Busse Combat FFBM
Steel: INFI
Blade length 10"
Blade thickness .310"
Grind Fat/Flat
Summary of test:
Apple peeling: The blade on the FFBM is very thick but I was able to peel the apple leaving it whole. This was not very hard to accomplish for such a thick long blade.
Cutting: I cut some 10,000 pound Webbing with ease with the FFBM using the factory edge. I was able to make very controlled cuts also with almost no effort. The FFBM is a fine cutter especially with a .310" thick blade.
Batoning: Using a wooden baton I split 2 4x4's. The FFBM got stuck the first time but I was able to split both with some effort. The Blade is very thick so some wedging occurred and 4x4's are never consistent being a natural product.
Cutting: I cut some more webbing. zero edge loss.
Chopping: I chopped 2 2x4" very easy. They were no match for the FFBM. A few bites and the 2x4's just broke from the weight of the FFBM. I then Chopped a 4x4" this was more difficult but the FFBM got through it fairly quick. I wanted to compare the CGFBM aginst the FFBM. I choped the same 4x4 with the CGFBM it also tackled the job very efficiently but the added weight is a plus for the FFBM.
Cutting: I again cut some webbing. No edge loss.
Tip Work: The tip on the FFBM is very thick but sharp. I begin to dig a hole through a 2x6. It was hard to get a good bite into the wood. I would stab pry and the tip would roll out from under the wood making it difficult to get a hole started. I finally was able to get all the way through the 2x6 I did this twice. The tip suffered zero damage. There is no way this beast of a tip was going to snap during this exercise.
Sheet metal penetration: I stabbed the tip into some heavy gauge sheet metal not being able to penetrate very deep do to the tip thickness. I plunged it with everything I had in me. the tip never suffered any chipping or damage.
Hammer impacts: using the 3 lb steel mallet about mid center on the spine I hammered the edge about dead center into a 2x6. I just removed the finish only barely denting the edge of the spine. The FFBM took it all.
Concrete: I chopped a concrete block taking huge chucks out of the brick. The FFBM decimated the block easy. No edge chipping occurred to the FFBM's edge just some denting. I then used a piece of concrete containing very large rocks. The sparks flew bright. The FFBM's edge held up well, never chipping out. The FFBM is a concrete killer. O-YEAH !!!
Concrete/Hammer: I hammered the edge into another concrete block splitting it into several sections. No damage occurred to the FFBM just a little more edge denting and no chipping.
Body weight test: I fist placed the blade in the holder about 1 inch from the handle. I then stood on the handle applying all of my 225 lb's. I bounced on the handle. The FFBM supported all my weight. I pulled the FFBM out 2.25"s form the handle and stood on it again. I bounced up and down never breaking the knife. The FFBM easily took all of my weight. The handle flexed very little during this and never broke. VERY COOL !
Concrete Again: I hammered the tip into a concrete block breaking the block into many pieces no tip damage occurred during this.
Flex Test: I clamped the tip end in the vice about 1.25" from the tip. Using my human strength I was able to flex the blade about 30 to 35 degrees many times. I placed my foot on the work bench and pushed off with my foot coming close to 40 degrees. The Blade did not break and returned to zero every time. The FFBM is very strong and flexible. The FFBM has tremendous lateral strength for a 10" blade.
Metal on Metal: using the 3 lb mallet I hammered the edge into a piece of 1/8"x1.5"" flat mild steel flock stock. I hit the hell out of the spine forcing the edge through the steel. The FFBM Sheared through the steel with ease. The INFI edge suffered zero chipping or tearing during this and the blade did not break. FANTASTIC !!!
Tang side impacts. I placed the blade in the vice about 1.5" from the handle. Using the 3 lb steel mallet. I hit the hell out of the handle I gave it everything I was swinging the hammer like a bat. It would not break. NO WAY. WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN !
At this point it went through every test in my line up and the FFBM was still in one piece. I declared it a survivor of the destruction test. However it ain't over until I finish the blade. At this point it I was going to keep pushing FFBM.
Metal on Metal: I placed some .120"x1.5" heavy mild steel tubing in the vice. Using the 3 lb steel mallet I hammered the edge HARD ! I couldn't get the cut started on the blunt concrete dented edge. So I used the sharper portion near the handle. I Hit it with everything I had finally
shearing the tubing in half. No damage hardly occurred at all to the edge. No chipping No tearing No blade breakage. Nothing happened to the knife. The INFI edge of the FFBM is very hard but very though. THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT !!!
I repeated the above using the same portion of the edge. I go almost all the way through the tubing a second time before I hit a weld on a cross section of tubing I welded up a long time ago. I was just on the edge of it. I was hoping I could shear my way through the last little bit. At this point the hammer impacts were dead blows. There was no where for the energy to dissipate. The FFBM was taking the full force of the impacts. I was hinting the spine with the hammer as hard as I could before the blade finally broke in two. Looking at the edge there was almost
no damage it. This was radical.
Overall: The Busse FFBM performed like the champ it is. The results of the FFBM are the perfect combination of factors I look for when I perform a destruction test. Toughness, Strength. edge durability. Cutting performance and chopping performance. The edge on the FFBM is just unbelievably durable. The edge is very hard and tough and performed extremely brutal tasks that have broken or torn and chipped out other knives edges. The Busse FFBM is a shining example of what a true hard use combat knife should be. No other Knife or steel to date has proved to me what the Busse INFI FFBM did.
The Videos are in 11 parts located at www.knifetests.com
Enjoy the videos they were made for you. :thumbup:
Steel: INFI
Blade length 10"
Blade thickness .310"
Grind Fat/Flat
Summary of test:
Apple peeling: The blade on the FFBM is very thick but I was able to peel the apple leaving it whole. This was not very hard to accomplish for such a thick long blade.
