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Some Busse History: 2771 Rope Cuts with a Basic 9
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That is pretty amazing.
I wonder how INFI and modified INFI (as in the Basic line) would do compared to clay tempered and Samurai steel Shiva Ki knives in free hanging bundled rope cutting test. Shiva Ki was able to cut a bundle of sixteen 1 inch ropes for a world record according to his website.
website removed per forum wide rules as non paying member
And heres the legendary Bill Bagwell cutting a long 2x6 in half in one stroke. Pretty cool, huh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnrJtzRy5s
I wonder how INFI and modified INFI (as in the Basic line) would do compared to clay tempered and Samurai steel Shiva Ki knives in free hanging bundled rope cutting test. Shiva Ki was able to cut a bundle of sixteen 1 inch ropes for a world record according to his website.
website removed per forum wide rules as non paying member
And heres the legendary Bill Bagwell cutting a long 2x6 in half in one stroke. Pretty cool, huh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnrJtzRy5s
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It would probably come pretty close... And then you'd read the price tag and realize you could buy 6-8 of yours for the price of his one, and you'd realize that yours is better.
But seriously, $3800 for a fancy knife of pretty basic design... :barf:
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Yea extremely expensive.....besides, I will take a super tough knife like a Busse that I can still sharpen like a razor, than some knife that has a freiken take down pin lol $3000 for that? No way man.....not me
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A glowing temper line or nightmare grind would help even more! 
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Gentlemen, do me a favor and keep post relevant to the OP's title.
We dont bash other makers here not that anyone has really. Just keep it in mind.
Thank you and great to see the old rope test come up:thumbup:
We dont bash other makers here not that anyone has really. Just keep it in mind.
Thank you and great to see the old rope test come up:thumbup:
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Yes! I love hearing Jerry tell that story. It never gets old! We definitely need to do something like that again. . . except alcohol has to be involved
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Yes! I love hearing Jerry tell that story. It never gets old! We definitely need to do something like that again. . . except alcohol has to be involved
Rather than have Jerry retell the story, maybe he would repeat the test at the Blade Show if everyone agreed to buy him a few drinks (AFTER the test).
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Maybe someone could dig the photos out of whatever archive they might have them in. When I click on the link above ( "2771 cuts" in the first post), the pictures are not there. I guess the links to the photos from the thread are busted. 
Either that or the thread gods don't like me.
When I click on the link above ( "2771 cuts" in the first post), the pictures are not there. I guess the links to the photos from the thread are busted. Either that or the thread gods don't like me. 
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With all respect to Mr. Bagwell, I'm not sure that splitting a piece of wood down the grain is very challenging.
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Yep, always enjoyed this!!! I think I would have to buy a plane ticket to see Jerry Scotched and telling this one
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Yes! I love hearing Jerry tell that story. It never gets old! We definitely need to do something like that again. . . except alcohol has to be involved
I don't understand???? Does soaking the rope in alcohol make it easier or harder to cut?
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Hearing how many pieces of rope was cut in those tests makes me wonder why some people claim Infi's edge retention is on the lower end of the scale
A lot of folks don't realize that INFI's edge-retention is on par with 154CM which was once regarded as the BEST (most wear resistant) stainless knife steel though it didn't possess INFI's reputed toughness.
Now with PM we are spoiled for high-wear steels, INFI and 154CM don't possess the carbide content of things like S90V or K390, but INFI can still take a keen edge and hold it long, with high toughness as well, hence the reputation as a great "all-around" steel
if you use your knife with a style of tender or controled cutting , infi is not very cool compared with high carbide steels.
this phrase from bussecombat.com well explained the hype of high-wear steels.
"Edge Retention
Many so-called knife experts have heralded the "wear resistance" of a steel as the key to edge retention. This may very well be true if a knife is designed and intended for the cutting of soft materials ONLY. However, we have never inspected a dull knife and found the edge to be perfectly smoothed away, like a ball bearing. Instead what we find are microscopic chips where the edge has broken or chipped away like glass after having impacted against bone, gravel, or other hard surfaces. This micro chipping dictates that the edge be reground during the resharpening process, which will ultimately lead to a thicker edge and a radical change in overall blade shape. Steels with high wear resistance normally score fairly low in shock resistance, lateral strength, and overall toughness. INFI scores very high in ALL of these categories."