One edc folder for the rest of the year

Hickory n steel

Hickory n steel

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I'm no stranger to carrying the same edc folder everyday, but have been switching it up often ( started having a weekly folder a few months ago ) ever since I started going traditional.
I really like switching it up as I have gotten some traditionals that I really like and it stops me from latching onto one knife. On Thursday I bought myself a vic recruit as an early Christmas, and because it was so early I've decided to just carry it through the holidays.
So far I really like it as its got a decent tool set, it has an additional smaller blade.
A lot of people would rather have the nail tool, but since it doesn't have nail clippers I still carry my small TRIM pair which has its own nail tool, I also like having a small folding blade for various advantages. I'll never need the can opener and would only need the cap lifter if I get some Santa Claus bottled coke, but the drivers come in handy and the wire stripper doesn't risk cutting the wire lime the sharp one on my leatherman does.
I'm gonna try my best to stick with it for the rest of the year, but all the great pictures here make me want to carry other knives that I have.
I'll try and let you guys know how well it works out for me.
 
Yeah, give us a follow up with how you liked it after 6 weeks. I'm a single EDC carry person myself, I have a S&M sowbelly that rides in my pocket nearly every day, for 3 years straight now.
 
The Victorinox Recruit is underrated, in my opinion. It's a lot of knife in one small package. I sort of look at it as a pen knife of sorts with extra tools. I doubt you will find yourself lacking for much with the Recruit. I love mine and carry it often. If I remember correctly, Jackknife has a fondness for the Recruit model. I think it's fun to switch out the knives I carry, but it's also pretty awesome to have the same useful knife on me everyday, to become so familiar with its shape and feel, its quirks and strengths, to really know the knife and feel at one with it. I wish you good times with your Recruit and look forward to hearing about your experiences with it.


Alex
 
I'm one of those knutz that have knives laying around everywhere. On the end table next to my chair I'm sitting in there is a Leatherman Wave, a GL Drew custom fixed blade, a #15 Boy's Knife, a #14 single blade spear point, a Sea Horse Whittler, a Camillus Trapper, a Russ Lock and a Case Trapper Glennbad modded with stag covers.
Those are the ones I see laying here and no doubt tomorrow morning I will stick one of them in my pocket. But no matter what I have in my pocket for years I have always had a VIC Classic on my keychain. I actually wore one out and the one on my keychain now is my second one.
 
I'm basically carrying it as a knife since I always have my leatherman fuse in me, but since I have to open it's sheath, draw it, then open the tool twice to use it I'm sure I'll get a lot of use out of the main driver on this.
Even if I never used the primary tools, it's still knife with a toothpick and tweezers so I don't"have" to carry my classic and feel like I'm carrying too many knives.
My only complaint currently is the slick scales, so I wish I could've gotten the driver model instead as its literally just a recruit with nylon scales. now my grandpa's yellow classic scales are awesome as they were worn by his pocket and aren't super slick, I don't know if it'll work but I'm gonna try to buff them on a pair of jeans to see if they roughen up a bit.
 
The recruit is my go-to travel knife when I fly. I'll ship one ahead to myself where we'll be staying, and gift it off when I leave. Don't sell the can opener short, it makes a great staple remover and phillips screw driver. Next to the classic, I think the recruit is one of the most under rated SAK's. I've spent several days at a time in Key West with a recruit as my only knife. Fishing, drinking, preparing food on the patio for the BBQ, and it cut anything from bait to limes for the cold gin and tonics.

I could go the rest of my life with a two layer SAK in my pocket with no problems.
 
An alox Cadet is the SAK model I always have on me. I have them in a dozen different colors, but mainly carry the olive green, the silver and the red. I usually carry a larger (3¾ - 4¼ inch) stockman or two-blade jack in the other front pocket. This larger knife changes every couple of days for me, but the Cadet never does.

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jackknife said:
The recruit is my go-to travel knife when I fly. I'll ship one ahead to myself where we'll be staying, and gift it off when I leave. Don't sell the can opener short, it makes a great staple remover and phillips screw driver. Next to the classic, I think the recruit is one of the most under rated SAK's. I've spent several days at a time in Key West with a recruit as my only knife. Fishing, drinking, preparing food on the patio for the BBQ, and it cut anything from bait to limes for the cold gin and tonics.

I could go the rest of my life with a two layer SAK in my pocket with no problems.
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It's funny you say that about the can opener. Four months ago I would have told you it was the most useless tool on a SAK. Today I'd tell you it's the most useful tool! Ignoring the obvious function, it also works as a Phillips driver (that, because of its shape, fits all sizes of Phillips), a mini flat head (obvious, but still useful), and an amazing scraper imo. It's basically chisel ground in that the side with the nail nick doesn't have that grind in it that is on the other side, which means that the 'blade' section of it can go flush with a surface, thus using the 'blade' to scrape.
Or if you're creative you could use it as a grappling hook ;)


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black mamba said:
An alox Cadet is the SAK model I always have on me. I have them in a dozen different colors, but mainly carry the olive green, the silver and the red. I usually carry a larger (3¾ - 4¼ inch) stockman or two-blade jack in the other front pocket. This larger knife changes every couple of days for me, but the Cadet never does.

