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1.4mm cord used for a single strand star knot lanyard on this Victorinox Harvester in Swiss Chocolate Brown Alox (SwissBianco).
Carved wooden bead at split ring end and small flat gate clip for attachment.
Prusik knot and multiple overhand sliding knot/scaffold knot at one adjustable loop end and the other loop end runs through the bead and is ring/cow/girth hitched onto the Swiss Army Knife's split ring.
The 1.4mm nylon mini blind string/cord has a 70+ lb break strength.
When people ask me what good my thesis is, I tell them it's great for clipping toenails. They never believe me so I offer you proof!
Actually, this photo is an idea my grandmother had (an avid photographer) and I needed a black background. Luckily my thesis was handy. This is the best use it's gotten so far.
Friday 21st February 2014.
Too ill today to venture outside. I seem to have gotten cold after cold the past few months.
I caught my thumb on a rough piece of wood and got a small splinter under my thumbnail. The tweezers on my Swiss Army Knife came in handy.
Pocket dump picture with Victorinox Pioneer Alox Berry Red LE 2018 Swiss Army Knife, Nottingham Tactical TiClicker Pen Triple Aught Design Topo Edition, Atwood Wrunt 17 , Douglass Neo 3 brass lighter, Rustic EDC NJ pocket state, Baurdi Aspen Wallet
I had taken a different, rather ordinary, 365 selfie but when I saw the reflection of me, holding the camera, in the shop window I preferred this one :-)
A print inquiry from Consumer led to us printing their design for this Swiss Army Business Card. Themed in the style of a Swiss army knife with accurate scale rule and cut out SPORK® and CHOPSTICKS®. The card also has a space for the whoever gives out the card.
Read more about these cards on our blog: www.blog.blushpublishing.co.uk
Spec: Letterpress printed business card, dimensions: 55 x 85mm, 1 colour, 2 sides, 350gsm white board.
Honest size comparison... not like www.flickr.com/photos/gbraad/4410123561/ :-)
The phone maybe slightly thicker, but is just like a Swiss Army Knife.
As I was going down the stair I caught my hand on a protruding screw. With my handy Swiss Army Knife I soon had it fixed.
As I’ve said I have loads of “stuff” I’ve amassed over the years. I was given this lovely Apple Swiss Army knife about 20 years ago by a colleague who I helped with some personal stuff. He gave me this to say thanks. I love it. It’s in a wee tin with apple.com on it. An early-ish Apple promotional item from the States. Complete with toothpick and tweezers. #250 #365days #365photoproject #apple #swissarmyknife
Rich and I have been designing and developing the Cast Iron Design site for as long as I can remember, and each month it gets more and more complex (and awesome). For our brand story we had the idea for accompanying illustrations. I took on the task, which is fairly new to me and found that I love it and can't wait to do more illustration work in the future.
Oh, and the tagline is "…our swiss army knife of services include…"
Illustration by me with an assist by Richard Roche.
Swiss Army Knife.
A reminder. The topic for this month’s Close Up & Macro group’s competition is TOOLS.
Closing date is MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER.
Victorinox Signature Lite getting pocket time on my edc keychain today. I've had it for over 10 years and it definitely needs a new ink refill and although the CR1025 battery still seems to be working, it's due to be replaced as well...
Also on the twist lock cable keyring are truck and lock keys, keychain lithium coin cell LED flashlight, and red ID tag (actually a small pet tag) that I have engraved with my name, DL#, DOB, and Diabetic info in case of emergency.
Cat's paw knot with the paracord at the swivel clip snap hook attachment point.
By Wild Turkey and my Limited Edition Damast #3627 Alox Farmer X.
Traditional Damascus steel, also known as Pattern Weld, Damascene, or Damast, was first produced over two thousand years ago. It has lived in legend and is referred to as the steel of the ancients.
Pattern welding is when different steels are stacked in a pattern into a block or billet, putting them together and holding them with a steel wire until the first weld is in place. The more intricate patterns are often layers of damascus that have been twisted or deformed in some way, cut and stacked in a manner that when welded together gives a very unique pattern to the finished blade.
The pieces are thinned out drastically, and then removed from the furnace where the blacksmith folds the steel over and over; most commonly you will have over 500 layers when the smith is done. The folding and adding of the layers are what makes the steel strong. The whole process is what causes the steel to be as great as it is.
Finally, after the blade of the Damascus knives are shaped, they are placed back into the furnace until it reaches a temperature of 1500 degrees. It is removed and is quenched in oil. The blade then needs to be tempered so it is heated back to 425 degrees for about 2 hours. After it cools, it is sanded with fine sandpaper and sharpened. The etching in the blade is done by using a mix of acid and water to eat away the softer metal revealing that Damascus steel look and feel.
