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Howdy,
Got a Basic 5 w/Assymetrical edge a few months ago and have had a blast with it (My first Busse).
Have batonned, chopped, whittled, all the normal stuff and have been very pleased with the knife, especially the handle ergos.
What I had been waiting for before I could say whether or not it would be my all around camp knife (until further notice
) was Deer season.
Skinning:
Yesterday we were blessed to be able to harvest a couple of Deer, and the Basic was put to the test.
Skinned both Deer, and honestly have never used a blade yet for skinning that was more comfortable, and performed better. I had 0 hand fatigue, which is an accomplishment because in the past with skinning that much in one session, my hand has gotten a little cramped with other blades.
Edge Retention:
Tha Basic got about 90% the work as my brother was on the phone with his wife most of the time sharing his elation over the 8 point he got :thumbup The knife was still shaving sharp when done. When I checked out the edge, there were no dings, or rolls, that was neat to me because I had hit bone several times in the process.
I guess the best part of all of it was about half way through the second Deer when my brother said "Man, that knife is sharp."
Corosion:
This model had a light protective coating, but not the crinkle, a lot of it had come off from my batonning fun in the summer, so there was plenty of exposed steel for the test.
Cool thing is I intentionally did not wash the blade off until I got home last night (about 6pm), (we skinned the deer about 10am.) Glad to report absolutely no spots etc on the steel.
Handle Grip:
The Resiprene handles gave good traction for my hands (even with all the gunk on them), no slipping at any point that I recall.
Prying:
Will spare you the details, but will suffice to say I used the Basic to Pry some Fat wood out of an extremely sturdy stump this summer. I know I bent that sucker at least 30 degrees in the process , and had no issues (other than thinking to my self, I cannot believe the blade would bend like that, and come back - totally sweet.
[BWood work[/B]
Forgot to say above, that I dropped the Angles to about 15 degrees, yes it was a lot of work, but worth it.
It is killer for general camp work / fuzz sticks, it is wonderful, nice wood curls, and again killer ergos, the wide spine is great for thumb pressure.
Batonning
Again the handle ergos really make this knife awesome, great shock obsorbtion, and blade geomentry make it great for getting some kindling together.
The only down size is for large/fat logs, you really need a longer blade, but if your in the woods, most likely you are going to be using the fallen stuff any way to build a fire.
Made pretty short work of some 3 inch diameter saplings, don't think I would be messing around with anything much large for constructing a lean to.
Chopping
Blade weight is a hindrance here, so you would really need to baton with this.
Hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving week!!!
God's sure been good to this ol' boy.
sp
Got a Basic 5 w/Assymetrical edge a few months ago and have had a blast with it (My first Busse).
Have batonned, chopped, whittled, all the normal stuff and have been very pleased with the knife, especially the handle ergos.
What I had been waiting for before I could say whether or not it would be my all around camp knife (until further notice
) was Deer season.Skinning:
Yesterday we were blessed to be able to harvest a couple of Deer, and the Basic was put to the test.
Skinned both Deer, and honestly have never used a blade yet for skinning that was more comfortable, and performed better. I had 0 hand fatigue, which is an accomplishment because in the past with skinning that much in one session, my hand has gotten a little cramped with other blades.
Edge Retention:
Tha Basic got about 90% the work as my brother was on the phone with his wife most of the time sharing his elation over the 8 point he got :thumbup
The knife was still shaving sharp when done. When I checked out the edge, there were no dings, or rolls, that was neat to me because I had hit bone several times in the process.I guess the best part of all of it was about half way through the second Deer when my brother said "Man, that knife is sharp."
Corosion:
This model had a light protective coating, but not the crinkle, a lot of it had come off from my batonning fun in the summer, so there was plenty of exposed steel for the test.
Cool thing is I intentionally did not wash the blade off until I got home last night (about 6pm), (we skinned the deer about 10am.) Glad to report absolutely no spots etc on the steel.
Handle Grip:
The Resiprene handles gave good traction for my hands (even with all the gunk on them), no slipping at any point that I recall.
Prying:
Will spare you the details, but will suffice to say I used the Basic to Pry some Fat wood out of an extremely sturdy stump this summer. I know I bent that sucker at least 30 degrees in the process , and had no issues (other than thinking to my self, I cannot believe the blade would bend like that, and come back - totally sweet.
[BWood work[/B]
Forgot to say above, that I dropped the Angles to about 15 degrees, yes it was a lot of work, but worth it.
It is killer for general camp work / fuzz sticks, it is wonderful, nice wood curls, and again killer ergos, the wide spine is great for thumb pressure.
Batonning
Again the handle ergos really make this knife awesome, great shock obsorbtion, and blade geomentry make it great for getting some kindling together.
The only down size is for large/fat logs, you really need a longer blade, but if your in the woods, most likely you are going to be using the fallen stuff any way to build a fire.
Made pretty short work of some 3 inch diameter saplings, don't think I would be messing around with anything much large for constructing a lean to.
Chopping
Blade weight is a hindrance here, so you would really need to baton with this.
Hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving week!!!
God's sure been good to this ol' boy.
sp
