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A length of old firehose might be a better material to make a sleeve from.
Just a thought.
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Another way to close the CS Pocket Bushman One-Handed
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A length of old firehose might be a better material to make a sleeve from.
Just a thought.
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philwar has the essential answer here.
The Pocket Bushman, as well as the Black Rock Hunter, are relatively safe knives. Not convenient to close, true, but I don't see these knives closing accidentally too often.
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whats not convenient anyway? you've got all day in the bush to close it, you wont be in a situation you need to mall ninja flip close a knife...half the time my work horse knife ends up sitting out most the day when its being used.
EDIT: I have however seen a video of the compression spring in the lock failed...but I believe cold steel rectified this by removing the cutout in the spring recess.
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In relation to many knife locks out there (Axis, Liner, frame, CBL, Bolt-action, etc.) the PB is inconvenient.
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Well there you have it. So many people make a science out of opening and closing a knife quickly, singlehandedly. It seems it's the most important aspect of a folder. I'd much rather have a knife with the most reliable and sturdy lock than one that opens and closes at the blink of an eye. Yeah, compared to a Rukus, the PB is a pain to open and close. Is that a dealbreaker? Not even close. When in all your life do you need to able to open and close your knife with one hand, in less than 1/10th of a second?
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Well there you have it. So many people make a science out of opening and closing a knife quickly, singlehandedly. It seems it's the most important aspect of a folder. I'd much rather have a knife with the most reliable and sturdy lock than one that opens and closes at the blink of an eye. Yeah, compared to a Rukus, the PB is a pain to open and close. Is that a dealbreaker? Not even close. When in all your life do you need to able to open and close your knife with one hand, in less than 1/10th of a second?
exactly, even from a self defense stand point closing time and if you can do it single handed isnt an issue...even though some will make it an issue. :yawn:
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Well there you have it. So many people make a science out of opening and closing a knife quickly, singlehandedly. It seems it's the most important aspect of a folder. I'd much rather have a knife with the most reliable and sturdy lock than one that opens and closes at the blink of an eye. Yeah, compared to a Rukus, the PB is a pain to open and close. Is that a dealbreaker? Not even close. When in all your life do you need to able to open and close your knife with one hand, in less than 1/10th of a second?
Exactly. One of the reasons I think that the Black Rock Hunter (now discontinued) and the Pocket Bushman aren't too popular isn't because of a flaw in design, but rather because they run counter to popular trends in the knife world. Fast opening and closing have been so hard-touted that if a knife design comes along that makes you take an extra quarter of a second to open or close it, people look at it as a design flaw. Shouldn't we be taking our time opening and closing potentially dangerous tools?
There are some circumstances where one-handed closing can be handy (like when you're already holding onto stuff with one hand and can't put it down) but even then the techniques I've illustrated can be used with good affect.