Brothers and Knives

Dunner

Dunner

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The gift of a knife is something I have always valued in a different way than any other gift. I have tended to give a good/great knife to my very closest friends... Men I consider my brothers. I have received a few knives too and they are important to me for that same reason. I see knives as functional art... they are tools, toys, conversation pieces and potentially life savers. If I could only have ONE THING to walk into the bush with in addition to the cloths on my back it would of course be a Busse. A Busse/Swamp Rat have been the ultimate gift for my "brothers" (or "sisters"... not to leave the ladies out. I know there are some great women in this community).

I found a woman I was best friends with (and who I fell hard for) 20 years back in college on FaceBook a month ago. She was the funniest, smartest most attractive girl I had ever met at the time. Now she is all that as a woman. She was the first woman I thought I would want to marry then but I caught her at a time when it couldn't work. I saw her for the first time last weekend, spending 4 days with her and her three boys. Now I am moving to Boise to be with them. Her sons are dying to explore the outdoors and I am going to be giving each of them a knife. The oldest has taken a liking to my SARSquatch and I think it will be in good hands with him. He hopes to get accepted to the Air Force Academy in a year and I will only have the next year or so to catch him up on so many great experiences.

I don't have enough Busse's to go around at the moment and the other two boys need to work on some knife skills before I figure out what will suit them best. This is just a great time in my life and thinking of the gift of a knife among men (& women) made me interested in hearing stories from everyone out there. Let's hear 'em! They don't have to be Busse stories but I think we would all agree that the gift of a Busse knife is going to be a gift to someone held in the highest regard by any of us. I have a $30 REI folder from a friend and my "Navy SEAL" knife which is a 4" Helle, scandi grind hunter one of my best friends in the Teams gave me (said he grew to like them working with the Norwegian Jegers (spelling corrected... thanks Meier66) who he had a LOT of respect for) that are highly treasured gifts.

I know I am committing the cardinal sin of not including pics to start this thread off. I will get around to it, but I wanted to hear everyone's opinions, stories and of course pictures of knives given and received.

Sub-topic: The job market sucks in Boise so if any locals out there know of anything I would LOVE to hear about it. I have a background in sales, mainly in mortgages but also as a product rep. I would clean out horse stalls to be near this woman though so I am open to anything.
 
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I got a buck 110 from my grandpa when I was 12 or so. I've cleaned every deer and duck ive ever shot with it. It'll go to my son some day. Favorite knife by far.
 
BlakeM, that's exACTly what I'm talking about. I have an old Shrade folder my Dad gave me. It's not my type of knife these days but it's a knife I will own forever. My brother received one at the same time but he didn't take to the outdoors like I did. I saw the gift as sacred in a way, coming from our Dad and ended up adopting his knife too so that I could be sure it passed into good hands.

Cool story. Thank you :thumbup:
 
Dunner said:
I found the first woman I ever wanted to marry (20 years ago) on Facebook a month ago, spent 4 days with her and her three boys last weekend and am moving to Boise to be with them.
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I don't have a story, but I do have a question. The above is unclear to me--have you known her for a month or 20 years? It sounds like you have known her for a month, but wished you had found and married her 20 years ago. Is this correct???
 
I have given some cheap (but not junk) knives to family and friends but I have yet to find one that would appreciate the gift of a high end knife such as any from the Busse family I wish I did know someone like that.
 
On the Edge, updated my story for you to add some clarity ;)
 
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Chiller2, agreed on that. It is important that a person has an appreciation for such things. Such a gift needs to go to someone who "gets it" :thumbup:
 
My first Randall Made Knife was given to me as a gift from my father. It is a #1-7" with stag handle, stainless steel blade, wrist thong, and my dad's name etched on the blade. Here it is:

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I have since acquired additional Randall Made Knives, but this one has a special place in my collection.
 
Lunde, GREAT story and outstanding pics once again :thumbup:
 
Chiller2 said:
I have given some cheap (but not junk) knives to family and friends but I have yet to find one that would appreciate the gift of a high end knife such as any from the Busse family I wish I did know someone like that.
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I gave a skunk GW to a Fantastic friend of mine whose worked aside me for years and still works in the same field and camps/fishes whatever with together. I put a high polished convex edge on it, it had seen some use but I take care of my knives so it looked pretty clean. I gave it to him while camping and well he almost cried. He KNOWS how I save for these knives and what they all mean to me. He knows this isnt willy nilly. He EDC's it and I have yet to see it leave him cept for his job (NSA dont like fixed blades lol).

Its funny how (like said before) giving a person a gift you know will appreciate it makes you feel great. Another person might now have understood the value I put in my knives and the quality of the product itself.

Great thread Dunner
 
Hi, I liked you story :thumbup: .

I still carry my Sami knife which my father gave me (over 20 years ago). Its quite big for a "scandi" knife but not compared to a Busse :o . Well actually its not considered a scandi knife since it belong to the sami people. The sami people in Norway is a small comunity in northern part of the country, but their traditional knives are very popular for hunters and all types of wilderness/outdoor activites in all of Norway.




btw its Jeger with a J which is the Norwegian word for hunter. :)
 
I gave a very close friend of mine a Himalayan Imports Khukri (CAK) this past Christmas. Last year I gave my brother a Spyderco Endura for his Birthday.

I have considered giving a friend a Busse, but the price and my passion for them will not allow me to do such a thing.:o

I recently heard the saying, "Give a friend a knife, and you sever the friendship", I don't think it's true, but it made me think a bit...

Lastly, Dunner, congratulations man! Sounds like you're really happy, although I could never give away a Sarsquatch,:eek: you're a bigger man than me for that.:D
 
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I recently heard the saying, "Give a friend a knife, and you sever the friendship", I don't think it's true, but it made me think a bit...
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Heard it too, but in my family when you recieve a knife you give that person a penny so it doesnt sever the relationship so to speak. I have always done it.....worked out ok so far.
 
Giving a Busse as a gift is bittersweet for sure LOL. I always wanted kids... always planned on it... friends who saw me with their kids said I MUST... but things started stacking up against the idea of having kids years back. I am 41 and started wondering about raising kids in an active, outdoors lifestyle I would want to share with them later in life. These kids are STARVING for this type of thing. And I must confess I have been too :o

The younger two will be fine with something else (but will I?). The oldest took a keen interest in my SAR stuff and the wilderness knives we use so I think digging a little deeper is worth it. He was even texting me reminders about bringing out some blades to demo LOL. AND his interest in serving in the military was in the mix too.
 
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Dunner,

My wife works in the mortgage industry, I will ask her if there is anything she has heard about in the last couple of weeks!:thumbup: At least you will be close to the BCS and your gal.
 
Barrabas74, Loved the story about your Game Warden gift :thumbup:

Grandsuave, thanks for taking a look for me over there :D
Being that close to the store has not been lost on me LOL
 
My first "real" kinfe was given to me by my step-dad when I transitioned from a Cub Scout to a Boy Scout. We never really had a good relationship so I was shocked to receive such a meaningfull gift from him. He passed away my senior year of high school, I can't help but think how our relationship might have changed as I grew up. Anyway, the Buck he gave me still resides in my tackle box.

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SnakeDoc, GREAT story! And thanks for your earlier comment. Things are definitely GOOD. I hope the same goes for you :thumbup:
 
When our business closed and I was about to move on, my Dad bought me a Hartsfield Katana.
I recently sold it so I could by INFI. :)
Thanks, Dad. ;)
 
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