I don't get it

shmoopiebear

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Just reading the thread on testing the durability of knives... which reminds me of this. I have constantly read how people want to know just how much abuse a knife can take. They take knives and do all sorts of extreme stress tests on them which mother nature and any typical user wouldn't do. I have read and heard of pounding or smashing on knives with hammers, running over them with tanks, dropping them off cliffs, puncturing cars doors, leaving them for days in a rainforest, ad nauseum. Gads, why do people do this? It's sadomasochistic enough to drive one to insanity beyond belief. They are knives! They aren't meant to cleave the planet Earth in half, cut open dimensional rifts, or pry open battleships. The most they should be doing is cutting the Gordian knot. Any tool that is continually abused will fail. Let's stop picking on knives, leave them alone, and collect to use them how they were meant to be used. Thank you for reading my rant. We now return you to your normal programming... :eek: :rolleyes: :p
 
Becuz u can! :)

And because some people do need to pry open a battleship...figuratively speaking. It's also to understand the limits of the tool in question and to not cross those limits. Having a predictable tool can be translated into safely using that tool.

At least, that's how I view it.

And to echo OwenM, because it IS fun! Heh!

Cheers!

Burton
 
It is best to know the limitations of your equipment.

Without what sometimes approaches destructive testing, you could get stuck (no pun intended) in a life or death situation with a piece that will not improve your odds of it being a life outcome.

The extent of testing that I have seen these knives put through is what made me first buy one. My own use and abuse led me to want and buy different ones. Each model I have can in and of themselves cover a wide spectrum of use scenarios.

I would stake my a$$ on them, and it all started with reading where people would test the limits of the blades (it all started with me with a Steel Heart review in American Survival Guide).

Mike
 
. . . and because Busse knives have been known to run away from kinder, gentler homes in search of abusive homes where they can at least get an occasional beating. ;)

It's a nuclear sickness :eek:

Jerry :)
 
...you have obviously never met my mates...

They abuse MY gear beyond recognition (the tight asses will not buy their own!)...When they use my Busse knives, they are the ones that come back unrecognisable! MWAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH !
 
Dude... I have a Busse American Kensei... It's a KEEPER. So far, just a nary mention that I have one has gotten me two unsolicited requests to sell it. Haven't gotten that poor yet, though. :rolleyes:

I haven't abused it but I think I will take Jerry's and everybody else's word on this board that his knives are nuclear tough. The fact that the Kensei has been tested by dropping it off a cliff, ran over with a tank, and thrown at a tree (???) is all the testing I need to know about.

Now if I had one of Jerry's Battle Mistress I could practice Espada Y Daga... Hmmmmmmmm... :cool:

Originally posted by OwenM
Because it's FUN:D
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Espada Y Daga with a BATTLE MISTRESS! ?

Don't make a mistake!! You'll end up with an impromptu amputation!!:eek:
 
Survival knives are meant to be used as a tool that you might have to stake your life on during an emergency. For everyday tasks, and even most camping trips, a typical knife is fine. But for a life-threatening situation, I want a knife that will not fail. Of course, there is no way of knowing when a hike, campout, or roadtrip will end up being a survival situation or not. So be prepared. And not with a flimsy knife that won't take hard use. The knives I use are tough, sharp, and hold an edge.

I do not have a Busse, though a Steelheart should be arriving in the next 2 or 3 weeks.:D And now the Public Defender is starting to look nice, as is the Assault Shaker...
 
"The extent of testing that I have seen these knives put through is what made me first buy one."

Although I'm the first to say, knives are designed for cutting, not chopping, ect., the above quote basically says it all for me as well.
There is something to be said about having a knife that will hold up under any/all circumstances. That is why I bought my NO and have a SJ on the way. And, when those $$$ become a little short, I buy from SRKW! They, too, make a great knife. Then again, we all know who is behind them.....
 
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