Multi-Tools, SAKS, Blades and other EDCs yeah

[Jun aka Pekto]

I have one of those. But, it's under the Alltrade brand. I bought it way back in the 80's. It's the one on top right. It held up okay through the years.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Like father like son. Before the age of the multi-tool, there were utility knives and Swiss Army knives. My dad had a few similar to this one.

[dr. d]

Like father like son. Before the age of the multi-tool, there were utility knives and Swiss Army knives. My dad had a few similar to this one.

i haven't ever been stranded on a desert isle.
them spoon and fork attachments, i have never had to use.
the others, i have had occasion to use at one time or another.
heh heh.

[baludoy]

I have one of those. But, it's under the Alltrade brand. I bought it way back in the 80's. It's the one on top right. It held up okay through the years.

It does look pretty similar. They probably come from the same american (?) manufacturer.

That pic above reminds me of the 1960's buck knife i have that was given to me in 1993, i think. Like all quality knives back in the day, its blade is steel w/c made it prone to rusting. That's the reason why i don't use it anymore and is now a permanent fixture in my drawer (after losing track of it for over a decade).

the things you own end up owning you

[dr. d]

It does look pretty similar. They probably come from the same american (?) manufacturer.

the manufacturers probably came to the same conclusion, after individual research and experimentation, that this is the best design. hence the look-alikes.
it's probably the same reasoning why many of today's streamlined cars look similar to each other.
or my personal favorite: why the US f-86 sabre and the russian mig 15 look and perform like each other...

[baludoy]

The case knife on the top was made back in the 1960' s. That was the one i was referring to earlier. I think its handle is made of an animal horn or something. I don't think it's plastic.

I remember when it was handed to me, the blades were so encrusted w/ rust, i had to go to the hortaleza vaciador near us to have those steel edges sharpened & restored.

I actually haven't seen this for ages. i thought i lost it for good. I just stumbled upon it recently when i was going through my old badminton racket bag, w/c i haven't used nor opened in almost a decade.

The one on the bottom is an ordinary brazilian tramontina utility knife. It's just special to me because of the etching our artistic painter (rip) made on its handle. [emoji4]



the things you own end up owning you