The HOGB8 Thread

Which style for the satin HOGB8?

  • Regulator blade and handle shape, with .30+" thickness, but in satin INFI

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Basic blade and handle shape, but with modest swedged clip and massive thickness

    Votes: 19 90.5%
  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
While we are waiting on the Basic-8, i would like to talk a little about this rare Basic-7:

First i would like to say that, this is not a WTB post. This B-7 is one of the coolest Basics i know about. As far as i know, there is some SEAL history with this knife, but thats about all that i know.

Anyone who can supply me with more info on this knife- would be much appreciated (background and stuff like that).

The one on the pic. left, comes from another forum, as far as i know, that particular knife was in Holland at some point of time.
The one on the pic. right, is from BF member"leatherman", in one of his posts.

Next to the Basic-8, this knife is on the top of my "Busse Wish List".

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I believe that Basic 7 was owned by RokJok originally, not positive. He was a huge collector of the basics back when. The serrations were done by the shop.
 
Does it strike you that those serration are angled the wrong way? If one is trying to cut strapping, rope, or some other fibrous stuff, isn't a pull cut easier, safer, and stronger than a push cut?
 
resinguy said:
Does it strike you that those serration are angled the wrong way? If one is trying to cut strapping, rope, or some other fibrous stuff, isn't a pull cut easier, safer, and stronger than a push cut?
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Good observation! I never would have noticed that, other than to say the serrations wouldn't be that good for my use. :o

I may be mixing stories that I've heard and probably am. But I remember someone telling me about a knife that was designed for stabbing into hay bales or containers of some sort. Border patrol, drug raids, or something like that. I don't know that this was the knife that this discussion was about. But as you say, the serrations seem like they'd be potentially more helpful for poking, not necessarily pull cutting.
 
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resinguy said:
Does it strike you that those serration are angled the wrong way? If one is trying to cut strapping, rope, or some other fibrous stuff, isn't a pull cut easier, safer, and stronger than a push cut?
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I`ve noticed that before, but have read somewhere that it has to do with the ability to stab into stuff like leather and thats another reason for that some other Busses (and kin) have serrations on the point of blade and not at the end. Pic. of my RMD with "wrong way teeth".

Thanks a lot, fellow basic nuts, for input on that wicked lookin`Basic-7 :)

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Bring the Basic 8- we need it badly :D
 
Iron is formed when a star loses its balance between nuclear fusion and gravity, with gravity winning out as the star's fuel is exhausted. Hydrogen burns, becoming helium which collapses and as gravity increases then fusing into carbon and oxygen. As gravitational force increases more, a threshold is reached at which carbon and oxygen begin to fuse into a nickel isotope that is the precursor of iron. Once that threshold is reached, the actual formation of iron takes place in the last 1/1000th of a second of final collapse before the star explodes as a supernova, thereby distributing iron and the other elements across the universe.

So when you wish for a Basic 8, you might say the sacrifice of an ancient star is the first step in the process.
 
Will York said:
Iron is formed when a star loses its balance between nuclear fusion and gravity, with gravity winning out as the star's fuel is exhausted. Hydrogen burns, becoming helium which collapses and as gravity increases then fusing into carbon and oxygen. As gravitational force increases more, a threshold is reached at which carbon and oxygen begin to fuse into a nickel isotope that is the precursor of iron. Once that threshold is reached, the actual formation of iron takes place in the last 1/1000th of a second of final collapse before the star explodes as a supernova, thereby distributing iron and the other elements across the universe.

So when you wish for a Basic 8, you might say the sacrifice of an ancient star is the first step in the process.
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....holllly crow!!!!!.... What a concise dissertation :applause::applause::)
 
Will York said:
Iron is formed when a star loses its balance between nuclear fusion and gravity, with gravity winning out as the star's fuel is exhausted. Hydrogen burns, becoming helium which collapses and as gravity increases then fusing into carbon and oxygen. As gravitational force increases more, a threshold is reached at which carbon and oxygen begin to fuse into a nickel isotope that is the precursor of iron. Once that threshold is reached, the actual formation of iron takes place in the last 1/1000th of a second of final collapse before the star explodes as a supernova, thereby distributing iron and the other elements across the universe.

So when you wish for a Basic 8, you might say the sacrifice of an ancient star is the first step in the process.
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I knew it!!! :D

But now that the secret behind INFI has been revealed, will not all start making knives out of INFI steel :confused:

Will there be enough INFI left for the Basic-8 ?
 
ragnerok said:
I knew it!!! :D

But now that the secret behind INFI has been revealed, will not all start making knives out of INFI steel :confused:

Will there be enough INFI left for the Basic-8 ?
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....just count the numbers of stars in all the universes, and you'll have your answer....;)
 
I counted 37. There are 37 stars.

Seems there were a lot more than that when I lived out in the country.
 
Will York said:
Wait till tonight--you can see a lot more after dark. :thumbup:
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Same issue with them stars in Europe- have to be dark to see them- guess it`s the same stars you have over there, like the ones we have (too much drinking or maybe to little) :confused:

Have a nice saturday evening, fellow Basic-nuts :D
 
Too much light pollution in downtown Portland to see any but the brightest. Seems a short time ago that I lived 30 minutes away from the closest township. Back then I could see millions.

Still keeping my hopes alive for the B8 though! :D
 
BTW, I'm no expert--that description of the genesis of iron was gleaned from a Nova series on The Universe and a little internet research. I consider it a work in progress, so if anyone here has a background in astro physics, any correction/editing/elaboration would be very welcome--thanks.
 
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