I love my executive.
Since July of 2018, I've been carrying the executive as my main EDC, and in truth its a 98% pocket knife. Like my old Case peanut and Victorinox classic, it does 98% of what I need a pocket knife for. Cuts twine, opens packages, whittle a bit, and can cut a sandwich in half if its not tooooo thick. But...that little three layer word pops up... sometimes its not enough. Like on for duty with a thick sandwich, slicing a nice fresh Italian or French bread, or a salami. Or a pesky tree branch at the edge of the parking pot where the very last parking space is and you can't open the car door more than halfway because of the branch.
I've always had a love of the 84mm SAK's, and the one layer like the bantam and waiter are soooo light in the pocket and slim, they almost disappear. And that finger thick tree branch got cut off easy with the old waiter that just happened to be in my pocket. My wife an I were on the way out to a shaded bluff that overlooks Lake Georgetown, and the parking lot by the little bakery was full. A loaf of their fresh baked French bread, some nice Jarlsburg these, and a light white wine was what were taking for our lunch. After squeezing out the car, the waiter was used to cut off the offending branch and getting back in the car was way easier after the shopping trip for our lunch.
The waiter, the bantam, make a great pocket knife for those few occasions when a 74mm is not quite up to the job. That afternoon, the 84mm was enough to slice up some very soft fresh bread, some cheese, and opening the wine. I've always had a very big and soft spot in my heart for the 84mm SAK's, and the recruit has been been a disposable mail to myself pocket knife for those vacations too far to drive and have to fly. I've found the 84mm blade to be enough for fishing and partying in Key West, dealing with bread and cheese in the Cotswolds in England, trout fishing in the Mammoth Lakes area of California, or even backpacking in the Smoky Mountains.
I can only wonder if the 84mm's are the real unsung hero's of the SAK world. I've found a waiter combined with my executive is a great dynamic duo.
Since July of 2018, I've been carrying the executive as my main EDC, and in truth its a 98% pocket knife. Like my old Case peanut and Victorinox classic, it does 98% of what I need a pocket knife for. Cuts twine, opens packages, whittle a bit, and can cut a sandwich in half if its not tooooo thick. But...that little three layer word pops up... sometimes its not enough. Like on for duty with a thick sandwich, slicing a nice fresh Italian or French bread, or a salami. Or a pesky tree branch at the edge of the parking pot where the very last parking space is and you can't open the car door more than halfway because of the branch.
I've always had a love of the 84mm SAK's, and the one layer like the bantam and waiter are soooo light in the pocket and slim, they almost disappear. And that finger thick tree branch got cut off easy with the old waiter that just happened to be in my pocket. My wife an I were on the way out to a shaded bluff that overlooks Lake Georgetown, and the parking lot by the little bakery was full. A loaf of their fresh baked French bread, some nice Jarlsburg these, and a light white wine was what were taking for our lunch. After squeezing out the car, the waiter was used to cut off the offending branch and getting back in the car was way easier after the shopping trip for our lunch.
The waiter, the bantam, make a great pocket knife for those few occasions when a 74mm is not quite up to the job. That afternoon, the 84mm was enough to slice up some very soft fresh bread, some cheese, and opening the wine. I've always had a very big and soft spot in my heart for the 84mm SAK's, and the recruit has been been a disposable mail to myself pocket knife for those vacations too far to drive and have to fly. I've found the 84mm blade to be enough for fishing and partying in Key West, dealing with bread and cheese in the Cotswolds in England, trout fishing in the Mammoth Lakes area of California, or even backpacking in the Smoky Mountains.
I can only wonder if the 84mm's are the real unsung hero's of the SAK world. I've found a waiter combined with my executive is a great dynamic duo.
. I prefer small knives but the light shape of the 84mm disappears in the pocket at work or home in a way similarly sized knives do not. It handles nearly everything I need. It is the perfect size for me and every tool saw use in 2020.
) I'll have to get a group shot of those trusted companions. Hope this will do for now. 
