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One of the many tools on my venerable Swiss Army Knife which went through my deployment to Fleet Hospital 5 During the Persian Gulf War in 1990-91.
Altadena, California
The tie-dye space alien (so-called for their love of tie-dye outfits as well as their resemblance to one) is also called the Swiss army knife alien for their many-handed legs and arms. They’re very popular on every planet and spaceship because they are so handy. Hah! Had to throw that in there.
#leeleesbuildamonster - Instagram prompt. You’re supposed to pick a number and make it an attribute of the type of monster that appears for the month of your birthdate. But when it came to the numbers, I couldn’t choose just one!
Hand-drawn & painted with Kuretake Mangaka Pen & Daniel Smith Watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press.
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A Collection of Pointy Things:
Some of these knives such as the fishing knife (see previous post) I have a history for. Others are just those things you toss in a drawer and forget about.
The small red handled folder in the top right corner is stamped "Syracuse Knife Co" This stamp was used between 1935-1940.
Immediately below this are my two Buck 501s. The first was given to me when I was in 8th grade as a Christmas present from my father's lifelong friend. It traveled with me twice to Europe. The second was given to me in 1997 by my Wife as a Christmas present after I thought I lost the first one. It turns out I never lost the first one.
The small white knife in the center is stamped Niagara Falls. In 1963 my parents spent their honeymoon at Niagara Falls which is when this was acquired.
There are several promotional knives here which were acquired by my father over his years working at Grumman Aerospace.
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EXPLORED July 21st, 2011
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This is the twenty-ninth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.
The spontaneous idea for this picture is one of many good things that come out when you open an ice cold bottle of beer. So I grabbed some silverware and a few tools (not to forget the beer of course) and I rushed down to my cave (aka my small photo studio in our basement). The setup is really quite simple. Just taped the silverware/tools to my fingers. Needless to say it looked like a (very) cheap version of Freddy Krueger. Or Edward Scissorhands. Or Silverwarehands, that is. Have you noticed how I cleverly avoided product placement? That was pure coincidence. The greatest task was to get the shot done before the beer gets too warm to drink. *g* If you are interested I'll post another "anatomy" entry on my blog in the next view days. Enjoy! :-)
Please press "L" to see all the functionalities of the Swiss Army guy.
Camera info: ISO 400, 50 mm, f/8,0, 1/200 Sek. Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 28 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for rim. One gridded Nissin Di866 zoomed to 24 mm at 1/16 power with an orange filter pointed directly at the dark grey background behind me. One Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 80 mm at 1/4 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front left. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.
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Käseschinkentoast halt, im Toastabag im normalen Toaster gemacht. Bald hab ich eine größere Küche, dann gibts nen Sandwichtoaster zu Weihnachten.
Toast with ham and cheese, made in a Toastabag in an ordinary toaster.
I already have one thing booked for 2018 so I thought I'd better make a 2018 year planner. I make most of the inserts for my Pocket Filofax. The calendar is from a 2017 church diary which I have cut up and punched with my Pocket Filofax six hole punch - much cheaper than the genuine Filofax version. As these pages will stay here for a year I have stuck decorators' tape over three of the holes and punched it out with a small single hole punch - cutting the tape with my ever handy Swiss Army Knife :)
The Our Daily Challenge group has chosen Scale as today's topic.
This tool is on my Swiss Champ Swiss Army Knife. I've never used this blade, designed to remove fish scales and incorporating a handy ruler. I have rarely used the knife as it's too heavy to carry in one's pocket every day. I bought it in a sale at a local hardware shop.
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Macro Monday theme "AND"
You're heading out of your home so you make sure you have your wallet, keys, phone AND...
Also this is on my face mask which is usually in my pocket too.
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Coffee in the morning sun.
EDC: Victorinox Picknicker, Seiko SKX 007, Keyring w/ vintage Coke bottle opener, UniBall Eye fine blue pen.
Hillside on Bluebird Estates
Lycoperdon perlatum, popularly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae. A widespread species with a cosmopolitan distribution, it is a medium-sized puffball with a round fruit body tapering to a wide stalk, and dimensions of 1.5 to 6 cm (0.6 to 2.4 in) wide by 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) tall. It is off-white with a top covered in short spiny bumps or "jewels", which are easily rubbed off to leave a netlike pattern on the surface. When mature it becomes brown, and a hole in the top opens to release spores in a burst when the body is compressed by touch or falling raindrops.
