I came across this chair at my university that had its back falling off. It'll take a long time before it's properly fixed, or worse still, they'll toss it and replace the entire thing, so I wrapped some tape around and it's very solid now!
I have some duct tape folded around an old card in my wallet and used my victorinox knife to cut it.
@Eheran There's a metal bar right behind the back that notches in, so the pressure goes there. The tape is just stopping it from sliding downwards. Thanks for pointing that out though.
The more I look at alternatives, the more I realize, nothing can give you this much functionality in this small a package, while being so high quality and reasonably priced. Popular (machine-assembled) versions regularly go for $25.
The one caveat is that it falls behind modern knives in terms of safety and ease for opening/closing. I'd love to see a next-gen SAK without nail nicks.
@yojimbo Yes, the 91/58mm Victorinoxes are uniquely non-threatening and that's valuable. I assume no matter what they do, that style will always be available.
The idea that knives aren't allowed AT ALL in many places is asinine to me. I can understand courthouses, and blade length restrictions for some govt buildings, but entire university campuses? Hilarious! My SAK comes in handy on campus sometimes.
@mipadaitu I honestly didn't consider how objective my title was, lol
The 91mm SAK is one of the best pocket tools in existence, certainly. But normally I wouldn't say something is THE BEST, because that's highly subjective.
@7heo@sleepybisexual Yeah I addressed this in another comment, it's dumb to say "this is objectively the best".
Buy I stand by Victorinox's quality! Have you see the Swisstool Spirit MX Clip? The tolerances and fitment are better than Leatherman tools according to many youtubers. Gerber is shite. I do wish Victorinox had more one handed models, and pivots you could disassemble like LM.
Anecdotally, my Mountaineer is shaving sharp, and I've batoned it through firewood and it's still that sharp
Studio Ghibli's new movie, The Boy and the Heron, prominently places quite a few traditional Japanese knives, including kitchen knives, a sword, and the boy's pocket knife, a Higonokami. They're a carbon steel friction folder. I just thought it was a vibe seeing it in the movie.
If you want to buy one, fuck Amazon and Chinese copies, go directly to the source!
Edit: higonokami-knife.com may be less legit than others. See comment
@edc btw, I realize this post might have a little advertising smell. but yeah obviously to be clear that's not the case. I just know it's a knife a lot of people appreciate, and would also be annoyed if people bought a Japanese knife made in China by companies that don't even have the right to use the name
@otter@jtk I was so ready to boo in the theater when Disney's logo showed up in the intro sequence but thankfully, they had the brains to hide their presence