Today was a BAD day

Raden

Raden

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A Busse Active Duty day that is:D
 

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They really seem to love the camera:eek:
 

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Raden,
Congrats, give yours some love for me mine didn't show up today

BTW, Great looking pics
 
The perfict Active Duty companion is a Colt Government Model:cool:
 

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Great pics Raden!

Throw a size comparrison in there with the old MOJO mate...
 
Gundy, here's one just for you mate;)

The AD in the pic is the one I've chosen for EDC and it's just had a bath to wash the oil from the micarta. The Mojo is all lubed up and fresh out of the "Bill's Custom Knife Case"
 

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Oh man o man, those are sweet Raden! Mine didn't show up yesterday, and I was bummed.....hopefully today......

BTW, there should be a law against you, skunk, and 1whobuys, not allowing you to buy ALL of the sweet knives!:D :D

Or, at least making you share them with me;)
 
Now thats what I'm talking about baby! Good pic Raden! and hey man, you never told me you had an LE!
 
The AD in the pic is the one I've chosen for EDC and it's just had a bath to wash the oil from the micarta.
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Forgive the newbie in me but what do I use for a bath? Any other micarta care tips would be appreciated. I am going to use my AD but I want to care for it properly too. Great pics BTW
 
Originally posted by alphamaniv
Forgive the newbie in me but what do I use for a bath? Any other micarta care tips would be appreciated. I am going to use my AD but I want to care for it properly too. Great pics BTW
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Very hot water and average dish soap and just scrub the micarta with a washcloth or even a scotchbrite pad.
 
Got mine today too!! Awesome blade!! Boy does it have a lot of curves! :) Nice sheath too! Great job Jerry1
 
Very hot water and average dish soap and just scrub the micarta with a washcloth or even a scotchbrite pad.
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Really?!? I guess that stuff is tougher than I thought. Well, I am new to it so I'll take the word of the experts. Now, I just have to wait a while to try it:grumpy: Thanks for the info.
 
Alpha,
Just to clarify, it is not necessary to clean the micarta, some of us just like the lighter color it has when clean. It usually darkens up with the oils in your hands, etc
 
Thanks Eric, I am going to have to do a little research into micarta. I guess I don't really no what it is. I thought it was some kind of paper and epoxy. I assumed that it it got very wet with water,oil or whatever that it would get soft or something. Its a little embarassing being so ignorant, but I'll catch up sooner or later. I really like the willingness of people on this forum and the Swampy forum to offer tips and information to us new guys. I have been a knife lover and user for many years, but until recently didn't even know about "hard use" type knives. I have broken many a blade on bucks and gerbers and the like, but you know what they say.."Once you go Busse, you never go back"
 
If you want to know about Micarta just hold tight I'll post some info or links :D:D

I just have to find it in my Busse Archive ;)
 
Jerry posted this info quite a while ago.

I hope it helps :D

"Micarta was developed by Westinghouse earlier in the last century. It has a higher tensile strength than steel, it is impervious to changes in temperature and it will not swell, warp, or crack, even under adverse conditions, once it is on the knife.

There are three types of micarta and several grades of these three types. They all consist of layers of either paper, linen, or canvas. Paper is the most decorative of the three. I have seen paper micarta handles that are 20-30 years old that continue to look great and perform like the day the were made. Linen micarta is the middle grade when it comes to toughness and durability. I used linen exclusively throughout the 80's and very early 90's. It is very attractive when smoothed out and very strong. Canvas is the toughest of the three grades. It surpasses linen micarta by a large margin for strength and durability. Canvas also offers the best overall texture for slip resistance. It is probably the least attractive looking of the three grades unless you suffer from Busse Combat Nuclear Syndrome. In that case you can only find "beauty in the performance". Cosmetics be damned!

It would be difficult to go wrong with any of these three grades.

MICARTA TRIVIA BUSTER: I've come across some interesting history on Micarta through one of our legal resources. While doing research on Westinghouse he discovered that the inventors of Formica had borrowed so heavily from Micarta technology that the name "Formica" is short for the term "Formerly Micarta". Think of that the next time you drop a skillet on the kitchen counter. . . .

Oh yeah, I'm loaded with useless information like that. . . . Would you like to hear where the names "Steel Heart" and "Battle Mistress" came from. .. . .?


Yours in layered phenolics (Micarta),

Jerry Busse"

The original thread is here http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=136156
 
Knife pictures look great! :eek: But can somebody post a picture of the sheath (both sides). And even a picture of the AD in hand so we can get an idea of size.

Thanks!
 
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