Can you recommend me a fixed blade based on these requirements?

I second the Rat or BK&T but think you should take another look at the Busse family of knives. I TOO am no fan of their marketing strategy but if you look past all that they have an excellent product. Plus they have such a loyal and eager fan base youcould get one of their knives, beat the ass off it like sheep and if your not happy put it up for trade. It wont sit around for long.
 
James0723 said:
-I don't want a Busse because I dislike the marketing. I'm sure they're fine knives, but from what I've seen companies that are intensely into marketing tend to be overpriced. Busse to me is in the same category as MercWorx, Cold Steel, Stryder, and Dark Ops with the way their marketing is. I especially dislike the nuclear logo and titles. I'm not a tree hugging hippie, but I like hunting and nature and nuclear waste isn't something I want to have associated with my knives.
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Hilarious post. You'd forgo the better knife because you'd take offense at the marketing? As far as I am concerned, you deserve a politically-correct knife! :thumbup:
BTW, the sun is nuclear too. Does that mean you live in a cave and never see daylight? :rolleyes:
 
philwar said:
Hilarious post. You'd forgo the better knife because you'd take offense at the marketing? As far as I am concerned, you deserve a politically-correct knife! :thumbup:
BTW, the sun is nuclear too. Does that mean you live in a cave and never see daylight? :rolleyes:
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Politically correct knife. LOL :thumbup:

Love that one. :D
 
Try a Buck 119, it's a pretty good general purpose blade and lighter than most others you'll find. Also, ingore the negative comments, you're allowed to not like things, whether you have a completely understandable reason or not.
 
philwar said:
Hilarious post. You'd forgo the better knife because you'd take offense at the marketing? As far as I am concerned, you deserve a politically-correct knife! :thumbup:
BTW, the sun is nuclear too. Does that mean you live in a cave and never see daylight? :rolleyes:
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Now, now... No need to be bitches :) He just needs to get past the marketing and sit on that hogs back. ;)
 
Given you want a knife for survival, hunting and tactical use....I recommend the Bark River Bravo-1.

Great for building shelters, skinning a whitetail, and deanimating sentries.
 
Bluntedgedinstrument said:
Now, now... No need to be bitches :) He just needs to get past the marketing and sit on that hogs back. ;)
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Yeah, you could be right. Then again, I don't even WANT a person who takes offense at a little over-the-top marketing to own a Busse. Next thing you know, we don't want knives from people who use bad language, or drink, or have children out of wedlock, or eat at McDonald's, or drive a Hummer (or a Prius)... Sheez, what's next??
Judge a knife by its merits, if a knife is what you want. Or use a set of preconditons totally unrelated to knives to limit yourself, and probably get something second-rate. Whatever works for you. :rolleyes:
 
philwar said:
Yeah, you could be right. Then again, I don't even WANT a person who takes offense at a little over-the-top marketing to own a Busse. Next thing you know, we don't want knives from people who use bad language, or drink, or have children out of wedlock, or eat at McDonald's, or drive a Hummer (or a Prius)... Sheez, what's next??
Judge a knife by its merits, if a knife is what you want. Or use a set of preconditons totally unrelated to knives to limit yourself, and probably get something second-rate. Whatever works for you. :rolleyes:
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See, I'm not taking offense so much as wary of companies with marketing like that. I don't really care what a knife is called it's just that if a company is so slick with marketing and creates hype, it puts me on the defensive about their other claims. The better the salesmen the more careful you have to be. I think to myself, Busse is so intense into the marketing so how do we know all their claims about INFI steel being so good isn't just more of the marketing hype?
 
What marketing is the OP referring to? Outside of this website and Busse's own website I don't see what he is talking about. He doesn't like the names of the knives? Maybe he just does not like Busse and want's to bash them. What's it matter anyway. He openly admits he has small hands...;)
 
James0723 said:
I think to myself, Busse is so intense into the marketing so how do we know all their claims about INFI steel being so good isn't just more of the marketing hype?
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Ok, fair question (and there are lots of answers around, check Youtube for some).
But you didn't start out with a fair question, you started out plainly disqualifying a few brands. You were limiting yourself in your choices, without much of a rational reason, just an (for lack of a better word) emotional one.

I don't really mind one way or another, and you certainly shouldn't mind me. But my advise would be to look past the marketing and keep an open mind to all the brands. Look for ultimate quality (and yes, it can be measured and there is ample evidence and testimony to that effect) or look for best price/performance. You'll find lots of fans, of several makes, but lots of objective info as well.

I wish you well in your search. :thumbup:
 
babakanoosh45 said:
What marketing is the OP referring to? Outside of this website and Busse's own website I don't see what he is talking about. He doesn't like the names of the knives? Maybe he just does not like Busse and want's to bash them. What's it matter anyway. He openly admits he has small hands...;)
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Well Bussekins have funny names, the three brands can be quite spectacular in their advertizing, on the sites and on the subforum here. I just don't think it's any consideration in the decision to buy one, either for or against.
 
