criteria for your collection???

I like anything pre Ergo day.

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Sorry I don't have a picture of the blades but, these are just the handles of Steel Hearts
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oeser said:
That is why you make sure all of your knives are the same color. Then the only rule to follow is only have 2 or 3 out at a time while she is around. That way, as far as she is concerned, you only have 2 or 3 knives. ;):p

(Seriously though, don't hide it from your wife, she will find out. I was only joking.)
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Aaaaha, this an excellent strategy! Learning new things from bigger hogs everyday. If I had a collection like Gravelface, I could easily make it look like I have only 7 Busses when I would actually have 18.:D For a couple of them, I would have to say that I just painted it and I that can't make up my mind which color I like more, black or satin:rolleyes:. BTW,that is a very impressive collection G
 
oeser said:
I had to limit myself to black paper, . . . then this happened:eek:

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I had to sell a few to get back to normalcy. :)
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: confirms that I'm going for satin / black paper as well! awesome collection!!!
 
No Saber Grinds
Nothing over .200 thick
Preferably satin
Preferably multi coloured handles
Practical - must be put to use
Preferably without the Busse Combat Logo (a knife logo on a knife is dumb IMHO)

Criteria used to be anything Busse !!
 
bit of both really.

A - anything over .200 is overkill and extra weight !! Plus it looks silly
B - I'm not a huge fan of the Saber Grinds - prefer clean lines !!
 
Well, I guess you COULD say I have a few of the 'old school' Tan/Tan blades.

I have been called the "King of the Tan Clan" more than once.

Will try to post a few pix later.

Mike W. got me started years ago with a simple Tan/Tan Meaner Street.
Damn you Mike:cool:
 
G19G26 said:
Well, I guess you COULD say I have a few of the 'old school' Tan/Tan blades.

I have been called the "King of the Tan Clan" more than once.

Will try to post a few pix later.

Mike W. got me started years ago with a simple Tan/Tan Meaner Street.
Damn you Mike:cool:
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I'm looking forward to seeing this picture. I miss the old school tan. :thumbup:
 
Just ordered only my second Busse. But I have quite a few knives. I like to buy things that I really like. Got a satin red g10 GW. Getting a black paper Muk. Would love something in snakeskin. And someday, I would love to own one of those swords.
 
wolfdad said:
Criteria for me: Can I hide this one from the female? or What kind of excuse can I come up with to justify purchasing this one and will she believe it?:D:D Then, of course, no matter what she says, I end up buying it anyway because I figure if she kicks me out and I'm sleeping on the sidewalk, at least I will have my INFI to hold on to and so far my INFI doesn't talk back.
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:thumbup:

Also- I only buy what I plan on using....except maybe the second CABS, but only because I expect to wear out the first one. :)
 
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started in the early nineties looking for the best survivial knife out there, that could be used for combat, chopping, and generally anything that could thrown at it while in the boonies. My dentist put me onto Busse, which he had read about in S.O.F. magazine. I picked up a Steel heart II. it was very basic in design, wasn't as pretty as my Al mars or SOGs.. but when I got it to the field, man, could it chop, clear areas, make shelters, rafts, etc... and STAY SHARP! My friend then all wanted one.. ordered more... and for many years, I never looked for another knife. Then one day I wanted to see what Busse was doing, looked up their website, which was a new concept; and found out that they were about to come out with a ASH1, when it came out, I jumped back into Busse knives and wanted a few more "survival" knives, then came the GAnzaas, and I then decided to buy some "pretty" one as pieces of art... excellent feel, great design...
So> from survival need, to just plain collecting knives for their beauty and feel.
 
G19G26 said:
Well, I guess you COULD say I have a few of the 'old school' Tan/Tan blades.

I have been called the "King of the Tan Clan" more than once.

Will try to post a few pix later.

Mike W. got me started years ago with a simple Tan/Tan Meaner Street.
Damn you Mike:cool:
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still waiting for those pictures!! :p:D
 
There is no method to my madness! My criteria is fairly simple, if I see it and get the warm & fuzzies, gotta have it. I do prefer the black blades for some reason, so that is usually the baseline. I'm kind of a newb to the INFI world so I'm learning as I go.
 
I started out trying for Bruisers, then I got into Pumpkins, then Snakes, then Res-C's, then Sandstorms and now I have come to the realization that it doesn't really matter as long as I like it, think I can use it and it came out of a certain compound in Wauseon. :D
 
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