Skookum Bush Tool

caine

caine

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Today I got my Skookum Bush Tool from Rod Garcia. Mine has a Green canvas micarta handle. This knife feels awesome. Leather sheath fits the knife like kydex. Cant wait to get it out to use.

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Congrats:thumbup: I have one on order from Rod as well. Must wait until about November/December before I receive it.

Thanks for sharing.:D
 
Hi guys,

I've had this question since I first saw this knife discussed here a couple of weeks ago. I don't mean to bash the knife, but, given the handle and blade design, isn't there a significant chance of sliding your hand up on the blade during a push cut? People whose opinions I respect think a lot of this knife, but this hasn't been addressed. I'm by no means an expert, and I have enver seen or handled one of these knives.

Thanks,

-- FLIX
 
Poor design. Hope you never have to use that in the dark. Hope you never have to gut big game with it. Hope you never have to jab anything solid. Just say goodbye to index finger.
 
I disagree with the complaints about a lack of a guard. The handle looks like it's just long enough for my hand, but that makes it all the more appropriate for palming. Just set the butt into the heel of your hand and it won't slip on a push cut, and you'll still have good control of the tip. As far as jabbing anything, it's not a dagger.

Look at a typical Mora or puukko, used all over Scandinavia as a common utility knife. Not a problem when you're experienced. I wouldn't mind an index finger indentation, but it's not critical.
 
i have used mine a lot and have not found the need for a guard , i dont usually need to poke something, i think the guard would get in the way. the shape of the handle needs to be felt to understand that the grip is secure for field use, i have chopped out a few 2" saplings without much bother with this small a blade.

this is not the knife for combat, this is a serious bush tool that is up to tasks that are needed for bush living, and is quite convenient in both size and capability. i could be wrong but so are a couple million northland dwellers. their knives have not used guards and they have managed to keep all their fingers.

alex
 
Wonderful looking blade but I'd rather stick to Mora's and other Scandanavian designs since they would offer similar performance for less than one tenth the price.
 
bell said:
Poor design. Hope you never have to use that in the dark. Hope you never have to gut big game with it. Hope you never have to jab anything solid. Just say goodbye to index finger.
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Ive done medium - biggish critters with a slipjoint ... that adds one more prob tot he mix , not just slippin onto the blade but the blade folding shut ... but if you are competent with your tool , you will do OK .

I may be over cynical , but it seems to me to be odd that in countries where natives live in the bush with very little in the way of dedicated survival knives ... yet their subsistance life style is what many survivalists would consider to be doing it really really hard

westerners put a hell of a lot of faith in kit over skills IMHO
 
Kochanski who inspired this knife considers the guard to be something that gets in the way of choking up on the knife for fine work. He considers a guard as a sure sign of a greenhorn. Aftre spending a week with Mr Kochanski who was testing three of these knives I ordered one of Rod's knives and now I have two of Rod Garcia's fine knives with a third on the way.

Superb. Sharp/ strong and a fantastic wood worker. The lack of a guard is a blessing and the design is excellent for all round use.


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Myal, I tend to agree, but it is nice to have the right kit. Those natives are generally pleased to get good western knives whenever they can. Still, without skill, the knife won't do the job.
 
bell said:
Poor design. Hope you never have to use that in the dark. Hope you never have to gut big game with it. Hope you never have to jab anything solid. Just say goodbye to index finger.
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As others here have already mentioned. I couldn't disagree more. I have use the Mora 510 for a long time. Never have I had a problem with the lack of a guard. More often I find that the lack of guard lends itself to more grip positions.

Never say "poor design" until you have used/handled the knife:confused::rolleyes:
 
Jim Craig said:
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Whatever you do, don't :jerkit: in the dark without a guard, either. You may slip off and hit yourself in the face, maybe lose an eye.
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This may be the best post I have ever read. Classic.

This knife has been used by outdoors experts who have all proclaimed it to be an excellent design.
 
I've never had the experience of my hand slipping off a handle and onto the blade. The bush tool is basically a puukko with a different handle design. I prefer having the cutting edge as close to the handle as possible on blades like this.

If the handle scares you something like this would be a better choice

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EKA W11

And how often do you use a knife in the dark?
 
First congradulations, Caine on your new knife. It is a beauty and I love the green micarta.

Regarding the guard, it seems like a no-brainer to me to put something between your finger and the blade. Apparently some primitive cultures did not develop that little doodad and the traditionalists in those lands just kept on making them like they used to, i.e. Puukko. To be honest I have no experience with this design and it must be time tested and functional. I observe however that one of the "best" "bush" knives, Fallkniven, provides some barrier between steel and flesh.

Using the logic provided by the venerable Esav, we could also remove the trigger guards from handguns because they "fit my hand". Apologies Esav, that just popped into my head.
 
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