Eric5273
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- Mar 30, 2018
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Hi all, I’m new to the forum.
I guess I’ve gotten into knives later in life than most. For almost 20 years I carried a Victorinox pocket knife, but it finally needed to be replaced this past year. So just like I do with everything else I plan to buy, I looked online for reviews. I guess I’ve been shielded from this hobby, but I never realized knives were such a big thing, nor did I realize there were custom knives and that a pocket knife could look so nice and also be so expensive.
So after some research, I purchased a Benchmade Bugout in October. It’s a nice knife, very light for EDC. However, after buying this I became addicted to watching a few of the knife review YouTube channels, and the more they showed off expensive fancy knives, the more I wanted one.
I don’t do any kind of outdoor stuff like hunting, fishing or even camping, so my need for a knife is purely for simple office stuff like opening boxes, mail, etc. So my preference is for something small in size. Once I saw Nick Shabazz’s review of the Olamic Busker, I knew that was what I wanted. I did consider a few others like the Small Sebenza, Rike Thor 4, and Medford Eris, but in the end I decided on the Busker.
I ordered a couple of weeks ago, and received my knife today. Olamic was a pleasure to work with. I must have gone back and forth with them about a dozen times over email asking tons of questions about all the different customization options. So here it is:
So far I really love this knife. In person it looks even better than in the pictures, and even though I’ve never handled a front flipper before, it took all of 2 minutes to learn how to flip it reliably. The flipping action is great.
I guess I’ve gotten into knives later in life than most. For almost 20 years I carried a Victorinox pocket knife, but it finally needed to be replaced this past year. So just like I do with everything else I plan to buy, I looked online for reviews. I guess I’ve been shielded from this hobby, but I never realized knives were such a big thing, nor did I realize there were custom knives and that a pocket knife could look so nice and also be so expensive.
So after some research, I purchased a Benchmade Bugout in October. It’s a nice knife, very light for EDC. However, after buying this I became addicted to watching a few of the knife review YouTube channels, and the more they showed off expensive fancy knives, the more I wanted one.
I don’t do any kind of outdoor stuff like hunting, fishing or even camping, so my need for a knife is purely for simple office stuff like opening boxes, mail, etc. So my preference is for something small in size. Once I saw Nick Shabazz’s review of the Olamic Busker, I knew that was what I wanted. I did consider a few others like the Small Sebenza, Rike Thor 4, and Medford Eris, but in the end I decided on the Busker.
I ordered a couple of weeks ago, and received my knife today. Olamic was a pleasure to work with. I must have gone back and forth with them about a dozen times over email asking tons of questions about all the different customization options. So here it is:
So far I really love this knife. In person it looks even better than in the pictures, and even though I’ve never handled a front flipper before, it took all of 2 minutes to learn how to flip it reliably. The flipping action is great.
