Dutch Bushcraft Knives

number41 said:
David, geometry cuts.... the edge angle and thickness on some Busse choppers are to optuse for edge retention testing.
Take any knife with a very thin geometry and edge angle of 10dps. It will go through the rope 3-5 times and slice paper.

It's very easy to have a skewed result using the wrong geometry and wrong steel for the wrong purpose.

Tough steels(mid carbon) are for big blades. Big blades are used as you know on non abrasives like wood, on non abrasives the apex dulls from micro damage(chipping and rolling). Tough steels like INFI resists this really well.

All steels damage with use so thats also why ease of sharpening is important. And this INFI also does well.

Their reviews are very entertaining and I do enjoy them but don't watch them if you want feedback on how a knife/steel will really perform. This is just my opinion.

Infi is great for large knives, as Nathan said himself, INFI sets a High standard for the industry.

I miss Cliff Stamp
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All great points. However, they have tested many many other knives over the years in the same manner to see which ones perform better than others…. which ones chip, which ones take more damage than others, which ones hold an edge longer. While I agree with you on many of your points regarding edge angle, etc, I can’t help but watch other videos of larger knives/choppers that did much better. I’m NOT saying Busse knives aren’t really good knives but dull after one pass through the rope is just unacceptable. For comparison, look up their video review on the Tops Storm Vector, the Dulo Leuku, Malanika Leuku or the TRC Apocalypse. These knives are all around $400 , Tops Storm Vector was around $200 but it’s discontinued.
 
My TGULB was a little dull when it arrived to me. An hour or so on the mouse pad with 220-1200 grit sandpaper brought it to a razor’s edge.
 
coolbreezy37 said:
My TGULB was a little dull when it arrived to me. An hour or so on the mouse pad with 220-1200 grit sandpaper brought it to a razor’s edge.
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I’m not sure if the Busse sharpness sheet is cut using the knife it’s shipped with. I have tried cutting the sharpness sheet with the knife it came with, and it would only tear the paper. The thin blades from SYKCO recently have been pretty sharp. Anything from Busse has been more geared towards splitting firewood ( except the Elmax). But it’s all good. I know this going in. If I need it to cut , I know I will need to sharpen it. Busse has the best customer service I have ever experienced. I’m sure if I asked to send one back for sharpening, I could. I have never done that. I can sharpen it myself, without going without my knife for weeks.
 
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JACKMANDU said:
I’m not sure if the Busse sharpness sheet is cut using the knife it’s shipped with. I have tried cutting the sharpness sheet with the knife it came with, and it would only tear the paper. The thin blades from SYKCO recently have been pretty sharp. Anything from Busse has been more geared towards splitting firewood ( except the Elmax). But it’s all good. I know this going in. If I need it to cut , I know I will need to sharpen it. Busse has the best customer service I have ever experienced. I’m sure if I asked to send one back for sharpening, I could. I have never done that. I can sharpen it myself, without going without my knife for weeks.
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Some of mine have easily come sharp enough to shave hair. But I actually haven't bought any new ones in a few years.
 
JACKMANDU said:
I’m not sure if the Busse sharpness sheet is cut using the knife it’s shipped with. I have tried cutting the sharpness sheet with the knife it came with, and it would only tear the paper. The thin blades from SYKCO recently have been pretty sharp. Anything from Busse has been more geared towards splitting firewood ( except the Elmax). But it’s all good. I know this going in. If I need it to cut , I know I will need to sharpen it. Busse has the best customer service I have ever experienced. I’m sure if I asked to send one back for sharpening, I could. I have never done that. I can sharpen it myself, without going without my knife for weeks.
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The Mega Ratweiler I got direct from Swamp Rat was hair popping sharp. I received a SYKCO DB 421 second hand, and it was never used/sharpened and it was shaving sharp. The TGULB was much duller than either of these knives. The TGULB is an awesome knife and I didn’t mind taking an hour or so to restore a proper edge. I plan on letting the edge naturally convex from the stropping motion.
 
Their observation that BUSSE's are overbuilt and ground with relatively obtuse secondary bevels is pretty legit, most of us have found that to be true as well.

Their friend sent them a NMSFNO <Garth edition>, very likely with factory edge already with some use. That model is ground pretty thick.

But I do think their seeming dismay over the performance of slicing phone book paper was a little overblown-- maybe it was a language barrier that made it seem like they were making too big a deal of it...idk?

I find it remarkable how they react when they start to push the envelope of ab-USE of the INFI. I think their reactions to how little wear the INFI shows when it gets used heavy is really genuine.

And I likewise think they were truly impressed with how little effort it took to get a beauty of an edge re-ground on the Outlaw. That's exactly the feeling I get when I put my own edge-- or in extreme instances, professionally regrind-- on INFI.

SR101 and INFI are the best balanced steels I've come across when you get into the virgin heart of the steel.

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PeteyTwoPointOne said:
Hell, not only will any three of these slice phonebook paper, they'll slice the names off the page!!!

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Hawt! Reminds me of Blade '08 when Jerry was showing off the comp finish series convex edges by using them to fillet legal pad paper @ the booth 😄🙂👍👍 Nice edges, I'm gonna have to remember REK, I have a Marco Bolo I'd like to carry, but it is in desperate need of a thinned edge 🤔👍
BTW, that TG is pretty hot lookin' visually without the scales on! 👍👍
 
Jaxx said:
Hawt! Reminds me of Blade '08 when Jerry was showing off the comp finish series convex edges by using them to fillet legal pad paper @ the booth 😄🙂👍👍 Nice edges, I'm gonna have to remember REK, I have a Marco Bolo I'd like to carry, but it is in desperate need of a thinned edge 🤔👍
BTW, that TG is pretty hot lookin' visually without the scales on! 👍👍
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Pretty sure that REK is not taking any mod work.
 
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