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No threads on this in five or six years, so it's time for an update.
The Lumberjack is the smallest SAK with a saw.
It's an 84mm Victorinox, a Bantam with a saw. Thanks to MultiTool.org for the great photo. It's a discontinued model . . . sort of.
This is My First Victorinox Plus. Not a catchy name IMO, but I'm not a marketing guy. If you had the tools and know-how, you could replace the blade with one from another 84mm Victorinox and have a do-it-yourself Lumberjack. This is the pro version:
Swiss Bianco makes these in assorted colors. But there is one more alternative:
This is a Wenger Classic 66. Where do they get these names? It is Wenger's version of the Lumberjack with a corkscrew. Great review of both knives here:
http://www.swissarmyknights.com/articles/2005/130-victorinox-vs-wenger
That review is from 2007, so I will add that I have an old Classic 66 — older than his, no key ring — and a new one. The new one is better made and IMO it equals Victorinox fit and finish. New ones have a Victorinox saw blade, and the combo tool has a wire stripping notch. They also have tweezers and toothpick, but very light duty ones. Victorinox tweezers are a better roach clip, and with the cocaine spoon on the MiniChamp they are still the leaders in Swiss drug paraphernalia.
The Wenger is hard to find in the USA. I found the old one on fleabay. I bought the new one from swissmade.com and had no problem with my order. Their web site's ordering system is not set up for US shipping addresses, but by trial and error I eventually got it to take mine.
I don't own a Lumberjack or a Bantam, so I used a Waiter for size comparison. The Wenger is a little thicker than the Waiter, but not as thick as a Sportsman.
The Lumberjack is the smallest SAK with a saw.
It's an 84mm Victorinox, a Bantam with a saw. Thanks to MultiTool.org for the great photo. It's a discontinued model . . . sort of.
This is My First Victorinox Plus. Not a catchy name IMO, but I'm not a marketing guy. If you had the tools and know-how, you could replace the blade with one from another 84mm Victorinox and have a do-it-yourself Lumberjack. This is the pro version:
Swiss Bianco makes these in assorted colors. But there is one more alternative:
This is a Wenger Classic 66. Where do they get these names? It is Wenger's version of the Lumberjack with a corkscrew. Great review of both knives here:
http://www.swissarmyknights.com/articles/2005/130-victorinox-vs-wenger
That review is from 2007, so I will add that I have an old Classic 66 — older than his, no key ring — and a new one. The new one is better made and IMO it equals Victorinox fit and finish. New ones have a Victorinox saw blade, and the combo tool has a wire stripping notch. They also have tweezers and toothpick, but very light duty ones. Victorinox tweezers are a better roach clip, and with the cocaine spoon on the MiniChamp they are still the leaders in Swiss drug paraphernalia.
The Wenger is hard to find in the USA. I found the old one on fleabay. I bought the new one from swissmade.com and had no problem with my order. Their web site's ordering system is not set up for US shipping addresses, but by trial and error I eventually got it to take mine.
I don't own a Lumberjack or a Bantam, so I used a Waiter for size comparison. The Wenger is a little thicker than the Waiter, but not as thick as a Sportsman.
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