Destroying a SAK!!

[i.v]

a few months ago a friend of mine found a victorinox huntsman, he already had one just like it & he asked me if i wanted it, i too have one just like it so i told him to give it to someone else.
the previous owner of this knife wasn't very kind to it & it shows.. rust spots. gritty opening, scratches blades dull full of chips.
my friend came back to me the other day saying had enough of trying to give this knife away (no one wanted it) & it was way too much work to restore it (we could send it back to victorinox but what's the fun in that?) so in the name of science we decided to... DESTROY THE SAK! or to be more accurate, see how strong these things really are :D
as it turned out, very strong! this thing survived drops from the 4th floor, an encounter with a hammer, serious prying & stabs (with gloves :p ) through walls !
the saw was destroyed finally after sawing through 3-4 inches of concrete.
we tried to break the blade by closing a door on it & attempting to pry it open, it took some serious effort to break the blade!
the scissors cut through many wires before dying, the can opener was indestructable & no one cared enough to test the cork screw :D

so, if anyone else loves SAK's as much as i do, rest assured, they are extremely strong.
then again, i didn't really need this "test" to know that, my 13 year old spartan which is still as good as it was new could have said that :D

[224477]

i.v,

thanks for interesting test, now I know what I use (must get some Kevlar gloves :D )
My condolences to the fallen knife, it will stay in our hearts 4ever. :rolleyes:

JR

[Jimmy_Dean]

Very interesting, thanks for posting. I'm still a bit worried about the durability of the corkscrew but I'll live with that :)
I've had a Swisschamp for about 14 years now(I'm 21, it was my first knife!) and with a bit of polishing here and there, it would still look new.

-Dean

[CKE]

Great review/info. Always wondered how much abuse they would take. If you think about it though, most of us started with one of the many SAK varieties out there and being young boys(or girls) we probably pushed them to the limits without even thinking about it back then.
Nice thread, Take Care!!!

[Fisher of Men]

That is a great post :)

LOL I'm still laughing about it.

[Hannibal Lecter]

so, if anyone else loves SAK's as much as i do, rest assured, they are extremely strong.

I do love my SAK. I purchased one on a whim many years ago, never thinking for a minute that it would be much other than an occasional use. I was wrong. Very wrong.

I use my SAK more often than all of my other knives put together: box cutter, apple corer, steak cutter...

I feel like something is wrong with my world if it is not in its usual position in my pocket. :eek:

Quick to resharpen, virtually indestructible, almost disposable if needs be.

I have, thus far, successfully resisted the temptation to acquire more of these nifty little blades. I currently have three, memory serving, and will likely stay at that number until I run out of Spyderco knives to buy (like that will ever happen).

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Ta,

Hannibal

[Rusty Blade]

Great test, I guess most of us are not surprised at the results. I've had one or more all my life or at least since they showed up in the US. I'm a hiker and backpacker, when I pick up my Leatherman and the SAK the weight factor leads me to take the SAK. It is allways back up with a light weight Spydi.

Lets have moment of silence for SAK

[i.v]

i'm begining to think that Cliff Stamp is really enjoying his work! i did! :D

if course i'm not nearly as scientific but who knows what will happen if i continue running into knives no one wants :rolleyes:

[Jimmy_Dean]

I was thinking about this thread last night and a question popped in my mind:

Did the pivots fail, or came close to fail at any point during your "testing"?

thanks
-Dean

[i.v]

the pivots seemed to be a little stressed during prying, but the blade broke & nothing else.
even the high drop just broke a piece of the plastic scale.
in the end of all the abuse the whole knife was obviously not as tight as it was, but it didn't show signs of pivot failure.

[DAYWALKER]

Shaloha i.v!!!

My friend, the title of your thread REALLY said it all!!! :D Great review(?), and it's good to know how strong these knives are!

God bless :cool: