Sher Attitude Special comes home to roost

Steely_Gunz

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Well the mailman just dropped off the brand new Attitude special. First of all, many, many thanks to Yangdu for shipping it so fast. Typical HI service:thumbup:

The first thing I noticed upon getting it unpacked was "Geez-o-pete! This thing is stuck in there tight!" Yangdu wasn't joking, the scabbard needs some work to draw the blade correctly. Probably nothing more than thinning out some of the leather at the mouth. Certainly a good deal for 85 clams!!
Munk was right, it hangs like a straight razor. Mine weighs in at 20-21 oz, but it feels heavier...and light at the same time. I dunno what it is. It feels a lot beefier than a Kobra, but it still swings fast. Sher gave this blade an almost bar-stock look. No fullers, no frills, nothin' gussied up. All business, but the beauty is in the swing. More on that in a minute. The edge is typical sher. Convexed and sharp enough out of the box for the whole length. He must be mighty proud of this design. His signature and marks are really well done. I really like how stout he made the tip of the blade. You typically think of the "weakness" of a lighter khuk. It looks like he's made this Razor as much of a brute as you can make a 21oz knife. The fit and finish of the handle is perfect. It's locked up tight with a traditional white metal bolster and bell buttcap follows the swell flawlessly. I'm still not sure what to do with the flat area of the blade. It's too "hard" in the hand to choke up for heavy chops, but suppose it will excell where a khuk typically does a luke warm job of up close fine work (think roasting sticks around the campfire). The only thing wrong with the knife itself wasn't Sher's fault. It looks like it took a bit of hit on the spine during shipping so that there are 4 or 5 gouges right by the bolster. No problem for me. ALL of my khuks are workers. If i get the scarred one, then that means a collector will get an unscarred one:)

I don't have any wood to cut right now. Well, actually I have some skids out back, but i'm too lazy to go out in the cold to chop wood right now. So, i thought I'd see how the profile and edge on the blade hand long slicing cuts. I found a cardboard box in the back that had contained some lawn chairs. The flaps of the box are about 2' wide by 1' tall. I figured I'd try a horizontal cut. Most khuks right out of the box just mash the flap when I try this. Even after sharpening, between my technique and the weight of the blade it takes me a few tries to cut the full 2' sideways. Not this time. I took a breath and aimed through the cardboard flap. I swung and the blade stopped right at where I was looking. The severed flap caught the air and flowed to the concrete. Wow. I like this knife:D

All in all, this is a great all'rounder. I can see why Munk will be packing this one for hikes. I think i might do the same. It's light, it's thin, and it works harder than a lighter khuk should. I'm going to try it out chopping some wood and brush at my mom's house this weekend if i get the chance.
This is a great knife:) Sher should be proud of this beauty of a design.

Jake
 
Cool!!! :thumbup:

Mine should be there when I get home tonight :D

Sounds like the Sher 'Attitude" Special has a lot of that "Mystical Woo Woo Energy" that munk mentioned in another thread :D

It sounds like we should file/bevel the edges on the flat part of the blade in front of the bolster to make it easier on the fingers.
 
Great review and thanks, Jake.

Crossed fingers on tri-box tonite...

Hmm. Hoping it's not a chopper, but a fast curved slicer. No K&C means no losing same in woods... can always make sheath looser.

Love the balance in my carved YCS karda, and the wicked curves of a hanshee.... and saw both in Sher's new special. Kind of an uber-karda.

Hoping to see tonite, & cursing slow holiday mail....


Mike

"Mystical Woo Woo Energy" that munk mentioned :thumbup: as in "Sher's AS has an estimated MWWE factor of 8.5"

but what I hear is "Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk... OW! Moe! Woo woo woo woo woo..." :foot: Need a Stooges DVD.
 
Well, mine didn't show up last night :(

So, hopefully tonight along with a 22" Chit :D
 
You know, we've got some great people here.

I'm glad you're here, Jake.

And Sher's Attitude sounds like something I need to have, eventually.

John
 
Thanks, John. There are people that say things, and there are people that mean what they say. We all know what group you fall into. Thank you. It means a lot:)

Jake
 
Why was the Chevy 350 engine so successful? I don't know, but it was, and just hit a happy circumstance of 'feeling' as if it liked to work and work it did. Dodge had a 360 that was no slouch, but it never 'felt' like Chevy's, even though on paper the two were similar.

We live in a world of grey intangibles, and the Attitude Special has a certain something. I don't know why, but it is a forcefull player, more so than its light weight would suggest. Fairly heavy construction with weight forward design is probably the scientific explanation. Whatever. I think it chops as well as a 24 ounce FF but is lighter to carry in the field, especially without the smaller tools along.


munk
 
Steely_Gunz...Congrats!! Any pics? This forum needs more H.I candyshots

For some reason mine did not make it to the house yesterday...
 
Mine arrived yesterday at work. As Jake said, it's almost a 2-man job to unsheath it. Mine has about a 3-inch stretch of "butter-knife" effect on the blade, which I'll take care of this weekend. One of the 37 things I appreciate most about this forum, is that it's taught me to sharpen things.

It's got that "I'm going to grow on you" look, kind of like the UBE: kind of ugly at first, but becomes a favorite.
 
Jake, post pix.

Though I DID appreciate the BloodRayne pic in the tonfa thread...

No box today. No C&R. Plenty of work, cold dinner, pain, and worse, too late to send for the Powers of the Six Kamis medallion.

No nothing today but cold rain...


Ad Astra
 
Ad Astra said:
Jake, post pix.

Though I DID appreciate the BloodRayne pic in the tonfa thread...

No box today. No C&R. Plenty of work, cold dinner, pain, and worse, too late to send for the Powers of the Six Kamis medallion.

No nothing today but cold rain...


Ad Astra

Cold rain only means that the sun has gotta shine, right? Or in your case, a triangular box'll show up:)
Besides, I'll trade you your cold rain for the soggy 4" of snow we got here:barf:
Sweet beat me to the pics. That's a good thing:)

Jake
 
I can't look at the Sher Special without thinking of him working on the prototypes and muttering to himself:


"Cho creep, huh? Cho here, cho there. Cho too close, cho too far. I'll give them Cho creep...see how the razamafratz Cantina folks like THIS cho!."
 
Bummer..... no triangle box tonight. Maybe tomorrow I'll get the 'Attitude' and the Chitlangi :D

USPS must be starting to get bottlenecked with the Christmas rush.
 
Cho creep, huh? Cho here, cho there. Cho too close, cho too far. I'll give them Cho creep...see how the razamafratz Cantina folks like THIS cho!.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kismet

I'm sorry, folks, but that is nearly the funniest thing I've read on these pages...since that black Day I parodied Uncle Bill and had him say the things a normal human would after getting fed up with these Deals of Day and the Cantina..some you never quite forgave me for that one-- sacrilidge.

Sher eliminated not just the cho, but the GROUND the Cho used to WALK ON.

Talk about a clean sweep.
God, is that funny.
This ranks up there with South American Generals and all those campaign ribbons for battles never fought.....

I can't figure out if it is barbarious, or genius.

That's why it's the, 'attitude'.

Name me any other Kami in Nepal with the balls to remove the cho?


munk
 
Steely_Gunz said:
Cold rain only means that the sun has gotta shine, right? Or in your case, a triangular box'll show up:)
Besides, I'll trade you your cold rain for the soggy 4" of snow we got here:barf:
Sweet beat me to the pics. That's a good thing:)

Jake

I dont beat anyone anymore...I'm retired...Post up them pics I wana see yours:eek:
 
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