Chris Reeve knives on (knifetests.com)

elkins45 said:
Quick poll: has anyone participating in this thread been swayed to the other side of the argument by a point made by someone on the opposite side?

Discuss.
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Me. I have a Sebenza...I love it. But I will think way more than twice about getting one of his 1 pc fixed blades. I was ready to stand up and offer CR my support but Bubba has made some good points. Some people are protesting waaaaay to much!!! Although it does appear that some from <cough cough Dingy> seem to have some sort of Schadenfreude over the CRK knife failures....I think he got all of his posts in this thread!!
 
A Poll?

Which is worse the Busse braggart chanting or the Chris Reeves mystic chanting?

In my opinion they are both way over priced and are functionally equalled for my use by other knives 1/20 the price.
 
syltetoy said:
A Poll?

Which is worse the Busse braggart chanting or the Chris Reeves mystic chanting?

In my opinion they are both way over priced and are functionally equalled for my use by other knives 1/20 the price.
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Why did I have to look at this thread yet again???
I would never bump it up, but since its near the top I'll reply.


To sylietoy, so you say you can get a equal knife for 1/20:D
My last Busse boughty at Blade 09 cost me $283.00 total for a 6" bladed HG-55 in satin with black paper scales.

Please post a pic of a of a $14.15 knife that you think is as good as a Busse or CRK:D
 
Ken44 said:
Why did I have to look at this thread yet again???
I would never bump it up, but since its near the top I'll reply.


To sylietoy, so you say you can get a equal knife for 1/20:D
My last Busse boughty at Blade 09 cost me $283.00 total for a 6" bladed HG-55 in satin with black paper scales.

Please post a pic of a of a $14.15 knife that you think is as good as a Busse or CRK:D
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Oh come on, I will give him a chance. LOL

Last Busse I bought (On order) was my 6" Tank Buster with a lot of options (Urban Camo, Magnum G10 Scales) that cost me $387 so he would have to post a picture of a $19.35 knife that is as good or better than a Busse. :D

That would be 1/20th of the cost. $387/20= $19.35 ROFL

I won't hold my breath on that one. ;)

Maybe Wal-Mart has one, I dunno. LOL
 
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Ankerson said:
Oh come on, I will give him a chance. LOL

Last Busse I bought (On order) was my 6" Tank Buster with a lot of options (Urban Camo, Magnum G10 Scales) that cost me $387 so he would have to post a picture of a $19.35 knife that is as good or better than a Busse. :D

That would be 1/20th of the cost. $387/20= $19.35 ROFL

I won't hold my breath on that one. ;)

Maybe Wal-Mart has one, I dunno. LOL
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Yes even less, like the Cheaper Than Dirt Rough Use Knife which will do any common knife chore just as well "for Me" You buy Busse and chant because "you want" to not because you need to.

Look in the mirror while you chant Busse Busse Busse, because it ain't working on me ; )
 
syltetoy said:
Yes even less, like the Cheaper Than Dirt Rough Use Knife which will do any common knife chore just as well "for Me" You buy Busse and chant because "you want" to not because you need to.

Look in the mirror while you chant Busse Busse Busse, because it ain't working on me ; )
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For like $10 it's not a bad blade at all really, it survived most of the tests on Knife Tests.com, more than a lot of them did including the Thread Title blades.

You would have to buy a sheath for it though and sharpen it before using it, but what do you expect for $10. It would be a good one to throw in the back of the truck, in a Tool Box or in the camper etc.
 
Ankerson said:
For like $10 it's not a bad blade at all really, it survived most of the tests on Knife Tests.com, more than a lot of them did including the Thread Title blades.

You would have to buy a sheath for it though and sharpen it before using it, but what do you expect for $10.
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My dad gets them for $5.10 with sheath and its an awesome knife for the price and stainless to ; ) You are correct that it needs to be sharpened properly to get the full potential but I do that with any knife I have. I can get it and any other knife to shave; although I prefer a razor for my delicate sensitive skin ; )
 
Can't compare cheap knives and expensive ones. Even if you find decent cheap Chinese knives. PPL just buy the expensive ones because they CAN. They don't care about co$t. A probally would recoup most of the $$ back in resale. Just another hobby. Who needs 15+ knives really??
 
ironmike86 said:
Can't compare cheap knives and expensive ones. Even if you find decent cheap Chinese knives. PPL just buy the expensive ones because they CAN. They don't care about co$t. A probally would recoup most of the $$ back in resale. Just another hobby. Who needs 15+ knives really??
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I believe at the cost of a Busse or Chris Reeve knife you could spend money much wiser and get a custom knife. I noticed several new custom knife makers in Pennsylvania that sell forged knives for less which are handmade one of a kind. What if you purchased some of Bill Moran's early knives, then you would have something truly collectible and of value?
 
syltetoy said:
I believe at the cost of a Busse or Chris Reeve knife you could spend money much wiser and get a custom knife. I noticed several new custom knife makers in Pennsylvania that sell forged knives for less which are handmade one of a kind. What if you purchased some of Bill Moran's early knives, then you would have something truly collectible and of value?
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Busses are semi Custom (Customs to some) as you order them with the options you want. IF you order one from Busse during the model run they are not that expensive They also increase in value a lot once the model run changes. They also use a proprietary steel (INFI) that has been proven to be the toughest around thus far. There is also the Busse Custom shop as another option.

Chris Reeves are production blades only, they crank them out forever.

Custom makers are always an option though, sometime the only option if you really want something that could be one of a kind. Most of them have different basic models they produce though, they won't be exactly alike though.
 
Ken44 said:
Why did I have to look at this thread yet again???
I would never bump it up, but since its near the top I'll reply.


To sylietoy, so you say you can get a equal knife for 1/20:D
My last Busse boughty at Blade 09 cost me $283.00 total for a 6" bladed HG-55 in satin with black paper scales.

Please post a pic of a of a $14.15 knife that you think is as good as a Busse or CRK:D
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Read it again and you'll see that he says its equally good FOR HIS NEEDS ;)
There is a difference
 
syltetoy said:
I believe at the cost of a Busse or Chris Reeve knife you could spend money much wiser and get a custom knife. I noticed several new custom knife makers in Pennsylvania that sell forged knives for less which are handmade one of a kind. What if you purchased some of Bill Moran's early knives, then you would have something truly collectible and of value?
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Yeah but then you would need to put up with all "My custom knife chantting" :)
It's just a hobby. When you have more than 2 knives you just like to have them...for most ppl unless you are working them everyday/week. Then it's a much needed work tool. Now how has the best tools? Goes on in eveything. Tool,cars,ect Most toys wins :)
 
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Ankerson said:
When is that special INFI gonna make it to the cutting competitions? I think a few of us is waiting for it to become a winner in bladesports.... Anyways, the Chinese have a whole page dedicated to Chris Reeve fakes and others... Just do a little research an protect yourself, you never know who will try to resale stuff like that.
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