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I'm thinking about picking up one of these bushman...I do loike the smaller knives though...hats you're thoughts on the mini bushman???
 
RescueRiley said:
They are still available at several places on line Oso grande has them on ale fo 14.99
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They have them listed on the website but if you call them, they'll say they do not have any.

If there are other places that still have them, I'll pick up a couple more, just have not found any yet:(
 
Check eBay. That is where I ordered mine for 14.00 + 7.00(S&H)= $21. Deliverd to your door. The very cheapest I found anywhere on the web.
 
The Chef said:
As to Busse family products, if you got the money to run around in the woods with a 400 plus dollar knife more power to you. INFI = hype and Lynn Thompson got nothin on Busse knives for that.
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I happen to agree, but please let's not get into that here. Plenty of other threads about those two. Always. :D
 
Horses for courses. A tough outdoor job demands a rather raw knife so that you don't care if it takes a beating, it takes the beating instead of you! RAT looks a good candidate to my mind.
 
The Chef said:
Honestly I have one of the above a Siegle my dad gave to me sometime ago...I think the best knife you can have is the one on you when you need it.

As to Busse family products, if you got the money to run around in the woods with a 400 plus dollar knife more power to you. INFI = hype and Lynn Thompson got nothin on Busse knives for that.
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I dont really know much about these Busse knives other than they are big mothers and made from this...INFI...steel, whatever that is. I dont dought that its the cats ass because many knowledgable knife guys jones for them. But arent SCRAPYARD knives some type of offshoot. Now those knives are serious tanks, made from good steel and priced closer to my reach.

http://www.scrapyardknives.com/
 
From what I gather from their website, ScrapYard is Busse without the quality control. The second sentence reads in part, "..his fit and finish were secondary concerns..." Their steel comes from scrap bins. Their words, not mine.

Oops, now I'm the one talkin' smack... :D SOOOO... who's got thier new Bushman's yet?
 
GibsonFan said:
From what I gather from their website, ScrapYard is Busse without the quality control. The second sentence reads in part, "..his fit and finish were secondary concerns..." Their steel comes from scrap bins. Their words, not mine.

Oops, now I'm the one talkin' smack... :D SOOOO... who's got thier new Bushman's yet?
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Your right.

To each thier own.

I will be picking up one of these Bushman Bowie's and then doing what everyone does and modify it like crazy.

Just how much stuff can you pack into the grip on one?
 
Scrapyard is an off Shoot of Busse, A brother I think, Read more on the busse forum but what i can tell you is they make damn good knives at really good prices, and they just came out with a new Big un. The Dogfather I believe.
 
GibsonFan said:
From what I gather from their website, ScrapYard is Busse without the quality control. The second sentence reads in part, "..his fit and finish were secondary concerns..." Their steel comes from scrap bins. Their words, not mine.
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I have a scraper 4 and just got the DogFather and I have a scraper 6. All three are excellent fit and finish and severely sharp and will outlast a mora, bushman, and whatever else you can think of in your low price range. I would say that their reduced quality control is still light years ahead of Mora, CS, Ontario and whatever else you would like to throw in there.


The Chef said:
INFI = hype and Lynn Thompson got nothin on Busse knives for that.
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Busse Hype?? not likely...

do this with a bushman and a mora and see how they become boomerangs
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Nice to know that my Busse can do this:
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and yet look like this afterwards:
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I have done this hundreds of times and never broke an edge or bent an edge with a busse. I have broken and bent edges on many cheap knives


can you do this with yours and survive. I have done this thousands of times.



Fonly said:
Couldn't have said it better, Sure it would be cool, But man. I can Buy 25-30 Mora 2000 for the price of a FBM, I know what i'd be doin :D
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I use to think like this until I broke most of them, then I sold the rest and bought quality.


GibsonFan said:
I happen to agree, but please let's not get into that here. Plenty of other threads about those two. Always. :D
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you can't say this and not expect a response can you? I have no problem with whatever you own or buy, as that is your business and I will never fault you for it if you think it is good enough for you. But when you trample on what I like and then sit there and tell me it isn't worth it when you have never even owned one, what do we call people like that??


GibsonFan said:
From what I gather from their website, ScrapYard is Busse without the quality control. The second sentence reads in part, "..his fit and finish were secondary concerns..." Their steel comes from scrap bins. Their words, not mine.

Oops, now I'm the one talkin' smack... :D SOOOO...
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yes you are and I'll call you on it. Again you are not wanting to stir the poop yet you continue with your digs.

