Hooked on BUSSE

KiljoyKutlery

KiljoyKutlery

KILJOY KutLery, hand made in Luling Texas
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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well, I finally went and screwed up big time...I traded into a couple of BM's. I am hooked, and want more! I am looking to completely change my current knife collection. I currently have what I think are great users of different makes and sizes...but now I have to fill my knife trunk with FBM's and FFBM's....chopping has never been so good.

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Seriously, the Battle Mistress is (so far) my fav of the Busse lineup.

Then again, I really only have 3 different styles in my collection: FFBM (x5) SFNO variant (x2) and a BATACLE (x1).

Even still...

Battle Mistress or nothing. If I had to keep just one, it'd be my FFBM LE without a doubt. I just wish I had a FFBM snakeskin - preferably mags!
 
Nice score! :cool:

Were they stripped when you got them, or did you do it?
 
gkn, how long did it take to strip that FFBM?

(OT: Hey 200 posts!)
 
jgkelly said:
gkn, how long did it take to strip that FFBM?

(OT: Hey 200 posts!)
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About 1 hour and 45 minutes or so...one hour to let the Citri Strip sit (my prefered blade purifyer) and 45 minutes to scrape and wipe, then water (to nutrilize the citric acid), sand, wet sand, and strop. I have some practice on stripping blades,and a shop, so its not so bad.... I can't stand a painted blade..good thing anything that touches my hands gets used right away...no such thing as a safe queen for me. Chopping, hiking and beer, ahhh...good times.

As soon as I was done, I walked out into the edge of the woods and preceeded to chop down several dead pines...I can't see any but the largest of axes holding a candle to the FFBM.
 
Ahh-haaa!! ;) Welcome to the INFIdiction, my friend!! Now you have tasted the Kool-Aid, and you can NEVER go back!!!
 
The Battle Mistress is what started it for me too. I started with the strait handle ones and I'm still buying the most recent releases. They are things of beauty! Hope you have a big checkbook my friend. Like the man said,-Welcome to the addiction!
 
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