Victorinox Swiss Army EvoWood Swiss Army Knife

As my headline reads: The jury is still out on this. I purchased this so I could carry something a little lighter than what I have been carrying for years. I gave it 5 stars because the workmanship and quality of construction is excellent. I never had any tool, knife or other, polished to such a shine. The tools all snap open and closed with authority. Not something you would find on a cheaper or lesser quality item. The fit and finish are superb. The wood scales, although seemingly without a finish on them, probably have a flat finish or oil sealer, not really sure but they are nice and ergonomic. It feels nice in hand. Blade is razor sharp.Now, why do I have reservations: I have been carrying a Leatherman Surge as well as a Buck 110 knife for a long time, every day. Yes they are heavy, but they are very heavy duty and never let me down. Compared to those, the Victorinox seems flimsy and not for anything but very light use. The tools were initially very hard to open and close, but a little oil seemed to make things better, but still difficult. The steel does not seem as strong as either of my other two EDC tools but again, time will tell. I wanted to get this to replace carrying those two on an everyday basis, and I use them every day. I am just not convinced this will hold up to everyday use like they did.However, I am going to carry this for a week and leave my other tools at home and give it a thorough testing. Perhaps it really will live up to its reputation as a great overall tool, and I want to give it a fair shake.To sum up my review, it is very well made, no sharp uncomfortable edges, has plenty of tools for most small tasks. The cons at this point are that it feels a little flimsy and appears to be more for light duty tasks. But again, time will tell. 5 stars for the quality build, but as my title states: The jury is still out on this one. I'll edit my post in a few weeks to reflect how it held up or didn't in everyday usage.EDIT: Well after carrying this for a full week with no other multi tools, and giving this a fair trial period, I must say it is a great little knife/tool. It has grown on me to the point that I will be carrying this every day. The tools have gotten smoother and smoother to open every day, they are sturdy and do the job they were intended to do. I am glad I gave it some time and gave it a good workout. My questions on its usefulness and durability have been answered, and I am very pleased with this Swiss knife. It will be with me every day with or without other multi tools.

Nice knife to gift. Wood finish and great overall key holder accessory.

I had a Spartan Swiss Army knife decades ago, which always seemed like it was the perfect pocket knife, but it had taken a walk somewhere along the way. I was unable to find another Spartan, and although others came and went, they never seemed like they fit all my needs without being too much. I don't want a big, heavy knife, just one with well made tools that I know I'll use, and that corkscrew is ever so much more valuable to me than scissors, since there's no substitute for it when you need it.When I saw this beautiful version, I asked Santa to bring me one. I love it! It has just what I need, it's well built, the blade is sharp, the tools are high quality, the wood is beautiful, and, along with the contours, makes it a pleasure to hold and use.

I really love this knife. You may find more on Amazon for a lesser cost, but the quality of Victorinox really shines through here. The blades are sharp and the saw feels sturdy. The wooden grip is smooth and comfortable to hold. I haven't used all the tools, but I love having it with me when I need it.

The victorinox evowood 14 is a hybrid knife between wenger's evowood 14 and the victorinox climber. It is a beautiful little pocket knife. Let's start with some specs.The knife is 85 mm long, true to the standard wenger length, and 20 mm wide at the widest point, which is about the same as the 4 layerd victorinox huntsman.The handels or scales are made of walnut wood and hold no scale tools, like tooth pick or tweezer, etc. but they do look and feel awesome with the ergonomic cut. Unlike the picture it has no cut out for the awl.The tools:Top layer has the most tools, starting from back to front it has:Nail file, wenger model with a nail cleaner tip, that could be used with minimum tork for select philips screws.Main blade, wenger model, speerpoint, around 55 mm long cutting edge. Has a nice belly to it and as always with SAK's easy to sharpen.Scissors, wenger style, serrated, self sharpening ( never needed that), it has a built in lever that acts like a spring wich is not user replaceable and can get stuck, it did with this knife the second time I used it, just bend it slightly back a bit and it will be springy again. Very annoying. I still prefer the victorinox style scissors for me, but it is a matter of personal preference.Cap liter, bottle opener with screwdriver and wire stripper. Wenger model. It does a good job at opening bottles, and used as a screwdriver it has a friction lock, meaning that when you push on it, it will slide back into the handle a bit and won't close on your fingers, nice. And of course a wire stripper that I have never used on any model, but you may find a use for it. Has no half stop at 90 degrees.Can opener, victorinox model of the 84 mm models, it opens a can and with practise can do it faster then a dedicated can opener. It also has a small screwdriver on the top that can be used on more common phililps screws.The back tools:Corkscrew, for me more important than a philips, victorinox style and does fit the mini screwdriver.Awl, victorinox style, hallelujah! Way better then the one from wenger, with a sharpened edge and a sowing eye.Key ring, well, it's a key ring, nothing special, you may want to put a lanyard or something on it. The knife will be probably to large for attaching it to you keys.And that's all the tools. Fit and finish could be a bit better, the wood sticks a bit out from the liners, but really that is nitpicking. The victorinox logo looks like it is lasered in, and on the main blade on one side it says "victorinox, swiss made, delemont" , nothing on the other side.I really like this knife, but because of a few minor details I cannot give this one 5 stars.

What made me get it was TA Outdoors YouTube video. He made a review on it and why you wouldn’t mind having it in a bushcraft survival situation and I don’t do bushcraft but I do use it at least once a day. It’s worth the price and it’s not cheap material. The knife came very sharp, it cuts better than our kitchen knives. And it comes with a saw !

The Tinker is one of Swiss Army Knife’s most popular models. This is the same knife with classy wood scales (handles).