Knives
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:22 am
Are you a knife autist? I am! I've got more than is healthy so here's my stupid fucking thread about knives!
What better thing to open a knife thread with than something you wouldn't expect to see in a knife thread, let alone the first post? A Victorinox Swizz Army Knife! But not any SAK, no, my favourite one and one I bet you wouldn't expect.
The Midnight Manager
That's right, it's a small SAK. 14mm (0.55'') thick, 54mm (2.28'') long and weighing in at 31g (1.09oz).
As you can see it has a blade, scissors, a bottle opener with a philips head screwdriver and a cable stripper, a nail file with a flat head screwdriver, a light and a ball pen.
I've carried it for years on my keychain, a belt loop or when I felt particularly funny on the Victorinox Multiclip.
It seems like they don't make this style of Multiclip any longer. Great for all kinds of knives without a pocked clip and of course all kinds of SAKs. You wear it on the belt above your pocket so the knife dangles in the pocket instead of sitting at the bottom where it's annoying. This small SAK isn't but for the medium and large ones it's very nice.
I've used every single tool extensively. The knife will open boxes and packaging and it's steel is the typical soft SAK steel you can sharpen on the underside of a mug to impressive sharpness.
The scissors I've used the least but they did come in handy at times.
The bottle opener and nail file need no explanation. The screwdrivers however are incredibly useful. All kinds of stuff uses tiny phillips screws and it fits all of them and you can additionally use the file to pry some stuff open.
A flashlight on the keychain is obviously useful and if you open the nail file as an extension the pen is quite comfortable and super handy in those situations where you just need to give a signature or note down a number quickly.
Sure, I've got an EDC. I carry flashlight, a multitool and a regular knife or two. But on days I only carry a light EDC set, or just have a very minor task where I don't want to exchange the bit in the multitool for a tiny screwdriver this has seen a lot of use.
In my opinion the most universally useful SAK. Before I had a Rambler, basically the same but without the light or pen. Also great but this is a real upgrade! The price is silly these days but if you can find one cheap I'd actually recommend it.
What better thing to open a knife thread with than something you wouldn't expect to see in a knife thread, let alone the first post? A Victorinox Swizz Army Knife! But not any SAK, no, my favourite one and one I bet you wouldn't expect.
The Midnight Manager
That's right, it's a small SAK. 14mm (0.55'') thick, 54mm (2.28'') long and weighing in at 31g (1.09oz).
As you can see it has a blade, scissors, a bottle opener with a philips head screwdriver and a cable stripper, a nail file with a flat head screwdriver, a light and a ball pen.
I've carried it for years on my keychain, a belt loop or when I felt particularly funny on the Victorinox Multiclip.
It seems like they don't make this style of Multiclip any longer. Great for all kinds of knives without a pocked clip and of course all kinds of SAKs. You wear it on the belt above your pocket so the knife dangles in the pocket instead of sitting at the bottom where it's annoying. This small SAK isn't but for the medium and large ones it's very nice.
I've used every single tool extensively. The knife will open boxes and packaging and it's steel is the typical soft SAK steel you can sharpen on the underside of a mug to impressive sharpness.
The scissors I've used the least but they did come in handy at times.
The bottle opener and nail file need no explanation. The screwdrivers however are incredibly useful. All kinds of stuff uses tiny phillips screws and it fits all of them and you can additionally use the file to pry some stuff open.
A flashlight on the keychain is obviously useful and if you open the nail file as an extension the pen is quite comfortable and super handy in those situations where you just need to give a signature or note down a number quickly.
Sure, I've got an EDC. I carry flashlight, a multitool and a regular knife or two. But on days I only carry a light EDC set, or just have a very minor task where I don't want to exchange the bit in the multitool for a tiny screwdriver this has seen a lot of use.
In my opinion the most universally useful SAK. Before I had a Rambler, basically the same but without the light or pen. Also great but this is a real upgrade! The price is silly these days but if you can find one cheap I'd actually recommend it.