opinions about Cold Steel POCKET BUSHMAN

[Tarrodemierda]

http://www.coldsteel.com/95fb.html


does any of u have this?
how is it,any thoughts?

"The Bushman® has been a mainstay of the Cold Steel line for more than a decade now. It’s an economically simple design, with winning features like strength, versatility, and an affordable price. It’s practically perfect! So, rather than upstage the Bushman, we’ve created a complement to it, a version small enough to carry with you everywhere you go. The new Pocket Bushman.

While it’s physically impossible for any folding knife to ever match the strength and rigidity of a fixed blade, we believe our Pocket Bushman, with its new patent pending lock, is close to hitting the mark. The blade is long and wide with a short, sharp, clip point for usefulness and versatility. And it’s hollow ground from top to bottom with just enough belly to be useful for all sorts of tasks.

For the handle, we used the mono block construction method famously used in the French Douk Douk line of knives. There are several advantages to using the mono block. It’s simple to mass-produce, and, since there are no liners, handle scales or back spacers, the end result is quite affordable. A single sheet of stainless steel is folded in half to form a housing for the closed blade, as well as supplying the enormous strength and rigidity required to compliment our Ram Safe™ lock.

Andrew Demko designed the Ram Safe™ lock to work in tandem with the mono block handle. It features a unique, self adjusting ram that moves forward as the knife is opened and wedges itself tightly between the tang cut away we call the “shelf” and the “U” shaped “roof” of the handle. It’s powered by a strong compression spring that urges the ram forward and makes for an incredibly strong lock up. Positive pressure on the lock generated by heavy cutting or chopping strokes is distributed through the blade, then the blade tang shoulder and finally directly into the mono block handle that acts like a giant unbreakable stop pin.

Negative pressure from sticking, digging or prying with the point is directed in a different direction through the blade to the blade tang shelf and then to the ram which is squeezed between the shelf and the “U” shaped roof of the handle. Negative pressure easily defeats the vast majority of lock mechanisms. The only way the Ram Safe™ lock can be overcome is if the blade breaks or if the pivot pin is sheared off. Two situations that are highly improbable.

Specifications:
Blade: 4 1/2"
Handle: 5 3/4" Long. 420 Series Stainless w/ Bead Blast Finish
Overall: 10 1/4"
Thick: 3.5mm
Weight: 6.1 oz.
Steel: Krupp 4116 Stainless Blade"

[Benner]

They look pretty ugly IMO.    But I do like CS stuff. 

[Tarrodemierda]

me too and a lot.
its sort of a smaller foldable version of the original Bushman it seems.

[Tarrodemierda]

and it AINT ugly at all,Ben

[Benner]

and it AINT ugly at all,Ben

Now I have a soft spot for CS stuff, but even I think that's ugly. 

[Tarrodemierda]

whats so ugly in it?
i thinkits tryin to copy some scandinavian styles and be a folder at the same time.

[Benner]

whats so ugly in it?
i thinkits tryin to copy some scandinavian styles and be a folder at the same time.

To me, it just looks cheap, thin and tinny.  Although I may be completely wrong.  It just does nothing for me at all. 

[Tarrodemierda]

r u havin a bad day there

well i think its done cheap to be cheap,like basic folder.


(and i do remember that u have that douk douk )

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Can't go wrong at that price , but it is Fugly

[Grant Lamontagne]

Looks like another Cold Steel Copy Classic...  looks more like this:



than this:



At least to me...

Def

[Roadie]

Thats what i thought Def, I don't think its ugly but its not the prettiest knife ever designed

[Benner]

I have to say actual pictures of it make it look a lot better.  Not great though. 

[Tarrodemierda]

well it aint the most decorated one,that i give,but im mostly intrested of it as user u see,thats why i asked
def,the one below on your pic,ive heard those are great but some are returned due to some tempering issues?

[Benner]

well it aint the most decorated one,that i give,but im mostly intrested of it as user u see,thats why i asked
def,the one below on your pic,ive heard those are great but some are returned due to some tempering issues?

I have one of the full sized Bushmans and I think they are superb.    I haven't had any of the reported problems.

[Tarrodemierda]

yo ben,u have that bushmaster?

hey if u wanna,tell me about how it performs.i mean what kind of tasks u have put it thru,how does it keep the sharpness,easy to re sharpen,sheath ok,and so on.

much appreciated

[Benner]

yo ben,u have that bushmaster?

hey if u wanna,tell me about how it performs.i mean what kind of tasks u have put it thru,how does it keep the sharpness,easy to re sharpen,sheath ok,and so on.

much appreciated

I wrote a few thoughts and put a few pics in this thread here http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,4447.0.html 

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

Here's a review over at KF - Linky

[jzmtl]

I've had very bad luck with cold steel's heat treatment and ignored by customer support so I won't touch CS ever again, but here's a video on it.

[Tarrodemierda]

what on earth ist that huge Twistmaster,it lookes like opinel on testosterone,way cool?

[Benner]

what on earth ist that huge Twistmaster,it lookes like opinel on testosterone,way cool?

It basically is a plastic tacticool  opinel.  Great knives. 

[Tarrodemierda]

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[Benner]

They aren't available anymore, so linking is difficult.  The only link I have is this http://outdoors-magazine.com/spip.php?article48&var_recherche=twistmaster&var_recherche=twistmaster which shows the drop point version.  I have the clip point in both Medium and Large.  Both hold a great edge and sharpen to a razor edge very easily.

[Tarrodemierda]

u have two of those and i have none,thats so unfair Ben.how dare u.

[Benner]

u have two of those and i have none,thats so unfair Ben.how dare u.

Send me your extrema and you can have one. 

[Tarrodemierda]

and "few" others from your collections?if so,ok;).

i have one opinel from early nineties,it just seemed a lot like your knives did.but i wouldnt trust much on opinels,i find em a bit weaker,but i guess they arent even made for harder use.ive used em only for peeling oranges etc.

[Benner]

and "few" others from your collections?if so,ok;).

i have one opinel from early nineties,it just seemed a lot like your knives did.but i wouldnt trust much on opinels,i find em a bit weaker,but i guess they arent even made for harder use.ive used em only for peeling oranges etc.

These seem pretty tough.  The blades are about 3mm thick and the locking rings are pretty solid.  I find the handles offer good grip as well.