Basic 6 In-Hand

jazub · Jul 22, 2011

Through the miracle of rulers and spare time.....

The Busse Basic 6!!

Upon announcement yesterday afternoon, the best course of action for finishing up the work day was clearly to sit around mocking up measurements for the Basic 6.

Clearly, I am no Renoir....

-but then again, would you prefer a Basic 6 á la Picasso?:

Based on the in-hand impression from my masterpiece, this knife is going to feel significantly larger than the Boss Jack. I wasn't around in the Golden Olden Days, so the Basics are a pretty exciting offering. Seems the best way to get a feel for it may be to grab a B11 and photo chop 5" away. Might be worth giving a shot

MADDMAN · Jul 22, 2011

I like it!:thumbup:

...it seems larger than I imagined it; great way to visualize the new offerings... Now start a "pass around"

Will York · Jul 22, 2011

Photo taken by dericdesmond at Blade 2011:

jazub · Jul 22, 2011

haha. Well, there you have it.

I'm down for the passaround idea, though. First six to sign up, shall we say? This beast could do some serious paper-cutting (so to speak)

**edit to add: the picture of the actual Basic 6 in-hand is very informative. Holding my B11 last night, I began to get the impression of a quite large "medium-sized" knife. Very intriguing and markedly different from the CGBJ. Very cool :thumbup:

racegunner · Jul 22, 2011

Do the paper ones come with an INFI shipping sleeve?

Will York · Jul 22, 2011

The blade length and OAL dimensions quoted for the Basic 6 LE match those of a Euro 6--just a drop point version rather than the clip blade on the Euro. The Euro blade is about 1/4" longer than the B6. Here's a partially serrated version of a Euro 6 next to a Basic 7 for comparison of overall size, depth of blade, handle size and choil:

Weight of this Basic 7 is 12 oz, and of the Euro 6 is 12.5 oz, with 1/4" shorter blade on the Euro than the B7 as measured from face of handle to point. However, the Euro 6 is .26" thick rather than the .25" of the B7. So it sounds like thickness of the satin B6 should be comparable to a coated B7, and the weight should be close, also.

Bravado · Jul 22, 2011

jazub said:
Through the miracle of rulers and spare time.....

The Busse Basic 6!!

Upon announcement yesterday afternoon, the best course of action for finishing up the work day was clearly to sit around mocking up measurements for the Basic 6.

Clearly, I am no Renoir....

-but then again, would you prefer a Basic 6 á la Picasso?:

Based on the in-hand impression from my masterpiece, this knife is going to feel significantly larger than the Boss Jack. I wasn't around in the Golden Olden Days, so the Basics are a pretty exciting offering. Seems the best way to get a feel for it may be to grab a B11 and photo chop 5" away. Might be worth giving a shot

Yeah talk about spare time, dude are you in prison? You could just by a BJ and be done with it.

jazub · Jul 22, 2011

Bravado said:
Yeah talk about spare time, dude are you in prison? You could just by a BJ and be done with it.

I've heard it said that "love is a prison." If loving INFI is wrong, Bravado -then I don't want to be right

My CGBJ is so sweet that I'm waiting on 2 more -but it can't hurt to consider B6, too. The paper B6 is my ghetto trip to Blade '11 :thumbup:

resinguy · Jul 22, 2011

Will York said:

Good pic, thanks.

I prefer the small choil and short ricasso of the B7.

Will York · Jul 22, 2011

resinguy said:
Good pic, thanks.

I prefer the small choil and short ricasso of the B7.

I've always liked the balance, feel, utility and asym edge of the B7, and I liked the B7 package over the Euro 6, also. But I would have to classify the differences as marginal. In keeping with his policy of not re-introducing models with upgrades that make older versions lose value, I think Jerry has gone about as far as he can go with this B6LE toward giving us a satin INFI Basic 7, and I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on one. I will say that I always did like the way the Euro 6 felt in hand better than any other mid-range (6-8") Busse except for the B7, and as I said, my preference for the B7 over the Euro is slight.

So...the closest we'll likely ever see to a satin INFI B7 for under $300? Yeah, baby--THAT's a super star.

And the chance to try one from only a 10-day run, which is as close as you can get to a guarantee of low supply against very high potential future demand? THAT's a super deal.

I'm definitely in and loving it.

jtsharp · Jul 22, 2011

It is a great price but I will pass on this one. A basic 10, maybe.....

MikeH · Jul 23, 2011

Great job! I once wasted a couple of hours of my employer's time and copier supplies trying to make an exact scale model of my pending BB Steel Heart II, the first Busse I ever ordered.
It's a sickness, I tell 'ya!

jazub · Jul 23, 2011

MikeH said:
Great job! I once wasted a couple of hours of my employer's time and copier supplies trying to make an exact scale model of my pending BB Steel Heart II, the first Busse I ever ordered.
It's a sickness, I tell 'ya!

haha. That sounds impressive. Mine only took about 5 minutes to measure and cut out on paper. It's no June trip to Atlanta but it did help me visualize the knife in hand so that's cool. :thumbup:

From reading the forum here, the Basics 7 & 9 were favorites. -And thanks for the insight and comparison pics with the Euro, Will York. The B7 w/elf choil looks perfect. With limited resources, the B8 may be the sweet spot for me.

Will York · Jul 23, 2011

jazub said:
With limited resources, the B8 may be the sweet spot for me.

The nice thing to me about the B6 being released over such a short time frame--only 10 days--is that even if I were to decide not to keep it in favor of another knife, moving the B6 will be a snap. By the time you receive the knife it will have been out of production long enough, with enough residual publicity, that you should be able to get all your money out of it immediately. Very unlike runs of models offered over several months, which put maximum numbers of knives in play and saturate market demand to the point that it may take a couple of years before you can cash out and break even.

So in my mind I can order a Basic 6 essentially risk free, and considering it's also potentially a benchmark of design I'd never want to sell, that's a tough proposition to beat.

In fact, if I were to offer right now to buy any Basic 6 LE for the original purchase price including shipping, once the original buyer has received the knife from Busse, I'd be very surprised to find any takers, because the knife will likely be selling for more by then.

Bigfattyt · Jul 23, 2011

I'm going to have to say, I am tempted to order a Basic 6 to go with my Basic 11. Satin finish from the factory is a selling point.

I also have to say, that the 511 from the Yard is absolutely calling to me!!! At that price point, with 3/16 thick and res c with SR101 (which I have been dying to try for quite some time).

Oh, wait, where am i??????

Thrill · Jul 23, 2011

Well said; I have to agree 100%!

Will York said:
The nice thing to me about the B6 being released over such a short time frame--only 10 days--is that even if I were to decide not to keep it in favor of another knife, moving the B6 will be a snap. By the time you receive the knife it will have been out of production long enough, with enough residual publicity, that you should be able to get all your money out of it immediately. Very unlike runs of models offered over several months, which put maximum numbers of knives in play and saturate market demand to the point that it may take a couple of years before you can cash out and break even.

So in my mind I can order a Basic 6 essentially risk free, and considering it's also potentially a benchmark of design I'd never want to sell, that's a tough proposition to beat.

In fact, if I were to offer right now to buy any Basic 6 LE for the original purchase price including shipping, once the original buyer has received the knife from Busse, I'd be very surprised to find any takers, because the knife will likely be selling for more by then.