I love my SAK!!!

[fredb]

Jeff, i have:
Farmer with removed keyring
:tinfoil:

When you say keyring, do you mean the actual floating ring or the part that protrudes from the SAK? If the latter, how'd you do it? I've been trying to come up with a way to shave/file/cut/etc the protrusion because it's always digging into my palm. I have an anodized blue Farmer and worry about messing up the finish.

 

[staghater]

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[fredb]

Thanks for the info Stag. I think I'll try to remove the ring later tonight!

 

[cutlerylover]

If you ask over at knifeforums.com there are a few guys who can take apart your SAK's and reassemble them how you want them, in other words mix and match the tools and blades for customized SAK's...plus they can just remove that keyring piece too if you want...Im not sure what they want to do this service but im sure its reasonable...

 

[NutSAK]

What's a SAK?






J/K. I'm carrying a red ALOX Farmer today. I've never paid more than $40 for any ALOX knife (red, blue, black or silver).

You can see some SAK collections here (including most of mine):

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=165891

Be sure to see the Oupa (Dirk Potgeiter) copper "melt" Climber in one of my photos. There are several other SOSAK customs there too.

 

[ringzero]

My current EDC is a Super Tinker. I really liked the plain Tinker model, but decided at work that I use scissors a lot....Either way, I too love my SAKs!

Hey RebelRAM, I too love my Tinker.

I've EDCed plain old Tinkers for over 20 years. Tinker is close to a perfect knife for my typical daily use.

It's about the biggest SAK I want to pocket carry - some people find the Tinker too big for comfortable pocket carry.

Like you, I ocassionally wish I had scissors on my Tinker. Was considering bigger SAKs with scissors, but not for pocket carry.

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[PhantomPhoton]

But, it does have that %&*&$# corkscrew. I hate having a corkscrew on a knife.

Heh.. thats hilarious!
I generally pass on certain models of SAK's because they don't have a corkscrew! There could be few thigns worse than being stuck with a good bottle of wine and not being able to open it.
I'd guess most SAKs have corkscrews because... well to be stereotypical... they come from Europe and theres lotsa' good wine over there. Wine is a common beverage at the table in many European cultures to the best of my knowledge.

I've been thinking of picking up a new SAK lately as someone conveniently forgot to return one of mine last time I went camping with a large group. Must repelnish the stocks!

 

[AndyTiedye]

My favorite SAK is the Victorinox Traveller Lite with all the basic SAK stuff plus
clock/alarm/timer/altimeter/thermometer (I live in the mountains).

A Cybertool lives in my computer bag.
A Signature Lite on each keychain.
A Rescue Tool or Fireman in each car.
A Wenger Mountain Bike SAK on each bicycle.

The Wenger S557 is a new contender for the computer bag or pocket spot.

And who could forget the Victorinox First Mate:

and the red Farmer:

I have a blue one too, and I even have a blue Ion, but the two don't match each other as well as the red ones.

 

[Sharpdogs]

That's a great picture of the red Ion and SAK Farmer. I never leave home without the Farmer.

 

[ringzero]

Heh.. thats hilarious!
I generally pass on certain models of SAK's because they don't have a corkscrew!

To each his own. Ain't it wonderful how the free market system caters to our divergent taste in SAKs?

Between Vic and Wenger we're both pretty well covered.

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[Danbo]

My favorite SAK has got to be the Victorinox "Mauser" model. Larger than normal spearpoint and clip blades, saw, screwdrivers.

 

[NutSAK]

I never leave home with the Farmer.

Why? Don't you trust your Farmer?

 

[DaveG]

NutSAK, that black Pioneer in your pic is a nice one,where did you pick it up?I am a fan of Alox SAK's,the closest thing I have to that is a black Ted Nugent,Farmer. Would not mind matching it up with a black Pioneer. Thanks.

 

[Raptor#]

Yupp, saks are great!

I EDC a vic Ranger in my right backpoket, next to my wallet.
The only 2 things it lacks are pliers and a phillips. (Well, and maybe a magnifyng glass.) I can hear it already... "Go Swisschamp, then!" well, its just slightly too fat. And i really don't need the fish scaler.
Anyways, it gets lots of use... its just so damn handy!

As for the corkscrew, I don't really have a use for one either, although they can be used for things such as untying knots. And there is just something about a SAK that says it should have a corkscrew. I don't know why. Maybe because when you mention a SAK to a non SAK person, the first thing they think of is "oh that's a red knife with tools and a corkscrew!"

Also there is the option of an Explorer Plus which adds the mini screwdriver to the corkscrew and also a pen and a pin in the scales. My problem is deciding which color Explorer I want. I am thinking maybe the black one.

Either way, I too love my SAKs!

Not sure if u knew, but you can buy the mini-screwdrivers seperate. (f.e. here )
I added one to my Ranger, i think its quite a usefull tool. Maybe even more usefull than the phillips, at least for me.
I used mine countless times to tighten the screws from my spyderco enduras clip. 🙂

 

[OhCanada]

Victorinox Fieldmaster :thumbsup:

'nuff said!

 

[NutSAK]

NutSAK, that black Pioneer in your pic is a nice one,where did you pick it up?

Contact Felinevet at [email protected], and see his store here:

http://felinevet.sosakonline.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

He is the most reputable SAK dealer I know. Centralvalleywholesale on Ebay is another great one. They both have the black Pioneers in stock.

I'm envious of anyone with a black 'Nuge Farmer. I would love to add one to my collection, but they're rather hard to come by.

 

[powernoodle]

Centralvalleywholesale on Ebay is another great one.

They are the ones that feed my addiction. Highly recommended, and will combine shipping on multiple items.

 

[DaveG]

NUTSAK,POWERNOODLE, Thanks for the info,will check it out.

 

[Monocrom]

what's questionable about that?
Thanks, Flash

Most mods on most forums would classify this as blatant spam.... But, leave it up to CPFers to turn it into a worthwhile topic. 😀

I EDC a SAK Rambler myself. It's a SAK Manager, only without the BP pen.
Very handy. I once used the Phillips-head screwdriver to take apart a lock at work, to see why it wasn't working properly. Never found the problem. But when I screwed it back together again, it worked!