Bushman hollow grind???

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I just got my cold steel bushman today, and was disappointed that it has a hollow grind. From looking at pictures it looked like it had a flat grind. I was hoping to convex the edge, but I don't know how well that will work with a hollow grind.

For those of you that own these knives, are yours all hollow ground too?

I may just stick with the mora, now that the epoxy has set :D

Edit: I'm also disappointed with the edge, which is pretty off center. I'll see if I can get some pictures.
 
Your choices, if I understand your post, are either Moras, or Cold Steels?

I love Moras, but man, loosen up and get more variety in there...

Sorry, but Cold Steel has NEVER impressed me with ANY of their models EVER.
 
Well, Cold Steel has impressed me with several of their wares. Including the Bushman.

Both my Bushman and Mini Bushman have a hollow ground primary grind. But I don't see why that is a problem. Convexing the edge bevel is still possible. If you could somehow add steel and make it a completely convex grind, I suppose there might be some advantage as far as blade strength goes.

But the thing is, the Bushman is already a pretty damn tough. And the hollow primary grind doesn't negatively impact either toughness or cutting ability. It may enhance cutting ability, if anything. Convexing blades doesn't add some kind of voodoo magical properties to them. I'd say, just keep the knife sharp and use it.
 
Fiddleback said:
Your choices, if I understand your post, are either Moras, or Cold Steels?

I love Moras, but man, loosen up and get more variety in there...

Sorry, but Cold Steel has NEVER impressed me with ANY of their models EVER.
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i was looking for a cheaper knife. I read good things about the bushman, and people seemed to like it here. I'm not limiting myself to either of those brands or anything, they're just (according things i've read here) the cheapest decent knives I could get.
 
shecky said:
Well, Cold Steel has impressed me with several of their wares. Including the Bushman.

Both my Bushman and Mini Bushman have a hollow ground primary grind. But I don't see why that is a problem. Convexing the edge bevel is still possible. If you could somehow add steel and make it a completely convex grind, I suppose there might be some advantage as far as blade strength goes.

But the thing is, the Bushman is already a pretty damn tough. And the hollow primary grind doesn't negatively impact either toughness or cutting ability. It may enhance cutting ability, if anything. Convexing blades doesn't add some kind of voodoo magical properties to them. I'd say, just keep the knife sharp and use it.
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Yeah, i guess that's what I'll do. I'll smack it around a bit and see how it does :D
 
Most Buck knives are Hollow ground and they are great cutters. I don't know why Hollow ground blades get such a bad rap ?
 
convexing a hollow grind is not a problem because all you are talking about is the edge not the whole bevel; one good thing about the hollow grind is that it can be easily sharpened over and over again without moving up very much in the thickness of the edge.
 
raythebigfoot said:
convexing a hollow grind is not a problem because all you are talking about is the edge not the whole bevel; one good thing about the hollow grind is that it can be easily sharpened over and over again without moving up very much in the thickness of the edge.
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Finally, sanity and reason! You are dead on right. You can convex any edge. The hollow grind will be even easier since there is less steel to remove. It may not be quite as strong as a full convex edge from the top, but it will be stronger than a flat bevel. I don't own a Bushman, but a good friend of mine swears by his.
 
Horn Dog said:
It may not be quite as strong as a full convex edge from the top, but it will be stronger than a flat bevel.
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How do you get that a hollow grind is stronger than a flat grind? Thats contrary to everything I've ever read.
 
I was thinking yesterday that my Bushman and Mora Clipper make a great bargain two knife combo. I am pleased with my Bushman.
 
I got the bushman a while ago. One of the first thing i done to it was put on a convex adge. Played with it cuting some card boards but not much else untill a month ago. I had to chop a few small dead trees and break them up. The bushman held up very well with great edge retention. Its not the best out there im sure of that. It would do great as an everyday knife in the woods. Atlist what i use a knife for. Heck you can convex any knife edge its only how much work it would take..

Sasha
 
Fiddleback said:
How do you get that a hollow grind is stronger than a flat grind? Thats contrary to everything I've ever read.
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The part you are convexing will be stronger than if you did a flat bevel from there. I was speaking of the strength of the final or secondary edge, not the primary grind. You are quite right, a flat grind leaves more steel and is stronger than a hollow grind. A full convex grind leaves more steel than a flat grind. All three grinds work. A hollow grind is easier to sharpen because you have less steel to remove for the final edge.
 
Maybe it's just me, but I have never found a hollow grind easier to sharpen.

In fact I pretty much refuse to buy anything that has a secondary v bevel because I seem to be incapable of putting an working edge on it without resorting to some sort of jig.
 
My reason for getting this knife was to have a cheap sharpened prybar that I used for splitting and prying stuff. The hollow grind really doesn't fit in well with that assumed usage, however I will give it a shot and see how I like it.
 
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