The Sharktooth Utility Pendant is a survival tool currently up for funding on Kickstarter. The Sharktooth is the one of the first designs of Archwing, LLC’s Tactical Apparel venture, a steel tool with a variety of functions, including but not limited to an arrowhead, spear point, saw, hammer punch, flathead turner, etc.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/archwingllc/sharktooth-12-in-1-tactical-utility-pendant
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I’m wondering, how exactly torque is supposed to be applied to it when used as wrench, keeping in mind that both outer edges are sharp. Probably, will work in thick leather gloves with certain risk of cutting it, but it sounds pretty made-up.
I’m guessing your fingers will be gripping the inside edge not occupied by what you’re trying to turn, just don’t try to stabilize it with your thumb on the outside edges. Or maybe carry a spare bolt that you can stick in one of the other socket areas and use that as a handle (maybe have the bolt head fit at one end of the tool and a nut threaded on the bolt that would fit the opposite end)?
Not to belittle it, but there seems to be very little surface area where you’d attach a shaft for an arrow or spear. I can easily see the point torquing out of alignment with the shaft, even if tied on tighly.
Matt
Exactly. There is nothing to keep the arrowhead from folding back against the shaft. Maybe they intend for the shaft to go further up in the arrowhead, in the stepped-out area behind the point? I’m not an engineer so I don’t know the fancy terminology.
Yeah, go look at the link. We didn’t post all of the photos.
Depends on the material use, but creator seems reluctant to reveal the type steel use and heat treatment.
Yeah, that’s my biggest concern. It looks like it’s an oven-sintered steel from a 3D printer, which means it’s got the rough tensile strength of MIM pot metal – and I do mean rough.
Using that as a necklace or any other sort of loose jewelry looks like an accident waiting to happen.
They suggest wearing it as an earring, too.
Walter Mitty – reloaded.
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