Cold Steel Bushman review and handle wrap demo

SurvivorGeek.com's review of the Cold Steel Bushman Bowie survival knife, and a demonstration on how to wrap the handle with paracord. This wrap gives the knife an attractive look and a superior grip. We include a 12 foot length of paracord for the wrap with any Bushman bought from our site. For more information, check out our website, www.SurvivorGeek.com

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[komaaar]

nice tip for a handle but now you're not able to make a spear out of it, right ? is the grip really so bad that you are willing to lose some extra functionality with this ?

[SurvivorGeekVideos]

@komaaar Actually, this doesn't prevent you from making it into a spear. The haft goes inside the hollow handle, whereas the wrap is on the outside. While there is a ball of material at the top of the handle or a line of cord going up the inside, you can still insert a haft up to that point and secure it to the handle cord or with a nail if you have one.

And yes, the grip really is that bad, IMO. Even if it did lose some functionality, it would still be better than losing some fingers.

[badbrainz1980ify]

You cut saplings down? That's the first thing you did with this knife? What an asshole.

[SurvivorGeekVideos]

@badbrainz1980ify You mad, bro? ;\)

(In my defense, they were in my yard and needed to be removed anyways. It's not like I was running around razing a Nat'l Forest or something.)

[dynastyflygon]

im debating between the cold steel flight thrower and the bushman as a cheap and expendable survival knife

both are full tang but im leaning more towards the flight thrower as of right now

any opinions?

[SurvivorGeekVideos]

@dynastyflygon Weight and size are pretty close between the two. My impression is that SK-5 steel (Bushman) has better edge retention, and 1055 steel (True Flight thrower) is a bit tougher (which is saying a lot, because the Bushmans are really tough!). Plus, the thrower is twice as thick as the Bushman (5mm vs 2.5mm) so it's a rugged knife, but the thickness would affect the sharpening and cutting. I'm not sure how comfortable the thrower's handle is (I'm guessing not very). Hope this helps.

[Eurijka]

I bet a bit of friction tape on the handle prior to the parawrap, would add so much more to the grip!

[ClaytonRayG]

Wetting the paracord before wrapping will cause it to shrink and tighten when it dries.

[komaaar]

@SurvivorGeekVideos thanks for your reply, I thought it won't be able to secure the haft because of the wrapping, so it's ok :)

[komaaar]

@SurvivorGeekVideos thanks for your reply, I thought it's not possible to secure the handle because of the wrapping :)

[Firearms4Canada]

@mrfnknowitall it burns for a good long time,

[piltzy97]

Great vid super helpfull thanks heaps