As one of Youtube’s premier Bushcraft artists (pause) it has been important that I master
such tasks as the pointy stick.
For boobies traps of course.
And the Feather stick for the birds of course.
And the batoning for the fallen ones… the branches around my yard.
You’re like- are you sure you know what you’re doing.
It seems like you’re the kind of guy who turns on the camera and makes it up as you
go.
And to accomplish all these important things you need a decent stoutish fixed blade like
the Condor Bushlore.
Not to be confused with the mini Bushlore.
Which is mini-er.
So let’s check out the overall dimensions of the Bushlore like the Overall length and
weight.
With and without the leather sheath.
Blade Length and cutting edge.
Handle Size and grip area.
Please note there’s a more expensive Bushlore with micarta scales.
Spine thickness and handle thickness.
That one is like $25 more.
And tallnesses.
And I ain’t got that kinda money because of my knife habit.
Or wait maybe that means I do.
The Made in El Salvador, El Salvador being Spanish for the Salvador…
Condor Bushlore has a very useful North of 4 inch blade size.
Is “north” the new “ish?”
Hopefully Ordinary Every Day Guy can weigh in on this.
The blade is a spear point style with a bead blasted and satin finish combo and a flat
grind.
I purchased this one used but in Instagram use only condition for about $35 and it was
sharp as ess.
This blade features no jimping anywhere which is fine with me as I prefer no jimping to
bad jimping or diarrhea.
The spine has a 90 degree angle perfect for striking a ferro rod for the traditionalists
who abhor matches and lighters.
You know despite the match being invented before the ferro rod.
The handle.
The hardwood handle is nice and bulbous-ish with a decent size grip area that works well
for my hand size and larger manlier crustier hands too.
You’re like I think yours are crusty enough.
It’s smooth and has a lanyard hole in the back for a survivalist paracord sculpture-
you could dangle your ferro rod from there.
I don’t foresee any hotspots and didn’t notice any during the crafting of the bush.
Bushes.
Limbcraft.
Ok let’s take a gander at the sheath.
It’s a thick leather welted and riveted style designed to last as long as the knife
and well after you put it up on knife swap.
In a B- or C+ condition for $45.
It has an imprint of the condor logo on it, which is a interesting touch.
Have I used interesting as an adjective yet?
You’re like I wouldn’t use it either.
The knife is held in by the tight fit of the leather or friction as science persons say,
however it isn’t hard to remove from the sheath.
It may become looser as it breaks in.
The sheath ain’t dangly… which is something I have become preferential to, because they
often sit a bit lower on the hip.
Alright let’s contextualize.
First up the Moschus Tanto.
It’s bigger and heavier knife and a bit more ornate for fancier bros.
I prefer the less flashy and more useful curve of the belly of Bushlore.
Some people prefer a tanto blade because of prying I assume- you’re like I’ve replaced
all my kitchen knives with tantos.
I use my fixed blades mostly for food prep and breaking apart wood for the campfire occasionally,
The Moschus is less suited for food prep because of it’s heft and length.
Next is the knife I have gone to most for camping the most… the Vangedal Rover which
is in the same price range of about $50 but made in Denmark and not the Salvador.
The clip point on that one makes it a bit more friendly to game prep I assume you tell
me- but it has served me well as a for cutting food, ferro rodding, and held up very well
to batoning the essential outdoor task.
The Condor may replace it one day, but I’ll need more time with it to make up my mind.
Next is the $120 made in USA Esee PR4, which has a thinner more unusual handle.
The knife has taken a beating- however I prefer the more bulbous natural hand grips of the
Condor and the Rover.
And finally the Esee 6.
This one has no finger guard, but some people like that.
Not me but some people.
It’s a larger blade, but does have a nice comfortable handle.
Ok that about does it.
Knife reviews are odd.
Very often reviews are done before you’ve spent a good amount of time testing a knife.
Mine included.
I do use them and make observations, but it isn’t until down the road when you’ve
had several other knife styles to compare it to do you begin to appreciate or hate things
about one design over the other.
Or maybe some self loathing… why does one review knives.
However the Condor Bushlore is the style of knife I prefer in a fixed blade- provided
your interested in my opinion.
Larger than 3 inches… not extremely heavy like a Chinese tactical fixed blade mercenary
knife.
I mean those knives have their place- like on YouTube.
Also on the bush lore The handle feels right…
maybe the micarta would be a bit grippier, but who has an extra $25???
As an anecdotal observation fellow knife reviewer Journey Wind Junk broke the wood handle on
his Condor fixed blade not the same model but the wood looks similar… and Micarta
has always appeared to me to be a bit more less likely to fragment…
as I’ve had a few wood handles split over the years.
And the viewer might point out- was it because you were batoning good sir?
No, but point taken.
Smacking wood against other pieces of wood is a good way to split wood.
So if you’re batoning through a large piece of wood- hitting a wood handle with a wood
baton really increases the chances of splitting, and also it deforms the handle.
That’s why you’d buy the micarta.
It’s more resistant to whacks.
So if this rambling has made any sense and I hope it hasn’t… the Condor Bushlore
is a good choice for a general purpose outdoor knife that is relatively affordable…
has a nice easily sharpened carbon steel blade and looks to be a useful non talking companion
in the outdoors…
other than a case of beer.
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