Dr. Hood's Dilemma

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Hello group,

I posted the below noted post at Dr. Ron Hoods webboard. I am attempting to decide whether I should buy a Busse knife or a Nordooh knife, I cannot justify purchasing both at this time.

It seems that Dr. Hoods friends including "Mrs. Hood" feel that the following post is spam and not worthy of being posted to "their" knife webboard. In fact they are threatening to lock or delete the thread. Perhaps my post is procative, but I do not believe that someone with a PhD would have a difficult time applying their intellect and answering this question. There must be about 100 ways to answer and/or deflect this question.

This reminds me of why "BF" was created.

If anyone feels like taking a shot at answering my question, I am all ears. Or if you want to tell me how bad a person I am for asking this, please join the Hoodlums and Dr. Hood's wife at their webboard, I won't be posting there anymore.

Best regards,

Sean Evans

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Subject: Nordooh versus Busse ( Dr. Hood's Dilemma )
Posted By: Bionic Boner (Global user)
Posted At: 11/12/99 2:42:37 pm
From IP: Reply
Hello group,

If you had the choice of only one ( 1 ) fixed blade knife in your survival situation or bug-out-bag would take the Nordooh or one of the Busse knives and why ??

Dr. Hood seems to have caught himself in a dilemma. He states in his Bladesforum post that he believes the Nordooh is the best design for an outdoors "survival" style knife. However, as we all know he also has stated Busse knives are his favourite. Dr. Hood seems to be in conflict with his own statements.

Thank you in advance for your responses.

Regards,

BB

 

[Uncle Bill]

I think you could have worded your question better. Perhaps:

In my web research, I've found Dr. Hood endorsing more than one knife as his favorite for survival use. I'm confident that this means that he, like the rest of us, changes his mind from time to time.

Which does he like best today? In other words, did he once prefer Q and now prefers Y, or did he once prefer Y and now prefers Q?

 

[misque]

Good point UB. I find myself in this same dilemma as newer and better product continues to rain down on us from the makers whether they be factory or custom. It's a great time to be a knife nut!

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I, for one, can understand the difficulty in picking one blade for survival. Personally speaking, I like my own design the best, but if it were laying against another design I liked for the same purpose, I would just pick up whatever's the closest.

Ron's got a ton of knowledge on blades and survival tactics, so I don't doubt his abilities in the least.

I guess what I'm trying to say is it's just not as simple as saying this is my favorite knife...sort of like trying to choose which one of your two kids you like the best.

Jeff

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jeff@jungletraining.com

 

[Gwinnydapooh]

If anyone cares, I go with the Nordooh in a heartbeat. One of the worst things about the Blade show was putting it back down.

The post above is definitely inflammatory. I don't think they had to censor it but if you're asking me to back you up, I can't. All you had to post was "Does Dr. Hood prefer the Nordooh or the Busse and why?"

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[HJK]

I went to the Hoodlum forum and checked out the posts. Although I was surprised at the intensity of the reaction to your post, they did not delete your post, close the thread or lock you out. The thread is still there and several people tried to answer you. They suggested that you check the chronological order of the posts and suggested that Dr. Hood's preference evolved over time. Some forums are more sensitive than others to provocation and personal challenges. If it was information you were after, you could have asked your question differently, focusing on the knives rather than Dr. Hood's credibility. From my brief exposure to that forum, he doesn't seem to have a very thin skin: I saw him take some good natured ribbing with equal good humour. And the moderator there is also a moderator here, and a highly respected knifemaker. If he got pissed off, there must have been something more to it. Maybe you should reexamine it from their point of view.

As far as the substance of your question is concerned, a comparison of two excellent types of knife, here you don't specify if you're looking for a "survival knife" or what use you intend. I'd be very interested in Rob Simonich's opinion as to the relative merits of the A2 Nordooh and the Infi or modified Infi Busses. I can't imagine that the Infi would be outperformed, but never having used a Nordooh, I can't speak to the knife design, which is probably the more important element. He and Hood are probably the two men who could answer your question best. Pity that you alienated them both.

 

[Tenbeers]

Ron Hood has stated many times that, like us, he is a knife nut. As such, he will probably continue to find and try new types.

My own choice of primary survival knife has changed many times over the years, so it makes sense to me that he may favor more recent designs, including his own.

The older ones still work, but who knows what new designs may catch your eye!

Ten

 

[Doc Ron]

Wow!

Things seem to go South pretty fast.

I've been in and out all day. We are on a SAR for a lost hunter and I popped in for a few moments to check our site and wrote a few responses. I heard about Sean "Bionic Boner" (as he calls himself on our forum) when I returned. Then woe is me... he's in here having at my back.

I never had a chance to respond..... Oh well.

Thanks Jeff. You said it very well.

I first met the Busse BM when it was a prototype. Jerry sent it to me for testing. As most of you know the results of that were published in ASG. The BM was and is a great blade. I still use it from time to time. I even left one in the Amazon for long term testing by our Candoshi indian friends. As I did with some select Cold Steel and Gerber blades last year.

