Victorinox Workchamp Swiss Army Knife Review
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I've had a workchamp for 17 years or so, I use it at home and when I travel. I find it a indispensable bit of kit.
Is it a wenger ? Or was this always a Victorinox?
@@chevy4x466 Mine is a Victorinox. I don't know if Wenger has many 111mm models.
best review of the workchamp on youtube ?!
I love the Workchamp, my ex gave me one 6 years ago and it's been my most used pocket knife/multi tool. I LOVE that it has a locking blade. The only changes would be replacing a can opener for another blade, turning the can opener into a combo opener like you mentioned in your video. I always found the magnifying glass too small and would prefer a larger one as a separate tool, rather than adding it to the Workchamp like you talked about. I have no problems with every-day carrying this.
I have mine since 2000 and never leave home without it. By far the best pocket knife-multitool I've ever owned..
My mom got me one of these for my 21 birthday, and let me tell you it’s never let me down. When it comes to gun smithing, household use, to normal everyday use it’ll get you out of a pinch.
That is often, my mother is one of those school teacher types, she never gave me any knives LOL, but my dad did.
I purchased a wide river sheath for mine, it goes everywhere with me. I love your videos, keep up the good work dude.
I love the Workchamp. It’s a great outdoors knife and, while at the house, I’ve used it to cut a number of screws with the metal saw. I recently bought a 111mm Trekker to add to my outdoor knife set and, depending on where I’m going, I carry one or the other.
Love mine. I do carry it in a pack. As you mentioned, the longer length on the tools has proven to be very effective.
Awesome knife. Got one as a gift almost 20 years ago and it's stil works and looks great. Great for indoor and outdoor activities. Little big and heavy for everyday pocket carry, suits best in a holster, so it can be carried on a belt.
Stewart Brand, the originator of The Whole Earth Catalog recommended this tool about 5 years ago, so I got one. More robust tools is a distinct advantage over the Champ. I carry it more than my Leatherman.
My new gotta have! I think this is the model I have been wanting for so long. An improved HERCULES!
You don't need an extra fish descaler, but you have the saw because it can do that too. Try out the descaling saw.
I carry the Hercules in my car, and my Workchamp I carry at work- going between my pocket and my tool belt as needed. Of course my Workchamp can’t compete with my full-sized tools but it always comes in super useful. Sometimes at height on utility poles where less is more!
Extremely tempting!
Man as soon as I think I've found the right Swiss to carry I find another one of your videos lol also I was on there website and I think they sell a bone tooth pick. Great video ! thanks
Another nice video.
I agree with you that the Workchamp has all the most likely to be used tools until you get into specialty tools. Also, as much as I like Leathermans (or Victorinox "multitools" like the Spirit), I just think this Workchamp design makes for an overall nicer, and more easy to use multi-tool design.
Just here to say I ordered a Black Workchamp today, and this video was helpful I'm my decision 5 years after you made this video.
Awesome, I love the Work Champ, congrats!
I used this tool to open noodle rations during the first meme wars.
Excellent, I can see it served you well, you're still alive!
yeah, that's a nice tool. I keep it in the left side pocket of my carharts . I filed the small Phillips to such a fashion as to make it into an inline awl of which works quite well. its made many electrical repairs while in my possession . nice review
Swisschamp Are best knife in victorinox ;)
Use mine every day. The best knife/tool I own.
Good review, as always.
I've used my Workchamp so much that I had to send it to Victorinox to replace the metal saw, which flattened the groove after some extensive metal filing. I ended up scuffling the scales a little as well, which will be taken care of by Victorinox. I carry the Workchamp in a sheath because it's big for the pocket carry. That solves the problem of the knife being rather bulky.
Hi. This is useful information. Did Victorinox have you pay to replace the metal file? How much did they charge you? How long did the replacement take? Did you have to send it in to them? And, which country did you do this in?
@@saviom8166 Hi Friend. You pay an insignificant fee to replace each tool. I don't remember exactly how much it was because it was a year ago, but believe me, it's cheap. The turnaround time was rather long because of Covid restrictions but under normal circumstances it's fast. Lastly, Victorinox is a global company so I'm sure they can serve you in your location w/o problems.
Love my Workchamp. As you say, its more of a "kit" knife than a pocket knife, but my Fieldmaster does that role.
It's a serious toolset on the Workchamp and they're all good quality, as we've come to expect feom Victorinox.
I carry it more than my Spirit xc or my Wave! Good friend in every situation !
