about swords, & " long khukuris"

[Rat Finkenstein]

Here's a quote from the new American Kensei page on Busse's website

** The New American Kensei 47 "AK-47" is the second generation of the original American Kensei (circa 1989-97) and offers many performance enhancing improvements. The "AK-47" is now made of INFI and features our new Patent Pending Corrugated Bevel technology. **

Back to the topic proper. I think a well made sword "should" be able to easily handle heavy impacts, but this isn't normal use and falls squarely into the abuse category. I think I would feel safe using an HI sword for impromptu yardwork though, but were I to chop into one of those 10 pound rocks that are sometimes buried in my backyard and broke one I don't think I'd ask for that to be covered.

interesting, I guess I havent seen the blade in a close up shot.

Back on topic-
I agree, that is my feeling as well. I wouldnt expect to hit rocks or even chop thick hardwoods with a sword. I have no doubt in my mind that a HI sword would breeze through the worst I would do to it, which wouldnt be much.

 

[kronckew]

interesting busse site! if only i could win the lottery....

found this on his 'infi' page:

I've heard tales of those who can sharpen ball peen hammers to a razor's edge on an Arkansas stone in less than 5 seconds flat. My experiences have always been to the contrary.

He should have read the Ball-peen Hammer series of threads here, he may have changed his mind & would now be offering the Busse Infi combat ball peen model. even the fearless knight who can shrug off sword blows in his tempered steel armour fears the humble ball peen war hammer; features a perfect convex hemispherical 'edge' which only takes a second or two to hone to a mirror finish.

 

[cliff355]

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[hawkwind]

I would be rather skeptic to use a bible as a source of real historic information, particulary when reffering about old testament, since most of the events takes part in late bronze/early iron age and withouth knowing real historic facts described in tribal myth form there is hard to determine any information value of the text, as it was massively reworked by the "Deuteronomist" group.

Anyway - I think that rather massive sword as manjuree shall be able to cut plywood planks across, as we know that similar blades in size and weight have been used for cutting shields.

More delicate blades as HI katana should be probably able to cut sapplings and young grwing stuff up to 4´´ thickness, when done properly.

This is possible to do with curved cutting blades such as sabres, altough it needs some level of expertise.

 

[Thomas Linton]

Can you patent the idea of adding fullers to a blade? Or is their patent pending just on that particular design...

/QUOTE]

I presume you mean fullers just behind the edge. Dunno. If so, Marble should have done it when he came up with the idea generations ago.

 

[jamesraykenney]

I was one who posted about the durability of the HI swords, and I wouldnt expect a replacement if I broke it while chopping at a tree. I was/am interested in getting a sword I can do irresponsible brush whacking with. I never will have to chop a human being, and I am not one to let any blade sit unused, so. . .I will have to cut something.

On the other hand, I can think of one sword that can be abused and would probably be covered by warranty. . .

But thats another story.

The Bark River Northwind Sword would probabaly do you too.

HERE is a link to a bunch of them...
They are warented for everything except for use on badgers...