Busse sucks!!

[jdbyrd]

...becuase I currently don't have the funds to acquire one!!

but they just look so damn good...it's ridiculous!!

hope I didn't piss anyone off, but I figured there were too many "omg busse is awesome" threads...I'd probably love them too if I ever had my hands on one!! but I just started my "high-end" knife collecting off with a cabela's D2 grip---pure awesomeness, I'm sure I'll be posting in this forum more often!

 

[thombrogan]

I feel the same way about a lot of houses and they don't have Busse's warranty or materials (not that I'd want a steel and micarta living room, but you never know).

 

[Gerberblades]

Once I got a HH, I was forever addicted!!

 

[J85909266]

I've owned a lot of knives, more diversity in production than most, actually, and they really are fantastic. I prefer them over any other fixed blade I've ever tried. Anything you don't like as a user, warranty will take care of. If the edge is too thick, they will fix it, fit and finish issues, etc. Best warranty of any product on the market I've ever known. The designs are well thought out, and work. They are as tough as they come. You get what you pay for, and Busse is a supreme example of that. You get an asset: something you can beat to hell and back, know it won't fail, know warranty will cover any damage you can do, and know you can sell it for close or more than what it cost if you ever decide to let it go. They are fantastic knives with a fantastic warranty, but they are pricey. If you want one, buy one, i would bet a lot that you won't be disappointed. This is from a user, too, not just a collector.

 

[Rich357]

I suggest you get one get one of their more expensive non-painted knives. If you cut cardboard the paint gets serious rub marks quickly.

 

[Cobalt]

I suggest you get one get one of their more expensive non-painted knives. If you cut cardboard the paint gets serious rub marks quickly.

I understand that certain coatings are good and Busses ceramic based coating is supposed to be good for something like 10,000 hours in salt spray so if you will be around the ocean a lot, then it may be worth it. However, I have never liked coatings on any knife and I always seem to end up getting knives with it, like my Benchmades, microtechs and Busses. Also, as a user, people buy all these different colors, but they are useless as they strip off so why care for a cammo coating when if you actually use it, it will come off. Thank god for stripper chemicals.

You figure that the coating process has to cost a good amount per knife. Why not take it out and for say $30 less offer the knife without it.

 

[Soulrack223]

Cobalt

I understand that certain coatings are good and Busses ceramic based coating is supposed to be good for something like 10,000 hours in salt spray so if you will be around the ocean a lot, then it may be worth it. However, I have never liked coatings on any knife and I always seem to end up getting knives with it, like my Benchmades, microtechs and Busses. Also, as a user, people buy all these different colors, but they are useless as they strip off so why care for a cammo coating when if you actually use it, it will come off. Thank god for stripper chemicals.

You figure that the coating process has to cost a good amount per knife. Why not take it out and for say $30 less offer the knife without it.

I don't like coatings either. I would love to see the "Competition Grade Finish" introduced for more of a reduction than $30 on the big Busse's. I'd buy it exclusively, as I'm more of a user than a collector anyway. The smooth coating I have on an older Busse is preferable IMO to the new crinkle coating. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504711

My on topic comment would be that once I finally spent a decent amount for a good knife I wondered why I hadn't done so earlier. Performance justifies cost, though Busse is a brand with inherent value too. You can get a great knife from one of the knifemakers on this board that will blow you away for less than you think, and certainly less than a Busse. Be careful, Busse's are addictive!

 

[Cougar Allen]

You figure that the coating process has to cost a good amount per knife. Why not take it out and for say $30 less offer the knife without it.

I think coating is the cheapest way to finish a knife that looks good enough to sell -- even without allowing for uncoated knives being returned by retailers because there's a tiny spot of patina on it and nobody will buy that one.

 

[brianNH]

You figure that the coating process has to cost a good amount per knife. Why not take it out and for say $30 less offer the knife without it.

I would agree. That is certainly the case with some manufacturers, however with the Busse knives it is the opposite hence the higher cost for satin and DC finish blades as opposed to their coatings.

 

[Cobalt]

I think coating is the cheapest way to finish a knife that looks good enough to sell -- even without allowing for uncoated knives being returned by retailers because there's a tiny spot of patina on it and nobody will buy that one.

I would agree. That is certainly the case with some manufacturers, however with the Busse knives it is the opposite hence the higher cost for satin and DC finish blades as opposed to their coatings.

I agree with both of you. But there is no doubt that it costs more to coat the knives than to send them out pre-coated and pre-beadblasted, for less money since the coating process, I am going to guess is an outsource. If so, all the transport money and mtrl's alone adds cost to the knife. Bead blast cabinets and belt sanders for satin finish are all in house. I bet it would be cheaper to bead blast the blade than coat it, by alot. Satin finish always costs more.

Special coatings are not so easy to do. Busse's coating is not just a paint job, it is more than one coating.

 

[Razorsharp244]

I agree with both of you. But there is no doubt that it costs more to coat the knives than to send them out pre-coated and pre-beadblasted, for less money since the coating process, I am going to guess is an outsource. If so, all the transport money and mtrl's alone adds cost to the knife. Bead blast cabinets and belt sanders for satin finish are all in house. I bet it would be cheaper to bead blast the blade than coat it, by alot. Satin finish always costs more.

Special coatings are not so easy to do. Busse's coating is not just a paint job, it is more than one coating.

For sure bead blast must be cheaper than coating. I think coating is actually on the high cost side. Mirror polish is probably the most expensive, then coating with DLC or something like that.

I like the look of bead blasting, but since it slightly lowers corrosion resistance I prefer polish or coating.