Just got mine today! Put paracord through the lanyard and tie it to a small karabiner . The karabiner goes on a belt loop and hangs the knife upright in your pocket !! Great way to carry a large knife so it's not noticeable in the pocket. It works!!
I do the same thing. I use two carabiners, one on the belt loop and one to take the knife off of the paracord.
Great knife, great review. Thanks.
Great tool set wish they would bring back the craftsman! It's about the same but smaller
Nice tool, great review.
Great video thanks. I agree it is a great kit knife 🔪 and would take bush crafting camping or work job sites. I only EDC 3 inch blades as City limits size. I do have a bigger 111cm SAK with locking blade that is just basic tools knife, can and bottle openers, reamer and philips with the saw added and is great for out doors camping plus very hand friendly too.
I've managed to trim 2 inches branches from a lemon tree with my WC knife saw. Amazing tool.
Wow, it makes the SwissChamp look small! That being said, you hit the nail on the head (no hammer included? Maybe use the whole tool as a hammer?) when you pointed out the size similarity with other large plier-based multi tools that we happily tote around. Nice video buddy.
Lets play with the idea of a Victorinox / Spyderco collab and having a s30v endura or pm3 blade on this.
The corkscrew is awesome for undoing knots!
I think with the work champ Victorinox could make the pliers longer and thicker also. Even larger scissors with it being 111mm, also agree it should have a pen in the scale tools. But great toolset on this knife, I think a larger cyber tool would also be awesome on the larger vics.
Lovely knife !!!! I want one please. :-)
Thanks for the review !
Cheers,
Roger.
Top 5 tools: I would say the reamer is for me definitely up there, much more so than the file. The ability to make quite deep starter holes (for finishing with the saw blade) is quite crucial!
Nice video bro keep it up
Hi again. Got me the WORKCHAMP XL. AWESOME! I'm with you 100% with regards to all that nonsense about oversized SAKs, MTs etc. Anyway, I have some points when it comes to the choice of tools (or rather the poor choice of certain implements as opposed to essential tools being left out). In short and in specific with regards to the XL model, VIC ought to have included the chisel (and definitely a large one) and the multi purpose hook; they ought to have dropped the combo tool and the hoof cleaner; they ought to have included a longer awl; Regardless, the XL simply rocks. Sometime till Friday, I shall get the proprietary pouch, since I am an advocate of "belt carry". At some point, I plan to get the plain WORKCHAMP as well. Why?.. Well, firstly because I am a SAK-AE (Addict Eponymous) and secondly because... I am a SAK-AE (Addict Eponymous) ... ROFL!.. Seriously now... I am hooked on SAKs and MTs, because I too, both collect them and use them. Never miss an opportunity to pursue a new learning curve, distinguish the benefit from others' insight, experiment etc. Signing off. Cheers! George.
MrDidaxi Cool, I have the XL also, I found it for $50 less than the regular price because it had a purely cosmetic dent on the edge of one of the liners. Yeah some of the tools are crazy on that model LOL.
I like the way you think.
I’d like to have seen an in-line awl like on the pioneer range then it would be perfect... perhaps use the combi opening tool from the 111mm hunter in place of the can opener then fit the awl in place of the bottle opener? Then in the space on the back of the usual reamer awl replace it with the chisel tool from the swisstool?
I love giving my 111mm models a sharpened .5mm back edge as secondary option and for better thrusting performance
I wish victorinox puts its universal wrench in more tools like the workchamp and the cybertool because it's so much more useful than the openers ...
And yes seeing this also in those lare pliers based swiss knives too...
As a collector I like them both : -)
I would never carry a SAK with "pliers" unless is a multi-tool, but thanks for sharing your views on the tool.
Trekker or this hmm 🤔
I wonder how the work champ XL look like. Awesome review thank you
Interesting model. I see on Victorinox's site they have an "XL" version that has a clip point secondary blade, but it adds a bunch of other crazy tools (like a hoof cleaner and marlin spike) so it's a bit ridiculous. Anyway, you do very good and thoughtful reviews.
i'm with you man, magnifying glass is very under rated. It makes a great fire starting tool giving it an option most multi tools lack. Very cool man that's a winner anyway. I'd like to see a pure bushcraft SAK, they always seem one or two tools that seem off base. Still rather have an SAK over a multitool personally but that just me. great vid man. keep it real.
Macho Deth Thanks, Macho Man!
