bend on the saw - Victorinox replaced it FOC.

I've never lost a component from any of my SAKs

Maybe I am just impatient.
I do not know how I lost these components. They just vanished.

Wife has been carrying tiny SAKs in her handbags for decades. No security in Airports have ever complained.

One modification I would love them to make is the design of the scissors, they are just a tad clumsy for nails. Works, but difficult.

 

[bobnewboy]

Thank you everyone. Have anyone had experience with the fallkniven u4?

I carry and use a Fallkniven TK4 in the countryside, which I reground to a slightly lower blade angle for whittling and other day to day uses. It’s great to use and totally reliable as well as looking ‘smart’ I suppose. I just had a quick look at the prices now though and they seem to have gone up a lot since I got mine.