Bummer!

Smack it on the same rock in the other direction and tada you are good to go. I'd pitch that sheath and get a better one though.
 
I don't see the bend either. From the initial post it sounded like there was a BEND in it. Please don't think that I was doubting or naysaying, just that it sounded weird,odd,strange,bent :D ; just couldn't find the right words to express my...

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Yikes! :( It's not that bad though - it wouldn't be that bad at all except that it's brand new...

Just the same though, that is a beautiful sheath – now with a little bit of character…
 
The tip is definitely bent....about 1/32" or maybe even a bit less. I don't have a professional camera so it's hard for me to capture it clearly. If you look at the tip, especially the first photo of the tip, you can see the blunted profile. And it hooks to the left like a tiny little barb.
 
If you've got a little "point & shoot" camera, nearly all of them have what's called a "Macro" button; it looks like a little flower or something similiar. That setting is specifically for taking up close, detailed shots at small items.

I'm not camera-savvy at all, nor do I have an expensive camera, but I've used the Macro button to good effect. It may be worth a shot (pardon the pun :) ) for you to try.
 
Hi Phil,

Actually I used the macro button for all the close-up shots. They worked pretty well with the blade shots, but I just couldn't get them to come out for the sheath pics for some reason.
 
I could see the bend out by the tip in that photo. Man, and I mean MAN is that a bummer! Not only do you have a cut in your brand new sheath, but you have a messed up tip too!!!!!

For that, I would send it back into Busse and have them work their magic!

Looks like you took a chunk out of that slate too!
 
Bigfattyt,

Yeah, it sucks. I'm on vacation this week and, although this event didn't ruin it, it put a damper on it. I waited 3 months for the knife, shipped out the knife to the sheathmaker and waited another week and a half, and then when the marriage of knife and sheath was complete, totally dinged them up in the first 3 hrs.
 
komondor said:
Bigfattyt,

Yeah, it sucks. I'm on vacation this week and, although this event didn't ruin it, it put a damper on it. I waited 3 months for the knife, shipped out the knife to the sheathmaker and waited another week and a half, and then when the marriage of knife and sheath was complete, totally dinged them up in the first 3 hrs.
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DON'T let it ruin your vacation. SO NOT WORTH IT. I have let things like that ruin my vacations before.
 
drbarnes said:
If only the knife had some sort of warranty...
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CPC said:
Exactly what I was thinking.

Chris.
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???...They do have some sort of warranty. One of the best. Not sure if you knew that, or was just being sarcastic.



Sorry about the fall, but at least you didn't hurt yourself. I would go with a really thick leather, or kydex next time. I've had some of Dwayne's(Leatherman) sheaths and they are very thick and sturdy.

You can fix that slight bend pretty easy if you don't want to fool with sending it back. If you feel more comfortable sending it back Busse will take care of you.

The best thing about INFI is that it will bend or roll before breaking. Many steels would have broken that tip with that hard a fall.
Good luck, and enjoy the rest of your vacation.
 
That IS a rotten bit of luck Komondor ... having to take that on the chin just before your vacation ... and a brand new set up as well :(

The sheath looks like the maker has a lot of skills too ... lovely basket weave pattern ... what I would consider doing is send it back to the guy who made it and see if he can cut a re-inforcing section for the base ... they can look very nice if styled nicely ... given the basket weave pattern I would contrast it with plain leather and maybe have your initials burned into that part ... the sheath may need to be re-stitched to do it but it would preserve most of the work and effort already gone into it :thumbup:

Thin geometry on a knife which is in the 6 inch and under range is now my preference too ... Cliff Stamp once commented that "geometry cuts" and he was right on the money with that ... but the trade off is those type of knives are not going to be as robust ... the good thing on yours is that being Infi the tip did'nt snap ... I have a particularly thin knife which is amazing me on how it performs but like you I weigh in at 250 lbs and I think the same accident might have had the tip break.

The knife I am talking of is done by Phil Wilson who supplied the blade with a kydex sheath but such is the sharpness I can take the edge to that I find the knife works better in leather ... the kydex keeps being "sliced" in thin strips when I take it in or out of the sheath ... so I made my own and after a lot of field carryiing I find the best way to carry the knife to be on a leather rawhide strap slung like a bandolier under my left arm for a cross draw.

It keeps it out of the way when using a hip belt on my rucksack and easy to access under a jacket etc ... plus it is sheeple friendly and I don't find it in the way when sitting and it is probably in the best protected part of my body should I take a fall ...

A simple set up ... I now use this method for all my knives of similar size ...

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Nice package Peter. Thanks for all the advice.

I, too, thought about adding a reinforcement leather band or something to cover and protect that vulnerable area of the sheath. But man, that blade will be harder to fix.

I'm on the verge of selling the whole package, so no on should be surprised if they see on the For Sale subs shortly. Too bad, it's a really nice knife, but there is too much bad kharma associated with this blade (right from the start) related to the sheath, the wait time, Busse comm., etc.

Sending it back to get fixed is NOT going to happen.
 
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