Agree about the magnifying glass. It is surprisingly useful. The old grey one magnifies to the power of 8. The current one magnifies to the power of 6. Moral: Get the older version if you can.
I love the Swiss army knife 😎✌️
Excellent video, sir!
Multi-Tool School Thanks, bro!
It's not too big not too small with the right tool set. As the name says it's really a work champ.
Love mine!!!!
I prefer the 111mm overall because the locking blades are safer when using them. Better grip too.
Excellent survey -- I too chose this model over the Swisschamp for reasons of tool size and completeness. FYI, the latest version has liner locks on both the blade and bottle opener/large screwdriver instead of the button lock, and the awl is without a sewing eye -- but it does have enough flat edge to serve as a package opener and suchlike, keeping the main blade from "unnecessary roughness"!
Think they could've put a small thumb stud on that blade. Just a thought. Would be nice.
Another great review. Thanks. Do you know if the pen from the Swisschamp can fit into either the tweezer or toothpick slot of the Workchamp? Thanks
No it can´t. The pen requires a deeper slot than the other two.
I thought this was the Hercules knife as it has the grey locking switch for the main blade,whereas the work champ has a linear lock ? Did they make 2 versions ?
I think most of the older Victorinox had the switch and the newer ones have the linear.
@@WeAllJuggleKnives thank You for that information,that’s very helpful 👍
Very Good review on Workchamp , one request would be if could show us all the real uses of all the tools practically in a video format by showing us how to use all the tools THANK U
Plz reply if u can
Yes, I do have avideo like that in the works for the Swisstool, Outrider, and for this Workchamp as well :] (it might take a while, but I will do them all).
I thought that these SAK's with the external safety were unpopular because the blade has a bit of wiggle when locked?
They do have some wiggle, but they are not unpopular.
Great, useful review, thank you. Just 1 question, if anyone can answer: Does the scale have a pin hole?
You can put the pin inside the toothpic or tweezer slot.
What does the engraving on the base of the large blade say? Mine says victorinox swiss made
Stainless
And the other side says patented.
Is that what a real one says?
I have 2 and neither of them say patented. But I would look it up!
I have the Hercules which gives up the file. Rides in my day hiking pack and often on my belt or pocket on the weekends. I freaking love that model and can't say enough good things about it. Great reveiw, as always.
Love my Hercules! One herc of a knife!!
can you please review the swiss centurion knive
Hello. The best detail is that the Workchamp File allso is a Metallsaw. An a real Metalsaw is Hart to find on a Multitool. Most of them has a 3 sites file and not a Real Saw. I have the Workchamp an use it a lot and it is on of the best multitools ever.
Cool knife. How are the pliers? They definitely don't seem as strong as MT pliers, but are they pretty sturdy?
Friend of Crows I've seen videos of them bending nails.
Nice
Sounds like a bit limited version of the champ in number of the tools in the work champ albeit of some advanatges.
It is still hard for me to contemplate the size of the "large" (111mm) SAKs since I am so used to my regular swisschamp which has still been the largest SAK I have held with my own hands. Have a one-hand trekker in the mail right now though so it is soon to change, but still.... this work champ seems like a chonky beast!
One would need a sheath to carry it. It has the perfect collection of tools.
@@chevy4x466 or a kilt sporran!
Could I perhaps replace the toothpick with a pen?
Hi, I need to buy a pocket carry. i already have a small tinker but i need one with saw, pliers & scissors for carrying it around my garden, garage & my clinic situated in my campus. Which one should i buy- Handyman, workchamp or hercules. thanks in advance
I would choose the Workchamp. It is big for a Swiss knife, but compared to a lot of garden and garage tools, it is still a lot smaller.
I’d say workchamp too but if you don’t want one that large, I’d say Tinker deluxe because it has two blades and pliers
I recently noticed button locked Hercules going out of production, assuming its true is it worth to get my hand on one just for collection? Its last piece in my country and available for USD 45, usually it goes for USD 82.
I think that is definitely a good price, I would buy one if they were that price here!
@@WeAllJuggleKnives Yes, I got that last one. I have come to know that Victorinox has completely decided to get rid of button locks and go with linear locks.
Probably better locking mechanism but it would be interesting to know the reason behind this shift, I guess dropped price was just to clear stock of these old products before they roll new ones here.
Great video! I completely agree on the toolset. It's just right without being too much or too little.
