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Hey party people!
First off, I gotta say the Busse sub-forums absolutely rocks! Amazing knives aside, you all are an awesome group of people and it's been a pleasure lurking in the darkness for the past year...
Being a cutlery freak ever since childhood, I could only look at the Busse forum for a couple months before I finally had to get my hands on one (or three), so I signed up at bladeforums just in time for the Cupidganzaaa in February and managed to score myself a Cupid 30 (TG) and a Cupid 47 (SAR3)! Here's what I have to say about them--
Unexpected money issues meant that I ended up unable to pay for both cupids at once and I decided to get the Team Gemini first: As soon as I unwrapped it and felt the solid, ridiculously high quality of a Busse blade (perhaps along with the energetic properties of INFI???) along with the deliciously beefy, yet still light feeling balance of this blade I was in LOVE! I INSTANTLY understood why you all are so crazy about these blades and ran outside to start splitting and chopping the nearest pieces of wood. I know the big choppers can do some damage, but I was and continue to be very impressed with the design of the TG. The very slight curve on the handle, along with its general shape, allows for a couple different grip options that do end up maximizing chopping force while still maintaining solid purchase on the knife itself...I managed to chop several logs (some almost as big as the TG blade itself!) within just a few minutes! Batoning is a breeze as you would imagine. At this point, I think the TG is a geniously designed knife (thank you Jerry!) and an amazing all arounder to the point that I keep it with me or in my car at all times simply because if shit hits the fan and I need to bail into the woods, the TG alone will cover almost any need that will come up. I imagine with a slight geometry change to the cutting edge, or maybe convexing it would make it slice a little better as well. Of course I must say I haven't handled nearly as many Busses as all of you so I wouldn't be surprised if there are even better designs (functionally speaking) in the same size range...
Here it is with its matching coyote brown spec ops sheath. Perfect fit!
A couple months later I finally was able to call Amy and pay for my SAR-3. I am soooo grateful for the kindness and overall love I've felt the couple times I've had the pleasure of calling or emailing Busse. Everyone really is super nice and I was amazed to see how patient Amy was in helping work around my unexpected money troubles--- and even more so after receiving my Custom Shop SAR-3 because this thing is GORGEOUS!
Striped maple has a beautiful shimmer and depth to the wood's grain. Between the striped pattern and the overall colors of the wood, this knife is simply beautiful. The way the stripes line up with each other on either side of the blade just ads to the overall sense of quality -- and I suppose it should because the machining on the blade and Garth's sharpening job (yes, it was hair splitting sharp from the factory) are perfection! After having this knife for a couple months now, I totally understand why people pay for Custom Shop work; it is fantastic to the the least.
Seeing the stripes, I couldn't help but think of it as a natural variant of the tiger hide linen micarta. Am I crazy for thinking that? What do you guys think?
And as far as the SAR-3 goes: another excellent design. I love the size (although now yearn for a SAR-4), I love the jimping (makes great sparks), I love the grind, I love the nuclear meltdown polishing work, and sweet Jesus! this thing holds a SERIOUS edge!
I was, and am sooo in love with this little SAR-3, that I decided it must be my new EDC but I needed a sheath to make that possible. I did contact Chuddybear for a sheath but 3 months was way too long of a time to not carry this infinitely cool knife.
It was obvious I had to take matters into my own hands if I wanted to start carrying my new blade, so I ended up going to a leather shop where I picked up the necessary materials, and spent the next 6-8 hours attempting to make myself a sheath. It's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it holds my SAR-3 securely and was a LOT of fun to make. I'm actually pretty proud of it considering it's the first time I've ever worked with leather (and I can't wait to make more sheaths and cool leather goods!):
A couple of my brother's friends in a nearby city have been doing leather work lately and had some leather stamps and a press, so I decided to represent my California love with a bear stamp and a mountain/redwood stamp after a recent visit to their workshop:
In the process of making this sheath I did figure out how to clean things up as far as stitching goes. The next one I decide to make will hopefully look even cleaner
So yeah, these are my first Busses and I can't wait to get my hands on more! I did briefly possess a Combat Grade Boss Jack (w/ choil, black paper, desert camo) and loved it as well, but I gave it to one of my best friends--- the guy was about to take off on a months long Pacific Northwest journey through the forests, towns and wherever his feet take him just as I received my BJ from the Busse factory. His primary blade for the woods was going to be a mall-ninja POS knife and I couldn't bear the though of him depending on anything less than a Busse for his wilderness survival, so I HAD to give him the Boss Jack. It seemed selfish to hoard my new TG and BJ while I'm living at home, knowing that one of my brothers would be suffering in the bush without one...I know it's been serving him well, so it's all good.
Anyway, I think I've rambled enough for now...thanks for the epic cutlery Busse crew! I feel a HOG stirring inside of me, and I eagerly look forward to feeding it ;-)
BTW I'm currently living in the Santa Cruz mountains while I finish up getting my masters degree. If any of you live around here and want to go stomp in the woods sometime, I'd love to meet and hang...just get in touch
-Habib
First off, I gotta say the Busse sub-forums absolutely rocks! Amazing knives aside, you all are an awesome group of people and it's been a pleasure lurking in the darkness for the past year...
