This should ruffle some feathers

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Fonly said:
Please do, I wouldn't mind. :yawn:
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WOW I cant believe How petty some folks can be. :eek:

"Cheap Knives For Cheap Lives" Thats obnoxious Rat. and considering how intelligent most of your post are its surprising.

"Go Back to the Busse Forum" HOLY CRAP BATMAN :confused: Are we an exclusive club now that shuns those we disagree with.

By the way YES Both Cobalt and Rat Finklestein Do post on this forum fairly often and many of you who are engaged in this stupid fight have agreed with and or taken advise from them. I know I Have and I have come to in general respect their opinions. :thumbup:
 
I'm looking for a knife to take backpacking. When considering a Bushman my biggest concern is the handle and the sheath. Does anybody have any pictures of handle mods they've done? Are there any sheath options other than a custom Kydex or leather sheath?

Thanks,
Ben
 
I own and use expensive busses yet I own and use many inexpensive (if you will) knives like moras and bushmans. I feel each brand serves it's intended purpose. Moras weren't meant for prying and chopping. Busses weren't meant for high efficiency cutting, although some are excellent cutters. Would I survive with a busse? Yes and so I would with a Mora if that's all I had. Is the Busse worth 30 times the price of a Mora or bushman? I think so! They are semi-custom, which means they're finished and sharpened by hand. Don't forget about the 30+ hours of excellent heat treat and cryo to get the most out of INFI. Also, don't forget about lifetime warranty and the awesome customer service (thanks Amy:D ). When was the last time you called Cold Steel and spoke to Lynn Thompson when your CS knife failed? Guess what? Busses don't fail. YouDO get what you pay for.
 
I think I am a god choice to be impartial because I was defending the CS kukuri machete on the Scrapyard forum earlier today. I used to think that infi was just Carbon V with snob appeal. I love moras ,I don't own a bushman but will get one because I like my CS shovel and Carbon V thrower as well as the kukuri I already mentioned.

I bought a Scrapyard SS4 as an EDC because I figured if you are going to carry somethig daily it might as well be the best quality possible. I have a mora clipper and CS shovel in my cars winter survival kit where something that cheap is a good choice.
When I first got the SS4 I tested it fairly hard for an article in a mag and the INFI steel really impressed me but the fit and finish were not nearly as good as a Busse. I batoned that little knife through several dry hardwood boards and it would still shave hair afterwards. It also has far more strength and toughness than a mora or bushman. Because of the superior steel I have since reprofiled the SS4 to a much less obtuse angle where it is razor sharp but can still be used hard. If you tried that with a bushman it would have edge damage.

I see it as there are times when a cheap tough blade like the Bushman is perfect like in a survival kit or a jeep knife. There aretimes when you want the best tool money can buy like if you are motorcycle camping which is how I plan on using my Dogfather this summer. Knives have to trade off one quality for another. Carbon steel knives like the bushman have toughness and value but trade edge retention and corrosion resistance and a bit of strength.
The Dogfather (S7) has incredible toughness and strength not quite as much value and trades some edge retention and corrosion.

My SS4infi has everything but value ,the S7 version of the SS4 is only going to be 69.00$ Upnorth and you other cheap guys should really like thios as it is a big step up from the Bushman. It has better steel with great heat treat and a terrific handle as well as the same warranty as a 700$ Busse.
 
They are from Scrapyard Knives. The SS4 I have is the infi version which cost me 149.00$ and will be offering the same knife in S7 for 69.00$. This is the infi
SS4 and it has become my favorite knife as well as my EDC.
 
Benaiah said:
I'm looking for a knife to take backpacking. When considering a Bushman my biggest concern is the handle and the sheath. Does anybody have any pictures of handle mods they've done? Are there any sheath options other than a custom Kydex or leather sheath?.
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Ben,
First off Welcome to the forum. Lastly, you will find more than just a few photographs of other members handle variations and custom sheaths for the Bushman in this thread if you take the time to go through this thread from the beginning. They are in here.
 
For handle mods, I just chopped an inch or so off the back, and warpped in that plumbers tape that sticks to itself. The mod took only about 30 minutes with a dremel, (pic is of before the end was chopped.) if you need some tips send me an e-mail.
 
Oh Canada! Our home and native land,
true patriot love, in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts, we see thee rise,
the true north strong and free,
From far and wide oh, Canada,
we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land, glorious and free,
Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee...
Oh Canada we stand on guard for theeeee!

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You guys should come to Canada someday and you can show
me your busses and we can use our knives and all get along.
 
Liam Ryan said:
Oh Canada! Our home and native land,
true patriot love, in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts, we see thee rise,
the true north strong and free,
From far and wide oh, Canada,
we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land, glorious and free,
Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee...
Oh Canada we stand on guard for theeeee!

