Have you seen the Bussmuk?

I really like it. Thats stinks. Now I've gotta start saving for a Busse.
 
mymindisamob said:
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That one looks pretty thick. What are the dimensions on it?
 
Guyon said:
That one looks pretty thick. What are the dimensions on it?
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.25" O1, and if I recall correctly the blade is 4.5" with an OAL of 9.5". Briangandrews has it now, but I have another on order from Dan Koster in .25" 3V.
 
mymindisamob said:
.25" O1, and if I recall correctly the blade is 4.5" with an OAL of 9.5". Briangandrews has it now, but I have another on order from Dan Koster in .25" 3V.
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Wonder if Dan got backlash because he made a Nessie at 1/4" thick. :eek: That was the first thing I read about the Busse proto on one site ("too thick to be useful") and the durn thing isn't even in production yet. :p
 
Guyon said:
Wonder if Dan got backlash because he made a Nessie at 1/4" thick. :eek: That was the first thing I read about the Busse proto on one site ("too thick to be useful") and the durn thing isn't even in production yet. :p
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Dan has been making Bushies and Nessies from .25" stock for awhile I believe. From all the posts I read, they slice like a womans tongue. :foot:
I am definitely not part of the Fatty Fan Club, but I don't understand the problem some people have with a blade @ 3/16" +. The slicing argument doesn't hold water if you ask me. I can slice and shave closer than is needed for most anything but papermaking with my (hand) sharpened prybars.:D
 
Unnecessary weight, cost, are big considerations with thick knives. I do understand some folks want sharpened pry bars. But let's be frank here. Thick blades are just a macho desirable thing to want, even if totally unnecessary. Think of the work involved getting a .250" piece of steel to cut well. Folks are buying labor. Most folks couldn't destroy a $15 CS Bushman. It just doesn't have the panache and extravagance of a thick knife.

High end outdoorsman knives that feature a thin blade are a tough sell. I'd be willing to bet most Busses are not utilized anywhere near their optimal levels for several reasons. They are highly desirable objects, first and foremost.
 
I'm not so sure about the thick blade/macho comment, since I have other means of feeling manly not really related to knife thickness.;)

As far as using a blade this thick to it's optimum, I am sure it isn't done often, but I use the crap out of my Busse and Koster blades now just as much as when I used Cold Steel, SOG, Western, Schrade, Buck and so on. I certainly don't begrudge someone using any blade they want and no blade is the Be All/End All in my book, but I am going to order the knives that work best for me. Most of them are .25" thick and it's not any more work slicing with them than with thinner blades I've used.
I hope that this style is offered in several thicknesses so all may get what they want.:thumbup:
 
Thick blades are macho??? All this time I was looking in the wrong direction! I thought it was a frame of mind, not a matter of geometry! :o


so much lost time and effort. . . . :p
 
If this blade goes 3"-3.5", I will probably want it to go on the thin side. If it is much larger, my earlier comments stand.
 
mymindisamob said:
Dan has been making Bushies and Nessies from .25" stock for awhile I believe. From all the posts I read, they slice like a womans tongue. :foot:
I am definitely not part of the Fatty Fan Club, but I don't understand the problem some people have with a blade @ 3/16" +. The slicing argument doesn't hold water if you ask me. I can slice and shave closer than is needed for most anything but papermaking with my (hand) sharpened prybars.:D
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I have Dan's smaller Nessie ... and you're right. Even Mrs. OP's tongue isn't THAT good a slicer. :D

I have Koster's smaller Nessie and his 3V bushknife. Yet, strangely, I must still have a BussMuk. Man, this is one tough addiction to fight!! :D
 
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