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old4570

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Two Cold Steel knives arrived today !

1) Cold Steel Bushman
2) Cold Steel Finn Wolf

Lets get straight to processing fatwood .

Cold Steel Bushman - The first thing that hits you is the MASSIVE , ( I mean massive ) hand fatigue . It actually hurt like a SOB slapping my hand with a hammer to process fatwood with the Bushman . After processing two pieces of Bunnings Fatwood I gave up on the Bushman , ..... my hand still aches !

Cold Steel Finn Wolf - This knife is the complete opposite of the Bushman , where the Bushman hurt you . The Finn Wold was just plain comfortable and easy to use . The Scandi edge just sliced wood , piece after piece . After half a dozen pieces were processed I decided to stop as I had the information I needed . I came inside and cleaned the blade with WD40 to get rid of the resin on the blade , then sliced some paper . The Finn Wold sliced paper with no issues what so ever . No rolled edge , nothing . I dare say it was like I had never used it at all .

I will post a review on the Bushman shortly : Finn Wolf , when I have time !



Ok ...
Sheath is plastic (?)
Has a small ferro rod included as part of the package .. ( That's nice )
Cold Steel Bushman can't do anything with the ferro as all non edge surfaces are rounded !!!!
So ? What's with that ?
Slicing rope , the edge rolled at the 50 slice mark ..... Yeah , 50 slices !
Processing fatwood - The knife HURT ! As it put the hurt on my hand !
Processing two pieces of Bunnings fatwood was enough ! My hand was in PAIN !

Oh dear !

I put the the Bushman to the wet stone grinder and the 60 grit wheel .
I was aiming for about a 20 degree bevel , there about's ! And I got a 20 degree bevel .
Hmmmm , the grinder seem to feel that the Bushman is a bit soft !
I will slice rope again and see what happens with the 60 grit 20 degree edge .
As this first rope slice was with the factory edge 0h !!! Which bye the way was on the terrible side of things .. As in FUBAR !
Till next time ... ( Next time the bushman hits the rope )
 
That Bushman handle is not ........... the best knife handle !
Feels ok when your holding it , but just stresses the hand something terrible when you need to do something reasonably tough .
I might wrap it in PARA chord and see if it gets any better ? Who knows , could get worse !
 

Back . for take two !
2nd bite of the rope ..
2nd chance to impress ..
2nd chance not to suck ..

Oh dear ! So a 100 slice fail ..
That's kind of bottom of the barrel performance ! ( In my book )
Did I mention that this knife felt soft on the grinder ? I think I did .

As far as a knife goes , the Cold Steel Bushman Bites the Big One !
As a spear point and the Legality of Such in what ever state of Oz ?????????????????

I have mentioned in the past that a soft knife ( blade steel ) might make for a decent survival tool , as softer steel will be easier to maintain without modern sharpening implements . And the Bushman does strop back relatively easily . So I guess that's a big plus ?
As a knife , in hindsight ! I would give this one a big miss . Don't know I would call it a waste of money ? Very tempted too do that . But I can see a purpose in the madness of the bushman . Even though personally I would call it a terrible knife !
 
DocJD said:
made to be a handle , really .

Made to mount on a stick , pole , rake handle etc to make a spear or machete .

Used as it comes does not do it justice at all ,IMO . ;)



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Really indeed ....
Cold Steel Bushman Bowie Knife was not meant to be a knife ... ?
Perhaps it was meant to be a Spear Point / Head ? Rather than a knife ?

Im rather sure it's advertised as a knife , and I tested it as such ..

So why not go Spam some where else ?
 
Actually - Ur selling / pushing Ur point of view ! Anyways !

I live in a country that is not the USA ..
Weapons that you throw are prohibited ! As in illegal , or committing a crime !
So mounting a Knife on the end of a stick ( In my state ) would irk the LEFT and possibly see some one that silly Persecuted to the full effect of the Law !
So , I tested a knife !
 
The bushman is a survival knife that can easily be affixed to a stick to make a spear. It seems the quality has gone down since the 1990s. I have one to make a spear with in case of the apocalypse. That's all I will use it for.
 
old4570 said:
Actually - Ur selling / pushing Ur point of view ! Anyways !

I live in a country that is not the USA ..
Weapons that you throw are prohibited ! As in illegal , or committing a crime !
So mounting a Knife on the end of a stick ( In my state ) would irk the LEFT and possibly see some one that silly Persecuted to the full effect of the Law !
So , I tested a knife !
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Welp , in your situation , limited to using the Bushman only as a knife , I wouldn't bother owning one .

As it comes , it's not a very good knife , IMO . :(
 
The bushman is a versatile tool at a very low price that is not optimized for any one specific use. How many optimized choppers are going to be able to quickly and easily be securely mounted to pole/shaft and used effectively as a spear? How many can store survival items inside the handle? For the price, the bushman is a decent tool.
 
DocJD said:
Welp , in your situation , limited to using the Bushman only as a knife , I wouldn't bother owning one .

As it comes , it's not a very good knife , IMO . :(
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Exactly !!!!!!!!!!!!! ..................................
And how many reviews of this knife actually say that the Bushman is not a good knife ?
If anything , the ones I saw , virtually skipped over the knife part and went for the Spear Aspect ...

In a END of the WORLD scenario , I can see rhyme and reason in the Bushman ..
But as long as civilization continues , I po-po the Bushman as there are far better options ( For that knife )
And if you really want a spear , then there are probably better options as well .
But here in Far Left Land , your not allowed to throw stuff ( weapons ) .. That's Verboten .
Even throwing your knife , is technically illegal !
 
old4570 said:
Exactly !!!!!!!!!!!!! ..................................
And how many reviews of this knife actually say that the Bushman is not a good knife ?
If anything , the ones I saw , virtually skipped over the knife part and went for the Spear Aspect ...

In a END of the WORLD scenario , I can see rhyme and reason in the Bushman ..
But as long as civilization continues , I po-po the Bushman as there are far better options ( For that knife )
And if you really want a spear , then there are probably better options as well .
But here in Far Left Land , your not allowed to throw stuff ( weapons ) .. That's Verboten .
Even throwing your knife , is technically illegal !
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Some areas of the USA , especially coastal cities, are quite restrictive in what you can legally carry .

In the mid-west , rural areas, not too bad .

I carry and use my spear and throwing knives / hawks etc, only on my own land .
 
Spears are not illegal everywhere in the USA. I live in Hawaii and a fair amount of people go on boar hunts either with a knife or a spear and it is legal. Also many ppeople spear fish with all types of spears, Hawaiian slings, spearguns, etc. But as far as the Cold Steel Bushman goes they suck. There is no scenario where I would own one for any reason at all. It has never in it's existance been a reasonable tool for any pupose if you use it as a knife or a spear. There are always better choices out there whether is is the EOW scenario or whatever. There are a lot better ways to spend $15 than this 'knife'.
 
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My CS Tanto, had it for a few years now never had to sharpen it once it's still crazy sharp.




 
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