Re: [Paddlewise] Knives for PFD attachment

At 11:56 PM 7/9/98 -0400, you wrote:

(coupage majeure)

 The blunt-ended River Shorty is a good knife.  I
>can't remember much about the sheath though. 

(encore de coupage) 

>Wynne
>Americus, GA
>USA
>
	The River Shorty sheath is space age plastic and indestructo. It has a
clip that hangs it upside down from the "gear patch" on the PFD. The clip
is slightly larger than the standard gear pacth slot. Forcing the clip into
the slot ensures a secure fit. There are "buttons" on the back of the
sheath that allow fastening through fabric--the sheath on the outside of
the fabric, the buttons being jammed into the sheath from the other side of
the fabric. This mount probably stretches the fabric but does not put a
hole through it. 

	The tip of the sheath features a fairly large, solid "loop" which allows
for a lanyard. There's enough space in the loop to pass the loose length of
the lanyard so that the line is secure and not dangling loose, yet ready
with just a firm pull. The handle of the knife features a large opening for
the lanyard. (I secure the knife with a bowline loop passed through the
handle in a double half-hitch to allow the knife to be freed from the
lanyard for slicing bagels and cheese.) 

	Finally, the knife secures in the sheath by a triple detent of notches on
both sides of the handle. It takes three "clicks" to pull the knife free
from the sheath--secure, but nonetheless ready for an emergency, no clumsy
snaps. 

	The blade is heavy with a thick "rib" down the centerline. It's a serrated
blade which is prefered for cutting lines, fiberglass, roto-molded plastic,
neoprene . . . The tip tapers symetrically to a blunt end which would work
as a flat tip screwdriver. The handle is space age plastic and ribbed for a
good grip. One large rib on the "sharp side" makes it easy to orient the
knife blade even through heavy gloves. 

	

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