I'd suggest looking at Dan Koster's line of knives, they fit into precisely what you are looking for...
 
James0723 said:
See, I'm not taking offense so much as wary of companies with marketing like that. I don't really care what a knife is called it's just that if a company is so slick with marketing and creates hype, it puts me on the defensive about their other claims. The better the salesmen the more careful you have to be. I think to myself, Busse is so intense into the marketing so how do we know all their claims about INFI steel being so good isn't just more of the marketing hype?
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They don't do any marketing outside their website because they don't have to.

Get your facts straight. ;)

And it's not all hype, it's fact that has been backed up not only by Busse themselves but countless reviews and testing from others over the years.

babakanoosh45 said:
What marketing is the OP referring to? Outside of this website and Busse's own website I don't see what he is talking about. He doesn't like the names of the knives? Maybe he just does not like Busse and want's to bash them. What's it matter anyway. He openly admits he has small hands...;)
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I think you might be right, he is just bashing Busse with no real facts to back it up. Might be a personal problem. ;)
 
Ankerson said:
They don't do any marketing outside their website because they don't have to.

Get your facts straight. ;)

And it's not all hype, it's fact that has been backed up not only by Busse themselves but countless reviews and testing from others over the years.



I think you might be right, he is just bashing Busse with no real facts to back it up. Might be a personal problem. ;)
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It's Not hype at all... It's amazing the resilience and performance these knives (Busse / Scrapyard / Swamp Rat) possess! But I suppose those who can't own, complain....:(
 
Fallkniven A1, A2 and S1 are all stout knives (thickness 0.20-0.25") with relatively small handles and stainless blades. ScrapYards are all high quality stout carbon steel blades, mostly 0.25" or more and smallish handles (though stock of particular models is spotty). Ranger RD series are stout high carbon blades of 0.25" and average size handles. Sypderco Hossom's are stout knives with stainless blades of about 0.20" with large handles. All are high quality and come very sharp or can be sharpened. You won't be picking small splinters out of your hand with any of them.
 
babakanoosh45 said:
What marketing is the OP referring to? Outside of this website and Busse's own website I don't see what he is talking about. He doesn't like the names of the knives? Maybe he just does not like Busse and want's to bash them. What's it matter anyway. He openly admits he has small hands...;)
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The website and how the knives are presented is what I mean. Similar to Dark Ops and MercWorx, it just seems like it's more about image than substance. Not saying there's not some substance there too, but is it really $500 worth of substance?

I've noticed with expensive knives a placebo effect kicks in. If someone pays a lot for a knife they tend to look for ways in which the knife justifies the cost.

Take Strider for example, this guy is a proven liar. Yet people are still buying his knives and saying it's one of the best products out there. If the guy lied about being in the military and he actually is an ex-convict, do you think he's not going to lie about the quality of the knives? Yet people believe it because so many people bought Striders before all that came out and they had already brainwashed themselves into thinking Striders were the best. It was too late for them to look at it objectively then.

I'd love a Busse knife, I'm sure it's high quality, but I don't think the asking price is anywhere near fair. You're paying for the image and the hype around the knife, not the substance.
 
James0723 said:
The website and how the knives are presented is what I mean. Similar to Dark Ops and MercWorx, it just seems like it's more about image than substance. Not saying there's not some substance there too, but is it really $500 worth of substance?

I've noticed with expensive knives a placebo effect kicks in. If someone pays a lot for a knife they tend to look for ways in which the knife justifies the cost.

Take Strider for example, this guy is a proven liar. Yet people are still buying his knives and saying it's one of the best products out there. If the guy lied about being in the military and he actually is an ex-convict, do you think he's not going to lie about the quality of the knives? Yet people believe it because so many people bought Striders before all that came out and they had already brainwashed themselves into thinking Striders were the best. It was too late for them to look at it objectively then.

I'd love a Busse knife, I'm sure it's high quality, but I don't think the asking price is anywhere near fair. You're paying for the image and the hype around the knife, not the substance.
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People buy Striders because they ARE one of the best out there, and that has been proven time and time again. They keep buying them because they are that good. Do you really think people would pay that kinda money for a folding knife if they were junk? Striders are NOT cheap at all. ;)

Personally I really don't believe that anyone has to justify the cost of a Busse, Chris Reeve or a Strider, the quality speaks for itself. It's the ones who can't afford them that bash them trying to put the people who do own them on the defensive. :)

You can order a new Busse direct from them for $287.95 right now, that's the standard Combat Grade Tank Buster. You can pick your options, some cost more, but you can Taylor the knife to your liking. Lots of options, color combos etc. Their current turn around time is about 3 weeks sense they are in production currently.
 
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