I can tell you that not one of your CHEAP knives could survive a year of what I put them through. I need stout knives that will not let me down when I am away from civilization for extended periods of time. Oh and I am not the only one who feels this way.

By no means am I only talking of Busse/Swamp/Scrap knives. I am talking about all the quality custom and production fixed blades out there. The old adage you get what you pay for is true 99% of the time. You telling me all those custom knives are CRAP?!?!?



SkunkWerX said:
I thought this was the place were we just didn't get into all that and accepted everyone whether they carried a Mora or a HeavyHeart.
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No it isn't that and it has not been for a long time. This forum appears to be an exclusive club. If you don't fit the mold you are not included in discussions. you can't own a quality knife here..



GibsonFan said:
Not trying to stir things up, but when I think survival, I think frugality. I can buy a lotta canned goods and savings bonds for the price of a Busse :D I'd like to get my hands on one but it's just not a priority to me.

Just my $.02
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I have no problem with smeone sayng they cannot afford a Busse.
Survival is not frugality, that is having the means or not having the means. frugality has nothing to do with survival. I own the busse and I can still buy foods.

There are different levels of survival. What most people talk about is not true survival. True SURVIVAL would be like crashing a plane and and having to survive with whatever is at hand, which most likly means no Busse, no Mora no Bushman, no SAK, no leatherman etc.

PLANNED SURVIVAL is what you mostly talk about. You have a B.O.B. and you stock it with what you feel necessary. I would not want to be "FRUGAL" when stocking my BOB and when my life depends on it, but if you want to be FRUGAL with your life at stake, then by all means go for it.
 
Those pictures and videos are impressive, do you have any pics of that knife cleaning a 6" brookie, or digging a splinter out of your finger, or a million other things that moras are good at.

I have no doubts that those busses are awesome tools very good for what they are made for, although I am not entirely sure what that is, but for the money I think I will buy a cheaper knife that works well for the tasks that I reasonably might use a knife for and spend the difference for other gear. Chris
 
Cobalt said:
use to think like this until I broke most of them, then I sold the rest and bought quality.
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That is a totaly unfair statement, I dont care what you think, And I know your the same for me, but its the internet. If you want to spand hundreds of dollars for quailty in your eye, heh fine.
 
runningboar said:
Those pictures and videos are impressive, do you have any pics of that knife cleaning a 6" brookie, or digging a splinter out of your finger, or a million other things that moras are good at.
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Nope, no cleaning of a little brookie, but a filet knife would perform that task so much better than your mora:D

runningboar said:
I have no doubts that those busses are awesome tools very good for what they are made for, although I am not entirely sure what that is, but for the money I think I will buy a cheaper knife that works well for the tasks that I reasonably might use a knife for and spend the difference for other gear. Chris
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I guess your new to the survival thing. Fileting little fish is the least of your worries when you are out in the middle of nowhere. Refer to my above comment about survival.
 
Fonly said:
That is a totaly unfair statement, I dont care what you think, And I know your the same for me, but its the internet. If you want to spand hundreds of dollars for quailty in your eye, heh fine.
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No less fair than your statement:thumbup: If you want to spend a hundred dollars on hundreds of knives, then by all means do so as I am not your judge and do not really care.

Do you think the statements made against the Busse line was fair?? If you cannot afford it then fine, but do not denigrate someone who can...
 
No a filet knife would be better to filet a Brook trout, a mora would be better than a filet knife to clean a brook trout.

If I am new at this survival thing there are a whole lot of people that have been doing it a long time who must also be new at it.

If you think that you need a busse and you think it is worth the money, rock on, buy a truck full of them and feel free to poke a little good natured fun at us rednecks that think Old Timer is the be all end all knife, but don't tell us we are full of crap because we don't agree with you. I can assure you my knives work very well for me and do everything I ask of them, no I don't chop concrete or bend them just to see how far they will bend, they do however perform wonderfully for the things I do use them for. Chris
 
Cheap Knives for Cheap Lives. . .

I like good knives. Trying to be a snob and put down superior tools because they cost more than a disposable cheapie is just plain ridiculous.

I really could care less what knives you like to buy (or pass on buying) but puffing out your chest and smugly deriding better equipment because it (naturally) costs more is a mark of ignorance, & not something to be proud of.

I don't rip on people for cutting things with a Mora or an opinel, and I regularly recommend them to people who want a cheap, disposable(key word here) cutter.

Taking digs at people who choose to buy top quality just makes you look silly. :p
 
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