The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #38058   Message #534159
Posted By: Kim C
23-Aug-01 - 05:49 PM
Thread Name: Swiss Army Knives and musicians
Subject: RE: Swiss Army Knives and musicians
I love my SAK! And it's a Victorinox, bought for me by Mister at the Smoky Mountain Knifeworks on I-40, east of Nashville. Mine's black and it doesn't have the corkscrew (damn! I will have to get a second one - winkwinknudgenudge) but I can tell you that Phillips head has got me out of a jam more than once.

See, the office where I work is mostly women, and we never had a decent set of basic tools. (I bought a multi=tool once, but it got lost when we moved, or someone absconded with it). I'm sure you all have noticed that when you need a Phillips head, there's never one to be found... unless you carry a SAK or equivalent.

I have used the crappy tweezers on more than once occasion.

The knife blades may not be great, but they sure are handy for openin' boxes.

Mine's also got a wirestripper on it, but I've never had occasion to use that.

And of course, Mister has one too. :-)