I was trying to cut this tag off a shirt since it was in a weird area (shoulder) and was visible through the shirt (white). My wave alpha could not cut it at all. My ARC could cut it just fine, and so did one of my SAKs. Anyone else have a dull pair of scissors out of the box? Or is it just me?
Looks like I need to go look up a scissor sharpening tutorial, it's been a minute since I sharpened any of my SAKs.
It feels so good in the hand and the Schmidt ink refill is smoother than I thought it'd be.
So those of you that remember my posts, this is the third time I've bought a gf a SAK in the past 18 months or so lmao. The first gf picked New York (3+ years together), the second one got Paris because she loves pink (3 months and she was nuts) and the current one got Sydney to round out buying all three (plus she loves purple). Good thing I've gifted SAKs to male friends so she didn't think she was part of a tradition... But she kinda is 😂
Bonus USA shorts to make this extra 'Merica. It does look nicer than I thought it would from the photos. The back with the stripes makes the 13 stars feel less cluttered. No special number here. (1528/1776)
There are different case and screw color options. Also comes with a bottle opener/key ring attachment. Super easy to swap out. When I watched the install video I was like... Oh, that's it?? I believe it was $24.99 plus tax, free shipping, and it got here a day or two before I thought it would. Honestly quite surprising how fast I received it.
After 21 years of owning my 2005 taco lmao super easy to do and so much nicer and brighter than OEM. I could have gotten LED bulbs but I like the red and white light combo.
Tomorrow I'll try to install my new headlights, fog lights, and grill (current one has been broken for years 😂). Trying to treat old Betty better after years of neglecting her for my Accord.
Who else is a Taco/Accord (or Civic) combo guy? I had a civic before my Accord. I'll update with my cheap upgrades later 😁
What are y'all running? About to go look online for something nice and not chrome. Maybe black because eventually I would like to spray line the entire truck dark green or black or maybe even coyote tan.
Figured I'd buy and install them at the same time since I have to take the grill off to replace the headlights I think?
Any recs and advice on installation is very much appreciated!
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So other countries get super sweet limited yearly releases, too
When I first put it together I didn't do the best job peening so the rivets were a little loose and caused the scales to not stay on snuggly. So I finally took it apart and re-built the knife, did a better job peening, but had to get new scales because the old ones got crushed in the vice when I was trying to reuse them and they didn't want to stay so I took it too far with the vice 😂 So I had to order a new pair and those fit nicely, holding all the scale tools well and not loose. Guess I'll carry this one for the weekend and maybe through next week before rotating it out.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
I've had this truck since I was in college and in Feb 2005 is when I finally received it (ordered in December 2004). SR5 trim level, I couldn't find a nicer trim since I told them it needed to be 4WD, manual, and double cab - those were my must haves. I haven't driven her much since about 2018 since I've had other cars with better fuel economy (currently a 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid touring with 129k miles going strong, had to put smaller 17s on it though).
Posting because I need reassurance to keep this truck. Summer 2024 I spent around $3k getting the 4WD to engage, the shifter replaced (completely shredded), fuel sensor and pump replaced (showed empty all the time and went ahead and replaced pump because why not when doing the fuel sensor), AC/heat only blew on high. Now I have maybe $2k (per the dealership/stealership) for a new front axle and shocks + alignment. My driver side shocks completely snapped off and I figured going to a mechanic and having Bilsteins thrown in would probably cost what the dealer would charge for OEM. Also the reason I want a new front axle is because the CV boot on driver side was damaged from the shocks and I'd rather just have the entire thing replaced since it could be damaged worse than just the boot (it knocks when I turn hard to the left). That wet spot under my truck in the photo is from the soda I poured to clean up the battery just now.
I'm trying to decide if it's worth to fix just the mechanical issues or if I should actually do what I've been wanting to do with it - get the paint stripped and have it lined with that bed lining stuff. Need to get the headlights replaced and a new stereo and speakers. Because I'm spending all this money getting it fixed over the last two years I might as well drive it more and I think I'd enjoy it more with some of those upgrades/replacements. Y'all think it's worth it? I literally just got new tires for it because the ones I had were so goddamn old!
