Cold Steel Bush Ranger Lite

[TheTourist]

I just polished the edge on a 29 dollar knife. Like most of us, I have owned numerous ZT knives--which never saw the light of day! Finally the disappointment bothered me enough to sell all of them off to greedy clients.

The knife below is a Cold Steel Bush Ranger Lite. I'm amazed at what I bought for a such a low cost. The blade is flawless, and the factory bevel was one of the best I've seen. Additionally, I found their "sliding lock" to be useful, and it renders this folder as strong as a fixed blade.

If I had a "complaint," it would be the HT. The ricasso clearly states that the alloy is 8Cr13MoV. Yikes, I've polished VG-10 blades that weren't as stiff as this knife!

As one contributor stated, he needed a "tool." And this Cold Steel is an excellent tool.

 

[danbot]

Why is there tape(?) all over the blade?

 

[jlauffer]

Why is there tape(?) all over the blade?

Camo?

 

[gazz98]

I'm guessing he was using a KME sharpening system (something with a clamp) and was protecting the blade from the clamp?

 

[jlauffer]

I'm guessing he was using a KME sharpening system (something with a clamp) and was protecting the blade from the clamp?

You're no fun!

 

[gazz98]

You're no fun!

Sorry! As a tier one operator, the tape probably cuts down on the glare from the newly polished blade?

 

[TheTourist]

No clamps go on the blade. I have blue painters tape on the Edge Pro, and then I place white paper over the spine of the knife and secure it with blue tape, as well. No scratches get on the knife, and my clients are real picky.

"Razor sharp, no dings."

 

[JBC6650]

They can't be that picky...

 

[palonej]

Sorry! As a tier one operator, the tape probably cuts down on the glare from the newly polished blade?

Much better.......you are learning grasshopper.

 

[danbot]

No clamps go on the blade. I have blue painters tape on the Edge Pro, and then I place white paper over the spine of the knife and secure it with blue tape, as well. No scratches get on the knife, and my clients are real picky.

"Razor sharp, no dings."

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Once you develop your muscle memory you can do it freehand with no clamps, guides or dings!

 

[TheTourist]

Engineers use micrometers, I use a segmented polishing feature. A recent knife article opined that that even a guy whose good at freehand polishing can be off by 2 degrees.

My clients don't like dings in anything. Besides, tape is cheap.

 

[Blue Sky]

...If I had a "complaint," it would be the HT. The ricasso clearly states that the alloy is 8Cr13MoV. Yikes, I've polished VG-10 blades that weren't as stiff as this knife!

This sentence refers to heat treat, alloy and polish, in that context what do you mean by “stiff”?

 

[danbot]

Engineers use micrometers, I use a segmented polishing feature. A recent knife article opined that that even a guy whose good at freehand polishing can be off by 2 degrees.

My clients don't like dings in anything. Besides, tape is cheap.

Once you develop the skill, through practice you would be amazed at the accuracy of human hands. 2 degrees is nothing when it comes to the edge of a knife. There is absolutely no discernible difference between 15 and 17 degrees in performance. Wouldn't your clients appreciate a "hand honed" sharpening job? No dings or scratches need be risked.

 

[jlauffer]

Once you develop the skill, through practice you would be amazed at the accuracy of human hands. 2 degrees is nothing when it comes to the edge of a knife. There is absolutely no discernible difference between 15 and 17 degrees in performance. Wouldn't your clients appreciate a "hand honed" sharpening job? No dings or scratches need be risked.

if only he could see the handcrafted precision of your world famous soup! Alas, he is no more.

 

[danbot]

if only he could see the handcrafted precision of your world famous soup! Alas, he is no more.

Well ain't that a shame!

 

[craytab]

if only he could see the handcrafted precision of your world famous soup! Alas, he is no more.

Oh no!