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I was doing some woods bumming with my son this weekend, and decided to bring along a new blade- the Cold Steel Bushman.
I picked up this inexpensive knife recently because I was intrigued with the prospect of rigging up a spear and, well, chucking it.
While we were hanging out my son started whittling a branch to fit the Bushman. It was way too heavy. I would have gone with something lighter, but he was proud of his work, so we rigged it up with a kitchen hook screw I brought along.
Here is the finished product. To give you an idea of the length, I'm 6' tall.
The rig was really heavy and it was akin to throwing a shot-put vs. a softball.
Here is the wind up:
And the throw:
I was about 10 yards the target (a large maple tree) and with all that heft, the spear really went in deep.
I've never used a spear before, but it sure was a lot of fun. I had no problem with accuracy and was able to hit the target every time. If someone wanted to try hunting like this, a lighter shaft would have to be used for a quicker throw.
I'm planning to try this again soon with a lighter shaft and a more challenging target.
The knife was only used as a spear, so I can't comment on its overall function, but the tip held up well with no deformation of any kind.
Sorry for the bad quality pictures, but my photography seemed to be a bit off this weekend.
Bean
I picked up this inexpensive knife recently because I was intrigued with the prospect of rigging up a spear and, well, chucking it.
While we were hanging out my son started whittling a branch to fit the Bushman. It was way too heavy. I would have gone with something lighter, but he was proud of his work, so we rigged it up with a kitchen hook screw I brought along.
Here is the finished product. To give you an idea of the length, I'm 6' tall.
The rig was really heavy and it was akin to throwing a shot-put vs. a softball.
Here is the wind up:
And the throw:
I was about 10 yards the target (a large maple tree) and with all that heft, the spear really went in deep.
I've never used a spear before, but it sure was a lot of fun. I had no problem with accuracy and was able to hit the target every time. If someone wanted to try hunting like this, a lighter shaft would have to be used for a quicker throw.
I'm planning to try this again soon with a lighter shaft and a more challenging target.
The knife was only used as a spear, so I can't comment on its overall function, but the tip held up well with no deformation of any kind.
Sorry for the bad quality pictures, but my photography seemed to be a bit off this weekend.
Bean