BTW - I just bought one on Amazon this week and found some very noticeable up/down play in the locking main blade (when locked). Has anyone else experienced this? I'm considering returning/exchanging it. I just don't want to waste Amazon's time if it's a common issue. I also don't want to get another one with the same problem and feel like a picky jerk :)
Sam Squanch Yeah, slight up and down play is present on alot of victorinox knives. Its nothing to worry about. It doesnt rattle when you shake it or anything, right? I have several of the larger models and they all have some minor play if you pinch the blade and wiggle it.
Thank you! This is just what I needed to hear. I actually bought a second one in case I wished to return the first, and they both have the same vertical play. It doesn't rattle when I shake it, so it seems to be a result of the locking mechanism. I heard that the thumb lock doesn't grip the blade, but rather the spring. That might explain the slight play. It certainly doesn't affect the function of the tool. I'm glad to have one for the car and one for the house :) Cheers!
Workchamp is everything a man needs . Swisschamp is every scoutboy's dream.
Good review! I believe the metal file includes a metal saw....
It does, but it will not cut like a hacksaw can.
Does it have the needle behinde the corkscrew like the swisschamp?
Thomas Aasen No
Thomas Aasen you can màke a hole for the pin yourself
Just put the pin inside the slots.
I was going into Afghanistan in 2001 and bought one of these in rheinmien at the bx during a lay over and it never left my side for the next 3 years, I found a sheath that allowed me to carry it scout style and undetected in uniform and served me quite well......I lost the damn mini driver on my first deployment after I bought it
Awesome, it is always great to hear reports from the field from military, I think it gives civilians a lot more confidence in the gear, knowing it held up in hard conditions.
victorinox work champ . The best . Super gladiators .
Its very nice, I had not seen this one before. I have the original Swiss Champ that has the same style pliers and I have used them for small things, but I always wondered how effective they really are and Ive not seen anyone actually test the pliers to their capacity with various nuts and torque to failure, etc. It would be interesting I think. The only problem with mine is the spring somehow shifted and bent.
+traderjoes The springs are crap.
They might be crap but are also very easily replaced
Came down to the Craftsman or this Workchamp. The Workchamp won.
A titanium toothpick will break your teeth, man! I don't know, friend...
i like
Bellaca
I agree that it should have a pen.
Well - it is very nice, I ordered one from amazon, it arrived well oiled and sturdy looking, however:
- The knife blade had upwards/downwards play, producing a clicking noise on cuts and an annoying loose feel.
- The saw blade had been imperfectly machined - the teeth were uneven and somewhat malformed with leftover metal residue from the moulding or stamping process.
- The degree of sharpness was comparable to the blade of my vintage Victoria swiss army knife after 35 years of use with no sharpening. Still sharp but not proper sharp, which is impressive for the vintage but not so much for a knife fresh from the factory.
- The same actually went for the scissors - same levels of sharpness only one knife is 35+ years old ...
- It also did not have the advertized locking mechanism on the side, but that may be due to European legislation about fixed blade folders, or whatever. It does lock, but you have to pull a metal locking piece to one side to fold it. (Frankly I prefer that - I think that grey slider is butt-ugly, even if possibly practical and seems likely to sustain damage or fill up with gunk in the long run, with heavy outdoor usage You'll never get fish slime out of there without soaping the whole thing down, and having to re-oil everything ...).
I've ordered a replacement, so we'll see how they do on second try ...
It IS a heavy knife for a pocket knife if weight is more of an acute issue in your hiking setup. Personally I use a parang machete paired with a traditional wood handle mora and my vintage Victoria Swiss army knife. The Work Champ probably weighs almost the same as the mora and the vintage combined, but then again it sort of eliminates the need for the mora, although nothing much really competes with something like that for general camp and wood-crafting purposes.
I'm glad you picked one up! Thanks for the report, sounds like their quality control was off on that one!
@@WeAllJuggleKnives Yeah somewhat - we'll see how they do on the return model. I am a little interested to see if the steel generally feels any different than the old one. I remember it came with near-surgical levels of sharpness which surprised me a lot at the time with that kind of grind, coming mainly from moras/scandis ...
Gonna address a few of your concerns and explain how they are typical.....
1 ALL 111mm SAKs have vertical play. It's the nature of the mechanism.
2 ALL SAK wood saws have burrs on them when brand new. The burrs come immediately off the second you use it
3 ALL 111mm SAKs now come with a liner lock, NOT the slide lock.
Great video
renemanjr123 Thanks!
