I used the useless tool!!!

PocketEdge

PocketEdge

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Back in December, my wife and I were doing some Christmas shopping. We had purchased a few large Items and I had consolidated them into the largest bag. After about twenty minutes, I realized my fingers were killing me and after looking at them, they were purple with a big indentation from the bag handle. Well, not only did I have a beautifull SilverTech Huntsman in my pocket, I actually remembered that it had that dang parcel hook that always irritated me. I decided to put it to the test and that was when I had one of the most beautiful knife moments in my life.
I hooked that bag with my Huntsman and carried that heavy bag all around the mall. I would give whom I thought were fellow knife guys a confident grin and nod, saying in my mind "look at me! I'm using the parcel hook!!

No one seemed to notice or care. It didn't matter, I was giggling all the while. My wife thought I lost it. She didn't realize I had crossed a threshold, I had experienced a "moment" in knifedom. I used the parcel hook!

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I am very, very impressed. I keep waiting for the moment when I need to use the parcel hook. I KNOW it will be when I'm not carrying one of my SAKs that has it....

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
A couple of weeks ago, the base used parcel twine to bundle the weekly newspapers. But I didn't have my SAK Compact on me to bring it into the building! :mad:
 
I've used the hooks many different ways over the years. I definitely don't consider it useless, quite the contrary.

Useless SAK tool? The nail file. I'm a 31 year old man and I've never used a nail file. Don't reckon I'll ever start.
 
haha, that's awesome! if i saw you at the mall, i would've shook your hand to congratulate you :p
 
I too remember the first time realised that the parcel hook was not 'useless', now the only SAK I have without the parcel hook are the Aloxs and the classic.
 
The hook is actually pretty useful, but it's a very situational thing, and it's not geared toward any one particular task like most of the other tools are.

EmperorWang makes a pretty good point about the nail file being rather useless. I definitely hate to see a low-utility nail file on anything where there could be a more useful tool. I do like how some of the newer SAK models have a nail file built into the back of the parcel hook, where it doesn't take away space from a more useful tool.

Personally, I find the corkscrew to be of dubious value (not a wine drinker), and only use it to carry the tiny eyeglasses screwdriver.
 
Kudos!! You should get a t-shirt made that says, "I'm a hooker!" You'd have lots of guys notice you then...
 
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