Outdoor Retailer: Building a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife -- by hand

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Anyone with twenty-five dollars to spare can go out and buy a Victorinox Spartan multi-tool. But, making your own by hand? That's priceless. On Tuesday, Bill Straka and I were lucky enough to make our own Spartans, thanks to Victorinox's Brian Ordway, who patiently walked us each through the process at Outdoor Retailer. Here's a p...

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I love the photo of you where you are about to give the knife a good whack with the hammer, great facial expression.

This is way cool...

Now that would be worth doing. Thanks!

This is my favorite blog post to date in my two forays to OR.

Yes that was nice. When looking at the contempt smile on Bills face I'd say he had a good time too. If it were not for the grey beard, he somewhat resembles my grandson of 6 when he assembles space lego. Boys will be boys, no matter the age.

But victorynox makes good knives! I have my pocket knife on me always. And the only time in airplanes where I must be without it, I feel naked.

Nex week my holidays starts, and I'll be going to the "homeland" of victorynox for five long weeks.

That's too cool

Thanks everybody! It was really cool. I was super excited, and yes, quite intent on the process. I didn't want to screw up my big chance to make a knife and there were a bunch of people watching too.

I've already used my knife a few times. It works!

Good job. I would love the chance to do this....

You guys get to have all the fun. Way cool.

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