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Sorry for the delay (and if this is not as complete of a review as the first one that disappeared when my "token expired").
I really like this knife! It is actually my #1 TOPS knife that I have tried out, and at the top of the list of TOPS knives that I would like to own.
First of all is a comparison shot of the Izula/Shango/ my Wedding Necker:
The Shango is very comfortable in hand and fills the palm well. The scallop for the firesteel is unobtrusive when palming the pommel, and while it is not as comfortable as my wedding knife I find its contours much more comfortable than the Izula, even with them being relatively the same size. I have used neck knives for over 15 years now, and have come to realize that I prefer scales on my neckers. I understand that comfort is inversely proportionate to how a neck knife prints, but I openly wear all neck knives so that is not an issue with me.
As mentioned in my above post the coating is like nothing I have worked with before, as it has "flowed" with the dents put in the blade without cracking, I wish I could have had this knife longer to see how it wears off- but looks like the best coating I have seen.
I really liked the fact that this is a necker with a clip point! It seems that clip points are taboo with users, but I grew up with them and it felt natural. The tip is very comfortable to choke up on, and with it being centered it is very responsive. You don't want to know what this apple called me before I reamed it a new one!!!
I don't know what looks better on this plate, but the knife made sure that it was less than barbaric to eat.
I did have a few issues with the whole package. I did not care for the kydex retention, as well the edge angle was more obtuse that I like. I would be able to fix these things easily enough if they were mine, but as it was a passaround I left them unmolested and sharpened the knife on a spyderco Sharpmaker on 40 degrees until hair scraping for my limited testing. The last thing was a bit of a tradeoff. I tried to use the scallop in the butt as a scraper for tinder as I knew that it would work on firesteels (If I struck it in the house I would have had to find a new one without the rest of my family). On birch and fatwood it would not scrape dust or curls very well when I tried, but to make it more effective the scallop would have to be sharper, which would have cut into the palm more. This probably was taken into consideration with the design, but it could have been more utilitarian with more of a scraper edge, however it is a great useful feature as it is.
Plus this is a very child friendly knife as well:
Thank you for the passaround chance, I enjoyed playing with a new big boy toy. While this will not take the place of my Wedding necker, it would make a very good backup, or low profile alternative. I just wish I could have beat it up more than I did.
I really like this knife! It is actually my #1 TOPS knife that I have tried out, and at the top of the list of TOPS knives that I would like to own.
First of all is a comparison shot of the Izula/Shango/ my Wedding Necker:
The Shango is very comfortable in hand and fills the palm well. The scallop for the firesteel is unobtrusive when palming the pommel, and while it is not as comfortable as my wedding knife I find its contours much more comfortable than the Izula, even with them being relatively the same size. I have used neck knives for over 15 years now, and have come to realize that I prefer scales on my neckers. I understand that comfort is inversely proportionate to how a neck knife prints, but I openly wear all neck knives so that is not an issue with me.
As mentioned in my above post the coating is like nothing I have worked with before, as it has "flowed" with the dents put in the blade without cracking, I wish I could have had this knife longer to see how it wears off- but looks like the best coating I have seen.
I really liked the fact that this is a necker with a clip point! It seems that clip points are taboo with users, but I grew up with them and it felt natural. The tip is very comfortable to choke up on, and with it being centered it is very responsive. You don't want to know what this apple called me before I reamed it a new one!!!
I don't know what looks better on this plate, but the knife made sure that it was less than barbaric to eat.
I did have a few issues with the whole package. I did not care for the kydex retention, as well the edge angle was more obtuse that I like. I would be able to fix these things easily enough if they were mine, but as it was a passaround I left them unmolested and sharpened the knife on a spyderco Sharpmaker on 40 degrees until hair scraping for my limited testing. The last thing was a bit of a tradeoff. I tried to use the scallop in the butt as a scraper for tinder as I knew that it would work on firesteels (If I struck it in the house I would have had to find a new one without the rest of my family). On birch and fatwood it would not scrape dust or curls very well when I tried, but to make it more effective the scallop would have to be sharper, which would have cut into the palm more. This probably was taken into consideration with the design, but it could have been more utilitarian with more of a scraper edge, however it is a great useful feature as it is.
Plus this is a very child friendly knife as well:
Thank you for the passaround chance, I enjoyed playing with a new big boy toy. While this will not take the place of my Wedding necker, it would make a very good backup, or low profile alternative. I just wish I could have beat it up more than I did.
