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There’s nothing worse than not having a SAK in your pocket when you need it, especially if you had it in your pocket when you left the house that morning. Some of the most panicked moments of my life came from when I realized my trusty SAK wasn’t where I left it. Fortunately I managed to find them eventually, but it was actually a pretty big deal to me at the time.
A variety of lanyard styles in a variety of materials
Every now and then someone will bring up the topic of the SwissBuck series of knives, and it’s always an interesting discussion. Basically a group of about 15 knives, made by Wenger through most of the 90's, the SwissBucks were sold by Buck Knives in the US. Swiss Quality mixed with American styling, and more importantly, a stronger US name and distribution network.
Lord knows, with two or three hundred knives around the house, I didn't need another one. But, when I heard that the Wenger Tool Chest Plus was bigger than my Victorinox SwissChamp -- well, I had to have one.
I’ve been wanting to make a custom knife for Tim C for a while now, but either haven’t had the time, or we couldn’t figure out exactly what knife to make. As you probably know, Tim has a severe fetish (or possible committable disorder) for SAKs with magnifying glasses so we knew that would be included somehow. He has done a great job amassing just about every model out made, but they are all 91mm.
This month’s SAK of the Month is a series of commonly overlooked models that should appeal to the minimalists as well as the traditional slip joint fans. Ordinarily I choose one model (and maybe a similar version or counterpart from the other company) but this month we have a few contenders that share more than just a shield. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the 84mm blade only models.
First off I'd like to apologize for the late review on the woodsaw portion. The weekend I was going to check it out I was sick with what I think was a mild case of food poisoning. The week following was just too hot & humid to be playing outdoors. Well I braved the humidity today and here are my thoughts:
Well we have a bit of a treat this month- not one, but FOUR SAKs in this month’s Collection Highlights. Given the excitement building as most folks will receive their 2007 SOSAK Knife of the Year knives this month, it seems only fitting that I show off my wonderful SOSAK Knife of the Year Collection- one of the few complete collections I might add!
“A SAK is useless if you have a toolbox”, “You will use it just to peal oranges”, etc... Every owner and enthusiast of SAK’s had listened this phrases one time or another. My own sister and mother said it to me more times than I care to count. I agree with a thing: You never need a SAK… Until you real need it and don’t have it. And it just take one day full of incidents to change this view of my family.
