Who wants to design the ERE pocket knife?
I think my ideological ERE knife has two components: a 3" straight blade and the other component is a can opener 180 degrees from a bottle opener -- I'm not a huge fan of opening bottles with my knuckles and a flat, weak I know -- with a flat head screwdriver 90 degrees from those on the blunt. This now has one very simple, reliable blade and a more versatile but more fragile tool as well.
What's the perfect knife for you?
What's the perfect knife for you?
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I'm partial to the Victorinox "Super Tinker":
Blades I'm always using:
Phillips head - wish it was on the end and wish it locked open somehow.
Straight head/bottle opener - also great for prying things
Scissors - very handy, snipping off frayed cloth, trimming mustache etc.
Small straight head/can opener - good for small screws and smaller Phillips screws. Also good for peeling oranges and grapefruit skins and it does a good job of opening soup cans.
Toothpick - used every day for its assigned purpose. If I lose the toothpick, I have to buy a new knife.
I don't use the hole punch or hook, since I don't work leather, but I do occasionally use the tweezers for the renegade facial hair.
Blades I'm always using:
Phillips head - wish it was on the end and wish it locked open somehow.
Straight head/bottle opener - also great for prying things
Scissors - very handy, snipping off frayed cloth, trimming mustache etc.
Small straight head/can opener - good for small screws and smaller Phillips screws. Also good for peeling oranges and grapefruit skins and it does a good job of opening soup cans.
Toothpick - used every day for its assigned purpose. If I lose the toothpick, I have to buy a new knife.
I don't use the hole punch or hook, since I don't work leather, but I do occasionally use the tweezers for the renegade facial hair.
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I've carried the same pocketknife since 1985, purchased on the Kornmarkt Amt in Luzern. I don't know what model of Victorianox knife it is, but it has the large and small blades, the scissors, the bottle opener, the can opener, the awl and the cork puller; in black, not red. It was 50 CHF at a time when exchange was probably 3 CHF to the USD. I love this knife. The tool to bulk ratio is just right; so that it doesn't seem too weighty for one's pocket.
@Maus - If it's 84mm in length, it's a Climber Small; if it's 91mm, however, it's a regular Climber. In 84mm size, they're hard to come by now, in 91mm size, they're common.
I use a Climber, myself, as a desk knife.
@Jacob - The only difference between a Spartan and a Climber is the scissor layer, which may or may not have either a hook on the backspring or a long nail file, the latter of which is rare and collectible.
Err, I don't mean for this reply to sound rude; I just was making a minor correction, but I do think my replies tend to sound a bit harsh, despite that being furthest from the intent.
For most people, a Swiss Army Knife is just a knife, but in all actuality, it's like computers, adding or subtracting something affects what all a computer can do, and likewise - most of the time - different models of Victorinox and Wenger knives have different names, depending on configuration; name repeats are common, however, and can span decades as the naming system wasn't made official until the 2000s for Victorinox; Wenger is another issue altogether, with unwritten variations all being lumped under the same names.
I use a Climber, myself, as a desk knife.
@Jacob - The only difference between a Spartan and a Climber is the scissor layer, which may or may not have either a hook on the backspring or a long nail file, the latter of which is rare and collectible.
Err, I don't mean for this reply to sound rude; I just was making a minor correction, but I do think my replies tend to sound a bit harsh, despite that being furthest from the intent.
For most people, a Swiss Army Knife is just a knife, but in all actuality, it's like computers, adding or subtracting something affects what all a computer can do, and likewise - most of the time - different models of Victorinox and Wenger knives have different names, depending on configuration; name repeats are common, however, and can span decades as the naming system wasn't made official until the 2000s for Victorinox; Wenger is another issue altogether, with unwritten variations all being lumped under the same names.
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@Rex - Hehehe, see this articles+the 482 comments it spawned.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/were- ... 5947119042
http://www.news.com.au/technology/were- ... 5947119042
@Jacob - Yes, I have seen that; I still can't make heads or tails of it, though; it's as if the apology was a further "trolling" to the original posting. That actually does make a good example of why information from news articles should be properly researched prior to making public; my school newspaper had the results for the state's house of representations election that wasn't only incorrect in percentages, but also incorrectly listed the winner. :/
Oh well, it's just how life is.
Oh well, it's just how life is.