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Top 5 Busses of ALL time.
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1. NMOASH
2. FBMLE
3. FSH
4. SJTACLE
5. MOJOs (all of them)
Dangit, do I need to stop at 5?
2. FBMLE
3. FSH
4. SJTACLE
5. MOJOs (all of them)
Dangit, do I need to stop at 5?
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1: custom nick
2: moab
3: ffbm
4: sjtac
5: basic 5
honorary mention - basic 9
1: custom nick slicer with no choil. haven't gotten it, but its just like you'd expect, 1/16" slicing power backed by infi. I have 2 coming, one patterned after the original 3rd gen satin jack with slight finger groves added and a slight recurve, the other patterned exactly after the hogsjtac, but with no choil.
2: the moab. 3/8" thick, the largest stock-custom busse there is. I don't have one yet, but just on principle I consider it as high up there as it can get in awesomeness.
3: fat fusion battle mistress. I seem to have lost mine which I am very disgusted with having done - but it was the largest chopper under the moab I have seen so far from busse. It was heavier and thicker then the LE version, having its saber grind add general thickness towards the front. It felt like a brick of steel in your hand, solid and unbreakable, yet comfortable in its ergonomics and swing.
4: sjtac. It's perfect. I wish there wasn't a choil, but I don't feel that it detracts to much from a knife that long. It's thin enough to slice well when sharpened, and thick enough to pry with. you can feel it in your hand, and you can index the edge and tip without having to see them - but its so comfortable that you could forget about it if you held it for long enough. just perfect for a general performance blade, meant to do good at everything.
5: basic 5. The only fault I had with the nice was a slightly small handle. otherwise it was similar to the sjtac. for the money, i was light, strong, and had a long but concealable length. It was excellent for general duty, and at a fairly low price comparably.
honorable mention: basic 9. This was a truly perfect blade for its category. If you need something that can pry, that is weight forward that can chop well, but is as light as possible given those parameters - the basic 9 is your blade. It felt wonderful in the hand, with a noticeable blade heavy balance, a soft handle that reduced shock vibration, and a general feeling of strength without weighing your arm down within a few swings. While I consider it to be perfect in every way, my own personal leanings in what I want keep it from making the "top 5" as far as what I'd want to get again if I had the money.
more often then not, the things that detract from a blade for me are overly heavy handles, being an "in between blade" that doesn't cover any given task enough to be chose over a dedicated blade, a short blade with a large choil (or any choil at all), or a handle configuration that was uncomfortable for me personally. numbers 3-6 for me were perfect in every way, I held them and was hard pressed to find anything wrong with them. I could find something wrong with almost every other busse I've held, except these.
I'm pretty sure that the blue grass bowie would be in my top 5 If I had ever gotten to hold it. that things is beautiful.
2: moab
3: ffbm
4: sjtac
5: basic 5
honorary mention - basic 9
1: custom nick slicer with no choil. haven't gotten it, but its just like you'd expect, 1/16" slicing power backed by infi. I have 2 coming, one patterned after the original 3rd gen satin jack with slight finger groves added and a slight recurve, the other patterned exactly after the hogsjtac, but with no choil.
2: the moab. 3/8" thick, the largest stock-custom busse there is. I don't have one yet, but just on principle I consider it as high up there as it can get in awesomeness.
3: fat fusion battle mistress. I seem to have lost mine which I am very disgusted with having done - but it was the largest chopper under the moab I have seen so far from busse. It was heavier and thicker then the LE version, having its saber grind add general thickness towards the front. It felt like a brick of steel in your hand, solid and unbreakable, yet comfortable in its ergonomics and swing.
4: sjtac. It's perfect. I wish there wasn't a choil, but I don't feel that it detracts to much from a knife that long. It's thin enough to slice well when sharpened, and thick enough to pry with. you can feel it in your hand, and you can index the edge and tip without having to see them - but its so comfortable that you could forget about it if you held it for long enough. just perfect for a general performance blade, meant to do good at everything.
5: basic 5. The only fault I had with the nice was a slightly small handle. otherwise it was similar to the sjtac. for the money, i was light, strong, and had a long but concealable length. It was excellent for general duty, and at a fairly low price comparably.
honorable mention: basic 9. This was a truly perfect blade for its category. If you need something that can pry, that is weight forward that can chop well, but is as light as possible given those parameters - the basic 9 is your blade. It felt wonderful in the hand, with a noticeable blade heavy balance, a soft handle that reduced shock vibration, and a general feeling of strength without weighing your arm down within a few swings. While I consider it to be perfect in every way, my own personal leanings in what I want keep it from making the "top 5" as far as what I'd want to get again if I had the money.
more often then not, the things that detract from a blade for me are overly heavy handles, being an "in between blade" that doesn't cover any given task enough to be chose over a dedicated blade, a short blade with a large choil (or any choil at all), or a handle configuration that was uncomfortable for me personally. numbers 3-6 for me were perfect in every way, I held them and was hard pressed to find anything wrong with them. I could find something wrong with almost every other busse I've held, except these.
I'm pretty sure that the blue grass bowie would be in my top 5 If I had ever gotten to hold it. that things is beautiful.
Cobalt
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Cobalt,
When you bought clinchers for a TT bike you lost all credibility
Sorry, but your glue on tires just don't do it for me, since I don't have a team car with spare wheels following me. every rough race I have seen, even some pros were using clinchers (tour de tuna, for example) due to their strength over the GLUE-UPS. Glue just doesn't do it. Ask Beloki.
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How 'bout these 4, plus a friend, to be named later? 
And here is a pic with at least 5 different 'Types' of Busse... I like these a lot, too...
My fondness for Steel Hearts is clear, but I have dabbled with 'some' of the others at times... Thanks for looking!
And here is a pic with at least 5 different 'Types' of Busse... I like these a lot, too...
My fondness for Steel Hearts is clear, but I have dabbled with 'some' of the others at times... Thanks for looking!
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Leaner/Meaner Street
Uncle Mofo
AD
SHBM
Ruck
Uncle Mofo
AD
SHBM
Ruck
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-Jennifer
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....Well, you get the picture. Not that I'm playing any favorites!! My addiction won't allow that...
-Julie
-Jerry
-Dan
....Well, you get the picture. Not that I'm playing any favorites!! My addiction won't allow that...