Last Fixed Blade You'll Ever Own?

Jason M D.

Jason M D.

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I will never buy another fixed blade by another maker. After I bought my first Busse, a FFBM (been sold a while :() I decided to never buy anything else.

It may seem silly to some, and I know INFI is not indestructible, but it would seem to me that there is no reason to buy anything else.

This is not a dig against any other makers so please, do not take it as such. I do have a couple of nice folders btw.

Anyone else feel the same way about Busse knives?
 
From another production/semi-production company? Most likely not... Busse knives have, for the most part, taken over in that category but I have a few custom makers that I still get the occasional fixed blade from. David Mosier & Shane Sibert are 2 makers whose fixed blades (and folders) I really like. :)

However, Böker just picked up one of David Mosier's small fixed blade models, the Trigonaut for a production run, so I did pick one up from David as a cheaper user alternative to the custom one that I already have... This would be the first production fixed blade that I have bought since first discovering Busse knives. :)

EDIT: Actualy, the second... I forgot that I had a Lil Canadian from Bark River that I ordered last year.
 
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Well, there's very few folders in the chef knife category, :eek: so I MIGHT buy a non-Busse fixed blade for the kitchen, but that's about it
 
himalayan imports and bill seigle prepresent a type of fixed blade that busse doesn't make. For 200$ or less you can get giant 5160 blades in shapes, forms and thicknesses you can't get from busse, let alone for that price. While busse is getting into the khukuri segment 2 khukuries isn't the same as having 100 to choose from.

I've tried 18" ang khola's from 5 different kami's (knife maker/smith) within the himalayan imports company and every single one of them felt different in hand. Amtrak's were always really crisp and streamlined and sher's were always big and burly. of the 40+ khukuries I've owned and handled only 4 have stood out as being "perfect" in my hand. they would not have been perfect in someone else hand, because no two hands are alike and everyone likes a different type of balance.

I did all that, after having used, traded and sold 40+ khukuries for an end monetary loss of less than a test team kz. You simply can't get the kind of variety, size, and quantity from busse unless you are willing to spend literally tens of thousands of dollars and wait 5-10 years for the custom shop production. and after that 5-10 year wait if you find that you want a slightly different thickness or balance you have to do it again, because you can't just trade for another one with slightly different ergo's or features like you can with HI.

In the fixed blade format I do occasionally take interest in some cheaper items like the cold steel finn wolf and the benchmade csk2, mostly because I like the features and it doesn't cost much. For edc beaters busse (now that I have choiless options) is pretty much the end of the line for me in that category.
 
how about them rick hinderer's, brother???

r u going to r kansas?


Jaxx said:
From another production/semi-production company? Most likely not... Busse knives have, for the most part, taken over in that category but I have a few custom makers that I still get the occasional fixed blade from. David Mosier & Shane Sibert are 2 makers whose fixed blades (and folders) I really like. :)

However, Böker just picked up one of David Mosier's small fixed blade models, the Trigonaut for a production run, so I did pick one up from David as a cheaper user alternative to the custom one that I already have... This would be the first production fixed blade that I have bought since first discovering Busse knives. :)
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Busse needs to put out thinner blades. Until then I can't remain exclusive to Busse.:(

I see no reason to buy a chopper or heavy use knife from anyone else though, Busse has that area covered.
 
GregS said:
Busse needs to put out thinner blades. Until then I can't remain exclusive to Busse.:(

I see no reason to buy a chopper or heavy use knife from anyone else though, Busse has that area covered.
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I'd love to see more Busse knives with thinner blades myself, especially on thier smaller knives.
 
I can't see why you would need anything thinner than a Culti or one of the thin Game Warden's in a smaller knife.
 
I buy others for dedicated <5" woods knives. Thinner, no choil or guard and handle shape.
For a chopper, it's a Busse but I admit I do have a axe.
 
If Busse brought back the BAIII then they would be exclusive for me. No other blade has been that complete for me as a tool.
 
stricknine said:
how about them rick hinderer's, brother???

r u going to r kansas?
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Yep, him too! Thanxx for reminding me... I need to send him an email. :)

I don't think that I'll be making it to that show... :(
 
LOL, yes Busse broke me,:o :D

Mostly in the way I view other manufactured brands. I've destroyed numerous 'hard use' knives over the years, I used to break a certain manufactures knives just to show you could :o;)



I've bent but not broken Busse knives, INFI rocks, no snapped tips, easy to maintain, no corrosion issues.............

Not to mention the Busse community, and Jerry's incredible staff :thumbup::thumbup:

Yeah, I'm home here !
 
The last fixed blade I will ever own will probably be a Laci Szabo design. I use his knives more than anything and would say 4 out of 5 training classes I teach involve one of his designs, or a tool that he doesn't make but sells on his site.

I also use Bark River knives exclusively for survival/outdoor work.

With that said, I love the choil-less BJ proto and can't think of a single fixed knife in the 5-18 inch range that I would bother using besides this one. It's a neat little tool for sure, and is damn fun to play with.
 
I love ALL knives, only because I can finally afford to buy a few of them. It's really all about proficiency. I went from a Barlow, which is all I could afford at an early age to a NMFBM. I would much rather whittle with a NMFBM than cut thru a hip joint with a Barlow But we do what we need to with what we have and thank the Big Man that we have the opportunity to now know the difference and be able to choose and purchase special purpose tools:thumbup::D

Hell until I was 5 or 6 an Old Hickory pretty much rocked the lot
 
people will always be making new and interesting knife designs, so while jerry's knives will always be my cutlery of choice, I can't promise to stay faithful. CRK and a lot of the custom makers keep managing to build things that I have to have, too.
 
For a big chopper I'll remain Busse loyal. However I really enjoy small EDC fixed blades by custom makers like Dozier, Graham, Krien & Snody.
 
For users, yeah, Busse is probably the last fixed I'll own.

For the collection though, still looking at a Randall (someday), Grayman 9 inch Ground Pounder, maybe some BHK and a few Barkies thrown in there.

But, those are for the collection, probably not to be used. Busse are my users, with a few thrown in there not to be used (yes, the safe queen).

Oh, forgot about Swamp Rat and Scrapyard. Have to throw a couple of those in there.
 
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IMO, buying only Busse or Busse family knives and not buying other fixed blades is a self-limiting experience. Even as among production knives, companies like Fallkniven and Bark River make excellent products. Then there is the world of customs, which is a whole different world of a myriad of choices. Certainly different strokes for different folks is fine, but for me, I like to experience a much broader range of cutlery. :)
 
I find a lot of value in buying different brands and supporting different makers. Variety is fun for me - as indestructible as my busse is, my ESEE and my koster, my bark river, spydercos and kershaws are still a lot of fun to own, use, and admire.
 
I still have custom fixed blades in certain size ranges ..... certain types of knife .....
usually my customs are in the 6 inch or less category ..... Woodlores .... some Japanese special steels .... I like damascus blades too.
 
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