The puffball grows in fields, gardens, and along roadsides, as well as in grassy clearings in woods. It is edible when young and the internal flesh is completely white, although care must be taken to avoid confusion with immature fruit bodies of poisonous Amanita species. L. perlatum can usually be distinguished from other similar puffballs by differences in surface texture. Several chemical compounds have been isolated and identified from the fruit bodies of L. perlatum, including sterol derivatives, volatile compounds that give the puffball its flavor and odor, and the unusual amino acid lycoperdic acid. Laboratory tests indicate that extracts of the puffball have antimicrobial and antifungal activities. Wikipedia
All the things inside my bag:
ONA Union Street Camera Bag in grey
Leica M9
Leica M6 Titanium Ostrich Leather
color filters
wallet
ipad mini
beats by dre tour earphones
business cards
batteries(for both M9 and M6)
film case from JapanCameraHunter
black and white 35mm film (bulk rolled Kodak Tri-X)
Film picker
pens
notebooks
apple wireless keyboard
burberry sunglasses
fake glasses
lens cloth
ipad mini sd card connector
swiss army knife
Leica 90mm f/2.8 elmarit tele
Leica 50mm f/2 summicron
Zeiss 35mm Biogon f/2
Burt's Bees Chapstick (pink grapefruit flavor or bust)
Leica SF-20 Flash
Allergy Eyedrops
Neutrogena Norwegian Hand Lotion
canvas wax
sandisk 16g sd card
FiS Button
ZARA Navy Blazer (always need a decent blazer)
My coin purse has come unglued so I'm fixing it with double sided Mammoth tape. It's very strong, one wants to get it right first time - which I didn't. It was a job to get it apart and re-fix it .
It's so sticky that it's quite hard to cut with scissors. I'm using the scissors on my Swiss Army Knife to peel the backing tape off the sticky stuff.
Not sure what the hole in the blade does, but there is no sign of a secret tool! For sewing!
My new 7 Alox has a reamer but with no hole! Opens from the reverse side where the blank space for your name is.
On the Alox Classic, the reverse side has VICTORINOX on the blank panel!
see a list here from Wikipedia
Tools and components
The Victorinox Swisschamp consists of 8 layers with 33 functions and weighs 185 g.
Wenger Giant
Victorinox Swisschamp XAVT
There are various models of the Swiss Army knife with different tool combinations.
Though Victorinox does not provide custom knives, they have produced many different variations to suit individual users,[11] with the Wenger company producing even more model variations. [12]
Common Main Layer Tools:
Large blade - With 'VICTORINOX SWISS MADE' tang stamp on Victorinox blades (since 2005) to verify the knife's authenticity
Small blade
Nail file / nail cleaner
Scissors
Wood saw
Metal file / metal saw with Nail file / nail cleaner /
Magnifying lens
Phillips screwdriver
Fish scaler / hook disgorger / ruler in cm and inches
Pliers / wire cutter / wire crimper
Can opener / 3 mm slotted screwdriver
Bottle opener / 6 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper
Other Main Layer Tools:
LED light
USB flash drive
Hoof cleaner
Shackle opener / marlinspike
Electrician's blade / wire scraper
Pruning blade
Pharmaceutical spatula (cuticle pusher)
Cyber Tool (bit driver)
Combination tool containing cap opener / can opener / 5 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper
Back Layer Tools:
Corkscrew or Phillips driver
Reamer
Multipurpose hook
2mm slotted screwdriver
Chisel
Mini screwdriver (designed to fit within the corkscrew)
Keyring
Scale Tools:
Tweezers
Toothpick
Pressurized ballpoint pen (with a retractable version on smaller models, and can be used to set DIP switches)
Stainless pin
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Victorinox Swiss Army 7 Alox Silver Boxed
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I have to admit I carried a Fisherman red SAK for 30 years at work in the office and bush of ACT Forests and mainly used it for fixing kids toys.. then lost it.. never had a #edc knife for all our bushwalking and caving travels #roundaustraliawithspelio and a year on the #gswanullarbor.
For twenty three years of retirement travelling in #Smoky60Series I used the toothpick mostly and maybe scissors, corkscrew, reamer, and blades a few times because I had a couple of toolboxes of everything we needed.
The most used and carried gadgets in ALL these years were cameras and a tripod….
From Google Bard…
Victorinox makes Alox knives using a process called **deep drawing**. Deep drawing is a metal forming process that uses a punch and die to create a three-dimensional shape from a flat sheet of metal.
The first step in making an Alox knife is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is then placed in a deep drawing die, which has the shape of the knife's handle. The punch is then pressed into the sheet, forcing it to conform to the shape of the die.
Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle. The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
Here are the steps in more detail:
1. **Cutting the sheet metal:** The first step is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is typically 0.8mm thick.
2. **Deep drawing the handle:** The next step is to deep draw the handle. This is done by placing the sheet metal in a deep drawing die and then pressing it into the shape of the die with a punch.
