Author Topic: Cutlery lust (Read 116132 times)

tonyh · « **Reply #350 on:** 01 May, 2014, 06:39:54 am »

mmmm!

Chris N · « **Reply #351 on:** 01 May, 2014, 09:13:20 am »

Thanks.

What should I do next?

Vince · « **Reply #352 on:** 01 May, 2014, 09:39:09 am »

Make something out of all the spare parts you have? Can you put 4 reamers in one knife?

D.A.L.E. · « **Reply #353 on:** 06 June, 2014, 08:32:09 pm »

This arrived in the post today

Chris N · « **Reply #354 on:** 30 July, 2014, 02:15:18 pm »

Very nice. I quite fancy an Enzo PK70 but can't justify the cost, yet.

redshift · « **Reply #355 on:** 02 August, 2014, 06:02:12 pm »

I have an Elver, and may at some point upgrade to a Trapper. Mind you, neither of those is EDC in the UK, so I'll have to get a PK as well. Of course you can justify the cost...*

*Is Dennis still doing them as kits? That would allow it to become your next project, as well as the next knife!

Chris N · « **Reply #356 on:** 02 August, 2014, 06:47:50 pm »

Seriously, I can't justify the cost. I seem to have acquired a bit of a SAK habit - currently I have a more than a dozen Swiss army knives, five pliers based multi tools and four custom builds on the go...

My latest delivery of mod-fodder:

redshift · « **Reply #357 on:** 02 August, 2014, 07:11:43 pm »

I may have to buy one off you, then!

Chris N · « **Reply #358 on:** 02 August, 2014, 09:52:14 pm »

I'd be happy to make you something - do get in touch and we'll work something out.

Chris N · « **Reply #359 on:** 27 August, 2014, 07:46:00 pm »

I found a second hand PK70.

This thing is nuts. Unbelievably good quality fit and finish and a wonderful action with a wickedly sharp edge. UK legal!

clarion · « **Reply #360 on:** 02 September, 2014, 02:56:29 pm »

Bought a new SAK. Victorinox Spartan. Red, where I prefer black, but it was a very good price, and a bit easier to explain away as an EDC than my locking blade one.

Chris N · « **Reply #361 on:** 02 September, 2014, 03:39:47 pm »

If you want a black one, I've got some scales I can send you to swap over.

I took a pic of my 'collection' the other day:

clarion · « **Reply #362 on:** 02 September, 2014, 03:41:00 pm »

Crumbs! That's a good collection.

How hard is it to replace the scales, Chris?

Chris N · « **Reply #363 on:** 02 September, 2014, 03:51:10 pm »

Pretty easy. Remove the toothpick and tweezers and gently warm them up with a hairdryer or fan heater to soften the plastic a little. Then slide a knife under the scales, starting from the holes left by the toothpick and tweezers and twist the knife to pop the scales off the rivets - there are three of these - one at each end and one in the middle. They should come off quite easily. Then press the new scales on - they normally go on by hand, if you lean on them hard enough.

clarion · « **Reply #364 on:** 02 September, 2014, 03:54:45 pm »

Hmm...sounds pretty straightforward. I'll have a think about that, thanks

Chris N · « **Reply #365 on:** 02 September, 2014, 03:59:02 pm »

Or post it to me and I'll do it for you.

Dibdib · « **Reply #366 on:** 13 September, 2015, 05:13:04 pm »

Paging Charlotte:

Behold the multi-ax.

http://www.kleckerknives.com/ti-klax/

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #367 on:** 14 September, 2015, 09:57:52 am »

Doesn't have a corkscrew.

Vince · « **Reply #368 on:** 14 September, 2015, 10:11:25 am »

I'm disappointed that it needs a specially fashioned shaft. It would be better if it could be attached to any chair leg or similar.
and it needs a corkscrew, though I guess chopping the neck of a bottle could work in extremis.

Charlotte · « **Reply #369 on:** 14 September, 2015, 01:01:34 pm »

Ew, that's horrid. It would last about five minutes before the torque of using it took the head off.

Chris N · « **Reply #370 on:** 14 September, 2015, 02:56:46 pm »

$550 too. Bollocks to that.

TimO · « **Reply #371 on:** 14 September, 2015, 07:18:35 pm »

Quote from: chris n on 14 September, 2015, 02:56:46 pm

$550 too. Bollocks to that.

That is the Ti version. The other two versions available on that site are $115 and $160, which is more reasonable.

However, it does rather look like the solution to a non-existent problem. Any number of small axes and multi-tools would be more practical, barely take up any more space, and be cheaper.

It only provides a couple of additional tools, which would probably more sensibly provided by a small hand multi-tool, not a damned big axe blade which would be a nuisance to disassemble.

clarion · « **Reply #372 on:** 14 September, 2015, 07:34:17 pm »

Titanium for a blade?

Jakob W · « **Reply #373 on:** 14 September, 2015, 08:43:52 pm »

I wanted to have a UK legal knife to carry around in my bag (mainly to cut up fruit on the go for fussy toddlers). Even though my Opinel has lost its lockring it's still a bit big to be legal, so that will stay in the saddlebag for day rides. I have resisted the lure of the EnZo PK70 (which I first heard about on here, you bad bad people), and gone for a Victorinox Waiter. I'd forgotten how handy Swiss Army Knives are - I must have a couple kicking around lost in drawers, but it's a great little tool, and cheap enough not to mind too much if it does get lost or damaged.

Jakob W · « **Reply #374 on:** 14 September, 2015, 08:47:10 pm »

Oh, and something I've been meaning to ask - anyone got experience of the Lansky sharpening system? I gather it's a lot better than the pull-through types, but easier to use than a trad whetstone.

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