I did a very bad thing to a 1311

[Cobalt]

That is bad ass, it's pretty f'ing cool that he called after seeing your video, and kinda funny that he sorta gave you the 'dad' lecture in such a cool and kind way. Inquiring minds want to know though, after telling you about the warranty and that you shouldn't do that, did he tell you to send the knife in and if so did it covered under the warranty? And also wondering if during the course of the conversation, were you able to discuss anything with him or were you a bit tongue tied realizing that he actually called you to talk about it?




Certainly isn't, he's probably had a lot more interactions with people trying test the limits of INFI than we'll ever know, and plenty of entertaining 'far worse' videos as well. I'm glad Bo posted this, said don't do this at home, and had a sense of humor about the whole thing as well.

Winston

Something can always be gleaned from any destructive test. But if it isn't repeatable, then it's a one off test and you try to get as much out of it as possible. For example, when I sharpened the knife in this video, I screwed the pooch and put a 9dps edge on it. Actually it was closer to 8dps at the ricaso and 9 at the tip, so somewhere in the 8.5 dps. It was so thin that I decided to test how the steel would react to chopping. Regular pine 2x4's had no effect on it. So I had some heavy gauge copper tubing laying around and decided to test that. The damage to the edge was so minimal, that I literally steeled it off. It was basically a 0.002 inch rolling of the very tip of the edge, which came off with a steel.

 

[MyNameIsBo]

That is bad ass, it's pretty f'ing cool that he called after seeing your video, and kinda funny that he sorta gave you the 'dad' lecture in such a cool and kind way. Inquiring minds want to know though, after telling you about the warranty and that you shouldn't do that, did he tell you to send the knife in and if so did it covered under the warranty? And also wondering if during the course of the conversation, were you able to discuss anything with him or were you a bit tongue tied realizing that he actually called you to talk about it?




Certainly isn't, he's probably had a lot more interactions with people trying test the limits of INFI than we'll ever know, and plenty of entertaining 'far worse' videos as well. I'm glad Bo posted this, said don't do this at home, and had a sense of humor about the whole thing as well.

Winston

I couldn't believe it! He was(is) literally my hero! So after filming this, I emailed him a couple photos of the damage, and explained to him what I did and why I did it, and said that I didn't know if there was a heat treat issue on the 1311, but that I thought it deserved a rematch against the glock once the people at Busse had a look at it. Jerry called me, laughed, and basically said, "Don't you dare!" and that my actions technically counted as intentional damage. I told him i intended no damage to his blade, and that I fully expected it to chop that glock in half with zero problem. He then explained that edge on edge damage will basically always result in sorrow and that it would count as intentional damage if i did it again. He said he dealt with another guy who shot one of their knives with some high caliber round and sent them the pieces, asking for warranty coverage, and that the fella neglected to tell Jerry what he did to the knife until after Jerry found the video of him shooting it. His knife was covered, but Jerry told him the same thing he told me: don't do it again. After telling me that story, he told me to send the 1311 in for repair, and that this would be the last time they fix something that I broke on purpose. He then told me to drink some alcohol, because he was going to drink some, and he wanted us to be drinking together I could think of nothing more to say than "Yes sir".

That was about 4 years ago. Here's the real kicker- I never got around to sending them the knife! It got to the point where I put it off for so long that I was too ashamed to send it. Then, just about a month ago, I finally decided I needed to buck up and see if Jerry's offer still stood. I sent him an email and explained everything, and he told me to send it in! You just can't beat the customer service offered by these guys. I'm still waiting to find out the conclusion to my 1311, but I imagine with the holiday season they are quite busy over at Busse HQ. Not to mention how long I made them wait to look at it, I can certainly wait to hear what they think of it I remember on the phone call Jerry said "if we try and grind out the damage, you might end up with some kind of new "attack bolo" model" lol. I guess we will see!

 

[dogboye]

I couldn't believe it! He was(is) literally my hero! So after filming this, I emailed him a couple photos of the damage, and explained to him what I did and why I did it, and said that I didn't know if there was a heat treat issue on the 1311, but that I thought it deserved a rematch against the glock once the people at Busse had a look at it. Jerry called me, laughed, and basically said, "Don't you dare!" and that my actions technically counted as intentional damage. I told him i intended no damage to his blade, and that I fully expected it to chop that glock in half with zero problem. He then explained that edge on edge damage will basically always result in sorrow and that it would count as intentional damage if i did it again. He said he dealt with another guy who shot one of their knives with some high caliber round and sent them the pieces, asking for warranty coverage, and that the fella neglected to tell Jerry what he did to the knife until after Jerry found the video of him shooting it. His knife was covered, but Jerry told him the same thing he told me: don't do it again. After telling me that story, he told me to send the 1311 in for repair, and that this would be the last time they fix something that I broke on purpose. He then told me to drink some alcohol, because he was going to drink some, and he wanted us to be drinking together I could think of nothing more to say than "Yes sir".

That was about 4 years ago. Here's the real kicker- I never got around to sending them the knife! It got to the point where I put it off for so long that I was too ashamed to send it. Then, just about a month ago, I finally decided I needed to buck up and see if Jerry's offer still stood. I sent him an email and explained everything, and he told me to send it in! You just can't beat the customer service offered by these guys. I'm still waiting to find out the conclusion to my 1311, but I imagine with the holiday season they are quite busy over at Busse HQ. Not to mention how long I made them wait to look at it, I can certainly wait to hear what they think of it I remember on the phone call Jerry said "if we try and grind out the damage, you might end up with some kind of new "attack bolo" model" lol. I guess we will see!

Worse things could happen than having an “attack bolo.”

 

[MyNameIsBo]

Update! The amazing folks at Busse whipped this bad boy right back into shape and sent it to me free of charge. Hands down, i've never dealt with a better company in every regard. Thanks Jerry Busse !! Me and Black Betty are gonna get back to work right away

PS To anyone whom it may benefit to know, the Cold Steel Tanto Machete sheath fits the 1311 like they were made for eachother

 

[Garth Reckner]

Glad it made it home safe.

Garth

 

[MyNameIsBo]

Glad it made it home safe.

Garth

Thanks Garth!

 

[Jerry Busse]

She looks happy to be home!

Have fun!

Let's Drink!

Jerry

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