Being a cutlery freak ever since childhood, I could only look at the Busse forum for a couple months before I finally had to get my hands on one (or three), so I signed up at bladeforums just in time for the Cupidganzaaa in February and managed to score myself a Cupid 30 (TG) and a Cupid 47 (SAR3)! Here's what I have to say about them--
Unexpected money issues meant that I ended up unable to pay for both cupids at once and I decided to get the Team Gemini first: As soon as I unwrapped it and felt the solid, ridiculously high quality of a Busse blade (perhaps along with the energetic properties of INFI???) along with the deliciously beefy, yet still light feeling balance of this blade I was in LOVE! I INSTANTLY understood why you all are so crazy about these blades and ran outside to start splitting and chopping the nearest pieces of wood. I know the big choppers can do some damage, but I was and continue to be very impressed with the design of the TG. The very slight curve on the handle, along with its general shape, allows for a couple different grip options that do end up maximizing chopping force while still maintaining solid purchase on the knife itself...I managed to chop several logs (some almost as big as the TG blade itself!) within just a few minutes! Batoning is a breeze as you would imagine. At this point, I think the TG is a geniously designed knife (thank you Jerry!) and an amazing all arounder to the point that I keep it with me or in my car at all times simply because if shit hits the fan and I need to bail into the woods, the TG alone will cover almost any need that will come up. I imagine with a slight geometry change to the cutting edge, or maybe convexing it would make it slice a little better as well. Of course I must say I haven't handled nearly as many Busses as all of you so I wouldn't be surprised if there are even better designs (functionally speaking) in the same size range...
Here it is with its matching coyote brown spec ops sheath. Perfect fit!
A couple months later I finally was able to call Amy and pay for my SAR-3. I am soooo grateful for the kindness and overall love I've felt the couple times I've had the pleasure of calling or emailing Busse. Everyone really is super nice and I was amazed to see how patient Amy was in helping work around my unexpected money troubles--- and even more so after receiving my Custom Shop SAR-3 because this thing is GORGEOUS!
Striped maple has a beautiful shimmer and depth to the wood's grain. Between the striped pattern and the overall colors of the wood, this knife is simply beautiful. The way the stripes line up with each other on either side of the blade just ads to the overall sense of quality -- and I suppose it should because the machining on the blade and Garth's sharpening job (yes, it was hair splitting sharp from the factory) are perfection! After having this knife for a couple months now, I totally understand why people pay for Custom Shop work; it is fantastic to the the least.
Seeing the stripes, I couldn't help but think of it as a natural variant of the tiger hide linen micarta. Am I crazy for thinking that? What do you guys think?
And as far as the SAR-3 goes: another excellent design. I love the size (although now yearn for a SAR-4), I love the jimping (makes great sparks), I love the grind, I love the nuclear meltdown polishing work, and sweet Jesus! this thing holds a SERIOUS edge!
I was, and am sooo in love with this little SAR-3, that I decided it must be my new EDC but I needed a sheath to make that possible. I did contact Chuddybear for a sheath but 3 months was way too long of a time to not carry this infinitely cool knife.
It was obvious I had to take matters into my own hands if I wanted to start carrying my new blade, so I ended up going to a leather shop where I picked up the necessary materials, and spent the next 6-8 hours attempting to make myself a sheath. It's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it holds my SAR-3 securely and was a LOT of fun to make. I'm actually pretty proud of it considering it's the first time I've ever worked with leather (and I can't wait to make more sheaths and cool leather goods!):
A couple of my brother's friends in a nearby city have been doing leather work lately and had some leather stamps and a press, so I decided to represent my California love with a bear stamp and a mountain/redwood stamp after a recent visit to their workshop:
In the process of making this sheath I did figure out how to clean things up as far as stitching goes. The next one I decide to make will hopefully look even cleaner
So yeah, these are my first Busses and I can't wait to get my hands on more! I did briefly possess a Combat Grade Boss Jack (w/ choil, black paper, desert camo) and loved it as well, but I gave it to one of my best friends--- the guy was about to take off on a months long Pacific Northwest journey through the forests, towns and wherever his feet take him just as I received my BJ from the Busse factory. His primary blade for the woods was going to be a mall-ninja POS knife and I couldn't bear the though of him depending on anything less than a Busse for his wilderness survival, so I HAD to give him the Boss Jack. It seemed selfish to hoard my new TG and BJ while I'm living at home, knowing that one of my brothers would be suffering in the bush without one...I know it's been serving him well, so it's all good.
Anyway, I think I've rambled enough for now...thanks for the epic cutlery Busse crew! I feel a HOG stirring inside of me, and I eagerly look forward to feeding it ;-)
BTW I'm currently living in the Santa Cruz mountains while I finish up getting my masters degree. If any of you live around here and want to go stomp in the woods sometime, I'd love to meet and hang...just get in touch
-Habib
