Cold Steel Bushman

[Jernej]

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[cgmblade]

Welcome to Bladeforums. For the price and versatility I think it's a great knife. iirc, there are some good youtube videos on it.

 

[dingy]

the bushman is tough knife , but the hardness is not very high .
so i think the retention of that thing is not perfect , but very flexible .
you can get more info from www.knifetests.com
cool.
dingy

 

[hoopster]

I think it's a good size and shape. The handle could benefit from some added grip like you said but overall it's a great blade for the price.

 

[THE PUNISHER]

itz a hoss of a knife,for the money you can't beat it......

 

[Jernej]

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[Switchblade61]

I have a feeling, that at US$ 43 you've paid too much for that knife.

 

[cgmblade]

I have a feeling, that at US$ 43 you've paid too much for that knife.

Consider where he's located.

 

[Jernej]

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[sodak]

I think it's a very strong knife, and a good one for the money. I hope that you enjoy it for many years!

 

[Tostig]

Welcome to BF Jernej !

I love my Bushman , I think you will find it to be a solid user capable of handing near anything you decide to put it through.

Tostig

 

[GIRLYmann]

Great choice!
Sure the handle sucks in some ways (like having a handle that's smooth with a round cross section).
Try a strip of self adhesive racquet grip tape.

 

[Batrachian]

Plastic dip might work. Anyone try it?

 

[shecky]

Plastic dip might work. Anyone try it?

Yes. Works great. You can even make a little "ridge" with the stuff to mitigate the roundness of the handle, which I felt was the biggest problem with the thing

 

[jfmitch]

I thought the handle was too slick and didn't fit my hand very well, so I wrapped it in Camo Form tape. Feels good, but doesn't fit the provided sheath very well anymore.

 

[wongKI]

Looks like a nice little knife. I like that the blade on the bushman is thinner than a Spyderco Stretch (!) How does it cut?

The handle does put me off lots though.

 

[Mossyhorn]

The bushman is a brute of a knife. The pocket bushman is another brute of a knife. Both are very affordable and a lot of bang for your buck.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Very versatile and relatively light outdoor knife for medium heavy cutting, chopping and batoning.

A good lanyard is imperative, or it will slip from your hand. Makes all the difference when chopping.

Very easy to keep it hair shaving sharp with a common steel.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I prefer my Condor Rodan personally. About the same street price ($20) and it has a beefier blade and a much more comfortable handle. Don't get me wrong--I love my Bushman (I even went to the length of stripping the coating and doing a fancy gutted paracord wrap on it), but it sees a lot less belt time than the Rodan.

Here are my instructions for the wrap I did on my Bushman:

On important thing that isn't mentioned in the diagram is that when you start the weave, you just bring the cord under BOTH vertical lengths, THEN wrap around again and start doing the weave. This prevents the cord from sliding up over the top of the handle.

 

[SekiCity421]

When I got my first Bushman I instantly converted it into a spear with an old rattan staff, but unfortunately I broke it quite literally in half after spearing a tree. I missed the first time and it landed in the snow and sat for a good 30 seconds, the SK-5 carbon steel became brittle and my next throw proved to be my last. If you are using it for heavy load applications such as spearing or cutting thicker branches, try to limit use for the warm weather. After all if you do take notice, the Bushman blades are very thin to begin with. I also broke the handle to my Cold Steel Vietnam Tomahawk (green) that way.