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You guys should come to Canada someday and you can show
me your busses and we can use our knives and all get along.
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Liam, I have no problem getting along with you. If you do not insult my choice I will not insult yours.:thumbup:

is that the southpark song?
 
I've met Jerry, twice. To refer back to earlier ideas in another thread, that doesn't mean I "know" Jerry Busse. I know him as well as Lynn Thompson. All of the hooplah about "Infi" reminds me of all of the hooplah about "Carbon V."

Jerry Busse went after someone for using an animal name a couple years back, and people have the nerve to talk about Lynn Thompson. A lot of what goes on in the knife industry is absolutely LUDICROUS like the trademarking of animal names.

I don't have any insult to give to Busse. I don't like what he did about the trademarked animal name, I thought it was low to infer a lawsuit over such a thing, but - to each his own. His lurid, skeleton in a casket magazine advertising was about as bad as Lynn Thompson's stuff which is why I find it amazing that anyone liking Busse would complain about Thompson's advertising...

His knives?

If you give me a Busse, I have no doubt it would serve me well. Not because it is so tough it can bust conglomerate or that other B.S., it's because it's a knife that has some modicum of toughness to it, it can hold an edge, you can sharpen it...it's tough enough.

So are Reeves and a host of other knives.

I don't see anything wrong with a Busse at all, some might "insult" them or the "choice," I wouldn't. But I don't think you "need" one to survive, either.
 
I have no problem whatsoever with busse, and really I doubt anyone here does. A lot of the guys that you think slammed busse probably want one as well but can't afford one, and maybe money is tight and a bigger concern is putting 3 squares on the table, or new shoes for the kids.
I really did think the slams were pretty tame. Someone might think infi is hype, just tell him he doesn't know what he's missing and you just might convince him.
 
Don,
I am not sure what animal thing your talking about, but I assume it would be the Badger Attack. I think if there was any issue it would be with that whole term and not just Badger. Anyone can use that name, but Badger Attack is more specific.

Liam, I have no problem with everything you just said and I can agree that price is always an issue. You buy what you can afford and you always try to maximise your quality for the price. I have used many inexpensive knives and still do. Some were very good and some were crap. I have used very expensive knives hard. Some were excellent and some where crap. I know there will be a time when owning another Busse will not be for me as kids college fund will take priority.

Discussing utilizing expensive quality knives versus inexpensive quality knives is always an issue, but it should never be brand specific as there are many expensive quality knives not just Busse and there are many inexpensive quality knives not just Mora.
 
I just got around to eatching the video you posted and its pretty impressive.
I will say the cold steel bushman surprised a lot of people with its performance, but its damn ugly and light years behind a busse in looks and finish. A scaled up version of one would be interesting to see.
There are lots of really expensive knives out there that do not perform well, and are mere wall hangers or decorative pieces. I would rather spend that money on a busse that is capable of breaking rocks then a fancy conversation piece.
Most busse owners do tend to use their knives and they do seem to live up to the hype, so oneday I hope to try it out myself.
 
Liam, I agree with you about the bushman and I have a few (sshhh, don't tell anyone). As much as I do not care for Lynn, I admit that his cheaper knives are worth the money. His strider copy is blatant but if he made a hunter point instead of tanto and smoothed out the transitions I would probably buy it.

The Busses are impressive and I have used them for a decade in some of the harshest conditions you can imagine. They are expensive, but if you can get one you will not regret it.
 
Cobalt said:
Don,
I am not sure what animal thing your talking about, but I assume it would be the Badger Attack. I think if there was any issue it would be with that whole term and not just Badger. Anyone can use that name, but Badger Attack is more specific.
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Well, not to insult you, but you'd be thinking wrong then. :) She didn't want to use "Badger Attack" at all, she just wanted to call it the Badger.

I know this because I know her. I was also at USN when it happened. I was also the person that first posted about putting a Perrin-Emerson LaGriffe behind a neck wallet / Identification Card/Access Entry Card, etc. and had a prototype of the same made for myself and posted about it in the JSP Forum here at BFC before anyone ever registered the idea here or elsewhere.

Original thread from 1999 pre-dating other people's involvement.

Watching her and Busse after all of the B.S. that went on was like watching two rattlesnakes biting each other - I don't care about any of that knife nonsense at this point.

Access Control Cards including those with Photo ID on them are often called Badges or a Badge. She was not calling it the Badger Attack, just the Badger and she was in her rights to do so. She did not do it out of fear of being sued.

He picked on the little peeps, come to find out...who cares!

I do know what happened, however. That and two dozen other reasons are why I don't care about people's claims in this industry anymore. Everyone swipes from everyone else because they can and then other people bully other people with lawyers and sh*t. The end result is...who cares about their business practices? Most of them are rotten to the core anyway.
 
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