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maddave
05-12-2004, 18:04
The Bison Bushcraft knife is one of a number of excellent knives made by Roger Harrington at Bison.

Retailing at £130 at the time of this review, it is in my opinion a lot of knife for the money. It's slightly smaller than the Woodlore knife with an overall length of 195mm, 90mm being the blade and 105mm for the handle. The blade is made of 3mm thick 01 tool steel and has a true flat grind that is exceptionally easy to maintain. My knife has Yew slabs with 2 high quality brass pins to consolidate the slabs with the full tang. Other options for the handle are available at no extra charge, namely Apple, Ash, Birch, Cherry, Elm, Pear, Walnut and Maple. Exotic slabs can be ordered for an extra £15.
The sheath is a nice tight fit and made from high quality hide which incorporates a firesteel loop and Rogers combination belt or neck option. The stitching is neat and secure and the front has a Bison logo stamped into the hide.
Roger supplies his Bushcraft knives complete with a firesteel which is the same size as the larger army model in the 'Light My Fire' range.

To sum up, this is a fantastic knife, well suited to me as I have small hands. For those with larger hands I would recommend the Bison Woodsman or similar. Below are some pics for your perusal.

The Bison in my hand...Just the right size
http://img90.exs.cx/img90/3769/m4rknifehand.jpg

Side profile.
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/5407/v8rknifeprofile.jpg

Full tang from below.
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/5783/u1ktang.jpg

Size comparison with a Frosts Mora.
http://img46.exs.cx/img46/914/x1s2knives.jpg

The sheath with neck lanyard and the incuded firesteel.
http://img46.exs.cx/img46/5694/c3ksheath.jpg

Firesteel comparison. Bison firesteel on the right.
http://img79.exs.cx/img79/1017/z3tfiresteels.jpg

If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask :-)
JakeR
05-12-2004, 18:09
Excellent stuff Dave....The knife certainl does feel secure in the sheath!
Paganwolf
06-12-2004, 17:27
Nice one Dave :biggthump I really rate mine, i pick my new one up on wednesday, ill do a review of that one for y'all :naughty:
tenbears10
06-12-2004, 17:34
Looks a really nice knife Dave bet you are chuffed. I think the Yew roger uses make his best handles. Not many other makers offer it (that I've seen).

Bill
brucemacdonald
06-12-2004, 20:41
At this year's Wilderness Gathering I tried a beautiful Bison Woodsman knife with Yew scales. Since then it has been my dream knife.

Back to reality though - I have just taken the plunge and ordered a Scandi Packpal from Allan Blade with Curly Maple scales and plain pins..... :-)
JakeR
06-12-2004, 20:43
...both good choices!
eraaij
06-12-2004, 20:51
That is a great knife. I really like the comfortable look and the fact that the edge almost starts at the handle end. It just screams 'worker'. Sheath looks great too.

-Emile
Paganwolf
06-12-2004, 20:58
Heres mine with a few bits of work ive done with it, the scales are Thuya Burr.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/jlamour1/carvingbits.jpg
maddave
06-12-2004, 23:41
That Kuksa is fantastic Paganwolf. The detail on the handle is great !! :You_Rock_
Hoodoo
06-12-2004, 23:52
Beautiful carvings! :biggthump
JakeR
07-12-2004, 10:23
How d'you do that? :yikes:
Paganwolf
07-12-2004, 12:19
Thanks guys :biggthump Show you in Ashdown JR :wink:
JakeR
07-12-2004, 15:51
Look forward to it :o): :biggthump
tomtom
07-12-2004, 16:34
did anyone else get the new Bison catalogue today??

i think its a sign..the bushcrafti gods are telling me "get a bison bushcraft knife!!!!" :roll:
familne
07-12-2004, 16:50
did anyone else get the new Bison catalogue today??

i think its a sign..the bushcrafti gods are telling me "get a bison bushcraft knife!!!!" :roll:

Yeah, I did, like the look of the bushman's pal knife!
brucemacdonald
07-12-2004, 16:58
Just checked the Bison website, nothing new there.

Looks as though it hasn't been updated in a while, mind.


Best wishes,


Bruce
JakeR
07-12-2004, 19:00
I got one too! Im liking the look of all of them.....stop it jake....:twak: :wink:
tomtom
07-12-2004, 19:44
Im liking the look of all of them

SHIBBY to that!!

Bruce it is mainly just a price up:roll:date.. puls the addition of a few new things!!
Snufkin
07-12-2004, 22:53
I got one too, nicely produced. I do fancy one of those ventile smocks but can't afford it :cry: The knife I'm working on is similar to the woodsman.
JakeR
07-12-2004, 22:53
I've lost the catalogue (very funny, before any jokes :wink: :roll: ). So i can't look and wonder what i could get.....:shock:
Dave Bliss
07-12-2004, 23:10
many thanks for the pictures maddave. I get mine next week and have been carrying a dog-eared copy of the knife that i downloaded off Rogers excellent web site for four months now ! The one with the frosts knife for scale was really helpful.
maddave
08-12-2004, 10:59
many thanks for the pictures maddave. I get mine next week and have been carrying a dog-eared copy of the knife that i downloaded off Rogers excellent web site for four months now ! The one with the frosts knife for scale was really helpful.

Yer welcome Dave... :biggthump