Another way to close the CS Pocket Bushman One-Handed

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Forgive the noise in the background. My three-week old little man was going to town on a bottle! :D

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It's a much better knife than many give it credit for. Most folks veer away from it because they can't figure out how to close the darn thing properly. Now there's one "best" way, using two hands, and TWO one-handed methods that I've worked out. You can even open the thing one-handed with practice.

It's not going to win any speed races, but it's a folder I'd have no problem batoning and feel fine about it at the end of the day. The low price tag makes it easy to buy a few and beat the snot out of them without crying. :D
 
Cool. I never tried that one:thumbup: I like the pb as a heavy work folder. The Krupp steel they used isn't a super steel, but you can put a screaming sharp edge on it. Good knife all around. Solid as a rock.
 
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The Pocket Bushman is a decent knife for the "open/close little and use all day" catagory - e.g. you set camp, open knife, and only close the knife when leaving.

But that is just me.
 
If you don't mind my asking...why not? It benefits no one to say you dislike a knife without saying why. I love my Pocket Bushman, but realize that no two people agree on what makes a good knife. I'd love to hear your undiluted criticism of the design. :):thumbup:
 
I honestly hadnt seen one of those before until like a week ago and think it would be great for my trucks survival kit and cheap enough to get a couple of them...i mean hell, for $25 you cant beat that value for something that will do the job from what I've seen.
 
It would be one of my favourite knives if it had better ergonomics.
It hurts to grip it tight.
 
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A solution one person had was to wrap the handle with cord when they were going to use it for an extended time. I'm going to try cannibalizing a mouse pad to stitch up a padded sleeve for it. Could be a good be a good solution for discomfort from extended use--though for most general cutting tasks you don't need to grip it hard or for long. :)
 
To me, a closing method that involves the knife's edge going right at the veins and arteries on the inside of ones wrist ain't the best.

Maybe that's just me. :)
 
orthogonal1 said:
The Pocket Bushman is a decent knife for the "open/close little and use all day" catagory - e.g. you set camp, open knife, and only close the knife when leaving.

But that is just me.
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Doesn't that category equal "fixed blade"? And those aren't dangerous to close! Some are even comfortable on the hands! :D
 
Pocket Bushman is incredible value for money. Big sturdy sharp flat ground folder with a near-unbreakable lock, for $25 or less.
I can't open it one-handed, let alone close it that way. It's irrelevant, it's not meant to be tacticool. It's just a cheap and effective workhorse.
 
marcinek said:
Doesn't that category equal "fixed blade"? And those aren't dangerous to close! Some are even comfortable on the hands! :D
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A fixed blade knife having a blade as long as the Pocket Bushman's (a.k.a. "PB") takes up more space in the pack, etc.

I don't have "comfort" issues with the PB.

As far as "danger" is concerned, all knives are dangerous if one is ignorant of their characteristics. "Understand your tools" is common saying.
 
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marcinek said:
To me, a closing method that involves the knife's edge going right at the veins and arteries on the inside of ones wrist ain't the best.

Maybe that's just me. :)
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Fortunately none of those methods do such a thing. ;)

The last one (where you close against the leg) actually has the edge facing away from you during the entire process. Perhaps that wasn't evident. :)

In terms of comfort, I only experience irritation and hot-spots during very extended use cutting hard or resistant materials. The neoprene sleeve I intend to craft ought to fix that, and won't take up much space.
 
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The last one (where you close against the leg) actually has the edge facing away from you during the entire process. Perhaps that wasn't evident. :).
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Looked like at the start of the folding it was headed right at the inside of your wrist before you turned your wrist quickly.

Maybe it was just the angle of the shot.
 
orthogonal1 said:
I don't have "comfort" issues with the PB.

As far as "danger" is concerned, all knives are dangerous if one is ignorant of their characteristics. "Understand your tools" is common saying.
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Good about you not having comfort issues with the PB. It seems like several fellow members have posted in this thread that they do have comfort issues with it.

I find folding knives that are difficult to close particularly dangerous tools. Seems like someone who designed a difficult-to-fold-on-closing-folder didn't "understand the tool." Its supposed to close.
 
marcinek said:
I find folding knives that are difficult to close particularly dangerous tools. Seems like someone who designed a difficult-to-fold-on-closing-folder didn't "understand the tool." Its supposed to close.
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It's not difficult to close at all. It just takes two hands to do it, as Cold Steel directs. I find folding knives that are easy to close dangerous, not ones that take a very conscious effort to close.
I think the design of the Pocket Bushman is great. It may well be the folder least likely to close on you unintended.
 
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