My Bushman has a bent blade

[generallobster]

Does anyone else have a CS Bushman? I recieved mine today and the blade has a constant curve in the spine extending from the handle to the tip. Is this intentional? The bushman can be used as a spear, and if you throw a spear the tip might break if the blade does not flex like a fencing sword. So are all Bushmen like this?

 

[Mike L.]

Mine is straight.
Send yours back!


--Mike L.


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[Bagheera]

Hi, mine also has a slight bent/curve to the left if you look at it from the top. Doesn't bother me at all, it's the sharpest kitchen knife that I have. Gave it a 20 degrees angle on the Lansky diamond sharpening set I have. Returning mine would cost to much from The Netherlands.
TIP

try winding a 2mm black nylon "rope" around the grip it just give's the Bushman the correct grip. Cheers, Bagheera



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[tzinn1348]

Mine has a small bend to it also. I think that it may be a heat treat warp.

It does not affect function, and the knife is still a good beater for the price.

I wouldn't worry about sending it back, once you pay shipping and ins and all, you have just turned a cheap good knife into a more expensive good knife.

Thomas Zinn

 

[Bob Irons]

Both my CS Bushman (1 new and 1 2 yrs old) are straight. A small bend wouldn't bother me, but a noticeable one might.

 

[Jeff S]

My busman is straight, love this knife,
paracord wrapped the handle.
trying to figure out what to stuff in the handle.
spent some time on mine with the lanskey and got a real nice edge on it.
Jeff Sanders

 

[Tuff]

My Bushman is straight too. If the curve is that bad, then send it back. It might take a while, so it's up to you...

Bushman sheath sucks, keeps falling out...

 

[yoda4561]

You might try putting it in a vise and flexing it the other way... If the bend is minor this should straighten the relatively soft blade out.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Mine is straight.

I just got mine a couple of weeks ago and it came with the new plastic-lined sheath. I like the sheath -- it's not really a retention sheath but I can turn it upside down and the knife doesn't fall out. I've seen a number of complaints about the old all-leather sheath, but the new plastic-lined sheath seems to be much better -- not a thing of beauty, but serviceable, and a good deal for the price.

-Cougar Allen :{)