1.3713. With the usual instructions on how to use the can opener, which we never will use, and the wood saw and usual excellent required scissors.
No instructions on how to use the scissors or the wood saw!
The Huntsman is similar to the Fieldmaster which has the more useful Phillips head screwdriver rather than the seldom-used corkscrew, since all our wines now had screwcaps...
If I had known that, I may have bought the Fieldmaster at the same price on eBay or Amazon.
See more on SALE now...
www.traveluniverse.com.au/Victorinox?Attribs=2716&gad...
With the toothpick labelled and a paper clip screwed into the corkscrew and a pin pushed into the rather tight hole...
see onscreen NOTES...
I look forward to cutting up our firewood next camping trip, LOL...
I always just break it or break large sticks under the wheel of Smoky or in the 'roo bar or towbar. Actually, I never required a SAK on our travels that I can remember!
See the Limited Edition #3627 Damast below with less tools and no small blade, corkscrew, toothpick or Tweezers!!!!
From Chalet Essentials 10-06-24 Lane Cove West!
There is even a Huntsman Lite, see p116 I the Victorinox Book..
The Victorinox Huntsman is one of the most popular Victorinox Swiss Army Knives, after the #SAKSpartan. (Which was just delivered from Amazon, 27-09-24)
The wood saw and scissors combined with the two standard knife blades and openers, equips the Huntsman with the most popular tools and the ability to handle most cutting chores.
This tool configuration has been manufactured in different forms and sizes for well over a hundred years. At one stage a similar tool configuration to the Huntsman used the Woodsman name - See History below.
The Rainier model/variation was a Huntsman with a partially serrated blade (See Variations below) - This model is no longer available.
I've been to gift shops that sold Swiss Army Knives from Victorinox. No big deal there.
But pistols? Okay, they're old flintlock style ones like 18th century pirates would have used, but still. Pistols.
And a CROSSBOW?
On the bright side, you can get it tax free.
A print inquiry from Consumer led to us printing their design for this Swiss Army Business Card. Themed in the style of a Swiss army knife with accurate scale rule and cut out SPORK® and CHOPSTICKS®. The card also has a space for the whoever gives out the card.
Spec: Business card dimensions: 55 x 85mm, 1 colour, 2 sides, 350gsm white board. Design by Consumer.
I have had this swiss army knife for half my life. It has been around the world with me. We have opened bottles of wine, cans of soup and on occasion my own finger or two. It's been with me through to my third spouse, through two children. It has helped me with auto and house repairs. I've used it to cut paper-dolls and cut branches to camouflage a fighting position. We've cleaned fish, whittled and stripped wires. If I lost everything tomorrow I know I could start all over if my friend was still in the palm of my hand.
Pocket dump picture with Victorinox Swiss Army Knife with Daily Customs rusty titanium scales with rain drop pattern, Peter Doering Karlbiner, Maratac AAA brass flashlight, Baurdi Aspen wallet
The ideal Christmas present I could not have imagined: A nanoblock Moomintroll kit! (Thanks, Haruna!) Nanoblocks are like Legos, but with a diminutive, four millimeter module. When the kids were little, I used to live in fear of stepping barefoot on small Lego blocks in the dark. That sensation could pale next to the exquisite pain of nanoblocks.
Pictured are a leather sheath, mini 1/4" ratchet driver, extension and bit kit with the Spirit X below.
Eddie Bauer edition Wenger Traveler SAK being carried for Wenger Wednesday. I file worked the main blade spine with diamond needle files, decorative and useful by providing a bit of extra grip for thumb or forefinger on the back of the blade (main blade locks on this model).
Other onboard tools include can opener, bottle opener with standard screwdriver tip, nail file/cleaner, tweezers, toothpick, awl, corkscrew with added Victorinox mini screwdriver, scissors, and keyring/split ring for attachment options.
I used a scrap length of latigo leather lace for the lanyard/fob loop and added the wooden bead with leather herringbone knot.
Victorinox bought out Wenger a while back, so Wenger branded knives are becoming scarce, but some models are still produced, just with the Victorinox branding and shield now. Used/confiscated and new old stock might still be found on ebay and some buy/sell/trade sections of some forums...
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My older Victorinox Ranger Model Swiss Army Knife is damaged. While cutting off the top of a downed tree (yes, a tree) the tree flexed and bent my wood saw badly. I've received a new SAK to replace it, but I'd still like to get my old one fixed.
Problem is, how do I get Victorinox to "update" my old knife (without the spacers" that the saw slots into) to make it even more usefull.