Satin Jack 3/16" and not 0.25" per specs in website

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When I ordered my Satin Jack I thought it would be per the specs on the Busse website. They list the Satin Jack width as 0.25". The one that they just sent is maybe 3/16". What's going on here?

Thanks,
Rich
 
Is it that time so soon? We must have one of these threads every two weeks. lol, you'd think with all the confusion they(BUSSE SITE MANAGER) would have just updated the info.. :rolleyes: ;)

The new ones as they come from the shop-
CG SJ = 3/16"
SJ LE = 1/4"
 
Hi mogmz,

I'm not "lol". That isn't the only bit of confussion
with this order. The people at Busse never mentioned
on the phone that the specs were different than listed
on their website. I called 4 times and spoke to at least
3 different people, Jerry was the last one I spoke to.

I don't think this funny.

Rich
 
Rich, sorry, It was not my intention to make light of your situation. I too posted one of these exact same threads when I was confused about the satin jacks.
 
Rich, you're in good hands. Jerry will do almost anything to make sure a customer is satisfied. There was one time he refused to bend.......ah nevermind, that's another story ;) :D
 
Hey Rich,

lol, means (L)augh (O)ut (L)oud, to get anywhere on this forum you have to have at least a little bit of a sense of humor. :D

You will not get screwed over, the "string strap" thing will work out, I am sure your knife situation will get resolved. Now on to the fun!!:p
 
That your Satin Jack is in 3/16" is what I got last month, and I think it's wonderful.

I'd talked to Kassi several times, and I'd removed the LE Satin Jack and bought the CG, 'cause I wanted it thinner. It's sorry, though, that I really wanted it in SATIN. I really don't like the coating on the steel. I'll buy a second Satin Jack, it's in Satin and 3/16" (or even better, .150"), and, ideally, a nicer handle!
 
I also asked the same thing when my SJ arrived in 3/16. Had i known there was a diffrence in thickness between the CG and LE i might have just stepped up to the LE. Now that i've had it for a few weeks it's kind of grown on me so i suppose it's no big deal. The only thing that bothers me is it wasn't what the website stated, and when you spend big bucks on a knife it's nice to know exactly what you are getting. It seemed to be general knowledge around the busse forums and at busse combat, but it would have been nice to tell those outside of the loop. Don't mind me, i'm just venting a bit. I have no intention of returning the knife it is very nice. I just wanted to put in my 2 cents on the issue. Make the info more accurate please so anyone outside the circle of infi knows what's going on.

;)
 
my .02

When you order a knife from a custom maker out of 3/16 when you get your hands on it there may hardley be a spot that you could mic out to 3/16. Why? because the maker's been doin' what he do: GRINDING on that sucker turning it from a BAR STOCK of 3/16 into a knife that at it's THICKEST POINT may still be 3/16.

Now if you order a Benchmade or a Becker that's 100% production and made by machine start to finish there will be lots of knife that are still the original thickness of the barstock metal. As there should be because nothing has touched it in the manufacturing process!

Now my SJ LE mics out to .197 spine @the hilt
1/4" = .25
3/16" = .1875
call it what you will, mine is .197

Ask any of the sheath makers that frequent these forums about the VARIOUS thicknesses that Busses actually are after being born in JERRYLAND :D :confused: :eek: Hey we all know that in JERRYLAND the calendar only has 2 weeks in it! ;) :p ;) so if the whole time space continuum registers FREQUENT anomalies in JERRYLAND then it shouldn't be too surprising the weights and measures suffer from these anomalies as well. For example, did you know that a CG NO weighs 17.5 oz and a Mr. MOFO LE 17.75 oz

So custom or production, I don't know, I just know that all my Busses were born in JERRYLAND and each individual knife has it's own personality and it will do EVERYTHING asked of it and come back asking for some more.
 
I don't think what rich was talking about was a few thousaths of an inch he had the issue with. I wasn't talking about design tolerances either. There is a diffrence between a 3/16" and 1/4" blade, pure and simple. All i was saying was if the knife had changed, and going from 1/4 to 3/16 is definately a change, then the website should have reflected that. Antoher option would have been when the order was received they could have called or emailed that the website was in error and the order was on hold until you knew they had changed the knife and approved or declined it at that point.

I am not trash talking, i have a few busse blades and am very happy with them. I am just trying to add some input since the same thing happened to me less than 3 weeks ago.
 
