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Originally posted by jeepin:
it looked like it was starting to bend. or was I seeing things?. Makes me nervous, is mine bad or was it just my mind playing tricks on me?
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Uh.....yeah...yeah...that's it.....it's a bad one......real bad....probably gonna blow up in a second here. Better put that NO in the mail to me so's I can put it in the DISCO (Damaged INFI Storage Container Object) by my bed. That way it won't hurt you when it goes off.
No, no.....Don't thank me.....That's okay....I'm just a giver....anything to protect a fellow INFIholic from a most unpleasant consequence. You can send it to me care of the head warden at Oopsie-Daisy State Penitentiary, 1 Wanna-Quitcher-Bitchin Kangaroo Court, Hasseled-Bad, Portuguese Samoa, OICU812. Just mark it "Birthday Cake."
Seriously, my guess would be that the wood in the 2x4 supporting the NO probably crushed a bit under the weight. Most 2x4 are made of soft pine and it doesn't take much pressure to deform it. While the NO may have flexed a bit under your body weight, the likelihood of it breaking is extremely small, especially at the blade-tang junction. There are pictures around of a Busse INFI blade taking a 90-degree bend without breaking. Before it took that bending, it was flexed about 35 degrees and returned to true (straightened out). Part of the beauty of INFI is that the metal matrix holding the carbides is incredibly tough and extremely difficult to tear. It is, however, a bit ductile. That is why Busse edges can survive harsh edge impacts without gross failure -- the edge deforms & rolls, but will chip out only with extraordinarily severe forces applied.
Regarding that 20,000 pound blade-tang junction failure rating: I figure if I'm ever in a situation that requires the knife in my hand to use the difference between a 12,000 and 20,000 pound junction strength, I will have much bigger worries than whether my blade is going to hold up.....Like where to find the molecules of what used to be my body.
If you have any doubts about your NO being able to perform up to your standards, IMHO go out and beat the snot out of it in an empirical test. See if it can survive whatever constitutes a severe knife test in your opinion. Beat it, chop with it, hang your body weight from it, poke sheet metal, make sandwiches & leave mustard on the metal, do whatever you like to it (no cutting torch allowed
). Even if you do manage to break it, Busse will replace it. BTW, I'm betting the NO will pass the test with flying colors.
Let us know how it goes.
For further reassurance, read the comments about Busse knife testing linked from the thread below, including a test by Mike Turber of a CS Trailmaster and a Busse Basic 9.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=203645
