Busse Cord Wrapped Handles

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oge14 said:
very nicely done:thumbup:, that has to feel great in the hand. also, about how long did that take ya?
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about 3 hours total. I'm not really good at high curvature items, or tapers. Theres a lot of craftsmenship/foresight involved in getting the weave correct when you need to reduce one end or the other.

I had totally forgotten I did an ice pick like this....

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bannister bar (100% for looks, not safe for actual use)
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I should have removed the internal strands for this... as it was it was kinds bumpy. I'm still kinda disappointed in how the larger pbf's turned out. I couldn't get the twists out during the tightening process. In this pic the weave doesn't look that tight, but it's hard as a rock.
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while going through my old photos, I found this one where I still had glasses. I wish I still had my old pairs, now that I know more about them, back then I didn't know what pits or safety bevels or cyl's were.
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Another brain fart.....
There was a Paul's hatchet that came cord wrapped also.
I believe this was an extravaganza item only.
 
ok that n.i.p. kick's arse. the kydex is nice too, now i'm gonna have to do something similar to mine.
what was the count on your turk's head?
 
oge14 said:
ok that n.i.p. kick's arse. the kydex is nice too, now i'm gonna have to do something similar to mine.
what was the count on your turk's head?
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I don't actually know what count means in regards to knots :(

to be honest I don't know anything about knot tying. I learned just enough to do the turks head (almost) correctly for handle making. I never tried the double or tripple version of it since this was always sufficient for what I wanted.

It was about 7 up/down sequences, with about 4 full spiral points on one side for the shorter nip. I think it was 5 for the longer nip wrap.
 
that's what i wanted to know thank ya.
don't be so hard on yourself, the pbf has a nice pinecone look to it.
 
Some knifemakers who use cord wraps will soak the finished handle in epoxy resin and then cure it; that would solve the problem of the cord moving under pressure and keeps it from soaking up fluid.
 
two I missed. bannister bar knot on a 6"pbf, and a kinda sloppy wrap on a skeleton key (with a very poorly conceived carry method). My wraps got progressively flatter and tighter as I got better at them.
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resinguy said:
Some knifemakers who use cord wraps will soak the finished handle in epoxy resin and then cure it; that would solve the problem of the cord moving under pressure and keeps it from soaking up fluid.
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The Pure Bred Fighters cord wrapped handles were epoxied.
 
d762nato said:
The killer Bee is a pretty Sweet looking knife. How many were produced?
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http://homepage.mac.com/zombiekiller/badmojo/pbf.html

badmojo said:
In August 2001, the Pure Bred Fighters were offered in three sizes - 4", 6", & 8" blades. The 6" & 8" Pure Bred Fighters were quickly removed from sale due to production problems & unexpected higher production costs. The Killer B made it to the production line but was retired in August 2002.

It's estimated that the Busse wrapped set of the 4", 6" & 8" models were limited to 70-80 sets. If you see the Busse wrapped Pure Bred Fighters in the secondary market, grab it while you can. These Busse wrapped set are considered desirable & rare.

In February 2003, additional unwrapped Pure Bred Fighters were offered for sale: 43-Killer B, 78-6" Pure Bred Fighter, 84-8" Pure Bred Fighter.
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http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180764&highlight=bred

Eric Isaacson said:
Burton,
I don't know if these are being produced yet, with all the Military orders Busse has been working on they have fallen a little behind on the Civilian orders. Some of the dealers may have some but I haven't seen any around so I'm not sure.

If you want to order them you may need to give them a call. Busse recently updated their website and I notice they aren't all listed anymore. You can call them at 419-923-6471

Here are the sizes and prices of all 3 models:
8" = $287.00

6" = $247.00

4" = $167.00
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You have a picture of my SHBA in your first post.
Garth has it now and I can't wait to see it with new scales:D

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That pic of a Killer be makes me lusting for one...:o

LastVisible C', nice wraps, Man!
 
Last Visible Canary, Thanks the killer bees pretty cool, the handle wrapping looks to be done really well. Thats probably where the extra cost came in.
 
Not a Busse but a Swamp Rat at least.

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I tried another wrap previosly but I'm to embarresed to show it.

On this one I used Loctite 495 glue IIRC to secure the beginning and end for extra protection against unraveling. So far it hasn't slipped but then again I use it for normal camp chores that a knife of this size would be used for.
 
Last visible canary, how do you get the end of your cord wrap to be completely flat without a knot sticking out of the end of the handle?
 
By melting the end of the paracord. Because the weave is pliars tight, it grips the paracord against the tang of the knife at the end of the knot pretty securely as it is, when you melt the last piece if creates a ball of melted nylon that is thicker than the rest of the cord, effectively blocking it from slipping under the last bight. you can smooth the melted cord with your finger while its still soft from the melting to keep any sharp edges parallel with the tang.

If your careful, you can also fuse the last working end into the surrounding weave, since it's all the same meltable nylon. You have to be careful doing that, because the melt can get away from you and end up destroying a bight right in the middle of a 20' paracord weave, the only fix for which is either trying to continue melt/fusing the severed bight into the rest of the weave, or disassembling and redoing the whole thing.
 
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