Could this be the most perfect camp knife yet?

hollowdweller said:
A few of these and you can get all of the other things.
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Yeah--scary that you can probably buy 3 rifles for the price of one of those knives.
 
This Busse with a 3/16 thick blade cuts and slices like a demon, but I'd be nervous about thinning it much more than this.

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Won't cut? One stroke:
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I had cut a pile of paper with my GW before I ran into that strap. It would save my arm smooth. When I tried to cut something dense the bevel of the blade prevented it from cutting.

I just got the knife back from Mike at Bark River. I went straight to that same strap and this thing is a cutting demon now! One pass in a draw cut motion and the strap was in two. Spine width is the same but it is now a zero convex grind from the spine to the blade edge. Now it not only cuts paper but real stuff as well.
I tried it on wood, plastic, leather and nylon strapping and it sailed right thru everthing fast enough to be scary. The only stuff I noticed the extra thick spine on was a double thickness cardboard box that was mocking me from the barn door. A thinner spine knife would have cut with less effort but that is not rocket science to figure out.
One plus for the GW. After all this cutting it was still razor sharp!

INFI holds an edge.

:D
 
Of course the question is if you pay around 200 for a knife should you really have to do anything to it to get it to cut well?
 
Since I have a Chopweiler and love it, I am content to pass on the pricey SARsquatch. I do like the shape of the blade, though. If Scrap Yard makes one in SR77 with a Res C handle, I don't think I could resist buying one. Especially since the price would probabably be around $130 or so.
 
hollowdweller said:
Of course the question is if you pay around 200 for a knife should you really have to do anything to it to get it to cut well?
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Hollowdweller
I dont see a difference between a $10 knife or $1000 knife...if you want to mod. it to your taste or preference, and you bought it with your toy money...then go for it.:thumbup:
Generally (not pointed at you HD)
I see alot of customs on bladeforums that range from $100- $400 that look like junk..I wouldnt point them out ofcourse...but we all like different styles and steels. I dont care if someone likes BUSSE or not..I get annoyed at the idea that how much I spend on my knife some how gives you a window into my soul:rolleyes:...(i.e. I must not be a skilled woodsman if I carry a big or expensive knife, I am wasting my money, I just dont "GET IT"..all you need is a SAK and a little knife)..
I just think that there is some high minded opinions in the regards to what we all carry..Comments like "I dont know what YOUR doing in camp..but"
I think that we can all carry or buy whatever we want, and opinions WILL VARY...(all the time it seems:D)
I own 8 Barkies and 3 Busses, I carry my Barkies much more often then the BUsses..but since this is a survival forum..I will state, I would want a Busse with me if the SHTF...but if all I had was my Bravo1..then I would still be smilin.
PS..I still love you guys;)
 
gunknifenut said:
Hollowdweller
I I see alot of customs on bladeforums that range from $100- $400 that look like junk..
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I totally agree with you on that aspect.

I know this may not be politically correct but given the vast number of aspiring knifemakers entering the market(it seems this forum especially is polluted with stealth "for sale" ads )I think it is sort of amazing that we are maybe only beginning to see a bit of a "buyers market" where there is a bit more of a competition to produce a quality knife that has what people want at a price that is competitive. The whole idea of paying over a hundred dollars for a knife with a cord wrap, or even worse a skeletonized handle just seems obscene to me.
 
I know we are straying a bit, but hell that's how it goes sometimes :D I agree HD. Lots of newer makers who make nice knives at prices that you aren't afraid to use the thing. I like that makers come in here and pick our collective brain about field knives. The secret may be out that gasp, some of us actually use our knives in here! Even though our ideas on shape and size may vary, we all want something useful, that will be used. I'm happy to see makers use us for a blueprint rather than something that may look cool but basically sucks.
 
The main thing to remember is we all have different needs and expectations from our knives so we are never gonna all agree on one particular knife !
I remember a short while back where I posted pics ( suprise,suprise !) of me using my DM to pry apart a large fatwood stump, when I did this I pried so hard I thought my DM might bend !!!! And then some people try to tell me that all I need is a Mora !!!!!!!
If I'm making fuzzsticks and want pretty wafer thin slices of tomato etc then a Mora or similar is great but here was another example of people telling us what we should be using !!!!!
 
Of course the question is if you pay around 200 for a knife should you really have to do anything to it to get it to cut well?
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Amen

$240+ for the pumpkin Game Warden
33 for the sharpening re-profile (useless without it)
70 for the sheath ( isn't a knife supposed to come with a sheath?)
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$343 later I have a three inch knife that really cuts made of INFI steel.

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LOL

I will get back to you on how much of deal this all was. I'll have to conduct a blade to blade real world use cut off to see if INFI is worth the extra price to ME.


P.S. I still love you guys
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I agree I love having access to abunch of fellow knife nuts that are willing to let it all hang out and report their problems, their love affairs with various knives and most importantly...............

THEIR OPINIONS.

After all we all have one.



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Horn Dog said:
I do like the shape of the blade, though. .
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I agree that the shape of that blade is great. It's good to see a change from the aggressive "stabber" look.
A camp knife for me doesn't need to be a chopper. I still prefer the old school ax, hatchet, or machete for chopping. This however, has to be a great design for the SAR folks who can't carry everything and never know what they are going to run into in the field.
riddleofsteel said:
I have since been told the steel under most of those painted surfaces is so rough that I have come to believe that its main purpose of the famous tactical paint job is to hide the "INFI dimples."

Buy a knife for double or triple what most great knives sell for and spend almost that again or hours of work to make it have the features I want?

If INFI makes it worthwhile I guess that is the way to go.
YMMV
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Those dimples are no so much rough as they are a trap for moisture so the paint is protection and has a better appearance without as much finish work. That means a lower production cost. The prices really do skyrocket for a polished finish or a custom but are they double or triple the cost of what a great knife goes for or what a good knife goes for?
 
hollowdweller said:
I totally agree with you on that aspect.

I know this may not be politically correct but given the vast number of aspiring knifemakers entering the market(it seems this forum especially is polluted with stealth "for sale" ads )I think it is sort of amazing that we are maybe only beginning to see a bit of a "buyers market" where there is a bit more of a competition to produce a quality knife that has what people want at a price that is competitive. The whole idea of paying over a hundred dollars for a knife with a cord wrap, or even worse a skeletonized handle just seems obscene to me.
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YUP,
and on that same note...I am really happy to see some bargains on Bushcraft knives that if purchased from accross the pond, would break the bank.
 
hollowdweller said:
Of course the question is if you pay around 200 for a knife should you really have to do anything to it to get it to cut well?
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Absolutely not!
Of course, I guess, it should be an edge that cuts well for the blade. Buying a heavy chopper and expecting a Bob Dozier razor thin edge may too much to ask. The other 99% of the users that want a solid chopper can't put the steel back on the blade after all.
 
Ramm9 said:
The other 99% of the users that want a solid chopper can't put the steel back on the blade after all.
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Yeah but it's a heck of a lot easier for an end-user who sharpens by hand to thicken up a thin edge than it is to thin a thick edge.
 
Busses may be good, but I can't take all the hype about "INFI - the superduper wondersteel" seriously. Sorry. No more k*****d for me.
 
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