As of January 1 2020, I did not own a Busse Combat Knife, but I was interested.
I have been lurking for a while, and decided to take the plunge.
I am well aware both that I am blessed to be able to satisfy my whims like this, and that this is not normal behavior. Note that I the title of the thread I call it an accumulation, not a collection. I plan to use every one of them at least a few times. My number one actual practical purpose in having a good chopping capable knife is delimbing firewood.
I picked up a HOGB8 here on the forums, and I was impressed.
Even the Res-C handle was nicer to hand than I expected.
Next stop, a fusion handled something or other.
A HHFSH was available, and I latched onto it.
The balance of both knives was better than I expected for their respective weights and blade lengths, so I went bigger - and let things get out of hand while trying to make sure I was going to end up with the perfect knife for me. I delimbed a rick of Oak firewood, using either the HHFSH or the HOGB8 for everything under about an inch and half diameter - for me, I'd rather do this with a good chopper than a chainsaw. Normally I need a couple-three good choppers to make through a rick of wood (just set down a dull one and grab another) but these two maintained their edges better than any knife I have used to date.
So I got in deeper.
A CGFBM and a BM-E - I'm going to play with these a while, but they aren't my favorites.
These are my favorites - a NMFSH & a Basic 10. A knife as beefy as this NMFSH (28 oz) should not balance this well - but it does. I prefer the balance/control with it over the similarly weighted CGFBM above. The fatter bladestock and full grind combine to bring the balance point just a little farther back. it may not chop QUITE as well as a forward weighted blade, but once you have been slinging a chainsaw all day control>power. The BM-E above had a shot at being a lightweight "long" knife - until I got my hands on this Basic 10.
And for a little non-INFI chopping action, I picked these up. The pound and a half 12-13" bolo/machete/chopper has a steady spot in my rotation, so the BB13 (BG, .187 blade stock) seemed like a good fit. The 1111 just seemed like too good a price to turn down.
I have been lurking for a while, and decided to take the plunge.
I am well aware both that I am blessed to be able to satisfy my whims like this, and that this is not normal behavior. Note that I the title of the thread I call it an accumulation, not a collection. I plan to use every one of them at least a few times. My number one actual practical purpose in having a good chopping capable knife is delimbing firewood.
I picked up a HOGB8 here on the forums, and I was impressed.
Even the Res-C handle was nicer to hand than I expected.
Next stop, a fusion handled something or other.
A HHFSH was available, and I latched onto it.
The balance of both knives was better than I expected for their respective weights and blade lengths, so I went bigger - and let things get out of hand while trying to make sure I was going to end up with the perfect knife for me. I delimbed a rick of Oak firewood, using either the HHFSH or the HOGB8 for everything under about an inch and half diameter - for me, I'd rather do this with a good chopper than a chainsaw. Normally I need a couple-three good choppers to make through a rick of wood (just set down a dull one and grab another) but these two maintained their edges better than any knife I have used to date.
So I got in deeper.
A CGFBM and a BM-E - I'm going to play with these a while, but they aren't my favorites.
These are my favorites - a NMFSH & a Basic 10. A knife as beefy as this NMFSH (28 oz) should not balance this well - but it does. I prefer the balance/control with it over the similarly weighted CGFBM above. The fatter bladestock and full grind combine to bring the balance point just a little farther back. it may not chop QUITE as well as a forward weighted blade, but once you have been slinging a chainsaw all day control>power. The BM-E above had a shot at being a lightweight "long" knife - until I got my hands on this Basic 10.
And for a little non-INFI chopping action, I picked these up. The pound and a half 12-13" bolo/machete/chopper has a steady spot in my rotation, so the BB13 (BG, .187 blade stock) seemed like a good fit. The 1111 just seemed like too good a price to turn down.
