Okay...I need a little sage advice...

Jerry Busse said:
Killer pics. . . . Nothing INFI loves more than a good beating. . . . . :thumbup: :D

I don't believe that that is a chip. . . chips are curved, just like they are in glass. . . that looks more like your Mistress found a nail, or worse yet a deck screw. . . .deck screws and drywall screws are typically case hardened, which can make the surface of the screw harder than your knife!!! . . . If you look closely at it you'll note that the missing piece has either ripped or been sheared out of there. . . Very cool ! ! ! ! :thumbup:

Nice job men!. . .Time for a drink or 2 or 8 or. . . well, you get the idea!!! :thumbup:

Jerry :D



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And here's what Ban said in the same thread about the missing INFI in the FBMLE.

Ban said:
Sorry to hear about the battle scar on those two beauties! That looks like a nice sized chunk. I would say just continue to use it and sharpen it until the that nick is gone. Really no point in trying to remove that much metal just to get rid of one little ding that has very little effect on the chopping performance of a big blade like the FBM.
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I guess I'm just a little frustrated because I don't have the tools or know-how (yet) to fix problems like these.
 
I'mGatMan! said:
The branches of the avocado tree were encroaching upon my gazebo. In the process of chopping through the branches my edge kissed the metal of the gazebo. But I've seen U_J take an FSH to a cinderblock and have less damage.
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Well I guess that metal on your gazebo has a small contact surface, definitely smaller than the cinder block I saw in the picture. This is why you got chipping on the blade. (The smaller the area of contact the less force you need to apply damage the blade. That is why knife cut and that is why samurai blocked a sword blow with the spine and never the edge...). My advice: IF busse warranty is void (I would be really dissapointed) steel it gently if the edge has dented. Then since you got no power tools, get a coarse grit of wet and dry sandpaper, for instance 220 grit, put it on a mousepad and start reprofilling the edge as if you were sharpening a convex edge. The only difference would be that if you would like to apply more pressure to do the job faster, then use a thinner mousepad. The denting will slowly disappears (I mean really slowly). After it is completely gone and you can not see it anymore, then go to a finer grit and a normal size mousepad until it is sharp again. I piece of advice. If you haven't done this thing again, do it on a cheap knife first. Tutorials on how to sharpen a convex edge this way are all over the internet and you will have no problem finding one. Finally, I know it is a Busse, but it's still a knife. So, just use it as one. It will last longer and you will be happier.

Good luck!!!

EDIT: Oh, and something else: if material is missing, then it is a chip. If you don't want to call it a chip and material is missing it still has the same effect on your knife. A knife can never brake like a glass will, the same reason why I knife can never cut a glass. only break it. And that is high difference in hardness and different micro-structure.
 
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I'mGatMan! said:
I guess I'm just a little frustrated because I don't have the tools or know-how (yet) to fix problems like these.
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You do have the tools G-Man ! ! ! !. . . All you need is a box, some tape, our address and a mailbox!!!. . .

You send it, we sharpen it, you beat it, we repeat it. . . and we all drink to it ! ! ! . . . :thumbup:

That is quite a tool box you have there my friend!!! :thumbup:

Let's Drink!!!

Jerry :D



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Well, here you go I'mGatMan. Problem solved and nothing to it. Let the frustration go away and be happy again!!!
 
I've managed to ding up several edges over the years:

Basic 9, one ding. Rat Mastiff, one or two dings. BA III, looked kind of wavy after I used it to free my chainsaw. I was in a foul mood and never flinched when the blade repeatedly contacted the chain when I was chopping it free. We were on a Baptist Men's work down East cleaning up some very large downed trees from an older couples yard. I was impressed that the edge just rolled and didn't chip. As for the B9 and RM both were used for splitting firewood in the dark, on the ground at the KOA. I'm sure I hit a rock or three.

Gotta love INFI and other "family" steels. I do things with these knives that I wouldn't dream of trying with anything else.

I'd send it in and let the shop sharpen it for the same reason I let the dealership fix the air conditioning on the wife's car (it's under warranty):D

Chop on...

GregB
BaconBeavers
 
Jerry Busse said:
You do have the tools G-Man ! ! ! !. . . All you need is a box, some tape, our address and a mailbox!!!. . .

You send it, we sharpen it, you beat it, we repeat it. . . and we all drink to it ! ! ! . . . :thumbup:

That is quite a tool box you have there my friend!!! :thumbup:

Let's Drink!!!

Jerry :D



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There you go G man ,

Best knives, best warranty,

Jerry Rocks !!! :thumbup:
 
Jerry Busse said:
You do have the tools G-Man ! ! ! !. . . All you need is a box, some tape, our address and a mailbox!!!. . .

You send it, we sharpen it, you beat it, we repeat it. . . and we all drink to it ! ! ! . . . :thumbup:

That is quite a tool box you have there my friend!!! :thumbup:

Let's Drink!!!

Jerry :D



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Now THAT'S a Tool box!! :eek:

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