Stripped SHE2?

Here are pics of JFLemm's stripped SHe and ASH2.

Edges look great. The finish on the SHe is very noticeably rougher than the ASH2s.


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LOL, imagine if JB offered them this way right out of the shop! The effort we would save doing this :) !
 
JFLemm said:
I think it looks pretty normal for what I have seen on stripped INFI.
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Not like the INFI under the coating of my TG-M.
Like the looks in this thread, not sure how that would stand against corrosion.

So INFI is some kind of cast or powdered metal, eh????
 
Hey guys, yea that was me who sold the SHe in question...I figured I'd chime in.

While I was a little surprised to see how deep some of the craters are on the stripped SHe2 I sold were, I ultimately would have been happy to keep it and beat the crap out of the knife except that I needed to come up with the funds for a similarly sized user in 3v from a friend and custom maker sooner than I had originally expected. It was the easiest and surest way to come up with the funds I had to raise.

My biggest issue with the under-coat appearance is that it makes me worry about corners being cut in QC because of increased production...these are expensive blades and a certain level of fit and finish is reasonable to expect at this price point, along with the superior perofrmance of course :)


resinguy said:
How many folks have stripped one of these yet? I just saw a stripper on the Exchange, and it is the ugliest naked INFI I've ever seen. Are they all looking like that?
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Yea, I was a little disappointed to see how deep some of the craters were in the non-presentation side...those go beyond the charm of INFI dimples as far as I'm concerned and I ultimately did drop the price because of that. If the cost of getting more new designs through OP2W ends up being a drop in overall QC, then I'd rather go back to the old Busse sales model. Here's hoping my other OP2W purchases are a little better.

zmbhntr said:
It was pretty damn ugly in the stripper thread, but it looked better in the sales thread. I agree with resinguy, you knew what you were getting and got a good deal on it. You can always sand away if you want it to be pretty, but it's very usable as is.
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It's funny, I am pretty sure I used the same exact pics. Although compared to the the OP's stripped SHe2 in that other stripper thread, I'd say mine was pretty clean and might have looked better with that comparison...I would have been pretty disappointed to see those kinds of gouges in the spine underneath my coating

xxwarderxx said:
I am aware I knew what I was buying. I didn't complain.

What are you guys implying by stating that?
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Yup, you were an awesome buyer to deal with and from what I can tell you know what you're getting into...I think you also understand why I was so motivated to let this SHe go as quickly as I did ;-) :cool:


clampdaddy said:
I think I could handle those pits alot better than finding something like that ASHBM a while back that looked like someone used a dremmel tool to write "anniversary" on the blade. That one made me cringe a little. Lol!
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oooh yea that was some weirdness for sure! Don't really know what to make of that one...
 
hookahhabib said:
Hey guys, yea that was me who sold the SHe in question...I figured I'd chime in.

While I was a little surprised to see how deep some of the craters are on the stripped SHe2 I sold were, I ultimately would have been happy to keep it and beat the crap out of the knife except that I needed to come up with the funds for a similarly sized user in 3v from a friend and custom maker sooner than I had originally expected. It was the easiest and surest way to come up with the funds I had to raise.

My biggest issue with the under-coat appearance is that it makes me worry about corners being cut in QC because of increased production...these are expensive blades and a certain level of fit and finish is reasonable to expect at this price point, along with the superior perofrmance of course :)




Yea, I was a little disappointed to see how deep some of the craters were in the non-presentation side...those go beyond the charm of INFI dimples as far as I'm concerned and I ultimately did drop the price because of that. If the cost of getting more new designs through OP2W ends up being a drop in overall QC, then I'd rather go back to the old Busse sales model. Here's hoping my other OP2W purchases are a little better.



