A few months ago this knife popped up on my Case Sodbuster review.
As usual I didn’t look up pronunciation- and subscriber cyclist01222 said it’s Koo-da-man.
Alright so Coo-da-man it is- no further research necessary.
basically someone could say it’s pronounced ball sack, and I’d be like ok.
Sounds good bro.
So let’s look at the dimensions of this classic slip joint known as the Cudeman Classic
or ball sack Classic.
Like the overall length and weight.
You say potato.
Blade length and cutting edge.
I say________.
Handle size and grip area.
It’s not like I have a ballsack quota to meet.
Spine thickness and handle thickness.
Ok I’m trying to rebrand my channel to make it more relatable to the 12-17 male demographic-
where all the ad revenue is.
Tallness.
What are we talking about again.
Oh yeah running out of intro hooks.
The Cudeman classic is a budget friendly slip joint knife made in spain that features a
blade made from satin finished 420 steel.
Must resist.
The blade is a low profile clip point style with what looks like a hollow grind to me.
Out of the box the blade is sharp and very pointy, and with a pretty useable for me nearly
3 and a quarter inch cutting edge.
Since the knife is a slip joint it means it don’t lock.
So it’s a two handed opening and closing like our forefathers the reptilians were accustomed
to.
Being a classic slip joint a word synomous with “No views” means that the blade is
held into place by a backspacing and you just push real hard to close it.
Some slip joints are easy like the case sodbusters, and some are like the Cudeman classic and
require very deliberate hard pushes close without your hand slipping and well getting
clipped for lack of a better word.
Owning this knife for several months I have found occasionally the pivot needs to be oiled
to keep it reasonable- otherwise it becomes almost unsafely stiff.
The handle is nice and comfortable- and according to the lying sack of shit amazon product description
is made from bull horn or ram horn or gnarwales- well mine clearly resembles the olive wood
version- so please understand that.
I don’t know if the wood has been stabilized, to me it seems almost unfinished…
it’s well sanded and smooth though.
The handle is long enough for my hand, if you have pretty large hands though- maybe
not.
The whole blade is low profile, and you can get a very tight grip on it.
This traditional knife of course has no pocket clip, because of the time when these were
popularized pocket clips were deemed heretic or apparently human kind was too damn stupid
to figure out a knife might be easier to dig out of your pocket if it was near the top
clipped.
Think of Spyderco as the first creature in the ocean to venture onto dry land.
Man think of all the patent money lost.
Umm… comparison part.
The cudeman… it’s actually a very fine slip joint.
$20 ain’t bad for a knife especially if you think pocket clips are for squares and
you live in an area where you can carry a fixed blade kitchen knife legally but for
some reason real good reason not a locking knife.
If I had to produce a complaint it’s that the back spring is a little too hard for my
lilly livered hands.
Some people prefer those though- and I don’t have much of a problem with that.
The Case full sized sodbuster… which I haven’t patined any more because I have too many knives.
It’s a pretty good example of a slip joint though, just like this one.
However that blade stains easier because it’s carbon or some shit, and this one stains less
because of stainless enchantment.
Umm how about the Mercator?
This one locks, and is pretty nice.
I plan on reviewing this one soon, unless the government helicopter comes for me.
It’s German, it’s got a nice flat grind. and it’s slicy.
And at this point someone somewhere probably subscriber bRad 1967 is like where’s the
douk douk.
Here it is bro.
Also a stiffy.
Meaning a stiff back spring.
Not as stiff as the Cudeman, but still for slightly more advanced knife bros.
That’s it.
Cardboard anyone?
Umm…
Cudeman classic is fine.
I assume the main allure to this one is people who like collecting clip joints.
I’d rate it as a little too I don’t want to say unsafe, but too hard to close for people
unfamiliar with strong back springs.
The clip point in combination with the back spring makes it poke the sweet meat of my
palm often during close- I try to keep that area nice and tender.
The fact that it’s stainless means the blade uhh won’t rust as easily however I’m not
sure how well this sort of wood handles prolonged exposure to water.
But if you need something that doesn’t rust because you’re a fish, also buy something
with a plastic handle.
Also since this knife has a liner and it snaps back hard, make sure you close it easy to
avoid dinging the blade.
I did not notice mine get dinged but I have seen quite a few slip joints that this can
happen to to.
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