Maximumbob54
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Been seeing these for a while now and finally decided to try one. Was originally going to try and buy as close to a Victorinox as I could and ended up doing a 180 for something different. Thus I bought the "Tick Tool" which sounds like a very silly name...
As she was delivered:
"Everyday can be an adventure"
I can get behind that philosophy even if it's more than a little saccharin.
Last minute thought to compare to my old Recruit. Similar enough in size. I initially found the use of 440A very off putting but it's not like a SAK has ever but very recently been available in a good steel. And this was a whole twenty bucks... I've wasted far worse money on dumber things. Can't say for certain it's on all Swiza models but of the models I checked before settling on this one I noticed they all say locking blades. You press down the Swiss cross to unlock the blade. The blade does have nearly the same blade play as my Slide lock SAK so I'm not sure it's a knock against it or not. It does one hand close though so that's nifty.
Very sharp tip and chisel edge on the leather punch tool but no can opener like the SAK.
Swiza has a very strong half stop while my SAK has none.
This model has no secondary blade in favor of the namesake, the Tick Tool. It's clear plastic with a very soft spring lock. The tiny little magnifier presumably helps find the vermin's head and the V notch scoots around it for removal. I question how effective this would be in practice.
Most of these come with the usual cork screw but this model has a pretty decent looking Philips driver.
As with most SAK models you would think you would see a pick and tweezers combo but Swiza only gives you a tweezers on this model. In Swiza's favor these are inset in the handle in a way that seems far more difficult to ever snag and lose. Definitely not interchangeable.
Noticed it and still can't figure what it might be but there is a notch milled out that might be for adding a key ring. Maybe.
Not a fan of the water jet cut looking nail pulls as I anticipate them being crud collectors. The edges are softly knocked down so maybe they won't but I would have rather seen the usual nail nick. They probably just wanted to look as different as possible. I question how long until the Swiss cross starts to rub off as it feels like it's painted or some type of coating instead of being molded into the rubber material. Also unsure how the rubber material whatever it is will hold up. It feels almost like santoprene or really similar. You really want to look twice at how they label their color selection because what they call gold really looks to my eyes like regular old orange. If you want the more usual red you order Helvetica. Just double check.
One immediate but minor complaint. With the blade out and holding in a tight hammer grip like you are about to cut cardboard or anything with some resistance the tools in the handle dig into your fingers a bit and the Tick Tool really flexes like it may eventually break. I feel like the bow shape may exacerbate this. The cap lifter / flat head is pretty thin and tapers down and that's right where a finger wraps around.
Fit and finish seems on par with Victorinox with the minor exception of visible gaps in the layers. But they are uniform so they may be intentional in the construction. And once again, this was a twenty dollar little multitool knife that is Swiss made. No regrets buying this one. I might even buy a few more if they stick around and this one holds up.
As she was delivered:
"Everyday can be an adventure"
I can get behind that philosophy even if it's more than a little saccharin.
Last minute thought to compare to my old Recruit. Similar enough in size. I initially found the use of 440A very off putting but it's not like a SAK has ever but very recently been available in a good steel. And this was a whole twenty bucks... I've wasted far worse money on dumber things. Can't say for certain it's on all Swiza models but of the models I checked before settling on this one I noticed they all say locking blades. You press down the Swiss cross to unlock the blade. The blade does have nearly the same blade play as my Slide lock SAK so I'm not sure it's a knock against it or not. It does one hand close though so that's nifty.
Very sharp tip and chisel edge on the leather punch tool but no can opener like the SAK.
Swiza has a very strong half stop while my SAK has none.
This model has no secondary blade in favor of the namesake, the Tick Tool. It's clear plastic with a very soft spring lock. The tiny little magnifier presumably helps find the vermin's head and the V notch scoots around it for removal. I question how effective this would be in practice.
Most of these come with the usual cork screw but this model has a pretty decent looking Philips driver.
As with most SAK models you would think you would see a pick and tweezers combo but Swiza only gives you a tweezers on this model. In Swiza's favor these are inset in the handle in a way that seems far more difficult to ever snag and lose. Definitely not interchangeable.
Noticed it and still can't figure what it might be but there is a notch milled out that might be for adding a key ring. Maybe.
Not a fan of the water jet cut looking nail pulls as I anticipate them being crud collectors. The edges are softly knocked down so maybe they won't but I would have rather seen the usual nail nick. They probably just wanted to look as different as possible. I question how long until the Swiss cross starts to rub off as it feels like it's painted or some type of coating instead of being molded into the rubber material. Also unsure how the rubber material whatever it is will hold up. It feels almost like santoprene or really similar. You really want to look twice at how they label their color selection because what they call gold really looks to my eyes like regular old orange. If you want the more usual red you order Helvetica. Just double check.
One immediate but minor complaint. With the blade out and holding in a tight hammer grip like you are about to cut cardboard or anything with some resistance the tools in the handle dig into your fingers a bit and the Tick Tool really flexes like it may eventually break. I feel like the bow shape may exacerbate this. The cap lifter / flat head is pretty thin and tapers down and that's right where a finger wraps around.
Fit and finish seems on par with Victorinox with the minor exception of visible gaps in the layers. But they are uniform so they may be intentional in the construction. And once again, this was a twenty dollar little multitool knife that is Swiss made. No regrets buying this one. I might even buy a few more if they stick around and this one holds up.
