2007 Blade Show Cutting Competition- Why no Busse?

Wait a sec, can I have the last word?

Sam can be left to just giving us the evil eye:

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Sam Salvati: If you don't mind me asking, what would be your choice for a "one knife" situation where you wanted the best knife for survival purposes? Or even just for use in the back country? Don't be shy. There are plenty of good ones out there.
 
he'd probably make his own, just as soon as he finishes that double edged 1084 sword he hasn't posted enough pics of :)
 
hardheart said:
he'd probably make his own, just as soon as he finishes that double edged 1084 sword he hasn't posted enough pics of :)
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I missed that but I sure wish I had the know how and equipment to make my own. :o
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Here is another way I see knives. I like my knives to be like my Glock 21. Perhaps it isn't the prettiest, most accurate, best ergos, etc... But it sure does a pretty darn good all aroud job IMHO. And for the record I love the looks. You have perhaps seen the various tests done on Glocks. Like throwing them out of an airplane, sticking them in the mud for long periods of time, etc... only to rise from the dead and perform. That's how I see my Busse knives.

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Tyrkon Lawson said:
Sam Salvati: If you don't mind me asking, what would be your choice for a "one knife" situation where you wanted the best knife for survival purposes? Or even just for use in the back country? Don't be shy. There are plenty of good ones out there.
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To be honest, one i have made myself. I would love to have kept this one, would have handled most survival and work duties pretty well, blade is 5160, you might consider it a short sword though:).

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More along the lines of a pure chopper, to fall in the "axeknife" section would have been this prototype, a bit more refined than it is now(it is just a prototype for the blade, not so much ergonomics as is obvious:)) with some nice black G10. This one is A2, with an extra special HT;). STill has the same razor edge i put on it before the pine, and the bacon i sliced up xmas morning, and the hair it took off my shins the whole time after each test to make sure it was still nice and sharp.

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hardheart said:
kool aid? worse than that, usenet :D
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Let me guess: Someone who recently got plonked accused me of wanting to kill him, right?

Stupid little boy:

Plonk is a Usenet jargon term for adding a particular poster to one's kill file such that the poster's future postings are completely ignored. It was first used in 1989 and by 1994 was a commonly used term on Usenet regarding kill file additions.
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See here to learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plonk

Rick - "Life to Flame, Flame to Live" DoD # 65995
 
Tyrkon Lawson said:
Now how much would a final version of those blades run the public?
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Probably close to $650, $700 even with a kydex sheath for the A2 bowie. For the "one knife" situation, but for everyday banging about in the woods i would take just a regular old good quality cheap machete.

the seax was the final incarnation, comfy handle, not a prototype. The seax would run about $900 even with the sheath.
 
Now how would you say they would do against a Busse Combat knife? One that is as close to the same dimensions as possible? In all categories?

chopping
slicing/cutting
prying
batonning
corrosion resistance
edge retention
ease of sharpening
etc...
 
Sam Salvati said:
Probably close to $650, $700 even with a kydex sheath for the A2 bowie. For the "one knife" situation, but for everyday banging about in the woods i would take just a regular old good quality cheap machete.

the seax was the final incarnation, comfy handle, not a prototype. The seax would run about $900 even with the sheath.
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I can't believe you just walked into that. :rolleyes:
 
People who know me on this forum know I do not make a habbit of attacking others. So that is not where I am headed.

I am just curious. You being a knife maker and not being impressed by Busse knives... So I am wondering then what you consider to be the best characteristics and how much that is worth.

I see a lot of customs I would love to have. But they are way out of my price range. But a Busse knife, which I see as "semi-custom" is something I can swing.


And I agree that a good knife is worth the $$$! And a good knife does not have to be pricey either.
 
Sam Salvati said:
To be honest, one i have made myself. I would love to have kept this one, would have handled most survival and work duties pretty well, blade is 5160, you might consider it a short sword though:).

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Is this the "seax" ? How thick is it at the spine? I must admit, I like the way it looks here in the pix. :thumbup: Why didn't you post these earlier instead of looking for an argument? This is where it's at... Knife talk with positive & constructive qualities. :) Thanks for posting the pix. That's a good lookin' short sword/chopper.
 
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