coldsteel bushman

[spiritwalker]

i know its slightly weird looking but i like the look of it..

the question is

is it any good i like the idea of possibly mounting it to a stick for foraging and maybe storing a bit of kit in the bottom.

will it withstand batoning due to the hollow handle?

also the bowie or normal version?

 

[Hun7er]

Mounting on a stick check, i have done that and it makes a very good spear

batoning check, they are strong as hell check out a site called knifetests.com and watch the destruction tests

i went for normal but i think the bowie is good, one thing i will say is that it is quite a big knife and its almost in the middle ground for uses,
i.e to big to carry on you, to small for any fine work, etc. but it will last along time and is reliable so thats something.

hope this helped in some way

 

[Xunil]

Not trying to be contentious here, but what do you plan on doing when

mounting it to a stick for foraging

I'm trying to work out what that would entail and struggling a bit trying to avoid making it sound sarcastic, which it isn't meant to be.

 

[Samon]

The knfie is a beast mate, people rag the hell out of it on youtube, it functions as a spear really well from what I've seen as it can bend loads and still retain natural form afterwards! the steel has been tempered down a bit so it can take a solid beating and people regularly store stuff in the handles, you can wrap paracord on the handle too to make it more grippy for battoning and chopping.


All the reasons why I'm waiting for my Bushman to come in the post from HH right now.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P328MBJWjis < this guys reviews are entertaining and he gives the knive some abuse!

 

[mrrivers]

I have a mini bushman and it is tough as old boots. Para wrap the handle for grip and it's all weather. Amazingly versatile tool.

 

[spiritwalker]

Not trying to be contentious here, but what do you plan on doing when

I'm trying to work out what that would entail and struggling a bit trying to avoid making it sound sarcastic, which it isn't meant to be.

see someone using it to lop off high fruits in bushes rather than risk life and limb climbing also can use it like that to get fungi down etc

 

[Xunil]

Yes, I'd thought of clipping apples, pears, plums etc down from higher branches.

Just wondered, that's all

You never know...

 

[DS1150]

I bought the bowie version earlier this year and used it for some light work on Saturday. Here's a little vid of me doing some light batoning with it.
[video=youtube;QSJJt_B4-Q4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSJJt_B4-Q4[/video]

I'm really happy with it. It comes shaving sharp. Wrap the handle in something to suit you and it's a good, hardcore tool, cheap too.

 

[Corso]

I have a mini bushman and it is tough as old boots. Para wrap the handle for grip and it's all weather. Amazingly versatile tool.

lucky sod ben after one for ages not amde any more though

 

[spiritwalker]

thanks i think i am sold on it just need to decide whether i want the bowie or the normal one. I seen a vid on youtube regarding using it as a throwing knife it was the bowie version does the normal version throw well too?

 

[Samon]

The non Bowie version has a slightly longer handle and apparently a very slightly thicker blade. Heinnie Haynes is a good place to get one but they don't sell the Bowie.

I think they throw quite similarly.

 

[Mountainwalker]

I have the bowie version, had it for 4 years now. It's incredible tough, nice and light despite it's size and holds a nice edge. I have not used it as a spear, as I have had no need, and that's not my thing I guess, but it would be easy to convert it to a spear head. I have used it for batoning and it has stood up to that no prob, although I did put a slight ding in the blade when I miscalcutlated a hit and the blade went through the wood and into a stone. Owners stupidity, no fault with the blade.

 

[Samon]

mine came today, I'll get some unboxing pictures up later when I recharge my camera as it died at the last photo.

surprisingly light and very cool!

 

[spiritwalker]

thanks for all the info ill be getting one next pay day me thinks nice to get some words of confidence prior to a hasty purchase

 

[Samon]

This is the knife after a hour in the garden chopping seasoned branches, I put a arm length branch in the handle to try it out..it is a right job getting the stick out but it added length and chopping abilities to it as the handle is somehwat slippy. I'm going to get some gold club handle material for it as the paracord wraps go inside the handle..

anyway, the best picture I could take in 5 minutes

sheath is pretty neat also!

 

[IanM]

As it happens, I am selling a Mini Bushman over on Ludlow's at the moment.

 

[Samon]

what's ludow's ?.. how much do the minis go for second hand?

 

[warthog1981]

Ive had a bowie version for a few years now and love it very light in the had but still chops very well.
Ive heat shrinked my handle fora better grip
There fine for detailed work to here's a spoon that I roughed out and carved with the Bushman and tool finished it with the same knife only used a frost spoon knife for the bowl

With its wide blade it very easy to choke right up on the blade for fine tip work

Cheers Russ

 

[Samon]

Heat shrinked the handle? like the tubing on cables?

what size did you use??

 

[warthog1981]

Hi sorry just noticed your reply
I used some heatshirink that I has left over from covering my canoe pole
Sorry I cant remember what the size was.

Russ