I took apart an old X-acto #3 (I think) and put the "chuck" in my PSK. That gives me a little bit of a grip for a scalpel blade if there are absolutely no sticks to be had. I also carry a wood screw to start a hole in the end of a stick that I can then screw the x-acto chuck into. If I could get a chuck screw with a wood screw in it, I'd love it, but they weren't made for such things.

Of course one might be tempted to think I need my Leatherman for the wood screw, and at that point I must have a knife, so why would I need the scalpel blade? The srew has an eyelet just big enough to grip with my sausage-like fingers... LOL

Truthfully though, unless your packing a PSK in a small tin or case, which a lot of people do (me lol), a stainless steel scalpel handle is only about 6" x 1/2" x 1/8" in size (estimate) plus the size of a set screw if you choose to go that route and only costs about $2.50, so that's an option as well.

With all of that said, and as others have noted, carry a good knife, the scalpel blades are there just in case. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />