The first winter with my Mistress

Lil' Foo

Lil' Foo

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I picked up this green linen FFBM from Skunker last summer...
Stripped her down and put her right to work.
I didn't spend a lot of time polishing her up,
heck, I barely even prep'd the edge before beating her.
Just a couple of passes on a ceramic to knock off the roughs (feathers :confused:) of the edge grind.

She got to see a lot of use this winter...
She spilt down two cords of fire wood for my wood stove in the basement.
And I had a fire almost every night, all hard woods too.
I use a 32 oz rubber mallet for my baton (the section of 2x2 I started out with, only lasted about two fires)

There are a few things that amazed me as we went thru the winter...
The fact that I barely cleaned up the edge, and she still hair poppin' sharp!

Another is that she literally cut right thru every knot I batoned her thru.
Oak, Maple... you name it, she handled it like a champ!
They were all clean cuts versus splits... now thats cool!

And lastly... thru the course of the winter and splitting all that wood,
she ended up biting the concrete floor about a dozen time or so.
The first time I heard that ding,
especially when biting the concrete with the force of a 32 oz mallet behind her...
I thought it was gonna be bad.
I was amazed that the damage was barely noticable.
Towards the end when it would happen, my thought was usually "crap... another chip in the floor". LOL
So... I now have her bite marks in my basement floor.

I am really impressed with her... definitely pulled her weight this winter.
Now its time to clean her up a bit and get her ready for a summer of fun!

OK... enough rambling... here's some pics for you to enjoy.

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I really like how the green linen is aging with use... nothin' but oils from the hand and leather gloves.
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She does like to bite deep...
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Lil' penetrator tip shot...
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Look at all those beauty marks on her blade... SWEET!
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Did I mention that I really like green linen???
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Standing proud... basking in the sun!
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The extent of the damage from biting the concrete floor about a dozen times...
Barely any at all... and thats biting with the force of a 32 oz mallet!
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She doesn't even mind getting all dirty.
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Thanks for looking...

Oh... if you don't have a Mistress... everybody NEEDS one don't ya know!


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Hi Foo, good stuff! :thumbup:

Do you split the rounds with an axe then quarter with the BM?
 
Foo--Nothing like a well-loved Mistress! She has served you well, and I bet this summer will be fun, too! Great pics of that hard-user! :thumbup:
 
mikeymoto said:
Hi Foo, good stuff! :thumbup:

Do you split the rounds with an axe then quarter with the BM?
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I had 2 cords delievered that were cut to lenght with a chain saw... some of the larger pieces were split in half.

I used the Mistress to quarter them, and even had to split most pieces into eighths.

She was also used to split down some kindling to get the fire started every night. :thumbup:
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Nice pics Lil Foo. Cant wait to get an FFBM. Put a round under what you are splitting and you wont hurt that basement floor.
 
Foo, I have a CG FBM in green linen. Your excellent pics make me want to strip it.
 
Man I love the well used look of that knife. Whats the blade thickness??
 
Guyon said:
Foo, I have a CG FBM in green linen. Your excellent pics make me want to strip it.
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Glad I could help. :D

I have the CG FBM w/ green linen and a black blade... nice Oku drop leg kydex for her...

But I think I let the coating wear naturally on that one.

Fiddleback said:
Man I love the well used look of that knife. Whats the blade thickness??
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Yes she's a FFBM... a .320" thick fatty fat! :D

She used to have an OD geen coating.
but I like her running around nekkid! :eek:

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Nice and well loved Fatty. +1 on the aged Green Linen:thumbup: My FFBM is jealous because yours is much more loved (used) :D
 
Foo, these are the pics I love to see! She sure looks well loved:cool:

It's time that I will take mine out for some lovin'.
 
Good, that's the way a Busse knife is supposed to get used.

I may just end up buying and trying a FBM, I am starting to feel guilty beating on my One of Three Hundred Beater SHBM.

Having it bounce off of the tree and landing in the rocks is starting to bother me.

I also begin to worry about value lost if I lose the knife out in the woods(I sometimes do really, really stupid things out in the woods)

I guess I am getting sensitive in my old age.
 
Man, that is awesome!! I really haven't put my FBMs through enough by comparison to that! Maybe I need to love mine more!

Thanks for sharing dewd!! :thumbup:
 
That is one happy blade! Keep her fed and beat her regularly, keeps 'em coming back.
 
:eek: :eek:

CRAP!

I should have warned Bravado. :o

But really man, you should feel good about this...

She takes a lot of abuse so the others don't have to...
they can just be all up in the safe and chit! :p :D :D


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