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TheViking
25-08-2004, 15:16
Hi...
Young Bushman and I were wondering what the hook in some SAK's is used for? On Knifeforums someone mentioned that it could be used to carry bags after shopping...?! :roll: :wink:
I know there can be several uses, but I can't see which ones...? :roll: :wink:
Maybe help for crotchet?
a what?
It's billed as a parcel carrier ... hmmmm, something I need all the time!
Young bushman, it's a type of knitting, you do it with a hook (crochet). I can't remember exactly how it's done though.
What an explanation in a shop said (a page printed from the victorinox site or something like that), is that it's for carrying things...not so usefull for shopping bags, but if it's a box or something with a thin string round it, it's much nicer using the knife's hook than having the string digging in your hand.... :wink:
Edit: oh well, Adi beat me to it, will teach me to stay on the reply screen for half an hour while I do something else :roll:
Edit: oh well, Adi beat me to it, will teach me to stay on the reply screen for half an hour while I do something else :roll:
Tee hee :lol:
I actually use the hook when tying fishing knots. I tie the knot, place the fishing hook over the SAK hook and pull the line to tighten the knot.
the only use i could find for it, it to put back my bicyle chain on after it has fallen off without making my hands dirty.
bigjackbrass
25-08-2004, 19:20
Clearly it's intended for emergency use, sliding down convenient cables angled between buildings, or cable car pylons. Sure I've seen James Bond do this. Perhaps some of you could have a go and let me know how it turns out...?
:naughty:
Clearly it's intended for emergency use, sliding down convenient cables angled between buildings, or cable car pylons. Sure I've seen James Bond do this. Perhaps some of you could have a go and let me know how it turns out...?
:naughty:
:rolmao:
I just HAVE to try that next time the chairlift brakes down :naughty:
(unfortunatly I'll have to wait for this winter, still 3 months and a week till the glacier opens...too long :cry: )
RovingArcher
25-08-2004, 21:28
hmmm, I havn't seen this little hook thingie. Is it big enough to lift a pot by it's bail off of a hot fire or stove?
hmmm, I havn't seen this little hook thingie. Is it big enough to lift a pot by it's bail off of a hot fire or stove?
Yep!
picking up pots is what they are good for so long as the handle isn't too thick. Though since I carry the swiss tool I don't need to find a use for it
Colin KC
28-08-2004, 22:27
It's for hooking boy scouts woggles if they (the boy scouts that is) get stuck in horses hooves & you don't have that attachment :rolmao:
Keith_Beef
01-09-2004, 15:02
Hi...
Young Bushman and I were wondering what the hook in some SAK's is used for? On Knifeforums someone mentioned that it could be used to carry bags after shopping...?! :roll: :wink:
I know there can be several uses, but I can't see which ones...? :roll: :wink:
As everybody knows, the so-called "swiss army knife" is in fact a modern copy of a 19th century Sheffield "sportsman's knife", when "sportsman" meant more or less "horseman".
The little hook is a boot hook, for fastening your boots. You would pass the hook through a loop, reach over to the button on the other side of the boot, and pull it through the loop. Sometimes called a button hook.
Look at the fourth article in this image:
http://bpics.rubylane.com/graphics/shops/southernexposure/1228.7L.jpg
Keith.