Pick a fight? over a Busse

Noshtero said:
I'm in your same boat Paw-Bah.

Here's where I'm at. I am not a knife collector. I don't own 10 choppers, I own one. If I'm going to use a different one, I replace it. So right now I use a Ranger RD9. It's a big hunk of 1/4" 5160 steel. If I were to replace it with a Busse of the same size, it would have to be a FBM of some sort. The cheapest I ever see these going for is $500ish bucks.

So, if I couldn't give two hoots about collectability or brand recognition, what is the arguement to spend $500 to trade my RD9 for a FBM? I highly, highly doubt my RD9 will ever fail. It is also backed by a no questions asked life time warrenty from Justin at Ranger Knives. I'm sure there are reasons why the FBM is a better knife than the RD9, but is so much better that it's worth spending 5 times the price of the RD9 to get it?
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Differant strokes for differant folks...but what did bring you to this room if your not interested in Busse:confused:
 
Turner III mentioned it, unless I missed it in another post. All that good praise about Jerry, INFI, the family, etc, etc, is true, but the real reason we buy is simple.

AMY-O​
 
Ken44 said:
Differant strokes for differant folks...but what did bring you to this room if your not interested in Busse:confused:
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when you want to know what folks think about Busse knives,,,hmmmm, i can't think of a better place to go ,
 
Paw-bah said:
when you want to know what folks think about Busse knives,,,hmmmm, i can't think of a better place to go ,
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I wasn't talking to you, you did seem interested in getting answers. Right place to be:thumbup:

The other poster had no type of question or interest
 
This is why I am here:D
That knife isn't even INFI.
One of you rich guys should donate some top shelf steel for testing:D

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Ken44 said:
I wasn't talking to you, you did seem interested in getting answers. Right place to be:thumbup:

The other poster had no type of question or interest
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I had a question. The question was "Why should I trade my RD9 for a FBM?"

Greg45, Rat Finkenstein, Tyrkon Lawson, Elen, and others gave me great answers. Thanks for those, guys.

I think this one summed it up the best for me.
papathud said:
Let's see,
Knives, sort of like Fast horses,Pretty girls and Booze at the top end go up rapidly in price for small gains in performance.
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If ever I decide that the small gain in performance can justify the cost, I'll buy a Busse. Otherwise, be happy! I won't be bidding against you when the next FBMLE comes up for sale :)
 
mike biz said:
Turner III mentioned it, unless I missed it in another post. All that good praise about Jerry, INFI, the family, etc, etc, is true, but the real reason we buy is simple.

AMY-O​
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Thats what I am talking about - now would anyone mess with this woman :eek::D;)???

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I am new to this game and I cannot tell you why Busse is what it is but I can tell you this. I can't stop buying them. I think it must be something in the steel dust because once I sharpened one and got some microscopic particles of infi on my skin this weird feeling came over me and now whenever I see Busse selling knives I have to buy them. Cannot stop.
 
Noshtero said:
I'm in your same boat Paw-Bah.

Here's where I'm at. I am not a knife collector. I don't own 10 choppers, I own one. If I'm going to use a different one, I replace it. So right now I use a Ranger RD9. It's a big hunk of 1/4" 5160 steel. If I were to replace it with a Busse of the same size, it would have to be a FBM of some sort. The cheapest I ever see these going for is $500ish bucks.

So, if I couldn't give two hoots about collectability or brand recognition, what is the arguement to spend $500 to trade my RD9 for a FBM? I highly, highly doubt my RD9 will ever fail. It is also backed by a no questions asked life time warrenty from Justin at Ranger Knives. I'm sure there are reasons why the FBM is a better knife than the RD9, but is so much better that it's worth spending 5 times the price of the RD9 to get it?
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no comparison between the FBM and RD9. I owned both and the FBM will out do it in edge holding, toughness, wear resistance, prying and corrossion resistance.

I have video'd myself prying a BM out of a log sideways with the tip 2 inches deep into the wood. The blade flexed but never broke. Don't do that with the RD9.
 
steelnut said:
This is why I am here:D
That knife isn't even INFI.
One of you rich guys should donate some top shelf steel for testing:D

[youtube]4ODwoWE8vco&rel=1[/youtube]
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Cobalt,

Do you think INFI would do as well? What RC does Scrap Yard use, are their knives much harder?

I think INFI may not do as well going through that tubing but then again that is like saying that if you pour gass on one you can't drive it to work.... in other words not really a job for a knife. :rolleyes:
 
Paw-bah said:
like i said I like the look of them,,but a knife maker doesn't buy a lot of knives,,he makes his own.

so thank you all in advance for this education.
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There are actually quite a few well known knifemakers who buy Busse knives, a fact that helped me decide to purchase my first way back when.

as long as you can afford it, I would buy one and try it out. If you do not like it, you can sell it for what you paid for it.
 
Tony G said:
Cobalt,

Do you think INFI would do as well? What RC does Scrap Yard use, are their knives much harder?

I think INFI may not do as well going through that tubing but then again that is like saying that if you pour gass on one you can't drive it to work.... in other words not really a job for a knife. :rolleyes:
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Considering that INFI is designed as a high shock steel as well, I would bet it would do as well if not better and hold a better edge. The reason why I say this is because a long time ago when I was looking up INFI and trying to get data on it, I found a very similar unknown steel that had higher charpy values than S5 or S7. I was surprised to see that, but that can only mean that INFI is at least as tough as S5-7 and may likely be tougher. The only arena where SR77 might beat INFI is in the bend test. From the pics of the Scrap DF being bent to the floor, don't know if INFI can go that far.
 
I know my sentiments have already been stated here, but I just wanted to put in my 2 cents worth.

Not only is a BUSSE made of the best quality, there is the BUSSE family to consider. This includes everyone named "Busse" and those that just own BUSSE knives! I have never been involved in a better community.

Oh, yeah, each and every knife is made with that special kind of BUSSE LOVE!

Have a Blessed Day!
Barb-B-Q
Mrs. Knife Wife 2007
 
Guyon said:
Quality, warranty, community. :thumbup:
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...insanity? Actually, the bit about 'insanity' just describes me. :D

I really only need 3 Busse knives -- small EDC, medium size cutter, large chopper.

A rational man would get his favorite three and call it a day.

I've got more than 3. A lot more than 3.

Like I said "quality, warranty, community ... insanity." :thumbup::D
 
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