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I know it's not the topic but that other knife is really nice. Zebrawood?
 
The small driver just happens to be attached to it, but it's the can opener itself that I'd never use.
For an mfk the vic style opener is the best option, because it's a great one for those who need it but gives you a driver if not. Now for general usefulness the one on my LM fuse is better as it can deburr tubing and sort of punch / ream holes.

If anyone has any techniques for doing other things with the actual can opener itself I'd love to hear them.

Do any of you that go with the alox miss the toothpick and tweezers ? 'cause I carried my vic classic just for those two things and am glad that now I don't "have to " ( still love it though ) carry an extra knife just to have them .
 
Doesn't get much better than a SAK when you're looking for single knife EDC. My Executive is the unsung hero of my collection. This little guy gets carried a minimum of 5 days a week, and gets used daily.

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Jeff Both of those knives are really fine, Green's my favourite colour (when it's right like that!) And Zebra is a great option on the Queen D2 range, really pretty and stripey.

But one knife till the end of the year? No thanks, I'm afraid not:eek::D

Thanks, Will
 
I like hamburgers. I think I'm just going to eat hamburgers for every meal until 2017. Sounds good right?


It's okay to rotate knives. You're a knife knut. Act like one! ;)
 
I have 3 different knives I carry. A Vic Explorer +, Case beer trap, Trestle Pines Grand Portage (Barlow with a screwdriver).I carried the SAK alone for years, the beer trap doesn't get much use, but the Barlow has been my favorite since I recieved it. The Grand Portage has pretty much taken residence in my pocket and the other 2 just kind of sit on the night stand.
There's nothing wrong with having a favorite knife. It doesn't need to be a challenge to carry just one knife. Grab the one that suits you and don't worry about the others.
 
Not to rain on the parade of Recruit love here but why wouldn't one choose a Small Tinker instead. They're both 84mm, the Small Tinker is identical to the Recruit on the front side plus having a reamer and dedicated phillips screwdriver on the backside and only costs about $3 more. Seems like a no-brainer to me. :thumbup:
 
Wardo46 said:
Not to rain on the parade of Recruit love here but why wouldn't one choose a Small Tinker instead. They're both 84mm, the Small Tinker is identical to the Recruit on the front side plus having a reamer and dedicated phillips screwdriver on the backside and only costs about $3 more. Seems like a no-brainer to me. :thumbup:
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It's a question of availability.

The recruit is very often available at any Lowes, Academy Sports, Galyans, REI, Walmart, Target, and many other big box stores and retail outlets, vs the small tinker that can be a bit hard to find. It's just ike the easy to find classic vs the rambler or other 58mm. Factor that along with the sole advantage of the small tinker is the awl, and you have a point of diminishing returns. The can opener/small flat driver on the recruit makes such a nice phillips, a dedicated phillips is not missed. I can't begin to number the huge amount of phillips screws I've handled with a recruit, Wenger SI, Victorinox pioneer, or farmer.

A dedicated phillips driver is like a dedicated bottle opener; not really needed.

And some people, I for one, who grew up using the old boy scout knife, like the smooth back springs.
 
Wardo46 said:
Not to rain on the parade of Recruit love here but why wouldn't one choose a Small Tinker instead. They're both 84mm, the Small Tinker is identical to the Recruit on the front side plus having a reamer and dedicated phillips screwdriver on the backside and only costs about $3 more. Seems like a no-brainer to me. :thumbup:
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I'm carrying it as a knife first, and for the tools second. If I need a Phillips driver I've got the quarto driver from my old card light that I wear every single day as a necklace or my leatherman fuse that's always on me.
My local hardware store had a tinker, but it costed a good bit more ( my recruit was 20$ after tax )
And frankly I think the placement of the Phillips driver and awl sucks.
I'd much rather them use a 2d Phillips to replace the can opener , and every awl should be like the one on the farmer.

I was watching a YouTube video yesterday where someone was listing the top 5 saks, and I honestly could not dispute his choices one single bit. All I could think is that those are all good choices,and they were because you just can't go wrong with a Victorinox sak.
 
If you had to choose one, the recuit is a good model:thumbup: However, I know that I can't carry just one even for 6 weeks!
 
As far as alternate uses for the can opener, I have used it to remove a hot pot from a campfire. Just carefully grab the bail on the pot with the can opener. The hook on other SAK models is even better for this task.


Alex
 
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