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Chameleonbear

Chameleonbear

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So, I'm not sure WHERE it goes, however I picked up a SYKCO Elmax from Blade. Well, technically I had someone pick it up for me and send it. I <3 it. It is INCREDIBLY slicy! Right now I'm working on making/getting a sheath for it. I did find out that it fits BEAUTIFULLY into a Becker Tweener sheath. So I am getting one sent to me from a buddy. That at least is while I work on making the sheath for it that I want.


I'm sure you all know the knife, but I'm posting a picture anyway. What can I say, I'm a Beckerhead so I'm a firm believer in POINH...
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And here is the sheath that I'm working on... It's really rough, cause well, I'm no leatherworker I just love me some dead cow, and dead cow pants are just what some new steel needs.
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ETA: I was wondering, is this a full tang, or stick tang knife?
 
Welcome to the Busse family! And congrats on your first Kin knife . I'm sure it won't be your last . Those Elmax look like slicers for sure :thumbup:

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HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS !
 
Congrats on your first Busse kin knife. I think those weighed in at 3.3oz so I would wager a guess of stick tang.:)
 
Well, they're not exactly stick tang... it is probably about .5 of the blade's width.
Welcome to this side of the tracks :D
 
Not sure what tang style you would call this as I've heard of stick tangs, rat tangs, etc. Here's an example of what Swamp Rat did when they started out with the Res-C handles. It could be similar to this :)

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Mike-The-Knife said:
Welcome to the Busse family! And congrats on your first Kin knife . I'm sure it won't be your last . Those Elmax look like slicers for sure :thumbup:

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HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS !
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It is one heck of a slicer. I had me a rib-eye last night and I was slicing off pieces of a rare steak about 1/9th of an inch thick. It was just a HAIR thicker than the knife was. It was pretty amazing.

KnifeAddictAK said:
Congrats on your first Busse kin knife. I think those weighed in at 3.3oz so I would wager a guess of stick tang.:)
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That makes sense. I was wondering how the tang was on this. It wasn't a full tang like I'm used to, however it does feel incredibly stout for the size and weight that it is.

KnifeAddictAK said:
Not sure what tang style you would call this as I've heard of stick tangs, rat tangs, etc. Here's an example of what Swamp Rat did when they started out with the Res-C handles. It could be similar to this :)

SRK-tang-design.jpg
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This makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.
 
Awesome first score, remember......it's just a gateway knife!!!! Soon you will be hording!!!!!

Ive had a considerably thicker Scrapyard serving kitchen duty for the past few years.......I think it's time to upgrade.

Thanks for the post.
 
Gravelface: I highly recommend getting one of these for the kitchen. I think this one is going with my BK-5 on camp/kitchen duty. Use the SYKCO for veg/paring and use the 5 for butchering...

I work in a kitchen in downtown St. Louis. I've already had the chef asking about my blades. He has never used anything like either of these.
 
I'm hoping to be there next year. There is a car gathering in October in Atlanta that I'm thinking about going to too... It will be my precursor to Blade. A trial run of sorts...


I am seriously loving this knife though. I recommend it for anyone looking to try a bussekin blade.
 
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