The gap between hollow-out air pocket and scale on Lightweight Team Gemini?

JayGoliath

JayGoliath

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I would like to ask about the "air pockets" between the cut-outs and the scale; How does Busse laminate these 2?
My concern is that the Team Gemini will be used for sticking wild boars (the profile does look like one made for it), what if the blood flow into the gap in between and the dried crust will def stinks the paint off the wall.

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I'm not sure if they laminate it at all. Personally if I get one of these I would seal the crack between the steel and scales with something, maybe super glue or some kind of sealer. There are stories of rust forming under scales of non-Light Brigade Busses also.
 
There is no seal between the steel and the scales other than that formed by a flat piece of metal being pressed tightly against a flat piece of micarta or G10. Many people have reported finding some amount of surface rust on the tang of satin finished Busse knives when they pulled the scales off. I think I would want a pointer blade, possibly with a sharpened spine, for hog hunting.
 
I'd imagine replacing the tube fasteners with screw fasteners would be the best thing to do. Pop the handles off and clean to your heart's content.
 
i would wipe the blood off on my levis and wash the knife in warm water after the boar was done ripping my leg, arm, other body parts off and my getting home from the hospital. if you are really concerned, after you get your new knife you can always drop the knife in a bucket of mineral oil. kroil, valvoline 5-40, ky jelly or whatever and let that coat the metal under the scales. i have busse's i put in the dishwasher, no problen here. i've yet to have a handle fall off of a knife that's been used for hunting for 50 years. and that steel wasn't as good as infi.




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I dont understand the problem here, busse coats them with their tough bake on coating, and it will not ware off with use because it is under the handle slabs.

The handles can probably be filled with water and the coating will not allow it to penetrate to the steel to allow for corrosion.

Just to remove the coating you need a heavy duity chemical stripper.

This is a non-issue in my eyes, but to each there own.
 
Adrenaline said:
I dont understand the problem here, busse coats them with their tough bake on coating, and it will not ware off with use because it is under the handle slabs.

The handles can probably be filled with water and the coating will not allow it to penetrate to the steel to allow for corrosion.

Just to remove the coating you need a heavy duity chemical stripper.

This is a non-issue in my eyes, but to each there own.
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True enough with regards to corrosion, but careful reading of the original question concerns blood and other organic liquids, which might well seep into the cavity and harbor bacterial growth.

It is a legitimate question, and one that has not been addressed by Jerry and Co.
 
Adrenaline said:
I dont understand the problem here, busse coats them with their tough bake on coating, and it will not ware off with use because it is under the handle slabs.

The handles can probably be filled with water and the coating will not allow it to penetrate to the steel to allow for corrosion.

Just to remove the coating you need a heavy duity chemical stripper.

This is a non-issue in my eyes, but to each there own.
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It sounds like the OP isn't worried about stuff getting underneath the slabs and CORRODING the steel. He's worried about stuff getting underneath the scales and starting to get STINKY.

I tend to think it isn't a real concern either though. The amount that would get underneath is going to be pretty small and would likely dry up and not stink. You could probably run a bead of superglue around the edges of the scales and it would seal them up pretty well. Otherwise, the scales could be removed by Busse and cleaned if it ever did become a problem.
 
Yeah, but if things could get under the scales and cause corrosion on other Busses, it's assumed things could get under the scales and cause stink as well. I heard of corrosion forming underneath coatings, too, though who knows what happened in that case.
 
All the knives I get from a guy in Idaho are Stinky ? Whats up with that ?
 
Clear nail polish may work out for those who are concerned.
Personally I see no need to treat for corrosion or any other reason.
If salt water or blood ever penetrate the scales,it should dry up and leave
minimal trace or damage. Not enough to worry about in a few lifetimes.
Just my .02
 
I've thought about this as well...
I'm thinking Marine grade sealant forced into the perimeter space...wipe on, wipe off...to get any of it off the handle.
Either that or drilling a drain hole on the bottom of the scales, which could be used to inject cleaner or oil in if one was inclined to do so (i.e., stank mitigation).
Wipe on, wipe off grasshopper...
 
uyotg said:
I'm not sure if they laminate it at all. Personally if I get one of these I would seal the crack between the steel and scales with something, maybe super glue or some kind of sealer. There are stories of rust forming under scales of non-Light Brigade Busses also.
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+1 on that.

Super Glue
 
oh yeah, got it, if some funk did get under there then I see the question's reasoning, sorry I read a little too fast, I gotta watch that.

I have removed a few Busse handle slabs before, you could do the Fehrman thing, drill out the pins, get threaded tubes & screws, and some thin rubber gasket material.

Use the slab to cut the profile of the gasket, then screw then on tight enough to seal the chamber, or you can fill the void with silicone, then re-flare tube them and the
whole void would be sealed and then there would not be room any exterior material to migrate in.

OR you can land an original TG, but that may be an expensive option.
 
the stench under your handles is a built in design and a trademark of busse combat. when in a true SHTF scenario you can use your busse as fish bait. run some para cord through the holes using the "fishing" pattern and just cast your blade into the nearest lake. just make sure your not fishing loch ness!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

you porkers are WAY over thinking this, i really do use my busse's in the kitchen as well as cleaning elk, and i mean all the way to the fricking gizzard including my elbow. again, no problemo, just beat it and it will love you just the more.





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and furthermore, whats all this hogwash about HOG blood stinking, we all know it's 90+ proof alcohol. no cooties can survive in that environment! ;)





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Burke said:
It sounds like the OP isn't worried about stuff getting underneath the slabs and CORRODING the steel. He's worried about stuff getting underneath the scales and starting to get STINKY.

I tend to think it isn't a real concern either though. The amount that would get underneath is going to be pretty small and would likely dry up and not stink. You could probably run a bead of superglue around the edges of the scales and it would seal them up pretty well. Otherwise, the scales could be removed by Busse and cleaned if it ever did become a problem.
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Actually i DO.We dissected a hunting knife recently by chopping off the wood scale and the blade surface in contact was rusty.
The acidic blood and the moisture in the wood must have been the culprit.
 
Yo, Skunk, when are we going to be able to buy that other horrifically hollow handled knife ?
 
What does Daryl do about Walker blood? Or does his B.O. just overwhelm the smell?
 
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