Victorinox Swiss Army Tinker Small Pocket Knife (Red)

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Great Knife

My sister bought me the full size tinker during a brief visit to Switzerland over a decade ago. That knife went through hell and back is still going strong. It's a great knife, but it is kind of bulky in the pocket, and prints very noticably in most pants. Hoping for similar features in a smaller size, I bought the small tinker from Amazon, about a year ago. It works really well. I think the only thing it's missing from the original tinker is the pliers, and this creates a smaller and noticably thinner and lighter knife that's comfortable to carry every day. I've been real happy with it, and I especially like having a robust phillips driver in place of a corkscrew.

Best EDC pocket tool, but smaller.

I have carried the Swiss Army Tinker for decades, and the Tinker Small is nearly indistinguishable, but slightly smaller. It thus fits the pocket better, and yet seems to compromise nothing in terms of utility or durability.

About the only tool on the SAT that I haven't used extensively is the toothpick.

It doesn't have scissors, or pliers, or a flashlight or whatnot -- but it has what you will mostly need, most of the time -- in a sturdy package that fits the hand and pocket well, and isn't easily broken (I have yet to break any part of a Tinker!).

Solid, small, stainless steel.

oh yeah, i like this pocket knife. Its about the size of a bic lighter, so i can stick it in that little pocket above your real pocket on the right side of your jeans. yep, its perfect, the bottle opener will open any bottle o drink just not as well as those full size openers. Its very solid so you can rest assured that the opener wont bend back or rip off when you use it like the openers on some of those off brand knives. the blades hold nice and solid too, they dont wiggle when they are opened. The phillipshead screwdriver was the selling point for me, but ive decided to use it as a last resort, because the design makes it hard to keep the driver steady and actually unscrew something, and you have to constantly use half turns because the handle is perpendicular to the screwdriver.
overall this is perfect for me. It has exactly the tools i want in a nice lightweight portable yet solid knife, that i have no trouble carrying with me everyday.

A gentleman's convenience, not a workman's tool

I've been carrying this model around everyday for so many years that if I didn't have it with me it would feel similar to forgetting to take my keys. I have destroyed several of them by using them for tough tasks. The knives can of course be dulled by being used on hard materials; this must be avoided. They are great for neatly cutting out UPC labels on cartons to send them for rebates, with less than full cardboard thickness. This use alone has made this knife a great investment. I used a knife sharpener on one large blade whenever it dulled and eventually it became the small blade. I broke the tip off a large blade. Worst, I turned the Phillips screwdriver too hard and twisted it partially out of the knife handle. Within the limits of what it can do, this item is indispensable. I find it a good size, not too big to carry in pants pocket, but with good size attachments. The toothpick is silly, however.

this knife has everything

This knife has everything--including the phillips head screw driver. I have been carrying this knife or one like it for maybe 20 years now. Its the perfect balance between multifunctional, cost effective, and thin. If it had more tools that might be helpful, but it would thicker and that would not be good at all.