Just Bought My First Busse! / Question About Stripping

230grains said:
It's not hard... just practice on some cheap knives first. It's rewarding doing it yourself, especially since sharpening it will be basically the same as convexing it to start with. If you have to send it out, try norcal if he'll take it on. If you're not comfortable using the sander, go the mousepad and sandpaper route.
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Oh, will convexing the blade undue the warranty on the knife?
 
I stripped one- a DABA. I used a spray on type paint stripper, and it basically stripped itself. In a few minutes it all bubbled up, and then I wiped it off clean with a paper towel.
 
psychicevolution said:
Oh, will convexing the blade undue the warranty on the knife?
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if you use power tools, it can. More specifically, if it is your modification that causes the blade to fail, then it has been voided. The warranty would still cover any unmodified portions, and likely the modified portions if you did not hog off a ton of metal and/or ruin the heat treat. A little reprofiling can't hurt.
 
psychicevolution said:
Oh, will convexing the blade undue the warranty on the knife?
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Honestly, the warranty is "iffy" on what will and what won't void a warranty.

From what i've seen/heard is if you thin out your edge super thin and then chip the hell out of it, the edge won't be covered. Or if you grind the hell out of it and overheat it/destroy the temper, the temper won't be covered if you destroy the knife.

I've yet to see anyone not have their warranty problems taking care of though, no matter what they did.

I would certainly think changing the bevel on a knife wouldn't void any warranty though. Either way, i'm not worried about it.
 
230grains said:
Honestly, the warranty is "iffy" on what will and what won't void a warranty.

From what i've seen/heard is if you thin out your edge super thin and then chip the hell out of it, the edge won't be covered. Or if you grind the hell out of it and overheat it/destroy the temper, the temper won't be covered if you destroy the knife.

I've yet to see anyone not have their warranty problems taking care of though, no matter what they did.

I would certainly think changing the bevel on a knife wouldn't void any warranty though. Either way, i'm not worried about it.
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jerry has said specifically that if he feel that the users modifications are the, or a, leading cause of the failure that it will not be covered by the warranty. He gave the example of grinding a knife edge down to .005". So it's not so much "what will void the warranty" as did your modification cause the knife to break.
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
if you use power tools, it can. More specifically, if it is your modification that causes the blade to fail, then it has been voided. The warranty would still cover any unmodified portions, and likely the modified portions if you did not hog off a ton of metal and/or ruin the heat treat. A little reprofiling can't hurt.
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Ah, so its more about the heat treatment than the mod. Makes sense. Using a belt sander would create a good amount of heat I would imagine.....although I have no idea since I have never done anything like that before.
 
psychicevolution said:
Ah, so its more about the heat treatment than the mod. Makes sense. Using a belt sander would create a good amount of heat I would imagine.....although I have no idea since I have never done anything like that before.
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I've yet to get a blade more than slightly warm, especially a thick Busse. I still dip in a bucket of water every couple of passes.
 
The best i've seen?

Ban, Norcalblacktail, Horndog.

I'd contact any one of them. I know Ban and Norcal will do it, I don't know if horndog takes on work though.
 
230grains said:
The best i've seen?

Ban, Norcalblacktail, Horndog.

I'd contact any one of them. I know Ban and Norcal will do it, I don't know if horndog takes on work though.
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I sent Norcal a PM about it already. Oooh, I've heard of Ban before....but here that he is super busy with tons of knives... I will PM him anyways.
 
Another stripper here. I've done five Busse like this.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=703233

...and, before you ask....Sorry, no, I won't do your knife. I am only willing to risk my own warranty.

It will be ugly gray under the paint. If you don't want to belt grind it, you can do it by hand, using a hard rubber sanding block.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=477620

Another option is to use a red scotchbrite wheel, that you can chuck into your drill. The put the naked knife in a vise and buff it with the wheel, or vice versa. It won't creat a good satin fifnish, but it will smooth up the gray into a decent user grade finish.

Welcome to the madness and good luck! :thumbup:
 
Ban is the man (I have never seen such perfect work) and Norcal learned from Ban I think and his work looks awesome also.

But, if I were you I would send it to Garth for the reason thay he is the man also and he is Busse. Just a thought :)
 
richstag said:
Ban is the man (I have never seen such perfect work) and Norcal learned from Ban I think and his work looks awesome also.

But, if I were you I would send it to Garth for the reason thay he is the man also and he is Busse. Just a thought :)
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Yep, exactly, I would call Amy and Talk to Garth and see when you can send it to them. :thumbup:
 
richstag said:
Ban is the man (I have never seen such perfect work) and Norcal learned from Ban I think and his work looks awesome also.

But, if I were you I would send it to Garth for the reason thay he is the man also and he is Busse. Just a thought :)
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Shhh, lets him join the "monkey with a grinder, DIY knife satinizing" club.

It's rewarding, you have to keep looking at the knife going "Holllllllly crap, did I destroy it yet?"
 
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