There are a couple companies making upgraded scales for some SAK models that really elevate the knives. I have one with nice burgundy micarta scales...
I don't think Jorn's friend's kid should have be expelled. But, her parents should have known better than to let her take a knife to school for show...
I have two Victorinox items, one a pocket Swiss Army Knife and one a Swiss Tool, similar to a Leatherman tool, and love them to death. They get used...