https://north40.com/victorinox-ranger-55-wood-pocket-knife
Now that mine have shipped, I figured I'd share the deal. North 40 is great to deal with shipping is very reasonable. You may be able to find a 20 percent off coupon, most of them are single use.
An updated take on the 58mm Drifter, but it actually contains all the tools of the minichamp except the emergency blade. The flat screwdriver is also a nail file and ruler.
Party spoon could easily be swapped out for the emergency blade, but I live in a party town.
Thickness is 8mm, Weight is 33 grams.
For comparison a:
I've sourced a few dozen Victorinox Alox 58mm scales and will be doing a limited run of these, once they arrive.
I've been making a a few of these, it's essentially a sportsman with a phillips or a small tinker with a file. A Victorinox take on the Wenger Highlander.
I've been calling it the Beekeeper, because it's the knife you start carrying when you reach beekeeping age. But I'm tired of explaining the Ricky & Morty to people.
I need a name for it that fits within the Victorinox naming system.
Today's build was an original style yeoman for a customer. Part of an order of 3 knives a yeoman, a scientist, and CyberYeoman.
Standard build process using customer provided donor knives, all knives are completely torn down, ultra sonic cleaning and polishing of all parts, liners sanded and coated in corrosion/galling inhibitor. The 2.5mm pins are made using nickel silver, with the 2.2 using brass, hand peened and filed flat.
The donors for the yeoman were an explorer and compact. I also make a version using the 84mm combo tool from the waiter, I'll post a comparison picture later this evening. Size, shape and everything on the tools are the same. the only difference is the 84 mm sits lower in the scale, but it's still easily accessible.
Pardon the ugly scales, the new plus scales haven't arrived yet
If you have any questions feel free to ask
Update, with plus scales
https://imgur.com/a/p8qHNyz