SAKs from *within*?

[tnozh]

Hi,

Does anyone here know of SAK schematics somewhere on the internet ? I was wondering how they are designed from the *inside*, what springs/levers they have to keep the blades in place. I went to the local libraray to try to get some books on the construction and history of SAKs, but they only had two books ("Swiss Army Knife Companion: The Improbable History of the Worlds Handiest Knife" and, if I remember well, "Swiss Army Knife Handbook") neither of which had any kind of schematics or technical details about SAKs. Could you reccommend a more technical book?

Thanks

 

[bquinlan]

I can't help you with books, but I can point you to a better source for information... Go over to KnifeForums and post a request to join in "The Secret Order of the SAK" forum. Once you're approved you will be able to access the "SOSAK" forum where you will find all sorts of good stuff including pictures of the internal layers of disassembled knives and information on how to modify them.

No offense intended to the BladeForums management or moderators.

--Bob Q