It's funny, I am pretty sure I used the same exact pics. Although compared to the the OP's stripped SHe2 in that other stripper thread, I'd say mine was pretty clean and might have looked better with that comparison...I would have been pretty disappointed to see those kinds of gouges in the spine underneath my coating



Yup, you were an awesome buyer to deal with and from what I can tell you know what you're getting into...I think you also understand why I was so motivated to let this SHe go as quickly as I did ;-) :cool:




oooh yea that was some weirdness for sure! Don't really know what to make of that one...
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It doesn't look finished on the non-presentation side. And the half moon shaped ding near the choil on the same side must be a beauty mark. :rolleyes:

I know INFI is good, has proven itself time and again, and that's mostly what you're paying for, but releasing that as a finished knife is ridiculous.
 
hookahhabib said:
My biggest issue with the under-coat appearance is that it makes me worry about corners being cut in QC because of increased production...these are expensive blades and a certain level of fit and finish is reasonable to expect at this price point, along with the superior perofrmance of course :)
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I completely agree. Stuff like this also makes me kinda upset because i love Busse so much for so many different reasons. It's just a let down that stuff like this passes QC. It's not the end of the world but if it was my blade, i'd call the shop and ask for a new one..

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1402326-DTBMBG-measurements

hookahhabib said:
If the cost of getting more new designs through OP2W ends up being a drop in overall QC, then I'd rather go back to the old Busse sales model. Here's hoping my other OP2W purchases are a little better.
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Comparing Busse knives i owned that were made pre OP2W to OP2W blades, the pre OP2W blades seem to have better fit and finish, plus really nice extras like Nuclear Meltdown on some models. I hope we can continue OP2W but up the QC at the same time.

I'll keep buying Busse either way. They are a mile ahead of the compeition in my mind :thumbup:
 
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Overall quality, fit and finish wise, is important no matter how a blade is advertised/proven to perform. Especially when a quality firearm could be purchased with the same number of dollars.
 
You know what though, i bet the LE's and CS's have outstanding fit and finish as you can't hide the flaws. Just the CG's are a little lacking because of a quick fix paint job.
 
xxwarderxx said:
Here are pics of JFLemm's stripped SHe and ASH2.

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Great pics! This one in particular really makes me want to get my hands on the new BME.

I don't think the dimples would bother me at all up to a point, especially since the blades are sold coated. I actually like the rugged look, but I imagine there's a size where I would start to question it. Probably about the point where they start showing up through the coating.

If you think of a face, dimples are cute. Craters may need to be looked at by a dermatologist, lol.
 
I might not be on the same page as everybody else, but to me CG is a functional finish, and they aren't meant to be stripped and look finished underneath.

This is exactly why they stopped making the competition finish, because so many people expected it to be something it was never meant to be.

I love the less finished options so I can save the money, and that is something I can easily do myself if I want to make it shiny.
 
resinguy said:
Not implying anything, you got a great user at a good price, and didn't have to do the work of stripping. Winner.

But if mine looks like that after stripping, well, no amount of hand sanding can make those pits go away.

Maybe I'll just strip the grind, and leave the flats coated.
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Good idea.
 
I'm stripping all of mine, craters be dam**d. I'm not worried about them. I'm buying "zombie apocalypse" knives, that look like ZA knives if they look like that, but perform like light sabers (or so I read; I haven't truly put one to the test, though. Yet).

Now I know you shouldn't have to do this, but; if you're really worried about weak areas (pits being stress risers), you could either send it to someone to be bead blasted (I think this is supposed to reduce the possibility of stress risers), or sit on it until (hopefully) the custom shop finally re-opens.

But honestly, unless you're planning on backing up semi-trucks and bulldozers, with the designed thickness of these blades, I wouldn't worry about the pits that I've seen in any of these knives. If they were that deep in a blade only 1/8" thick, then I'd worry. But not in 0.22 and 0.25 and thicker blades. I've got more important things to worry about. Like WHERE'S MY BLADES???

As I've already mentioned in an earlier post (I THINK in this thread) my TG-M looked perfectly fine underneath. Less dimples than I had expected based on photos of strippers that I believe were pre-O2W. This pitting MAY be a QC issue, or maybe it is something else. Could Jerry and gang be experimenting with their heat treat? A change that caused the "crust" to penetrate into the blade?
 
I think the only thing I have stripped that is still raw is one of my AKs. It was from the original run so it would be an example from maybe 10 years ago. I'll try to get a picture tonight for comparison.
 
Are those pits in some of the SHes just cosmetic, or are there air bubbles inside the thickness of the steel where we can't see??
 
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