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popcorn
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Swiss Army Knife
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Jan 25 04:18 UTC 1996 |
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scott
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response 1 of 17:
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Jan 25 12:24 UTC 1996 |
My scarey serrated stagehand knife has a peg thru the blade so you can open
it easily. I don't recall seeing any "swiss army" type knives with that
feature.
Sounds like you want a switchblade! :)
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remmers
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response 2 of 17:
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Jan 25 12:33 UTC 1996 |
Try Wilkinson's Luggage on Main Street in Ann Arbor. They have a
wide selection of Swiss Army knives; you can try them out and see
if you can find one that works for you.
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chelsea
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response 3 of 17:
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Jan 25 13:58 UTC 1996 |
Also Sam's, on Liberty.
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rcurl
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response 4 of 17:
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Jan 25 19:41 UTC 1996 |
Take a look at the Leatherman (?) multi-purpose tool. It is a pair of
folding pliers with tools like the Swiss Army Knife has, in the
handles. I carry this because of the pliers, though it doesn't have
the pipe reamer for my - nonexistent - pipe (it ws really handy over
the holidays when I put a fishhook into my palm...with the pliers
I could force the hook on through, which I could not have done with a
Swiss Army Knife).
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chelsea
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response 5 of 17:
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Jan 25 20:59 UTC 1996 |
Well, I'm holding out until I find a pocket gizmo that has
a folding chest-spreader and #15 scalpel blade for those
ackward situations where conventional CPR just doesn't cut
it and you must crack the chest. ;-)
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chelsea
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response 6 of 17:
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Jan 25 21:01 UTC 1996 |
s /awkward/ackward
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popcorn
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response 7 of 17:
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Jan 26 00:54 UTC 1996 |
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mcpoz
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response 8 of 17:
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Jan 26 01:52 UTC 1996 |
We bought one with those features at Harry's on Liberty St. It was a gift
for our daughter and I do not recall any difficulty in opening it. It was
around the $25-30 range.
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kentn
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response 9 of 17:
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Jan 26 02:46 UTC 1996 |
I received a Victorinox "Tinker" model about 8 years ago (as a gift),
and have been very happy with it. It has a Phillips screwdriver in
place of the more traditional corkscrew. I also recently purchased a
Leatherman mini which, like Rane, I carry because of the pliers. It
hasn't replaced my Swiss army knife, however. I haven't found this knife
to be difficult to open, but it may have limbered up some in the last
several years ;) The Leatherman I find to be much more difficult to
open than the knife, btw.
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scg
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response 10 of 17:
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Jan 26 07:34 UTC 1996 |
I used to have a Victorinox "Swiss Champ," the one that has just about
everything and costs around $100. It even had pliers. I lost it and haven't
been able to justify spendign that kind of money on another one, but I really
miss it at times. Once I recover from buying the truck, I should probably
go replace it.
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scott
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response 11 of 17:
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Jan 26 12:02 UTC 1996 |
I bought a Gerber "multi-tool" at Kmart for something like $30-36. It's got
the best pliers of any of the multi-tools, and of course the usual screwdriver
and knife blades.
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popcorn
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response 12 of 17:
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Jan 26 13:59 UTC 1996 |
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zook
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response 13 of 17:
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Jan 26 23:43 UTC 1996 |
Re #5 I prefer a toilet plunger for those awkward CPR situations...
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popcorn
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response 14 of 17:
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Jan 27 19:25 UTC 1996 |
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scg
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response 15 of 17:
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Jan 29 05:03 UTC 1996 |
re 11:
Is that the same Gerber that makes baby food?
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scott
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response 16 of 17:
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Jan 29 17:13 UTC 1996 |
They make hunting knives; don't know if they are the same as the baby food
company.
(It's a pretty obvious tie-in, though. ;) )
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rcurl
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response 17 of 17:
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Jan 30 07:53 UTC 1996 |
Yes, you really need something versatile, to open those jars.
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