Busse Machete?....Sound Off!

All good ideas and comments guys. Let's keep this one going and see where it goes. I'm down for almost every post (ok maybe not the 1/4" thick idea). Busse Kin or INFI.

Let's Do This!!
 
A true Machete by Busse? I would love to have one. Ain't gonna happen. They know that some idiot will try to pry that long, thin blade out of concrete or some such and then be on here crowing about breaking a Busse.
 
18-24" blade length, max. 1/8" thick blade, and Res-C handle - sounds good to me!
 
And the new name for this machete should be the = busse brushhog

solstice said:
combat grade mag slabs 18 inch long 2 inch wide 3/16" thick blade 25 inches over all.:cool::thumbup:


Who is down for one?

We'll be needing a name for it......hog-mach, hog-chete???


Ya know you want it!:p
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I got these 2 Condors coming from BladeHQ. Hoping they will curb the beast until Jerry hears our cries for a Machete.....Then it's Game On, or is that INFI ON!!!


Blade length 12.5" OAL 20.00" Thickness 0.19 (3/16")


Blade length 17.5" OAL 24.5" Thickness 0.10 (just under 1/8")
 
MikeH said:
A true Machete by Busse? I would love to have one. Ain't gonna happen. They know that some idiot will try to pry that long, thin blade out of concrete or some such and then be on here crowing about breaking a Busse.
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Ya know Mike....that is going to be the truth of it huh? I'm hoping and banking on Jerry or Dan giving in and producing one for us but if there's a reason why they can't chance it.....Your's is probably the closest to being the truth to it.

Dang it!!!
 
gk4ever2 said:
18-24" blade length, max. 1/8" thick blade, and Res-C handle - sounds good to me!
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Agree with the length (no more than 20") and thickness; I'll wait to see the shape. I'm partial to latin-style machetes (for instance, the Aranyik Latin Machete).
 
Happy Friday!! Let's celebrate with a Busse (Kin) Machete!







hey....it's worth a try, right.:p
 
Skrapmetal said:
Try out a 1311.

It's not a brush clearer, no, but it is an amazing chopper.
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I'd like to see them go back to the original differential heat treat of that steel for improved impact toughness on longer, thinner blades.

I agree with Mike that at the thickness, width and length of true machete-class blades, INFI would be subject to much more damage. I've approached Jerry with the idea of waving warranty rights on that kind of blade, as Eric suggests, but the Busse model of the unconditional warranty isn't something he wants to compromise--even to the point of warranting things like Elmax steak knives. And obviously, a really good 1/8 or 1/10 inch thin machete with a 2-inch wide or wider blade is going to invite a lot of abuse. I doubt the cost of blade replacement is even the primary reason not to do it--I just don't think it would do the brand any good to see a large number of INFI blades warped, wrinkled and chewed up--and I think the same problem would occur with SR77 in that kind of blade configuration. So we may never see a true machete, but I don't see why that would keep Jerry from making something just a little stouter. After all, the AK47 is "only" 3/16" thick and has been savagely abused...er, loved... at machete-like tasks by uber-hogs like Dave Brown without any significant damage--I don't see how making just a little wider 3/16" blade (especially with Res-C handle) would hurt.
 
Will York said:
I'd like to see them go back to the original differential heat treat of that steel for improved impact toughness on longer, thinner blades.

I agree with Mike that at the thickness, width and length of true machete-class blades, INFI would be subject to much more damage. I've approached Jerry with the idea of waving warranty rights on that kind of blade, as Eric suggests, but the Busse model of the unconditional warranty isn't something he wants to compromise--even to the point of warranting things like Elmax steak knives. And obviously, a really good 1/8 or 1/10 inch thin machete with a 2-inch wide or wider blade is going to invite a lot of abuse. I doubt the cost of blade replacement is even the primary reason not to do it--I just don't think it would do the brand any good to see a large number of INFI blades warped, wrinkled and chewed up--and I think the same problem would occur with SR77 in that kind of blade configuration. So we may never see a true machete, but I don't see why that would keep Jerry from making something just a little stouter. After all, the AK47 is "only" 3/16" thick and has been savagely abused...er, loved... at machete-like tasks by uber-hogs like Dave Brown without any significant damage--I don't see how making just a little wider 3/16" blade (especially with Res-C handle) would hurt.
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Well said Will. Have to agree, the AK and the Ruck (Rucki) can handle the worst abuse which has been seen and proven. That being the case, couple of inches longer and an inch wider.....I can't imagine that config wouldn't hold up in the same manner.

Nuff said.....let's see some Nuclear Macheteness!!:D



Gotta love threads like these! Keep er going guys. Sometimes the fun is in the dreamin!
 
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