As all of us know, new blades (Thank you God!) come down the pike. Rob Simonich was kind enough to build a blade on my specs. It is in A2 and though the steel is not as rugged as the INFI it is in my opinion, a more comfortable and usable blade. Tough as a demon too.

This design is the result of a lot of experience with big blades and my own changes in direction and need for experimentation. Sure, I have favorites and certainly those change. I have no "dilemma" as "boner" would have us believe. I like a lot of different blades for a lot of different reasons. I even have different SIZES of blades! Oh my!

I don't know what else to say to Boner... Find a knife that you like and learn to enjoy it. Meanwhile, learn some manners.

We head out again now with our IR. I'll check in when I get back tomorrow.

Ron

 

[xxxx]

Hello group,

>Wow!<

>Things seem to go South pretty fast.<

>Then woe is me... he's in here having at my back.<

Interesting... my post was threatened for deletion at *your* webboard so I cross posted it here to "BF". I am not sure why you would consider this being stabbed in the back. I would consider this a post "survival" technique

>I never had a chance to respond..... Oh well.<

The post is still there "supposedly" so you still have your chance to respond there. It is interesting to note that several of your club friends including your wife, clearly spammed my thread, yet none of "their" posts were threatened with deletion. Seems like your webboard has a "double standard". One for your friends and one for others.

>I have no "dilemma" as "boner" would have us believe. I like a lot of different blades for a lot of different reasons. I even have different SIZES of blades! Oh my!<

I disagree, when I say "dilemma" one point I am referring to is your skewed feelings towards knives and knife makers who "presumably" you are receiving financial support for advertising and your endorsement. You stated on your webboard you did not consider a Mad Dog knife as adequate for "basic" camp chores. It is interesting to note that MD is not on your endorsement page. MD's knives beat all other entries in a "Seal's Testing Project" so I figure it can handle basic camping chores. Mr. Mad Dog has taken the "high road" and doesn't pay people to endorse his knives

>I don't know what else to say to Boner... Find a knife that you like and learn to enjoy it. Meanwhile, learn some manners.<

My manners are fine Dr. Hood. My suggestion to you would be to just admit that you have a financial interest in endorsing "certain" knives, therefore; your opinion is skewed.

>We head out again now with our IR. I'll check in when I get back tomorrow.<

Good luck,

Sean

 

[Jim March]

Sean, sorry but I have to agree with the Doc, you were rude. Your post basically said "looky here, I've caught Doc Ron in a lie, let's all watch him try and wriggle out!".

That's silly and petty.

Doc, real glad to see you around these parts. Any possibility of you running a survival/outdoor forum here? I'd be willing to bet Mike would jump at the chance...?

Jim

 

[Blues]

This leopard never changes his spots.

Same old thing. Like a lowly rash that pops up from time to time.

Blues



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[James Sass]

I agree with Jim March. You can have a valid question ignored by posing it in a confrontational tone (even if unintentional).

Not all survivalists share the passionate obsession for knives that some of us here do. Many regard it as just another tool, one more thing to carry. Kind of like cops and guns.

On the other hand, I find it hard to narrow it down to THREE knives! My favorite large survival knife changes from week to week based on the ones I own. If I ever had to "bug out" I would probably regret leaving the others behind no matter which one I chose to take along.

It's an odd impulse to back authorities into a corner and insist they give you "one solution". Attempting to assert that there is ONE knife or ONE gun is absurd. There are so many good knives and guns on the market, each designed with specific uses in mind, that it would be redundant to proclaim one as the end-all tool. I have never seen a gun or knife that did not have something about it that I would not change to fit my personal needs.

I am very familiar with Dr. Hood's material and I occasionally participate in his forum. I know he has held up a knife now and then and said "this is a good knife," but I don't ever recall him proclaiming any one knife as the end-all survival knife.

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"The snake that cannot shed its skin perishes.
So do thinkers who cannot change their opinions;
they cease to think."
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[This message has been edited by James Sass (edited 13 November 1999).]

 

This looks like one of those threads that has the potential for evolving into a pissing contest. Probably should be locked or moved to the 'fight' forum. I know Ron well, and don't doubt what he has to say in his response. Boner, come on over to our forum and we'll fight with you if you want

Jeff

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Randall's Adventure & Training
jeff@jungletraining.com

 

[bald1]

Jeff has it right.

Ron, on behalf of the forumites here, please accept our apology. As a moderator I wish I had spotted this thread earlier and shut it down as it impunes your integrity and, as such, is tantamount to a personal attack.

Sean, if you had a beef, it should have been posted in the "Good, Bad, & Ugly" forum period. But you would also be well advised to step back and perform a "sanity check". Don't your own tastes and preferences evolve? Hasn't Ron the same priviledge? And the confrontational tone of your post is easily and correctly viewed as "rude" as indicated by folks above. When one seeks information and/or opinions, the old adage of honey working better than vinegar, ought to be the operative game plan for making such posts. Think about it please.

This thread is closed.



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