1st Impressions: The Riddle of the H.E.S.T.

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Hello,

I have just received my HEST and I'm going to write a review in 2010...
Sometime in 2010 ! Not in january.;)
It's obvious. How could I write any "opening the parcel" review on a tool which is made to live with ? I need to use it but also I need to edc it.
To EDC a knife means to get in osmosis with the design and start to wear and tear my pockets with only one knife. And osmosis got a long incubation for such a polyvalent tool. Especially when you know you gonna like it !
First impressions out of the box ?
Wow this knife is/feels/looks solid.
This is a thick and sharp knife. Very sharp thanks to its geometry. It cuts bread better than many of my thinner blades. The HEST is deadly serious in its purpose: to be reliable even if you missuse it. There is no "gadget" feel in it. A good friend, reliable if you take care of it.

Ergos ?
Wow. The handle fits like a glove. The hand is encapsuled between the choil and the prybar. What's more could I say ? This knife is screaming to be used. Not only used hard but also it's screaming to be used cleverly. By giving you holes in the handle, skeleton option, pry bar, the conceptors of that knife are also opening a door for opportunities. As one of the rare multitools with no mobile parts the HEST looks like a great addition to your SAK... Hey you can open a beer with it and even the pry bar can be used as a flat screwdriver.

The beauty is in the eye of the beholder... but the HEST is very sexy. It's a knife with a very strong character, and it's a confidence builder. You need to desserve it, as, the clever you are, the better the Hest will perform.

It's very rare to find a short FB which is designed as a good EDC companion for adventures. It's could be adventures in your backyard, in the woods, or in exotic far away places.
You feel like it's made to carried with you all the time and to develop a "special" bond with you. So I guess it's going to be my main FB for 2010.
The RC3 and the IZULA will be used by friends in Italy and France but the Riddle of The Hest need to be answered in a very personnal matter.

The only thing I could say now is: I love it. I love the way it feels !
It's thick, sharp,looks great and it's a Rat Cutlery Knife made by Rowen ! Wow !:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
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Nemo in/from Paris, France? Your English, spelling and punctuation are better than half the people of the U.S. could write. I look forward to your review in the future.
 
mmmm I didnt understand most of those words, youll have to write your review a bit less dramatic for some of us:) well me for sure.

"To get in Osmosis with your knife" this sounds kinky to me.
To transfer liquid through a semi permeable cell or someting like this?
 
HEST is ready for anything! so are the other RATs the HEST is special the other RATs are special to.

I'm a RATahloic

looking forward to your review!
 
mmmm I didnt understand most of those words, youll have to write your review a bit less dramatic for some of us:) well me for sure.

"To get in Osmosis with your knife" this sounds kinky to me.
To transfer liquid through a semi permeable cell or someting like this?

LOL! You forgot this one:
"And osmosis got a long incubation for such a polyvalent tool." :jerkit:
This is knife porn of what ? :D
 
"osmosis got a long incubation for such a polyvalent tool"
Translated: you have to actually carry such a multipurpose tool to really understand it. :)

I carry mine more than my Izula now.
 
"osmosis got a long incubation for such a polyvalent tool"
Translated: you have to actually carry such a multipurpose tool to really understand it. :)

I carry mine more than my Izula now.

Is there any other way ? ;)...

So when I watch one of those many video knives reviews on youtube with guys opening the UPS parcel, the plastic transparent bag and start to review it and share their science about it...

unless the reviewer is also the maker of the knife ... :D
 
Is there any other way ? ;)...

So when I watch one of those many video knives reviews on youtube with guys opening the UPS parcel, the plastic transparent bag and start to review it and share their science about it...

unless the reviewer is also the maker of the knife ... :D

Basically what you gave us, only without the video.
 
Got no video but I can provide a picture of the reviewer:

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HEEEEESSSSSTT !!!

Happy ? :D
 
Most hostile environment yet... my mother in law kitchen !

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yes it cuts la baguette very well ! :D
 
Well.... reading so far, this should be on heck of a review thread... looking forward to reading more of your thoughts on the HEST. I knew I shoulda taken pics this past weekend, I used my HEST to slice the cheese for cheese and crackers on Christmas day. :)
 
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