Re: [Paddlewise] Knives

Bill Leonhardt wrote:
> 5.   I'd also like to hear more from Joq Martin.  I too carried a knife
> with a hook for cutting parachute cords while flying.  As I recall, that
> knife had a push button opening (aka switch blade) for the normal pointed
> cutting blade but the hook blade had to be folded out.  The knife used to
> reside in the little pocket on the left thigh of my flight suit and it
> sounds like you've duplicated this pocket near the zipper on your PFD.  Are
> these knives a viable candidate for kayaking and are they available to
> civilians?

There is a type known as "hook knife" by skydivers. It's purpose is to
cut through cords and
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