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Jerry Busse

Jerry Busse

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Any Horse Lovers Out There?

Many of the Busse Crew are heavy into horses.

In fact, there are at least 5 crew members in Columbus, OH right now, for the final day of the All American Quarter Horse Congress.

All in all, the Horse loving Busse Crew owns about 30 horses.

We took their love and knowledge about horses and cooked it down into what should prove to be an awesome knife for the field.

From scraping hooves to cutting open hundreds of hay bails, the upcoming cowboy knife from the Swamp Rat Custom Shop should prove to be an exciting addition to your collection.

This could prove to be your work horse EDC to have and to hold from this day forward!

Pricing and Specs should go up within the next couple of days.

It will be offered with and without a choil.

Let's Drink!!!

Jerry

Sneak Peek Pic . . .

Here's the one with the choil.
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Knife looks great! (Corral Rat? / Stable Rat? / Trail Rat? / Tack Rat?... we'll find out soon enough!)

Horses are a stunning animal, had a pinto and a pony as a kid. So many great times!
My dad was an ornamental ironwork, blacksmithing, knifemaking, arms & armor, and horsedrawn carriages book dealer for years. He used to go to all the ABANA conferences in the 80s and brought me along once in a while. I'll poke around and see if I have any the Busse Crew might like. Pops had his own blacksmith shop and built a stagecoach from scratch... by copying one at a local carriage museum.🙏
 
Nuker,

That's a great story.

When I was just starting to make knives in the late 70's and early 80's, I worked as a blacksmith at the Fulton county fair. A little bit later on I worked at a place called Sauder's Village.

I mostly made wrought iron fence rails, hinges, latches, decorative horseshoes (Not usable unless you're really ticked off at your horse!) . . etc. . .

I was well below average when it came to blacksmithing but I did okay when making damascus.

Making damascus in a coal forge is a boatload more difficult than using a gas forge, but I do love the smell of burning coal ! ! !

Let's Drink!

Jerry

Here's a 40 year old pic of me at Sauder's Village in my blacksmithing apron and mountain man hair!! :eek:

This pic was mixed in with the 30 some bottles of booze that I keep close at hand, behind my desk 😁
Blacksmith At Sauder's.jpg
 
Jerry Busse said:
I mostly made wrought iron fence rails, hinges, latches, decorative horseshoes (Not usable unless you're really ticked off at your horse!) . . etc. . .
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My dad developed his interest in metalworking after taking an elective class at college, in horseshoeing!

He was an engineer for a good while, then became a high school teacher after moving to near Lompoc, CA. To make extra money, he was the local farrier/horseshoer. I know what you mean about the smell of burning coal, there’s something deep & primal about it.

Funny how his college tinkering is what landed me in the Busse forum!🥳🍻
 
Jerry Busse said:
Nuker,

That's a great story.

When I was just starting to make knives in the late 70's and early 80's, I worked as a blacksmith at the Fulton county fair. A little bit later on I worked at a place called Sauder's Village.

I mostly made wrought iron fence rails, hinges, latches, decorative horseshoes (Not usable unless you're really ticked off at your horse!) . . etc. . .

I was well below average when it came to blacksmithing but I did okay when making damascus.

Making damascus in a coal forge is a boatload more difficult than using a gas forge, but I do love the smell of burning coal ! ! !

Let's Drink!

Jerry

Here's a 40 year old pic of me at Sauder's Village in my blacksmithing apron and mountain man hair!! :eek:

This pic was mixed in with the 30 some bottles of booze that I keep close at hand, behind my desk 😁
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Looks like it was either the riddle of steel or romance novel model work for you Jerry, we're all lucky that steel won.
 
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Jerry Busse said:
Any Horse Lovers Out There?

Many of the Busse Crew are heavy into horses.

In fact, there are at least 5 crew members in Columbus, OH right now, for the final day of the All American Quarter Horse Congress.

All in all, the Horse loving Busse Crew owns about 30 horses.

We took their love and knowledge about horses and cooked it down into what should prove to be an awesome knife for the field.

From scraping hooves to cutting open hundreds of hay bails, the upcoming cowboy knife from the Swamp Rat Custom Shop should prove to be an exciting addition to your collection.

This could prove to be your work horse EDC to have and to hold from this day forward!

Pricing and Specs should go up within the next couple of days.

It will be offered with and without a choil.

Let's Drink!!!

Jerry

Sneak Peek Pic . . .

Here's the one with the choil.
View attachment 3008746
Click to expand...
Don’t have much experience with horses (unless iron ones count) but that looks like a mighty fine EDC.
 
Oh there was a time I rode "Hay burners" even worked cattle a long time ago.
Long gone is Cowboy Brown but I reminisce...................................
smells of a stockyard ............................
Very cool blade, thinking cross draw horizontal sheath on these would be great.
Leather covered w/tooling
Or Hair-on cowhide ?

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