is it a drawback on hg55?

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dingy

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hi, all
i think , the part on hg55 is a drawback :D
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i am just wondering of that , if hard use this knife , those dimples will let your
thumb feel hurting , does some one have real exprience on that ?
 
Grip for your thumb (think jimping I reckon) that and a good area for striking a fire steel.

I have similar on my SAR8 and they work well for both those tasks, no hurt thumb here.
 
I think knocking off the edges on either side would make a big difference in the comfort factor. I find the dimpling to be a bit sharp - but esp. on the corners of the spine.
 
UDDwaine said:
I think anyone who is worried that these dimples will hurt their hands should not be buying the toughest knives on the planet... :D
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when cutting hard material , the thumb will press extra pressture on that part , i just wondering , and think of a little sharp .
come one , man , this is not a complain . there is not a thing is perfect on the planet !
be cool , i love BUSS knives !
:D
 
dingy said:
when cutting hard material , the thumb will press extra pressture on that part , i just wondering , and think of a little sharp .
come one , man , this is not a complain . there is not a thing is perfect on the planet !
be cool , i love BUSS knives !
:D
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He's just poking fun at you... it's all good. :D :thumbup:


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If you have to do really hard work with the HG-55 and it hurts your hands, just put on some gloves first.

It's a great knife, I didn't like the looks of them at first, but I got one in a trade and really like the knife a lot.

A good knife!
Good luck, and you can't go wrong with Busse knives.
-Steve
 
IMO the HG55 is the finest military knife Busse has produced. Its the right size and is a great all round utility blade and fighter. I carried one while I was active duty and now that I'm retired I still carry it for my job with ICE.
 
Nuke41 said:
IMO the HG55 is the finest military knife Busse has produced. Its the right size and is a great all round utility blade and fighter. I carried one while I was active duty and now that I'm retired I still carry it for my job with ICE.
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military & all round utility knife , ya i do think so:thumbup:
 
dingy said:
when cutting hard material , the thumb will press extra pressture on that part , i just wondering , and think of a little sharp .
come one , man , this is not a complain . there is not a thing is perfect on the planet !
be cool , i love BUSS knives !
:D
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To be honest.. when cutting hard material the last place you want your thumb is on the spine.. it Fatigues the main muscles in your hand, and as you are pushing down hard there is more chance of slipping because you loose lateral control. You are going to get a tired hand much faster than in a standard knife hold. You want your thumb resting on the side and let your arm muscles do the work :) To me.. the jimping is painful as all heck on the SAR8.. but my hand and thumb never ever go there, so it doesn't matter :D
 
KyleyHarris said:
To be honest.. when cutting hard material the last place you want your thumb is on the spine.. it Fatigues the main muscles in your hand, and as you are pushing down hard there is more chance of slipping because you loose lateral control. You are going to get a tired hand much faster than in a standard knife hold. You want your thumb resting on the side and let your arm muscles do the work :) To me.. the jimping is painful as all heck on the SAR8.. but my hand and thumb never ever go there, so it doesn't matter :D
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If you want great control and power in a cutting motion you must keep your thumb somewhat on spine. Mine always stays just a bit off center on left side of spine no matter what I'm cutting. If its not a fine cut, or not as much power needed(or chopping of course) its not really important, but I still keep it there if not chopping.

Then again when you've worked with a knife 8 hours a day for most of life I guess the hand/thumb muscles get built up enough for them to not get fatigued. The Trapezius muscle is the only place that I would have to put heat after a really hard full day of cutting.

Oh yeah, I really dislike the busse notches, and hope to never see them on another Busse.
 
Somehow, I just don't see the HG55LE as a bushcraft knife. I think the jimping on the spine is for control when sticking "targets". :D
 
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