I'm lucky enough to be where I am and have known about Busse but also frustrated by the same thing- can't order anything and what I wanted at certain times weren't available, that's a classic example of not being acclimated to the brand and how it works, the only challenge is accepting it as it is what it is.
I've seen tons and tons of knives i thought were super awesome! research them and you come to the guys website -
not currently taking orders - it's actually pretty common in this world of knives because of the 100's upon 100's of artisans and small batch makers. Busse is in kind of a strange area of the industry, small batch production kind of thing. He's found a sweet spot obviously that works for his business and spent decades developing a core group of fans just like anyone would over time. The challenge is to stick it out, maintain relevance and innovations and to the absolute challenge, maintain the revenue stream- It is a shame that Busse would not be included because you have to keep replenishing that fan base, I might be considered a decent example of that- but you still need exposure to pick up those who can acclimate and adjust to how the system works.
A lot of times those kind of reviews, annual maker and model layouts, for the general market people see something they like, they want to order it today - So the Busse system isn't built for everyone because not everyone wants to wait.
From what I've gathered looking at the background and history of knife makers, if you want to grow to be a major you have to make sacrifices, outsource, bring in suits and then the accountants get their fingers in the pie and it all goes to shit -
Could you imagine Jerry walking onto "Shark Tank" and when he told them his unit price and cost of production, They would all sht their pants.
It would be hilarious, Jerry would have em all on their asses laughing with an open mic comedy set. A good ole
Ron White vibe comes to mind.
I gotta say, it's been interesting learning about all this
Busseliciousness and it's quirks - There's no one else out there pulling it off like Jerry is in the same way that I'm aware of.
I trust the Bossman knows what he's doing - and I might add, now that there are a couple regular offerings on the website, he should be on that list, you can go order a few things 7 days a week, I call them gateway knives- they give you a little sniff and you're only a knife or two away from full blown addiction - Notice he starts with the SR101 and then he hooks you with the primo Infi and you don't even ask how much after that
