SHe's a stripper

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Stripped her down, in the midst of polishing. Truth be told, I kind of like the rough look.
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Not too bad for my first try. SHe has alot of "beauty marks".

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This line runs all the way from the pommel to 3/4 down the blade on top and bottom.

Just need to either finish the polish or start on a sheath...

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Yeah, these HOGS have seen some rough looking strippers...and yours looks like was a Home Depot rental in its previous life. :eek:

I've never seen a longitudinal line like that running the tang before. That topstrap is usually finished very fine and satiny. :confused:

The good news is, as Timmy noted, you don't have to baby it and looks don't generally affect performance when it comes to INFI :thumbup::D:thumbup:

And it's also true that all INFI looks the same in the dark! ;)
 
Well, she was bought to be used. So I guess it's a good thing it's ugly. [emoji27] at least I won't feel bad about beating it.

Hope my BMe is smoother though.

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Nice! Send it my way if you're not happy with it. I'll give her a good beating...haha nice blade!
 
User INFI is always more fun INFI, and the under-coat roughness you brought to the surface will make it easier to beat the snot out of, but with that said, I must admit I'm a little surprised it's that rough underneath the coat! Was planning to give my SHe the stripper treatment as well so I'll be sure to post pics of mine once I get around to doing it...as long as the roughness remains superficial and isn't reflective of them slacking on other aspects of QC and making these blades, I am OK with it...
 
Many of the more recent ones are like that under the coating, especially the battle saws. Nothing time, sandpaper & elbow grease won't fix if you wish. :)
 
AZTimT said:
Many of the more recent ones are like that under the coating, especially the battle saws. Nothing time, sandpaper & elbow grease won't fix if you wish. :)
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That's good to know...I felt like I'd seen this, but admittedly haven't been around here much at all lately, so memory is a little hazy.

I ended up scoring 4 knives during OP2W, 2 coated and 2 satin and both of the coated ones will be getting stripped - we'll see how greasy my elbows get along the way ;-) INFI generally does look pretty nice when it's all rough and ready so just going to see what comes...off to the hardware store right now!
 
AZTimT said:
Many of the more recent ones are like that under the coating, especially the battle saws. Nothing time, sandpaper & elbow grease won't fix if you wish. :)
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Here it is so far after about 10-15 minutes of steel wool...pretty clean until you get to the non-presentation side, where there are some pretty sizable craters - not quite sure whether or not that means there could me more air inclusions deeper in the blade...what do you think AZTimT?







Will probably start sanding it while watching some Netflix tonight...
 
Mine has those god-awful pits on the non "Busse" side also. You can see them through the coating. Not to mention the edge was awful with mismatched bevels and a small recurve from an over zealous belt sander. Disappointing to say the least. I expected better. Mind you, these are all things I can fix but I shouldn't have to. Not for 4 bills.

I had planned on stripping mine also. Anyway I hope you enjoy yours regardless of what you do.

If you wanted to polish it, I have used SiC sandpaper in the past. Start coarse (like 80) and work up incrementally to 3000 or so. From 1k till you are done only sand in one direction. After the paper you can use green compound if you like. You can go as far as you want pretty much. I have some boron nitride from Ken Scwartz that I would like to try.
 
Those "god-awful" pits are what us piglets and HOGS call INFI dimples...and we LOVE them!!! :thumbup:

There are a few Busse snobs who turn their snout up to anything less than satin INFI...but INFI dimples are marks of distinction and are in character with Busse's tough foundation...

As for the recurve <on a non-recurve model>, I agree-- it's not kosher... :(

Mismatched bevels <a little uneven> are a fact of life and expected on hand sharpened blades and are easily evened up with future sharpenings...

If the bevels are way off, well, that's not cool either... :(
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
Those "god-awful" pits are what us piglets and HOGS call INFI dimples...and we LOVE them!!! :thumbup:

There are a few Busse snobs who turn their snout up to anything less than satin INFI...but INFI dimples are marks of distinction and are in character with Busse's tough foundation...

As for the recurve <on a non-recurve model>, I agree-- it's not kosher... :(

Mismatched bevels <a little uneven> are a fact of life and expected on hand sharpened blades and are easily evened up with future sharpenings...

If the bevels are way off, well, that's not cool either... :(
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Friend, I'm far from a snob. It's just when I spend my hard earned money and feel shorted, I'm not too pleased. Maybe it's just me but I expect the very best--no, I demand it. Because you and I both know that there are makers out there thirsty for business and to define their reputations who would deliver a work of art under the same circumstances. That's all I'm saying. It's not a complaint, just a statement of fact. If the knives are going to come to the customer in that shape then they should cost half as much. That's all.
 
I'm a huge fan of dimples. It's a fact. Those however, are far deeper than on any blade that I've stripped before. :eek:
 
I can't see anything through the coating mine. I'll probably only strip the primary grind anyway though because I like the Sage with the green and black G10.

This is without any doubt the best looking green and black G10 I have ever seen. It has a lot more green, and thinner black layers, than anything else I have.
 
When it comes to Busse, you're pretty much paying for indestructible steel, not for a pretty finish underneath the coating. That is the whole purpose of the coating, to protect from rust, cover dimples, tool marks, provide a non-glare blade and its also cost effective. If you choose to strip it, then that's a chance you take. Some of us actually embrace that raw finish. If you want a pretty finish, then satin or double cut might be a better choice for you.
 
mbrooks8570 said:
Stripped her down, in the midst of polishing. Truth be told, I kind of like the rough look.
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Not too bad for my first try. SHe has alot of "beauty marks".

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This line runs all the way from the pommel to 3/4 down the blade on top and bottom.

Just need to either finish the polish or start on a sheath...

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About the roughest one I have ever seen. Is that a dimple or a chip along the spine.
 
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