Jaxx
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Ok, so my very large front landscape beds were completely out of control... For years. 
LOL This year raspberry bramble grew in with a vengeance under optimum growing conditions, plus every other freakin' type of weed! These were hiding the planted stuff and rocks, lots of those typical large rocks used to decorate landscape beds so I hired these 2 landscaping guys to come in and weed it all out. When I came outside later this morning to see how they were doing, I noticed that they hadn't removed any of the bigger tougher stuff, and that they didn't have any machetes or cutters...
I've wondered that if because knowing the value, and quality or that maybe because I collect these too, I 'coddle' even my users in ways that I might not be even aware of... So, in a fit of minor insanity, LMAO, I go back in the house and get my CGFBM user, and thought about that even though I know the knives from Busse are tough, will it stand up to these two and my hellish yard?
I decided to test that thought. I just asked them if they'd like to use it to help them, and just handed it over. I warned him that he was probably gonna really like using it, mentioned that it was a Busse knife (No reaction, these 2 never heard of Busse I'm sure.), and then I walked off, back into the house.
For 6 hours, they took turns using it to do whatever needed to be done... Cutting, slicing, digging, whatever. Well... The weeding is done... brambles cut, saplings felled, etc. Then came the hard part. The guy hands me the knife in its sheath, I thank him, and him and his partner depart exhausted. (I will ask him what he thought of it tomorrow when they return to spread mulch; he looked pretty whipped this evening, so I didn't ask.)...
I pull it out of the sheath... ( Drum roll, please.........)
Dirty! LMAO, They did really take it to the edge... Literally. A few glancing blows off of the rocks, one of which seems to have sheared maybe 1/8th of an inch or less off of the tip, a lot of little nicks & dents in the edge (emphasis on "little"), but that's about it. I'd like to see the same tip blow given to an inferior knife, probably would have taken much more off!
The closeups:
I think that considering those guys used it without fear and not knowing a thing about it or even its cost, for most of the day, this knife can take it!!! 0h sure, it's gonna take a little time to get that edge back, up around the curve and a li'l more for the tip, but it WILL be back. Hey Jerry!! Love your knives, Boss!
How'd it look after cleaning up from this "mad experiment", you ask?
Well...
...Very not bad... Not bad at all!! :thumbup:
As always, thanxx for readin'!
Jaxx
LOL This year raspberry bramble grew in with a vengeance under optimum growing conditions, plus every other freakin' type of weed! These were hiding the planted stuff and rocks, lots of those typical large rocks used to decorate landscape beds so I hired these 2 landscaping guys to come in and weed it all out. When I came outside later this morning to see how they were doing, I noticed that they hadn't removed any of the bigger tougher stuff, and that they didn't have any machetes or cutters...I've wondered that if because knowing the value, and quality or that maybe because I collect these too, I 'coddle' even my users in ways that I might not be even aware of... So, in a fit of minor insanity, LMAO, I go back in the house and get my CGFBM user, and thought about that even though I know the knives from Busse are tough, will it stand up to these two and my hellish yard?
I decided to test that thought. I just asked them if they'd like to use it to help them, and just handed it over.
I warned him that he was probably gonna really like using it, mentioned that it was a Busse knife (No reaction, these 2 never heard of Busse I'm sure.), and then I walked off, back into the house. For 6 hours, they took turns using it to do whatever needed to be done... Cutting, slicing, digging, whatever. Well... The weeding is done... brambles cut, saplings felled, etc. Then came the hard part. The guy hands me the knife in its sheath, I thank him, and him and his partner depart exhausted. (I will ask him what he thought of it tomorrow when they return to spread mulch; he looked pretty whipped this evening, so I didn't ask.)...
I pull it out of the sheath... ( Drum roll, please.........)
Dirty! LMAO, They did really take it to the edge... Literally. A few glancing blows off of the rocks, one of which seems to have sheared maybe 1/8th of an inch or less off of the tip, a lot of little nicks & dents in the edge (emphasis on "little"), but that's about it. I'd like to see the same tip blow given to an inferior knife, probably would have taken much more off!
The closeups:
I think that considering those guys used it without fear and not knowing a thing about it or even its cost, for most of the day, this knife can take it!!! 0h sure, it's gonna take a little time to get that edge back, up around the curve and a li'l more for the tip, but it WILL be back. Hey Jerry!! Love your knives, Boss!
How'd it look after cleaning up from this "mad experiment", you ask?
Well...
...Very not bad... Not bad at all!! :thumbup:
As always, thanxx for readin'!
Jaxx
