I am just beginning to seriousllearn about knives and have ordered a few over the last month. Saturday my son and I took them out to see how they perform. We just had some fun and no real tests but have a few impressions that may be of interest to someone.
My son wanted a Bushman and it is pretty much everything it is advertised to be. It is sharp, rugged and performed quite well to be a $25 Chinese product.
The knife cut saplings like a machete and . cut through a 2 inch pine limb in short order and batoned fatwood with no problems.
We did not throw it or use it as a spear but I believe it would perform just fine in those roles.
It is a little light to be used as a serious machete replacement but it impressed me and my 14 year old.
I had already tried out my Folding Bushman and again this week it took some pretty good licks batoning through a fatwood stump and is still sharp. It is still a big mother but it is growing on me.
I got a Buck paclite with the blackened handle and it is a sold and sharp little knife. Didn't do too much with it but I think it would do fine and I don't have a problem with the sheath as some have reported.
Probably my favorite, and obviously not a bush knife, is a Kabar Dozier folder with orange handle. Again, a very sharp knife and although lightweight it appears to be well build and opens and closes smoother than any other folders I have.
Didn't do much with my son's CS Canadian belt knife but it seems sturdy and would make a good light duty camping knife. It is fairly lightweight. Also didn't do too much with the Buck Smidgen but it is well made and sharp.
I have nothing but positives for all these <$25.00 blades from US, Taiwan and China and will probably be getting a Condor Rodan and a Byrd Cara Cara or similar knife in the near future. I don't have the $$$ appetite or finances so the moderate priced knives are filling my needs quite well, right now.
My son and I are both having a lot of fun and I appreciate all the good information and advice I continue to get from the forum.
My son wanted a Bushman and it is pretty much everything it is advertised to be. It is sharp, rugged and performed quite well to be a $25 Chinese product.
The knife cut saplings like a machete and . cut through a 2 inch pine limb in short order and batoned fatwood with no problems.
We did not throw it or use it as a spear but I believe it would perform just fine in those roles.
It is a little light to be used as a serious machete replacement but it impressed me and my 14 year old.
I had already tried out my Folding Bushman and again this week it took some pretty good licks batoning through a fatwood stump and is still sharp. It is still a big mother but it is growing on me.
I got a Buck paclite with the blackened handle and it is a sold and sharp little knife. Didn't do too much with it but I think it would do fine and I don't have a problem with the sheath as some have reported.
Probably my favorite, and obviously not a bush knife, is a Kabar Dozier folder with orange handle. Again, a very sharp knife and although lightweight it appears to be well build and opens and closes smoother than any other folders I have.
Didn't do much with my son's CS Canadian belt knife but it seems sturdy and would make a good light duty camping knife. It is fairly lightweight. Also didn't do too much with the Buck Smidgen but it is well made and sharp.
I have nothing but positives for all these <$25.00 blades from US, Taiwan and China and will probably be getting a Condor Rodan and a Byrd Cara Cara or similar knife in the near future. I don't have the $$$ appetite or finances so the moderate priced knives are filling my needs quite well, right now.
My son and I are both having a lot of fun and I appreciate all the good information and advice I continue to get from the forum.
