Battle Grade SFNO and Battle Grade AMS

[Lance23]

All my bussekin are either stripped or satin from the shop.


Exhibit A.

Exhibit B.

 

[Lance23]

True that. I had the equivalent of a RatManDu LE courtesy of norcalblacktail before Swamp Rat released their factory version. Here's a pic of mine:

Beeeeaauuutiful!
Anyone know if NorCal still does Busse mods? I know he's making his own knives now but damn, he and Ban Tang could make some serious $$$ with the Custom Shop being MIA for the time being.i know I would send at least two of my Bussekin for the "Pro-Satin" treatment.
Until I get a grinder I'm limited to.... Hand sanding, the bane of my forearms.

 

[LukeTheSpook]

What time do these things hit the web? Still don't see them online

 

[bld522]

Beeeeaauuutiful!

It's still one of the jewels of my collection. In fact, norcal did such a nice job on it that I couldn't bring myself to use it, so I went out and bought another RMD to beat on.

 

[slowride11]

What time do these things hit the web? Still don't see them online

The email says they will be "Live after Five" on Wednesday November 4th. That`s all I can tell you.

 

[evltcat]

Should be any time now...

I'm going to try and resist the SFNO since I don't have one...

 

[kniferMan]

Still waiting...

 

[MattinLA]

Should be any time now...

I'm NOT going to try and resist the SFNO since I don't have one...

Fixed that for ya

 

[kniferMan]

All my bussekin are either stripped or satin from the shop.


Exhibit A.

Exhibit B.

Amen brother! I have a bad habit of turning my mistresses into strippers... One would think I'm a pimp . Awesome pics btw.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Muuuuussssssst resist the SFNO..... I just bought another NMSFNO....muuuusssssttttt resist !!!

I also have an RMD Nate at NorCal did, I got it from him direct here a few years ago... full satin and laser sharp convex edge..... he can make steel sharp !!!!!!!

 

[bld522]

Oh yes he can. And it doesn't hurt to start with an alloy that sharpens beautifully to begin with. :thumbup:

 

[crufflers]

In for a black on black micarta - SFNO.

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

No, all knives should be stripped, People will tell you it provides extra protection against rust, and it does, but if you take care of your knife it will be fine, SR 101- is good stuff

Words of wisdom right there, coatings make zero sense on cutlery…. that is unless of course you are looking to reduce cost for finishing as a manufacturer. In which case it makes perfect sense, I can't stand them personally and how vowed to not buy any more coated knives plain and simple.

How many japanese knives have you seen that are coated? German? Swiss?

 

[hhmoore]

They're up.

 

[Kevin1367]

Who do you usually send them to to get stripped and sharpened or reprofiled. I see alot of guys putting a convex edge on knives. Whats the advantage?

 

[hhmoore]

Stripping is generally a DIY job.
Convex edges are generally more durable, and offer better function for some tasks.