Spyderco BCUK Bushcrafter REDUCED

[fisheyelens]

Got mine, had two cracks in one side...fixed em with a bottle of superglue, sandpaper and some linseed oil. saved me a £100.

I wouldnt have gone for an expensive knife for a long time, was just using a mora. This was an opportunity to get a good 01 scandi knife at a good price.

The hour or so of work i put into it, makes it a more enjoyable experience for me. It really feels like my knife now, and its comfortable and feels strong and looks sexy. I am new to the forums so I am not part of the "club" idea the lad spoke about.

For me its a good tool that i can be happy to use hard an not worry about it being pretty, im not a collector, id use a kitchen knife if it did the job.

Im very happy.

Thanks for the heads up and the fixing guide an i hope everyone enjoys theirs as much as I will. Now to get out in the woods!

 

[Black Sheep]

Picked mine up at lunchtime, only two very minor cracks/splits which should close ok

Its soaking in some oil at this mo'

Then time to make have a go at some sheaths.

Richard

 

[Siberianfury]

Make your mind up Josh. Your posts are reading like you are just looking for reasons to have a go at this knife.

have since handled one and its not as bad as i imagined, before i was comparing it to one of my dads hunting knives as it looked similar.

 

[tobes01]

To move us to a more upbeat theme: can I please thank Chris, Tony and anyone else involved in the making of this knife for their effort and skills? It was a big gamble to take even without manufacturing errors, and you deserve recognition for it.

 

[Martyn]

Well said tobes, absolutely. Also, it should be noted (and I hope Tony doesnt mind me saying this), that although these knives carry the BcUK logo, the financial kickback from Spyderco is minuscule (in fact I'm not even sure BcUK will get anything at all from these seconds). So a double big thanks to Tony and Chris, as the motivation for this was never about money.

 

[Martyn]

have since handled one and its not as bad as i imagined, before i was comparing it to one of my dads hunting knives as it looked similar.

No worries mate, lets move on.

So tell me, which is best, the PS3 or xbox 360?







/just kiddin.

 

[JonathanD]

Have you seen the latest developments on the snapped bushcrafter over at the Spyderco forums? It now seems that the knife was severely abused by the user by hammering the thing into the wooden block so much so that the dents from the scales are shown deeply in the wood

http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42309&page=11

The way the blade snapped with the little lip on the upper portion also points to the user hitting the handle very hard at the butt end while the knife was not being used for batoning, but actually embedded in the block. All points to destruction testing, so no need for anyone to worry.

You can see the scale dents in the wood above the knife...

 

[John Fenna]

Pure abuse that would have killed any scales...followed by yet more abuse - by the look of those pictures!

 

[Martyn]

That isn't green wood either.

I call shenanigans.

TBH, it still shouldn't snap, probably a combination of extreme testing and a flaw in the steel at a guess.

 

[JonathanD]

Here's more...

Looks like he was bashing it through a well seasoned, treated and aged fence post with big knots. Look at the big dint in the blade. Shenanigans indeed

 

[Chainsaw]

I'm sorry, that's just taking the mick. Looks like the front RHS bit of the scale came off (which it was bound to do as something had to give when it hit the post) and he kept hammering until the bigger LHS bit came off then kept hammering some more, great test(!)

Cheers,

Alan

 

[tobes01]

OK, who's going to volunteer to do the same test on an Alan Wood Woodlore to see if it survives?

 

[Chainsaw]

I'll do it!!!! All I need now is a AW woodlore...

Cheers,

Alan

 

[Dougster]

I received mine today and I think it is fantastic. I reserved judgement until I got it in hand, as such I always find I make myself look less of a bufoon if I have a vague idea of what I'm talking about.

Nothing is perfect, but Spyderco's commitment to their customers comes pretty damn close.

 

[Pacman01]

Looks like he was bashing it through a well seasoned, treated and aged fence post with big knots. Look at the big dint in the blade. Shenanigans indeed

He wasn't wearing an ice hockey mask and boiler suit by any chance? Think I've seen him on you tube!

 

[redandshane]

No worries mate, lets move on.

So tell me, which is best, the PS3 or xbox 360?







/just kiddin.

Ahem
Josh you are well out of order so please admit it
Your posts have upset me at times but I have thought you just look silly and immature
martyn you are trolling and thats wrong as well

 

[Martyn]

martyn you are trolling and thats wrong as well

Yeah, mebbe a bit of a leg pull. Sorry.

But actually a serious point. All sorts of "things" seem to illicit emotional responses, particularly of intense brand loyalty and it's an odd thing. It's not just knives, though there are notable examples, Spyderco, Jerry Busse, Bernie Garland etc. But there are also passionate rows, fights and arguments over the silliest things, PS3 v xbox as mentioned has whole websites devoted to the arguments, MUFC v LFC, Celtic v Rangers, Land Rover v Toyota - all sorts of "things" seem to act as a catalyst to get people bent out of shape. I dunno if it's the tribal nature of people generally, but it's a strange thing, this need that we have to pick sides over something.

I own a PS3 by the way, it's definitely the better of the two. (...now that really is trolling. )

 

[JonathanD]

Yeah, mebbe a bit of a leg pull. Sorry.

But actually a serious point. All sorts of "things" seem to illicit emotional responses, particularly of brand loyalty and it's an odd thing. It's not just knives, though there are notable examples, Spyderco, Jerry Busse, Bernie Garland etc. But there are also passionate rows, fights and arguments over the silliest things, PS3 v xbox, MUFC v LFC, Celtic v Rangers, Land Rover v Toyota - all sorts of "things" seem to act as a catalyst to get people bent out of shape. I dunno if it's the tribal nature of people generally, but it's a strange thing.

Nature of the beast Martyn, and we are all beasts after all and fighting is natural, especially as our natural instincts have to be suppressed in accordance with modern society. But basically we are still territorial, protective, instinctive and daft

 

[Martyn]

Nature of the beast Martyn, and we are all beasts after all and fighting is natural, especially as our natural instincts have to be suppressed in accordance with modern society. But basically we are still territorial, protective, instinctive and daft

Yeah it is. The odd thing is, even though we recognise this in ourselves, we still do it.

 

[Hoodoo]

Nature of the beast Martyn, and we are all beasts after all and fighting is natural, especially as our natural instincts have to be suppressed in accordance with modern society. But basically we are still territorial, protective, instinctive and daft

And that's why we have moderators. To herd the beasties so they don't wander off the trail and fall into the bog.