Cutting: I cut some 10,000 pound Webbing with ease with the FFBM using the factory edge. I was able to make very controlled cuts also with almost no effort. The FFBM is a fine cutter especially with a .310" thick blade.
Batoning: Using a wooden baton I split 2 4x4's. The FFBM got stuck the first time but I was able to split both with some effort. The Blade is very thick so some wedging occurred and 4x4's are never consistent being a natural product.
Cutting: I cut some more webbing. zero edge loss.
Chopping: I chopped 2 2x4" very easy. They were no match for the FFBM. A few bites and the 2x4's just broke from the weight of the FFBM. I then Chopped a 4x4" this was more difficult but the FFBM got through it fairly quick. I wanted to compare the CGFBM aginst the FFBM. I choped the same 4x4 with the CGFBM it also tackled the job very efficiently but the added weight is a plus for the FFBM.
Cutting: I again cut some webbing. No edge loss.
Tip Work: The tip on the FFBM is very thick but sharp. I begin to dig a hole through a 2x6. It was hard to get a good bite into the wood. I would stab pry and the tip would roll out from under the wood making it difficult to get a hole started. I finally was able to get all the way through the 2x6 I did this twice. The tip suffered zero damage. There is no way this beast of a tip was going to snap during this exercise.
Sheet metal penetration: I stabbed the tip into some heavy gauge sheet metal not being able to penetrate very deep do to the tip thickness. I plunged it with everything I had in me. the tip never suffered any chipping or damage.
Hammer impacts: using the 3 lb steel mallet about mid center on the spine I hammered the edge about dead center into a 2x6. I just removed the finish only barely denting the edge of the spine. The FFBM took it all.
Concrete: I chopped a concrete block taking huge chucks out of the brick. The FFBM decimated the block easy. No edge chipping occurred to the FFBM's edge just some denting. I then used a piece of concrete containing very large rocks. The sparks flew bright. The FFBM's edge held up well, never chipping out. The FFBM is a concrete killer. O-YEAH !!!
Concrete/Hammer: I hammered the edge into another concrete block splitting it into several sections. No damage occurred to the FFBM just a little more edge denting and no chipping.
Body weight test: I fist placed the blade in the holder about 1 inch from the handle. I then stood on the handle applying all of my 225 lb's. I bounced on the handle. The FFBM supported all my weight. I pulled the FFBM out 2.25"s form the handle and stood on it again. I bounced up and down never breaking the knife. The FFBM easily took all of my weight. The handle flexed very little during this and never broke. VERY COOL !
Concrete Again: I hammered the tip into a concrete block breaking the block into many pieces no tip damage occurred during this.
Flex Test: I clamped the tip end in the vice about 1.25" from the tip. Using my human strength I was able to flex the blade about 30 to 35 degrees many times. I placed my foot on the work bench and pushed off with my foot coming close to 40 degrees. The Blade did not break and returned to zero every time. The FFBM is very strong and flexible. The FFBM has tremendous lateral strength for a 10" blade.
Metal on Metal: using the 3 lb mallet I hammered the edge into a piece of 1/8"x1.5"" flat mild steel flock stock. I hit the hell out of the spine forcing the edge through the steel. The FFBM Sheared through the steel with ease. The INFI edge suffered zero chipping or tearing during this and the blade did not break. FANTASTIC !!!
Tang side impacts. I placed the blade in the vice about 1.5" from the handle. Using the 3 lb steel mallet. I hit the hell out of the handle I gave it everything I was swinging the hammer like a bat. It would not break. NO WAY. WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN !
At this point it went through every test in my line up and the FFBM was still in one piece. I declared it a survivor of the destruction test. However it ain't over until I finish the blade. At this point it I was going to keep pushing FFBM.
Metal on Metal: I placed some .120"x1.5" heavy mild steel tubing in the vice. Using the 3 lb steel mallet I hammered the edge HARD ! I couldn't get the cut started on the blunt concrete dented edge. So I used the sharper portion near the handle. I Hit it with everything I had finally
shearing the tubing in half. No damage hardly occurred at all to the edge. No chipping No tearing No blade breakage. Nothing happened to the knife. The INFI edge of the FFBM is very hard but very though. THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT !!!
I repeated the above using the same portion of the edge. I go almost all the way through the tubing a second time before I hit a weld on a cross section of tubing I welded up a long time ago. I was just on the edge of it. I was hoping I could shear my way through the last little bit. At this point the hammer impacts were dead blows. There was no where for the energy to dissipate. The FFBM was taking the full force of the impacts. I was hinting the spine with the hammer as hard as I could before the blade finally broke in two. Looking at the edge there was almost
no damage it. This was radical.
Overall: The Busse FFBM performed like the champ it is. The results of the FFBM are the perfect combination of factors I look for when I perform a destruction test. Toughness, Strength. edge durability. Cutting performance and chopping performance. The edge on the FFBM is just unbelievably durable. The edge is very hard and tough and performed extremely brutal tasks that have broken or torn and chipped out other knives edges. The Busse FFBM is a shining example of what a true hard use combat knife should be. No other Knife or steel to date has proved to me what the Busse INFI FFBM did.
The Videos are in 11 parts located at www.knifetests.com
Enjoy the videos they were made for you. :thumbup:
I think that one of those hammer blows with a 3 lb hammer as hard as you were hitting would put you out of commision for many months and in the ER that night. Good Job
Awesome abuse test. Its always cool to see what a Busse can get away with.
