Mass Prod ,Busse's??

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Just curious if Busse has any plans of going full blown production or having a full blown production line in the future?The reason I ask is that I see a lot of knife companies mass producing knives such as Ontario and cold steel and this reaches a broader spectrum of knife users.Obviously there would be drawbacks such as quality in mass produced cutlery but it would also put the Busse name more out there in terms of sales and the quantity of sales.I realize the implications of such a feat and it would obviously cost a lot of dinero to get something like that going,but I personally see a definate nitch for Busse blades in the market as far as designs go.Just curious or am I missin the point for the future of Busse blades?
 
I think that Busse has found their "niche". High end, durable blades suitable for hard use and/or as collectors items with custom variants as a side line to the standard offerings. As a nod to the user who doesn't want to mortgage his house and still needs and wants a very high quality blade for a more moderate price... Ummmmm.... Swamp Rat Knife Works!

Busse and SRKW. Are there other knife makers out there:confused:
 
I would like to also suggest Swamp Rat knives. If you want a Busse-like blade in a higher production/lower cost version- its Swamp Rat. I believe that is essentially the reason for SRKW.. think of it as the Busse Basics part 2!

edit: ^ what OwenM said, but more babbling :D
 
Sorry guys,I guess I should have worded my question differently.What I mean to ask is .does Busse have any plans of future expansion? In other words are we going to see Busse get larger.The swamp rats and the Busse basics kind of fall in between custom and production having traits of both types of production.Or are we going to see Busse produce knives in the thousands in the future?Would like to see Busse expand and just curious?
 
I cannot speak for Jerry, but I don't want to see his product become a commodity which is what true mass production tends to do. I like the Busse line just fine where it is.

One of the 'problems' (if you want to call it a problem) is INFI. Its expensive. Unlike other steels out there, the price per pound is a magnitude higher (remember the old adage, you get what you pay for!).

INFI, plus the Busse heat treat process (better than the infamous Paul Bos if you ask me) are two things that keep the cost of Busses higher.

But bottom line is that when my life depends upon my tool, I am willing to pay a few bucks more!!
 
Originally posted by contender
I cannot speak for Jerry, but I don't want to see his product become a commodity which is what true mass production tends to do. I like the Busse line just fine where it is.

One of the 'problems' (if you want to call it a problem) is INFI. Its expensive. Unlike other steels out there, the price per pound is a magnitude higher (remember the old adage, you get what you pay for!).

INFI, plus the Busse heat treat process (better than the infamous Paul Bos if you ask me) are two things that keep the cost of Busses higher.

But bottom line is that when my life depends upon my tool, I am willing to pay a few bucks more!!
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Thank god my body keeps producing blood. It's an endless supply for INFI funds :D Be back in a few, a little light headed
 
Originally posted by contender

INFI, plus the Busse heat treat process
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Marc,
You make a great point here and one that I feel is often overlooked. In my opinion the Busse heat treat is by far the best in the industry. Just look how all of Jerry's knives out-perform everything on the market, even when he used A2 his knives had great performance :D:D
 
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