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This review is exactly 10 days late as my camera was malfunctioning until now.
Rick (AKA Magnussen) of www.wildertools.com was kind enough to send me one of his new prototypes to review. As this was a primitive type tool that he is known for making - there was a learning curve to understand this product. I did a full review and have posted my results below.
Bushtool:
Weight: One pound 5 ounces.
Size : Almost 4 inches in diameter.
Composition: Compressed sand.
First Impressions:
When I first opened the package, that had come Royal Air from Canada - something seemed familiar about the piece. It is almost like I had seen this type of object many times in my past. However, being mostly a rural person and not educated in the ways of more primitive people and times - I assumed that I was missing something.
Feeling in Hand:
I grabbed the Bushtool and found that it felt very comfortable in my hand. There certainly was something primitive about the feeling of this tool.
I also noticed that there were many different handholds for this tool that could be used. It seemed very versatile.
Sharpness:
Assuming that the Bushtool could be reviews like other blades I had gotten in the past I decided to try out the Bushtool on a piece of paper.
Cutting fine curls was not its forte. In fact, I need to be honest, I was not enjoying my time with the Bushtool very much. It didn't seem to... well... do anything. It just sort of sat there in an ugly manner and taunted with me with its inability to do much of anything.
I was frustrated and kicked the box that it came in.
That is when my experience with the Bushtool changed. Out came directions. Rick assures me that the directions are a prototype and that he plans on getting a graphic arts person to redesign it - but I found the directions to be complete and well illustrated.
I could see, from these directions, that I was using the Bushtool all wrong.
I went back to the drawing board.
Smashing ability:
I took out the paper again and set it in the yard. I followed the instructions and chucked the Bushtool at the paper as hard as I could.
You can see from this picture that the paper was nearly destroyed by the Bushtool. NICE!
I also followed the instructions in food gathering. To this end, I had Micky (my stunt dog) stand in for some wild game.
When Micky came to - I could see the benefit of the Bushtool in the wild. In fact I have secured some game in my front yard with the benefit of the Bushtool in the last week: Three Squirrels, a cat, and small child.
Overall Impressions:
I have to say that I am impressed with this tool and plan on using it more often. I think the 100 dollars he charged me is about right as the versatility of this tool is nearly endless.
TF
p.s. No Boston Terriers were hurt in the production of this review. He has a hard head.
Rick (AKA Magnussen) of www.wildertools.com was kind enough to send me one of his new prototypes to review. As this was a primitive type tool that he is known for making - there was a learning curve to understand this product. I did a full review and have posted my results below.
Bushtool:
Weight: One pound 5 ounces.
Size : Almost 4 inches in diameter.
Composition: Compressed sand.
First Impressions:
When I first opened the package, that had come Royal Air from Canada - something seemed familiar about the piece. It is almost like I had seen this type of object many times in my past. However, being mostly a rural person and not educated in the ways of more primitive people and times - I assumed that I was missing something.
Feeling in Hand:
I grabbed the Bushtool and found that it felt very comfortable in my hand. There certainly was something primitive about the feeling of this tool.
I also noticed that there were many different handholds for this tool that could be used. It seemed very versatile.
Sharpness:
Assuming that the Bushtool could be reviews like other blades I had gotten in the past I decided to try out the Bushtool on a piece of paper.
Cutting fine curls was not its forte. In fact, I need to be honest, I was not enjoying my time with the Bushtool very much. It didn't seem to... well... do anything. It just sort of sat there in an ugly manner and taunted with me with its inability to do much of anything.
I was frustrated and kicked the box that it came in.
That is when my experience with the Bushtool changed. Out came directions. Rick assures me that the directions are a prototype and that he plans on getting a graphic arts person to redesign it - but I found the directions to be complete and well illustrated.
I could see, from these directions, that I was using the Bushtool all wrong.
I went back to the drawing board.
Smashing ability:
I took out the paper again and set it in the yard. I followed the instructions and chucked the Bushtool at the paper as hard as I could.
You can see from this picture that the paper was nearly destroyed by the Bushtool. NICE!
I also followed the instructions in food gathering. To this end, I had Micky (my stunt dog) stand in for some wild game.
When Micky came to - I could see the benefit of the Bushtool in the wild. In fact I have secured some game in my front yard with the benefit of the Bushtool in the last week: Three Squirrels, a cat, and small child.
Overall Impressions:
I have to say that I am impressed with this tool and plan on using it more often. I think the 100 dollars he charged me is about right as the versatility of this tool is nearly endless.
TF
p.s. No Boston Terriers were hurt in the production of this review. He has a hard head.
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