My Satin Jack is 1/4 inch version.....I sure would'nt mind owning a 3/16 inch version either......might actually prefer the 3/16.:)
 
Hi thatmguy & co.,

Jerry called. We had a nice talk. But, this
all could have been avoided if the website had
been kept up to date.

IMHO, the Busse website is where a customer should
expect to find the latest specs on their products.
A customer shouldn't be expected to know about Blade
Forums or be expected to do searches there to get the
correct specs for a Busse knife.

Apparently the Busse Combat website will be updated.

What I have learned... if I ever consider buying
another Busse knife I will call Jerry to make sure
of the specs for the knife and the sheath so that
I won't be surprised when I open a box from Busse
Combat. I won't trust the website until I verify
that it is correct. :grumpy:

Rich
 
Hi...I don't post too much here...I'm more of a reader rather than a writer. But hey circle the calender - my first two posts...and both in the same day!

There's two things I've learned form this forum...

1) Don't drink milk and then click on a post started by idahoskunk...it makes for a messy keyboard clean-up ;)

2) The Busse Knife company isn't intentially trying to scam the consumer by swapping sheaths/steels/blades etc.

Imagine ordering from Cabela's and having Mr Cabela ;) call you because you're miffed about a certain order and his website. Or having Mr Ford call you because his latest f100 brochure isn't up to date. Both of these companies will rectify the situation - or try too - concerning unhappy customers, but w/ the Busse Knife people - the founder calls you for insight. That's pretty impressive.

If you don't mind a little free advice...I'd use altavista or yahoo or whatever to search for reviews about a product prior to purchasing it online (mainly because you can't handle it - so you're wanting soemone who has handled the products opinion). Then you'd have a little better idea as to what you're getting. For what it's worth - the person I spoke w/ on the phone seemed to now the Busse line inside and out - spec's finishes delivery times etc. I knew the dimensions of the satin jack prior to delivery. I didn't ask about the sheath and covered that in your previous post. But who am I to judge...just some duckhunter in the off season.

v/r,
L.W.
 
Leaky Waders:
2) The Busse Knife company isn't intentially trying to scam the consumer by swapping sheaths/steels/blades etc.
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Leaky, I *never said* anyone at Busse was intentionally
trying to scam a customer. I wasn't implying it either.

I was pointing out a fact that the specs on the website
were not accurate, not what is being shipped.

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Leaky Waders:
Imagine ordering from Cabela's and having Mr Cabela call you because you're miffed about a certain order and his website. Or having Mr Ford call you because his latest f100 brochure isn't up to date. Both of these companies will rectify the situation - or try too - concerning unhappy customers, but w/ the Busse Knife people - the founder calls you for insight. That's pretty impressive.
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Leaky, I deal with small companies building high end
products frequently. It is nice of Jerry to call but
it is not surprising.

I don't consider making a knife 3/16" thick when it is
stated to be 1/4" thick is a small change. That is a big
change to that knife.
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Leaky Waders:
If you don't mind a little free advice...I'd use altavista or yahoo or whatever to search for reviews about a product prior to purchasing it online (mainly because you can't handle it - so you're wanting soemone who has handled the products opinion). Then you'd have a little better idea as to what you're getting.
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Leaky, are you justifying a company not keeping
its website current on a major change to one of its
products? Apparently Busse has known about the
problem of the website for some time.
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Leaky Waders:
For what it's worth - the person I spoke w/ on the phone seemed to now the Busse line inside and out - spec's finishes delivery times etc. I knew the dimensions of the satin jack prior to delivery. I didn't ask about the sheath and covered that in your previous post. But who am I to judge...just some duckhunter in the off season.
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Leaky, I'm sure the person at Busse did know the correct
specs. But, who would think Busse's website is not correct
and that you would have to ask the person taking the phone
orders?

Rich
 
Whoa what Busse's vary in thickness :eek: :rolleyes:







Sorry I am a smart-allic :D
This has only been driving me crazy for 3 years :grumpy:
 
What are you talking about, I actually had Mr. Cabela and Mr. Ford call me the other day. IT was hard for them to reach me on the DSN line but they finally got through. They both asked me if I knew what the current blade thickness of the Satin Jacks were :eek:
 
Listen up Ranger! That sort of smart assed attitude is not appreciated and will get you smacked down around here.:eek: :D Do push ups.;)

Hooah?:p
 
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