3. **Inserting the blade:** Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle.
4. **Peening the rivet:** The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
5. **Anodizing the knife:** The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
The Alox knife is a popular choice for EDC knives because it is durable, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant. The deep drawing process used to make Alox knives ensures that they are strong and reliable. The anodizing process also helps to protect the knives from the elements.
Designed by Maekawa Jun
Diagrams by Komatsu Hideo
Folded by Adri 79
Paper banana + aluminum 28x28 cm - 129 steps
Model size : length 17 cm
The Swiss Champ knife has a small ballpoint pen slid down under one of the stiles. It also has tweezers and a toothpick in common with other Swiss Army Knives.
Hereio evaxebra of the We're Here! group has chosen the
Ballpoint pens group for today's visit.
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The little screwdriver is my favourite tool on the Swiss Army Knife; it is only useful to tighten tiny screws – the sort you have in your spectacles – but it is so ingeniously made with a screw thread handle that fits in the corkscrew.
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What's good about living in Switzerland?
Well the flag is a big plus ...
OK, I'll admit that the Dad joke (albeit one of my favourites) is the primary reason for taking this photo. Maybe I was also still in 'flag mode' (see yesterdays photo)? If I'm honest though, it's been a hell of a busy day and photos have not really been at the forefront of my mind. So when I sat down and saw the penknife next to me I thought, 'sod it, that'll do. At least I'll be able to shoehorn a joke in' :-)
In the end I quite like the photo. Weird eh?
Supposedly this .22 conversion has a bolt that gives it the same recoil as a .45. It was raining today so I couldn't take it out but as soon as it stops I'm headed to the range!
Iron Photographer 347, the elements of which are as follows:
1) shoes/boots
2) a tool
3) shot in noir style
Dreamed in Denver, assembled in China.
And www.victorinox.com where I have joined and added my knives.
Pin has been chosen as today's topic for the Our Daily Challenge group.
Swiss Army Knives have a small hole next to where the corkscrew fits, a pin can be inserted here as an extra item. A friend was using the magnifying glass on his SAK Explorer and I noticed that he didn't have a pin so I gave him mine – he didn't know that there was a hole there to store a pin.
I am all packed for business travel, however I have the feeling this is not TSA Approved for in-flight travel.
Theme: Working Conditions
Year Twelve Of My 365 Project
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Seiko SNE095P2, Zebra Sharbo X, iPhone 5, FOURSEVENS Quark Tactical AA, SAK Tinker, FOURSEVENS Quark MiNi CR2, Rememberance Day Poppy, car and house key, custom made paracord lanyard with Lego block (my wife has an identical one; they fit together to make a heart).
Ohne Datum, ändert sich eh nicht...
EDC without a datestamp, as it wont change anyway...
Cheapest Nokia
Seiko SKX 007 mit "Presidential" Armband
Victorinox Picknicker
Keyring mit antikem Flaschenöffner
My friend gave me this knife more than 50 years ago. He wore it on a leather cord tied to his belt loop, and was never without it…until he gave it to me. It was a prized possession, and I felt very joyful indeed to be entrusted with it.
It so happens that we got in touch this year at Christmas – we hadn’t spoken in at least 45 years. I reminded him of the knife, and of the several beautiful things he carved for me (here and here. We might get together later this month for a visit. He and I were children together on a teensy island lighthouse.
I mislaid my pocket knife about a week ago. I looked all around the house then I thought of the car. There it was where it'd fallen out of my pocket.
What’s in my pockets today:
Headphones
Phone
Vape stick
Vape juice
Lip balm
Watch (not actually in pocket)
Car key
SAK
Torch
Wallet
Tiger balm
The theme for today's photo is "texture," and I had been looking for inspiration. This morning my fiancee came by with a gift of new dish towels. Problem solved. She's threatening to buy a new can opener next :D
Der Enkel des Victroinox-Gruenders, Carl Elsener, sen., mit einer Messerparade. Er bereitet die vierte Generation auf die Fuehrung des weltweit erfolgreichen Schweizer Unternehmens vor. (PHOTOPRESS/Victorinox)
I lost my Swiss Army Explorer knife when I went to London recently. I think it probably fell out of my pocket when I was sitting in an arm chair at a café in Upper Street Islington. I've started to carry this much larger SAK Champ which I bought in a sale a long time ago. The Champ is rather weighty but it saves buying another one. Yesterday, I bought the little screwdriver, which fits in the corkscrew, for £2.
I took this photo with both my iPhone 6 (1/3" sensor) and my Ricoh GR4 (1/1.7" sensor). Sadly, for colour and general appearance, I prefer the iPhone photo.