I know you've had this happen~ Knife Etiquette struggles - My short story

Short story that kind of made my day thinking about this little chat - So I bring in my TGM A2 I just picked up last night - I start walking towards one of the guys while reaching behind me to pull out my latest, he grins real big "Is that the dagger?" .. I laugh and say no, I told you months away - I hand it to him, now this is the first canvas mic I've brought in, he slides it out and he's all into the coating, totally loving this green and he's all over the handle. So now, he's putting his eye's all over the details, feeling it in both hands, switching grips- OK, he's looking at it as a knife now, not an inanimate object with a price tag - checking out the logo nad inspecting the edge. First thing he does is grab a piece of paper when he reads the sticker "sharpened by Garth, what's up has the Beef dude been on vacation? - Beef blade cut his ass once so he never forgot that name" ... After 15 minutes of talking about everything else "so, how bad did this one hurt about?" ... I said oh, not bad at all, not bad at all ... and that was it and he said, man, almost my favorite one so far, can't wait till next week! LOL!
Compare this to the first time I brought one in with the same guy "Wow, that's a big knife - how much was that damn thing?" ... it was my first Busse, DTBM I bought on the X from CataD ~ So, it's came a long way since then.
 
Leonardo63 said:
knife snob? LOL! Not in the least - It was just a fact pointing out it's such a large category of interest, just how I see it, your contribution was made with an intent and that's what I'm all about -expanding the mind - Before I jumped in here last spring if someone would have told me in a few months I'd have thousands wrapped up in knives I would have said "get the fk outa here your insane" LOL! and that's just reality- But, I studied, learned and said, "Yeah I can dig it, this is where it's happening" and I've enjoyed it with not a single regret! (other than not ordering that CS Snow Hole like a dumbass-still praying for a cancel but it's not looking good for me)
I appreciate everyone's input and time to contribute and to be honest, it's all for my benefit to be wiser so I can say "want $600 for that? hell that's a great deal!" ... ever thought I'd be there? hell no! HAHA! Your line of "maybe" ... "I think I can" ...."F'it, lets do it" ... you nailed it with superb eloquence! Exactly how I nailed the nuked dagger :D ~ pretty much a quote of what went through my head that night :thumbsup:
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I like what you said about "expanding the mind", and "still learning" in another post. I know I am, hopefully we all are. I used to cruise through the Customs part of the exchange just to look at knives I'd never heard of to educate myself. Of course that came back to bite me because I just ended up "learning" how to spend more $. But I also learned what I liked, what's rare, what's a bargain (or not), what never comes up so take it now, etc. Which has added a whole other element of horse trading, costing me more $, but it's been a blast.
 
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Ryker said:
Sounds like you're making progress :):thumbsup:
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Yeah man, making progress! I was seeing I was getting somewhere when he was looking at it from a different perspective. He's got the collector bug in him too. He's a freak for Ithaca shotguns, probably nabs 1 or 2 a month, probably 30-40 in his stash so far. Now I'm not an Ithaca guy at all, but it's the same thing really. I see him owning a Busse in the future, just not sure the right thing has really filled his sails just yet but this M today, I could see it. He's also a first responder PT on a rescue squad so he's looking at practical applications I can tell. He keeps mentioning how tough seat belts are and wondering how they might zip through one so he's putting pieces together.
 
Turns out almost all uses for a knife that most people encounter are easier and better performed with a thin knife. Busse knives are nice, but they are very very niche and collector oriented.
 
L.H.S said:
Turns out almost all uses for a knife that most people encounter are easier and better performed with a thin knife. Busse knives are nice, but they are very very niche and collector oriented.
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Not almost all uses but certainly many of them. A thin knife cannot chop better. A thin knife will not batton better. A thin knife will likely take more damage or major failure. A thin knife will process vegetables and cooked meats better for sure. So they both have uses. Old time butchers used very heavy choppers to process raw meats. They still do. So they both have their uses, but if all you are talking about is home kitchen use, then yes a thin knife is all that is needed.
 
A lot of "normal" everyday jobs might not want or allow you to carry a Busse even if it would be a better option. Or you might just get some strange looks.
 
I'm in a restaurant in the boonies in Idaho right now, and getting strange looks as we speak lol I think it may be the SOS LE On my belt lol
 
So my pops knows I like knives so he got me a “cheap folder” under 10$. It’s a packistan buck 110 knock off. He tells me it’s sharp and it is. I then turn around and give him a GEC 25 silver bolster ivory g10 I think. He takes it out of the package and put it in his pocket.

I said don’t loose it, knowing if I did not give him a reason he would loose it in under a week.

It’s a 100$ that’s why I said don’t loose it. “Why the hell would you spend that much?” It’s a good knife that’s why.

Not really and etiquette thing. Just another disproportionate knive conversation
 
bubbaskyjacker said:
So my pops knows I like knives so he got me a “cheap folder” under 10$. It’s a packistan buck 110 knock off. He tells me it’s sharp and it is. I then turn around and give him a GEC 25 silver bolster ivory g10 I think. He takes it out of the package and put it in his pocket.

I said don’t loose it, knowing if I did not give him a reason he would loose it in under a week.

