Brothers and Knives

Chiller2 said:
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'm in the same boat - I am planning to give my younger brother one of the new scrapper 5's, and I know already that he won't appreciate the value of even a hundred-dollar knife, let alone a $300 busse. I was actually showing my dad a SY BDLE I bought from the exchange recently, and asked if he would want me to get him something similar and he said "NAW, I don't have any need for a fifty dollar knife!". If only he knew it cost twice that :eek:. He just doesn't have any appreciation for high-end gear, and the generic stuff is always more than enough for him. Still, I'm planning to give him a scrapper 5 at the same time as my brother gets his, so he's just gonna have to deal. :D


Guess I'll save the expensive stuff from BLADE for myself. Darn. ;)
 
That is some startling news Mike. I hope things go much better for you this time and I wish you luck out in Idaho. I would like to get together before you leave if that is at all possible.

I do think it is great that you are reaching out to her sons, taking an interest in them and are going to try to pass on your knowledge. Being a step parent can be tough so hang in there.

I have received two knives as gifts. Both from my wife. The first was a BATAC that I sold and upgraded to the SJTAC I have now. No she is not mad I sold the Badger and is glad I found something I like. The other is a Benchmade Griptilian which I like a lot. I have bought knives for her. A SwampWardena and an Active Duty. She like them a lot. I have also bought a Hack for my daughter but she won't be getting iy until she is old enough. It is my hope it will get passed down from generation to generation.
 
Dunner said:
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 threat 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 wish you the best of luck in Boise:)

Great story!!!

I am very blessed in my life because we at Busse get to send many knives to many people:):)

Recently I had the great pleasure of giving my friend who has been deployed for the 3rd time to Iraq...His first Busse blade:eek::eek: I presented it to him and he actually said "Wow that is BIG" of course in typical Amy-0 style I did it at a very crowded restaurant:D

and I just got a e-mail from him that said he has been using alot and all of his squad is very jealous:thumbup:

That makes me happy:)

Amy-0
 
Agreed... Amy-0 has THE BEST job! Spreading good cheer and INFI has GOT to be the best :thumbup:

And thank you :)
 
My first knife I got was a Cub Scout folder from my Dad which I still have. When I became a First Class Scout he bought me a Browning folder with beautiful stag scales and brass bolsters. I loved that knife until someone decided to "borrow" it :( And when I turned 17 and started working on my Eagle project my Dad gave me HIS Buck 119 sheath knife which I had wanted forever. :) Even though I use Busses now, I still have those two knives and plan on giving them to my children someday!
 
I have a college buddy, was my roommate for a year, and best man at my wedding in 1979. We fell out of contact for a while, until he invited me to his wedding some time ago, so now we get together occasionally when we are in Florida. He is now a surgeon in West Palm beach, and he won't let me pay for anything when we visit. His passion is salt water fishing, but he does some hunting as well, and he appreciates quality stuff. So late last fall I sent him an OJ Warden, along with some explanatory info about INFI and Busse. Hoping to hear some good hunting stories when he puts it to use.
 
Congrats Dunner/Mike! I'm sure you'll be a great Father to those kids and enjoy raising them up the rest of the way from here on out. Go slow so you can enjoy the growing pains of being around that many more people. I've gone that route a few times, just has'nt panned out for me yet. Closet I've come to kids is 4 cats, and a bunch of livestock.

Have my Grandfather's Old Timer Stockman 3 blade folder; a Boy Scout knife from my Dad; and gifted a few knives in my day to various friends, not of Busse quality, but the thought sure was. Most of them still use them today; and recognized the gesture for what it was. I've known a few guys who got married that gave their Best Man a decent knife and the Groomsmen knives too. Let me know when you need a Groomsmen, I hear you got good taste in knives, LOL!
 
Congrats Dunner! Hope things work out for you!

I gave my brother an ETS SJTac as a gift last year. For a bachelor party, he wanted to camp with a group of his friends for a couple of days. We happened to pick the week that rained so much that it led to the flooding in the Midwest last year - so needless to say it was a soggy camping trip.

He owns a few Swamp Rats; a Howling Rat and a Battle Rat. I helped him score both (one through a Ganza and one I sold him).

My first Busse is a SJTac as well; and since I was his best man (and I was married first) it seemed to be pretty tongue-in-cheek to give him an ETS SJTac as a gift - his first Busse! :D

I sheathed it in a Spec Ops Combat Master sheath. His fiancee (now wife) took it in good humor! :D
 
I was given my grand father's pen Knife after he passed it is all stainless steel and was given to him commemorating his 25th year at U.S. Steel it is inscribed as such with his name and my older brother was given our great grandfather's pen knife which has beautiful turtle shell slabs on it. as far as giving, my older brother is into tactical gear but never had a knife that was up to par with his gear so I bought him a chris Reeve pacific knife to finish his load out................it's his favorite knife and the most money I ever spent on him...............well worth it, money well spent!
 
Dunner,

Brother; you know more than I the value of gifting a Busse :thumbup:.
Kathleen and I are SO pleased with the turn of events in your life - bummer
for us that you'll be a bit more distant, but very happy for you!!

Cheers,
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Start them off with a versatile SAK, Buck or Case knife and if they prove their worth let them do chores and jobs until they can pay for part of the Busse they want. It makes it mean a little more to them. Congrats on re-finding your woman.
 
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