So in other words:
58mm has the Minichamp
91mm has the Swisschamp and the Swisschamp XXL, XAVT and XLT
111mm has the *Workchamp* and the *Workchamp XL*
Yes, those are the kings in each size.
if only this is a one hand opening knife.
the fact that you can't pull out all of the tools individually is a big turn off for me, so I have to go with the Swiss champ
Its not to big its nearly half the size of a modern smart phone
True and less wide than a regular multitool
Should i order this instead of the swisschamp?
Yes
WeAllJuggleKnives Alright, thanks my man! the swisschamp will ship to my door tomorrow and i'll just send it back for this :)
I love the locking blade on this, and it was just made legal where i live a few months ago :)
Have a great day.
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I also think the largest-sized Cybertool is better than the Swisschamp, there are a few Japanese stores on Amazon that still sell them.
WeAllJuggleKnives Yeah, it looks great. But the price is quite high atleast the last time i saw them. Btw, what's your favorite Swiss knife ever made? And if you were to recommend me a knife with a locking blade, that can't be open with one hand (because that's sadly illegal here in Denmark), and it has a variety of features, suitable for things like camping and tinkering (screwdrivers etc.) because i think the workchamp is the one, but i'd like to hear you opinion :)
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Yes the Workchamp is the one if you need a locking blade. My favorite is probably either the Victorinox Ranger or the old Wenger Backpacker, since they give a lot of usefulness relative to their size. The Alox Harvester is also pretty sweet.
they need to update the pliers already.
My favorite knife. Heat a pin with a lighter and make your own hole for the pin. I put a pen under the medal file .
The Workchamp could have been a truly great knife IF Victorinox hadn't gone cheap and fitted standard format pliers and scissors. I have around 30 different SAKs and of all of them the Workchamp is probably the most disappointing of all.
Yeah I have another Swiss knife that has the big fold out handle scissors/shears, those rock.
@@WeAllJuggleKnives What knife is that please?
@@byteme9718 - The RangerGrip 71
This it not a Swiss Army Knife this it a simply Citizen Swiss Knife !
A "Workchamp" with a corkscrew. I do not understand why so many swiss knives have one. The phillips is infinitely more useful.
I've done some research on the corkscrew and it turns out that most people who advocate the corkscrew don't use it for wine, most of them said they use it as a scraping device or to undo knots. I like that it can hold the glasses screwdriver, I think they should develop a small pen that it could hold. In the end, I do think Victorinox should do away with the Corkscrew on most models, because even though it has other uses, the public perception as a wine-opening tool is negative, and I do think they would sell more SAKS without it.
A glasses screwdriver, I do think they should have. Pens and corkscrews not so much. I could untie knots and scrape things with the other tools. But, to each his own I guess. They make the Fieldmaster and that's really all I need.
You can use the can opener as a Phillips, a dedicated Phillips just seems redundant.
@@WeAllJuggleKnives well, maybe for Americans, but in Europe we love corkscrew, we use it a lot, I definitely want it in my multitool. Victorinox as European company knows our needs.
I’m usually saying that there too small lol
That knife need a thump loop on the blade for one hand opening..
That'd be excellent
Yes, But a lot of People that have this Tool live in Germany, which is illegal because of one hand opening AND locking, and if I had to choose, I’d rather have a two hand opening blade which locks than a one handed one that doesn’t
I disagree!!
Unusable????
Who the heck would ever say that???
SMH....
WHO THE HELL NEEDS A DAMN CORK SCREW? A WINE-O?
Capt Daves Sportfishing Charters
Some people drink wine so.. yeah
Good for loosening up knots too
I love Vics but I hate how the blades need sharpening every 5 mins. They should sort that and add one handed opening on the blade. And add diamond file.. Perhaps make the pliers better... Oh wait now its Leatherman. ;)
Large heavy duty Vics just doesnt make sense to me because they are too flimsy and the steel is too soft. If its flimsy it needs a redeeming quality like being really pocketable and this one isnt. What about that high end folder in your other pocket? Sure, but if you feel the need to carry 3 blades where one makes the other two seem completely useless you might want to rethink a couple of things about your equipment.
Well, in my experience with both product, Victorinox work best and last longer, while my Leatherman rust easily
Titanium tooth pick? Your poor teeth
I looked at his tool. I liked it, but I passed it up because it lacked the magnifying glass. As far as these type of tools I like them to have meat on them, just like I like my ladies to have meat on them to hang on, LOL.. You know the last statement will get me in trouble. At 65 I don't care.