INFI: 2770 pieces of hemp rope???!!!

Yeah, that's part of why we're here ;)

Jerry did a live demo at Blade, it's all here, somewhere in the forum. I tried a few searches too no avail.

Hopefully someone will come by with a link.

Welcome to the forum !
 
Man, someone just made a post within the last 30 days that had links to this stuff, now where is it?
 
Post pics or it isn't true!!!

Oh wait, that only applies for the military contracts. :foot:

Carry on.
:D


In case it isn't obvious, I am only joking. The "2,770 feat," as I call it, is simply amazing.
 
I recall reading it here and from some article last year. It was a Basic 9, IIRC. The first test they just plum ran out of rope. Second test, used more rope - but ran out of time and strength push-cutting. It could have gone further than 2770 or whatever the number was.

Pretty impressive to me.
 
The home site used to have the first rope cutting demo on there as a video. The 2,770 was done live at Blade, but I am not sure if anyone ran video of it or not.
 
And the Turber quote in question from that thread:

Originally Posted by Turber;
Mike Turber
Registered User Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Honolulu & Kona Hawaii
Posts: 5,444

Busse Combat Knives test at the Blade Show!

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Jerry and I talked about doing a test at the Blade Show and we did just that. Unfortunately we could not make a big scene about it so we went out back and just whacked away at some 1" hemp rope. The test was a simple rope cutting test. He held the blade against the rope and pushed it through the hemp rope. Jerry wanted to show me that his basic line (Which I just picked up as a distributor) would do everything he claimed.

Up to this point all tests on Busse's knives where done in house without anyone outside of the Busse camp witnessing the results. Well not this time. We did this test right out in the open and many BladeForums members could watch the test. Several people came by and watched at least part of the test which went on for quite a while, nearly 3 hours!

Those who watched at least part of the test were:
Les De Asis, Kit Carson, Rob Simonich, Bob Taylor, Field & Stream magazine and many forum members plus several people I did not know.

The test was simple. We placed a 2X4 on a table and clamped it down. We made guides, to lay the rope down on the 1&1/2" track the rope would lay on, for the cut by simply drilling some screws into the wood. Then Jerry took out a HUGE roll of hemp from his van. Jennifer (Jerry's wife) and I both would count the cuts. We each had a calculator and simply added each cut as it went through.

We used a Basic #9 for the test. We marked the blade with a marker so Jerry would be able to easily see and use the same part of the blade. I was amazed Jerry wanted to do this test even though his hand is still recovering from his accident.

Anyway I will cut to the chase as I am still tired from the show and this very poorly written review is a Testament to that.

Jerry's previous rope cut test with a Basic #9 made it to 1,254 cuts. This is truly amazing but the fact was that he video taped this test and he told me the reason they stopped at that count was because he was running out of video tape. Well for our test he did not need a video tape as I witnessed the entire test from start to finish.

How many cuts did we get?
2,771!
And we only stopped there because we ran out of rope!

After the 2,000th cut I was still able to shave my arm! At the 2,500 mark it lost the ability to shave but still sliced through paper really well. Lori took several pics of me shaving my arm and I will post those soon as well as the pics of the test.

Folks this is the most amazing thing I have ever scene when it comes to knives. During the test I wondered if the knife was actually just getting buffed by the rope. We even had hit the screws on the board at least 6 or so times. I was truly impressed and this has wet my appetite for a more complete test of the Basic line as soon a they ship.

I am tired and must get some sleep so look for more posts later.

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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
BladeForums Site Owner and Administrator
Do it! Do it right! Do it right NOW!
www.wowinc.com

I gotta go beat up my B9. I keep thinking I need a "better" camp knife. I'd like it to be sort of a Dr. Who knife - have the same light-weight characteristics when I have to carry it but beef up to FBM weight when chopping. . . but that can't happen so I'll take it a bit light. Light is good.
 
Thanks for the help guys... there is a lot of indisputable evidence here to use as ammo for the non-believers. I have seen the tree and cinder brick chopping, but to me, the edge holding ability on the rope test is much more impressive.

My knife use primarily consists of ranch use (cutting lots of hay string, feed sacks, cardboard, etc...) and use in processing animals such as deer and hogs. Although this type of work may seem "light" compared to chopping, trust me, those feral hogs are really put together and will test the edge on any knife.

My Randall made it through about a third of a hog (250-300 lbs) before it wouldnt shave... my CS master hunter made it about 3/4 of the way on a different hog (same size). Hopefully INFI will provide the answer!

Thanks again for all the help...
 
Yeah, the Basic 9 is still the one I reach for in a SHTF scenario. I liked it the day I picked it up, still like it. It has the perfect balance and feel, better than the DF in my estimation. I know there are others of you out there that love the basic series and secretly wish that Jerry would start making them again. The Basic 9 is the perfect camp knife, light enough for smaller work, but tough enough for chopping. I like it's performance better than the BM as an all round blade. CS Master hunter has done all I've ever asked of it, but it is not as tough as a Busse.

And yes, the rope cutting feat is truly amazing.
 
There's a guy here that can do THREE hogs (or was it deer - pretty sure it's hogs) with his SR101 SRHR. And INFI is a bit more durable than that. :O
 
kdstrick said:
Thanks for the help guys... there is a lot of indisputable evidence here to use as ammo for the non-believers. I have seen the tree and cinder brick chopping, but to me, the edge holding ability on the rope test is much more impressive.

My knife use primarily consists of ranch use (cutting lots of hay string, feed sacks, cardboard, etc...) and use in processing animals such as deer and hogs. Although this type of work may seem "light" compared to chopping, trust me, those feral hogs are really put together and will test the edge on any knife.

My Randall made it through about a third of a hog (250-300 lbs) before it wouldnt shave... my CS master hunter made it about 3/4 of the way on a different hog (same size). Hopefully INFI will provide the answer!

Thanks again for all the help...
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You realize, a few hundred 'guys' are now waiting for the results...of your INFI edge testing on a feral hog??! :cool: :thumbup:
 
Ha! Don't worry... I will include gory and bloody pics. :barf: Although... I am uncertain if showing pics of a dead hog would be kosher on this forum. I wouldn't want to be ostracized for some form of murderous or cannibalistic acts against the brethren here.
 
You will only get ostracized on here if you don't beat the Busse hard enough. Anyone who still thinks that meat comes from a factory needs to get an awakening anyway.
 
I did the test. It is 100% True! Jerry, Love you man!
Spark was there and others. I have the knife to this day as it is my Busse Basic #9. I stil use it and have yet to sharpen it.

Jerry, call me sometime to catch up.. I will be in China til the 16th.
Home number is 909-581-3024
 
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