It’s a 100$ that’s why I said don’t loose it. “Why the hell would you spend that much?” It’s a good knife that’s why.

Not really and etiquette thing. Just another disproportionate knive conversation
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Disproportionate knife conversation- haha I like that ;):D
 
From another thread...

littlehoot said:
I've said this before...

Busse knives and their warranty is like Deciding to buy a corvette with cash. You go to the dealership, pick out the one you want, pay the salesman, and right before you drive away, the dealership manager walks up and says...."if you like it and want to really test her out, there is a demolition derby right down the road...if you tear her up, we'll fix her for free or give you another, or what you spent towards a different one"

Then you win that derby, while only getting a few scratches in the paint.
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I have several coworkers who discovered Busse without my help, but they don't have but a few.

I. Only have a few. Dozen.
 
I wanted to share this little exchange I had with a guy at work. I took my TGM in on Monday with it's newly dyed scales to show off. I take it up to one guy I spoke about in this thread that's starting to crack. I had it in the regular TG sheath David made for me with the black CF, he really tripped out on the sheath, I'm thinking he's never seen that kind of work before. So he pulls it out and I said careful I sharpened it up from when you saw it the first time and grabs some paper and just dropped his jaw slicing a bunch of paper with it - The seed has sprouted ;)

A little while later, I'm at my desk and he comes back to see me and sits down and say's "Man, now I'm starting to get it on these Busse knives, I was just looking around on the internet and I can't believe the prices people are getting for those things. I guess you weren't kidding about the value part, those things are bringing stupid amounts of money, they look like good investments" I explained that it's a little trickier than that because it's all about what it is and what's it made out of and who's selling it, a lot of small details that make big changes in numbers. I explained all the stuff I've brought in is blue collar stuff, not the super fancy. Since I've never revealed any true numbers of cost he's assuming incorrectly I believe.

The takeaway, he's starting to think more seriously about it and he's going through the justification process - I'll bet a dollar he's going to own a Busse before long ;) ....
 
Interesting reading. I think you also pay for top shelf warranty performance, and to my mind, I am confident that Busse will honor their guarantee. These days, rock solid guarantees will garner my support and my hard earned dollars. And, I like the collecting of INFI and SR101.

Of course, there are a bunch of folk out there that have been shocked at the prices of knives. They are convinced that many of us are getting ripped off. As a collector, I feel that Busse blades are a good value in 2018 for what you are getting in return. And yes, as was mentioned by L.H.S, Busse does represents a niche market that is probably not suited for every Tom, Dick and Harry extant. My Basic 9 was the one that got me started...keep in mind that I lived, fished and hunted for years before the lure of Wauseon crossed my path. If Busse had never come along, I'd likely still be a happy camper having never known about really fine, strong and useful knives that somehow tapped my inner dominant buying urge. I know my grandfather made it on the farm with a simple Barlow, three carbon kitchen blades and a well thrashed double bit Kelly that had been rehung more than once.

L.H.S makes a good point about thin knives. Thing is, the style of use has changed over the years. Back in the day, nobody was torture testing knives or expecting them to function as an axe or pry bar. Thin blades were expected to to the job given suitable parameters. I was taught that knives were for slicing and cutting. We would have never pushed a cutting tool beyond appropriate measures for fear of breaking what was an expensive tool. Somewhere over the passage of years, the knife became viewed as the recipient of the 'all around tool' award, that could be pressed into axe or pry bar type roles. Although many have tried, both thick and thin blades have their distinctive roles as tools, and none can accomplish all jobs at hand without some sort of compromise.
 
Stubai said:
Interesting reading. I think you also pay for top shelf warranty performance, and to my mind, I am confident that Busse will honor their guarantee. These days, rock solid guarantees will garner my support and my hard earned dollars. And, I like the collecting of INFI and SR101.

Of course, there are a bunch of folk out there that have been shocked at the prices of knives. They are convinced that many of us are getting ripped off. As a collector, I feel that Busse blades are a good value in 2018 for what you are getting in return. And yes, as was mentioned by L.H.S, Busse does represents a niche market that is probably not suited for every Tom, Dick and Harry extant. My Basic 9 was the one that got me started...keep in mind that I lived, fished and hunted for years before the lure of Wauseon crossed my path. If Busse had never come along, I'd likely still be a happy camper having never known about really fine, strong and useful knives that somehow tapped my inner dominant buying urge. I know my grandfather made it on the farm with a simple Barlow, three carbon kitchen blades and a well thrashed double bit Kelly that had been rehung more than once.

L.H.S makes a good point about thin knives. Thing is, the style of use has changed over the years. Back in the day, nobody was torture testing knives or expecting them to function as an axe or pry bar. Thin blades were expected to to the job given suitable parameters. I was taught that knives were for slicing and cutting. We would have never pushed a cutting tool beyond appropriate measures for fear of breaking what was an expensive tool. Somewhere over the passage of years, the knife became viewed as the recipient of the 'all around tool' award, that could be pressed into axe or pry bar type roles. Although many have tried, both thick and thin blades have their distinctive roles as tools, and none can accomplish all jobs at hand without some sort of compromise.
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I don’t think the original price on most Busse knives is that high, considering what you get for the $$. Had I the funds I would own at least 30!
 
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