Busse versus Tops?

Found out the Street Scalpel you are interested in is made from 1095 now, so the site needs to be changed to reflect that.

~B.
 
Have you used that, or seen one. It looks like a precision cutter, which is what the name suggests, however in the survival camping video Hood makes a statement like "This is what I reach for when I want to brutalize something." (paraphrase), which paints a different picture.

-Cliff
 
Ok, Hood's comment make sense now, I wish more people would list stock thickness. That's isn't much of a scalpel.

-Cliff
 
I just checked the TOPS site, stock thickness is listed at 1/4". I checked one out a while ago, too heavy for neck carry for me, but I only like the lightest knives for that use.
I think it is designed moire as a spike, for punching holes in things rather than precision cutting, or any cutting in fact. Very obtuse primary grind. Even with a Puukko grind it would still be obtuse. it is about ~8x too narrow to run a full flat grind with that thickness and be a precision cutter.
 
LVSteel said:
Hey All. This is my first post, so excuse me if I am covering old ground. I am considering a real heavy use camp knife that would also work in a self defense role. Something in the 5-7 inch fixed blade, + or - 1/4 inch thick, micarta. I've come down to Busse and Tops as ones that should fit this role. What is the group's opinion? Are there some others I have overlooked? Which model specifically?
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Well, Busses are better, but TOPS are about almost as good and cost half as much. Kind of a tradeoff.
 
I thoroughly dig the design of the TOPS B.E.S.T. I'd like it even more if it came in the standard 1095 steel. Regardless, a very usable-looking design. And, attractive, to boot :cool:
 
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