Busse Edge Problems

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Spyderco folders are about the only brand I have bought that came with edges I did not feel the need to touch up. Most others I put on the WE as soon as I get them. Most of the time it is not to reprofile but just to get the edge smoothed and polished out. Again it is not something I would expect from the factory.
 
u812 said:
Spyderco folders are about the only brand I have bought that came with edges I did not feel the need to touch up. Most others I put on the WE as soon as I get them. Most of the time it is not to reprofile but just to get the edge smoothed and polished out. Again it is not something I would expect from the factory.
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Yup, and Spyderco uses a robot to sharpen some of it's models.

When you've got a flesh & blood craftsman working freehand on a belt...there can be inconsistencies from time to time.

Having said that, I've never gotten one that was unused that had a bad edge or jacked up grind. And I've own<ed> a few. Lucky maybe...
 
I can' believe how long infi stays shaving sharp. I got my NMFSH 2nd hand, previous owner sent it to Josh (I think) after chopping and batonning with it all summer, by the end it would still somewhat shave. At .32 thick.
 
John GERDING said:
I have a question, I am on my 5th Busse knife now and I do love these knives, There can be no doubt about the durability and awesome designs but why is it that Busse/Swamp Rat does not seem to care one single bit about sharpening their knives or proper edge geometry? I mean these knives come with arguably the worst edge grinds I have ever seen on any knife in my long history of knife use and collecting... You can walk into any walmart and buy a $20 Buck with an edge that easily beats a Busse knife... You would think with the price tag these knives command they would do something about the god awful uneven grinds that look like they were done on a 180 grit bench grinder... Just sayin... Now I gotta get back to spending 5 hours of my life correcting the mistakes on the edge of my new INFI Ratweiler...
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Busse does stand behind their blades. About a year ago i got an elmax steak knife in a grab bag that had a tiny little chip on the elephant bone handle, barely even a blemish but it bothered me. All it took was one email to the Busse staff and they sent me a link to a pre-paid shipping label for me to ship the knife back. About 2.5 weeks after i shipped the knife to Busse i received it back and they had corrected the tiny blemish perfectly. I own around 60 busse/kin and there are a handful that could be sharper out of the box, but as others have stated, you can profile the blade edge to your own liking if you have a descent sharpening system. For my large beater busse knives i like the factory edge because i beat the crap out of them and the edge doesn't chip or anything
 
Admittedly I'm not great at sharpening, but have been using Busse knives for going on ten years and can share my experiencing. First, I've always liked that there's plenty of metal behind the edge because it's there if I want it and you can decide what works best for you. Second, I've come to think of Busses the way I think of my cast iron skillet/grill collection. They last forever and get better with use. I don't use much more than a ceramic rod and the edge just seems to get tougher/better, just like seasoning the cast iron. What I end up with is a knife that can score thick pig skin on a pork shoulder, cut tomatoes, blast through some firewood, and pry rocks out from under my tent with out skipping a beat.
 
nydude said:
... I don't use much more than a ceramic rod and the edge just seems to get tougher/better, just like seasoning the cast iron...
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^^^YES!^^^

Once you get the edge dialed in like you want to grind it ... then just maintain with the ceramic...I've never used a blade steel that responds as GREAT to ceramic as INFI does <for edge touch ups>!
 
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PeteyTwoPointOne said:
^^^YES!^^^


Once you get the edge dialed in like you want to grind it just maintain with the ceramic...I've never used a blade steel that responds as GREAT to ceramic as INFI does <for edge touch ups>!
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Agreed. A few passes across the white crock sticks is useually all it takes to bring my INFI and SR101 back to hair popping razor blade sharpness.
 
Sounds like we've all had a variety of edges come our way. For my 2 cents, my sharpest is my 1 of 300 ASHBM LE with it's convex edge. It's almost scary:eek: for a blade with that much heft to be so sharp...but I love it:) Of my other sharpest, one was from the Swamp and one from the Yard:thumbsup:
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
Uneven grinds happen.

Owner steps up to help personally...

Life's good. :)
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But do they pay shipping ??

I spent over 5k on a 308 semi AR and there was issues with it. Cost me 150 with insurance to send back to company and they had the balls to try and make me pay for another 150 to ship back to me.
Was brand new and their issue.
Why should it cost me extra to have a properly functioning gun or sharp knife that I spend good $ On??
This is not a knock against Jerry it's general comment kind of thing. If you are buying something high priced you expect it to be perfect with no other costs.
 
They payed for return shipping to me, and I red others got a link to a shipping label to send it in
 
Everyone knows that postal employees “borrow” knives being shipped for “letting off steam.” This is apparently tolerated by supervisors...
 
polskiogorki said:
But do they pay shipping ??

I spent over 5k on a 308 semi AR and there was issues with it. Cost me 150 with insurance to send back to company and they had the balls to try and make me pay for another 150 to ship back to me.
Was brand new and their issue.
Why should it cost me extra to have a properly functioning gun or sharp knife that I spend good $ On??
This is not a knock against Jerry it's general comment kind of thing. If you are buying something high priced you expect it to be perfect with no other costs.
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I had an old Ruger Blackhawk whioch cost me $75 to send in for the free recommended safety conversion. I kinda felt the same way.
 
Murman said:
I had an old Ruger Blackhawk whioch cost me $75 to send in for the free recommended safety conversion. I kinda felt the same way.
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I thought the 10 year warranty on my Benelli SBE2 was a pretty sweet deal until I found out that it was cheaper to just buy parts and replace them myself than it was to send the gun in.
 
John GERDING said:
I have a question, I am on my 5th Busse knife now and I do love these knives, There can be no doubt about the durability and awesome designs but why is it that Busse/Swamp Rat does not seem to care one single bit about sharpening their knives or proper edge geometry? I mean these knives come with arguably the worst edge grinds I have ever seen on any knife in my long history of knife use and collecting... You can walk into any walmart and buy a $20 Buck with an edge that easily beats a Busse knife... You would think with the price tag these knives command they would do something about the god awful uneven grinds that look like they were done on a 180 grit bench grinder... Just sayin... Now I gotta get back to spending 5 hours of my life correcting the mistakes on the edge of my new INFI Ratweiler...
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Did anyone read this post.
I don’t see any complaints about the edges being too thick behind the bevel.

From what I read he is talking about jacked up asymmetrical edges.
Personally it is a bit of a pain to get some blades even again without using belts.

I see where the OP is coming from and I won’t buy Benchmade anymore cause of this issue.
But apparently he has had some pretty bad luck or maybe this is a non issue for most people buying Busse knives.
 
If unhappy with the product why buy 4 more? Instead of wasting your time re-profiling why not just sell them on the exchange? If a $20 Buck beats a Busse then why did you buy 5 of them? Troll much? ... just sayin...
 
Yonose said:
Everyone knows that postal employees “borrow” knives being shipped for “letting off steam.” This is apparently tolerated by supervisors...
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I wonder if that's what happened to my Axe Hammer. It left Reno on January 20. Six days later, still "In Transit to Destination" with no record of any stops anywhere.
 
Busto said:
It's been my experience that once you sharpen past the factory initial sharpening the steel is much better and holds a better edge and easier to touch up.;):thumbsup:
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I have noticed that on most brands.
 
Stlhead said:
If unhappy with the product why buy 4 more? Instead of wasting your time re-profiling why not just sell them on the exchange? If a $20 Buck beats a Busse then why did you buy 5 of them? Troll much? ... just sayin...
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A guy can love Corvettes and still hate the tires that they come with. Might not be a big enough deal to make him stop loving Corvettes but it can be something he hates having to change whenever he gets a new one.
 
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