The Busschete (a.k.a. the NMABWBM)

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Ladies and gentlemen, with your collective indulgence, I would like to take a moment to formally discuss the Busschete. Surely its time has now come. For those of you who may be unfamiliar, the Busschete is an ephemeral beast- an eidolon if you will- that materializes from the ether in the still of the night to haunt our dreams- ever so sweetly, if ever so briefly- and then, as swiftly as it appeared, steals away back into the dark recesses of our subconscious. I know I am far from the only one who is visited by this apparition. Consider for a moment the wise counsel of two of our community's most distinguished elder statesmen:

OldPhysics said:
...I've not given up on an INFI machete (12" to 14").;) Our time will come!:eek:
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WILL YORK said:
Keep the faith, brother.
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This exchange followed the announcement of the now much anticipated release of the Bushwacker Mistress; a blade that will most certainly be finding its way into my modest collection as quickly as Jerry will allow. But could it also be that the Bushwacker Mistress is the vehicle by which we will once and for all be able to exorcise these Busschete demons and drive this mythical creature from the sole province of our minds and into a physical form? Honestly, I don't think we've ever been closer. It is in this spirit that I therefor propose the creation of the Nuclear Meltdown Anorexic Bushwacker Battle Mistress or NMABWBM. If traditional conventions hold, such a designation might well yield a blade in excess of 14 inches long with a thickness of .15" to .1875". The power and performance that could be wrought from such a blade as this boggles the mind even to consider. Viva la Busschete! :D
 
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So Bronco is a secret Kool-Aid drinker, it seems. 243 posts here in 9 years, but no pics. He might even be one of those Sasquatch Collectors. :eek:

Machetes are supposed to thin, so 0.15" tops, thinner is better. I was pitching for one in S7 by ScrapYard, to keep the cost down, but who am I kidding, if Jerry makes this thing, I'm in. :rolleyes:
 
It'd be cool, no doubt but the price would have to be pretty low. I get a lot out of my 12 dollar machetes once they're convexed...
 
A nuclear meltdown version of the bushwhacker, with a longer blade, sounds quite awesome, and any other machete variant sounds good to me too. A golok or bolo would work fine for my needs

I also agree that this is a perfect fit for scrap yard. A thin sr77 blade with a nice res-c handle, like the one in the regulator, maybe with a less pronounced guard, would be perfect.
 
Bill,

Your insightful remarks bring several thoughts to mind:

1) Audaces fortuna iuvat -- If ever a man and his company were singled out as champions of the ancient Roman motto, Busse would have to be it.

2) As Chaney says before his last fight in the movie "Hard Times" -- 'Things have a way of coming around.'

and finally

3) Who you callin' "elder"?
 
Well, heck, of course I'm in.

Jerry has to hurry, before I become too elderly to wield it properly.:thumbup::):cool:

I would naturally need 2. One for each old, wrinkled hand.:D
 
I would also be in...:thumbup:

A while ago I snagged a photo of a SHBM Variant that Tony G had and I think it is now with Lil Foo but this knife always struck me as crying out for being made from 3/16 or 1/8 stock with a 12 inch blade as a busse Machete....

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I like the bolo recurve type shape and basically all of the other features....
on a thinner blade like this a thicker spine edge makes great sense for ferro rod striking or for cleaving bones or shaping them for tools and it works well for flint knapping without damaging the main blade....plus the thicker spine which if rounded would be even better can still be used for batonning....

The thumb spine recess is perhaps a bit severe but is a good idea for using the back of the main edge for fine carving...really it's all good for me...but perhaps a bit "busy" for others...I would only change the beer top thong hole for a normal one...but it would be a great knife to those spec's....not that it is'nt a great knife as is...but to me it shouts "machete"....
 
Count me in as well. Let's keep this thread growing so we can send the Boss a subtle (ok maybe not so subtle) hint. WE WANT A MACHETE...WE WANT A MACHETE...WE WANT A MACHETE:thumbup::thumbup:
 
Yeah, count me in for a 12" to 14" blade machete. Just keep it thin and light! I don't need it. I must have a dozen machetes. But none are INFI! :eek:
 
I been saying it too, and I'm not a fan-boy. Maybe LA traffic will let me get home in time for a Monday night 9:30 pm central sale.
 
i'm just going to throw this out here: send a new version MOAB to garth and have him pass an end mill over it a few times to bring it down to 3/16" and then do a hand thinning of the edge and you pretty much have what you guys are talking about. all at the modest cost of around 2,800$ :cool:
 
Well the more of us who post for this the greater the liklihood we will make something happen.:thumbup:
 
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i'm just going to throw this out here: send a new version MOAB to garth and have him pass an end mill over it a few times to bring it down to 3/16" and then do a hand thinning of the edge and you pretty much have what you guys are talking about. all at the modest cost of around 2,800$ :cool:
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Thats brilliant buy $2800 in inifi, have it machined down to $1000 worth of infi, and forget that you just put $1800 of metal shavings into the bedways of a strangers mill. I never considered that. :D
 
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