Hi guys, it's been a long while since I last posted though I've still been following the new threads when I can. I'm the new guy that was looking for a good wilderness/survival-style Busse a few months back. The consensus was to find a BAIII if possible (thanks again for everyone's great advice) and since then I've been on a quest to find one. Thanks to one of the guys on this forum (you rock!), I finally got one last month and I love it! (pics to come once I get a new digital camera)
Anyway, on to my questions. My first Busse was a sage Active Duty I bought from the Company Store (but I think it was a leftover from the Miliganzaa). Although the blade thickness of the AD and the BAIII seem about the same, the AD's scales are noticeably thicker, and as a result I think the AD feels better in my hand (in fact it feels perfect). It's not that the BAIII feels bad, it's just not perfect. My questions are:
1. In current production terms, are the scales on the sage AD's from the Miliganzaa considered "magnum" scales or are they the normal thickness?
2. I'd love to put new scales on my BAIII that have a similar thickness to the ones on my AD. What's the best way to do this--go through the Busse Custom Shop or something else?
3. If I go through the Custom Shop, how long does it usually take for work like this? The consensus seems to be 2 years for a fully custom knife, but what about getting work done on an existing knife (I'd hate to be without my BAIII for too long)?
4. My BAIII came with the black crinkle coat and I'd love to make it satin or double cut. Is this something that the Custom Shop will do and anyone have an idea of price? Or is there someone else you guys can recommend to do a great job on it? (I've seen threads where people have stripped their own knives, but I think knowing that there's still crinkle coat underneath the scales would bother me, especially if I could still see it peeking out at the edges of the micarta/nucarta(?). I can be be a little OCD)
5. I'm also thinking of having the talon shaved off. Something else the Custom Shop can help with? Do you feel like shaving the talon would throw the balance of the knife totally off?
Thanks guys for any help you can give.
Anyway, on to my questions. My first Busse was a sage Active Duty I bought from the Company Store (but I think it was a leftover from the Miliganzaa). Although the blade thickness of the AD and the BAIII seem about the same, the AD's scales are noticeably thicker, and as a result I think the AD feels better in my hand (in fact it feels perfect). It's not that the BAIII feels bad, it's just not perfect. My questions are:
1. In current production terms, are the scales on the sage AD's from the Miliganzaa considered "magnum" scales or are they the normal thickness?
2. I'd love to put new scales on my BAIII that have a similar thickness to the ones on my AD. What's the best way to do this--go through the Busse Custom Shop or something else?
3. If I go through the Custom Shop, how long does it usually take for work like this? The consensus seems to be 2 years for a fully custom knife, but what about getting work done on an existing knife (I'd hate to be without my BAIII for too long)?
4. My BAIII came with the black crinkle coat and I'd love to make it satin or double cut. Is this something that the Custom Shop will do and anyone have an idea of price? Or is there someone else you guys can recommend to do a great job on it? (I've seen threads where people have stripped their own knives, but I think knowing that there's still crinkle coat underneath the scales would bother me, especially if I could still see it peeking out at the edges of the micarta/nucarta(?). I can be be a little OCD)
5. I'm also thinking of having the talon shaved off. Something else the Custom Shop can help with? Do you feel like shaving the talon would throw the balance of the knife totally off?
Thanks guys for any help you can give.
