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blackjackdan08

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Houdy!!!

I am interested in the Cold Steel Bushman KNife..But i hear a lot of conflicting reviews...so lets get some more...if i can get the knife for about 27 bucks is it worth it and is it a decent knife?
 
Is $27 a lot of money for you? Will it require financing or skipping meals to afford? I ask these things because I've spent more than that on dinner for two at what passes for a good restaurant here in the middle of nowhere. For me, if I was curious, I'd buy one and see.
 
You won't be out much and for 20-30 bucks it's a good beater knife. I keep one in my trucks. They are good for an all around knife. If you really want quality I'd look elsewhere but for the money you should be well served by this knife.

SDS
 
Got to be more specific: fixed or folder?

The folder is a good big strong knife but the lock can be a problem. Cold, tired, wet, and hungry and you could mess yourself up trying to close it. Play with it a while, lubricate well, work the lock a lot, and it will ease up and you'll get your technique down.

Not bad for a back up if you don't want to carry an equivalent inexpensive fixed blade.
 
I should have been more specific, I was referring to the fixed blade. I'm not crazy about the folder version.

SDS
 
I don't see too many bad reviews about the folder, except the old ones where the lock had a crappy spring design, but that's been fixed. The only bad review I've recently seen is where nutnfancy treats a folding pocket knife as an axe or a 1/4" thick large fixed blade.
 
Now that I know you want the fixed blade -get it.

Mine has batoned through hardwood and knotted pine multiple times. I have seen it bend into the shape of an "s" -I thought, "okay so this is it, this knife is about to snap." I kept batoning right on the tip of the blade, the bend got worse and worse. I started laughing at how obsurd it looked. Then the wood split and the knife sprang back to new. The knife was 100% straight, no cracks or anything.

I have been amazed with this knife. It has seen other bends too, but the "s" bend really showed me it could handle stress.

I like this knife a lot. Cheap, ugly, and tough.
 
yablanowitz said:
Is $27 a lot of money for you? Will it require financing or skipping meals to afford? I ask these things because I've spent more than that on dinner for two at what passes for a good restaurant here in the middle of nowhere. For me, if I was curious, I'd buy one and see.
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For two?
 
I wanted to buy one until I read about that guy who split his hand open.
Not worth the risk IMO.
 
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