The HOGB8 Thread

[Will York]

Great comparison photos--thank you! :thumbup:

 

[Tom Kanik]

The pics are appreciated.....congrats on your scores!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[ni1s]

Hurray! Got my #103 all the way over in Sweden today!

 

[Brummie]

12.8 oz.

That's what I was expecting for a flat-ground blade. My suspicion is that they made a prototype that was convex ground and weighed 14+ oz (i.e. about the same as the B10), but then switched to a flat grind.

 

[ragnerok]

Hurray! Got my #103 all the way over in Sweden today!

Congrats on your new Busse- Something different from a Mora knife that new Basic of yours.:thumbup:

 

[ni1s]

Congrats on your new Busse- Something different from a Mora knife that new Basic of yours.:thumbup:

Haha! Yes, quite different! For the same price I could get about 50 Mora knives here... I'm looking forward to give it a run for the money.

 

[Tom Kanik]

Moras are great little knives, but they're not Busses! Congrats on your score.:thumbup:

 

[ragnerok]

Moras are great little knives, but they're not Busses! Congrats on your score.:thumbup:

They are greath little knives, for sure- Allways shaving sharp right out of the box.:thumbup:

 

[Tom Kanik]

I know; I have a couple myself.

 

[PeteyTwoPointOne]

Here's my documentation to contribute to the Busse Basic 8 Genome Project>>> (#'s 85 & 86) ...No action shots today-- just had time for one portrait 'cause I've been busy today...check out the "Strippers" thread to see what I've been up to!

 

[skwurll]

She arrived. Amazing knife. Never have owned any with RES-C handles - I really like em. Should've bought two B8's.

Anyone one know what the greasy lube like substance is on the blade never had on any of my BUSSE's before and Dawn wont remove it.

 

[Will York]

Can't get over how compact that blade looks for an 8 incher--very "minimalist" set-up, I like it a lot. :thumbup:

Have never received a Busse with heavy lube--I wonder if that's something new they're trying?

Thanks for the pics, ni1s, skwurll and PTPO.

 

[skwurll]

Thanks Will and thanks for getting this thread going! WD-40 took most of it off. Will try to get better pics up.

 

[PeteyTwoPointOne]

Thanks Will and thanks for getting this thread going! WD-40 took most of it off. Will try to get better pics up.

Mineral Spirits works good too, shwurll :thumbup:

 

[Thrill]

Mineral Spirits works good too, shwurll :thumbup:

I need to give that a try on my BIG finish FSH. I thought I might be the only one.

 

[Bill Siegle]

Getting hard waiting for tomorrow! Gonna keep my eyes peeled for the Brown truck of joy!!!!!!!

 

[Will York]

Three Cheers for the BTOJ!!!

Once he drops off yours he's comin' for me--can't WAIT!!!

 

[rcb2000]

What can I say but WOW,,, this knife is a nimble BEAST. I can see why people say its so light for its size, a "lightweight chopper".
My collection is small, barely piglet worthy, but I think I have some great blades here. Next on my list is a smaller blade,, probably an AD,, and then finally, a NMFSH to round out the mix. That is of course until Jerry releases the folder:thumbup:
Big thanks to everyone who posted this knife into my hands!!!

 

[Will York]

Great pair, rcb--thanks for posting! :thumbup:

 

[md02geist]

This thing looks sort of SoD size (although it appears to be a little larger).

Anyone who has held both...how do they compare? The SOD LE is probably one of my favorite Scrapyard knives out there. I had one a long time ago and sold it and have regretted it since and they seem to pop up infrequently these days.