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Ladams19 said:
That really surprised me to be honest. I never expected to see the CNC being used to put the bevel on it. Interesting. CBT on CBT....hmmm. I am curious about performance and the thought on this. Do you think it adds strength to the knife itself. I honestly never really seen this on other knives and of course its just about impossible to do something like this on my 2 x72. I might try this myself on my little CNC. It should only take me a couple of years to do the programming lol. Love to know the performance on this once you start cutting away. I passed on this one, now I am thinking about getting one from the exchange. Really like the looks of it.
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Seems like I remember it being said that the CBT works good on choppers since it has less drag. I could be wrong though, and am saying what I 'think' I remember. Also, I don't have a blade with CBT to test, a sad fact that I need to rectify.
 
Hard Knocks said:
Seems like I remember it being said that the CBT works good on choppers since it has less drag. I could be wrong though, and am saying what I 'think' I remember. Also, I don't have a blade with CBT to test, a sad fact that I need to rectify.
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Pics or it didn't happen.....the mantra of Busse on blade forums lol.
 
Ladams19 said:
Pics or it didn't happen.....the mantra of Busse on blade forums lol.
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Sorry, I haven't used one, but here's what Jerry said about CBT. Picture doesn't show in the link anymore though.

Jerry Busse said:
This pic clearly shows our patent pending Corrugated Bevel Technology (CBT). The corrugated bevel not only greatly strengthens the blade but reduces the overall weight of the blade while reducing the cutting friction along the entire height of the bevel.
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In all seriousness, my understanding of CBT is that it is just a step in the blade shaping process, and one that is intended to require less grinding to finish the blade. In terms or performance, the actual edge geometry plays a much bigger roll than the milling on the side of the blade. In back to back comparisons between a CBT Moabolo and a non-CBT Moabolo (not on this past camping trip), the non-CBT was the better performer, likely because it was ground down and smoother, but I'm not sure if both edges were exactly the same. I used to love the looks of CBT and still do, but for raw performance I don't want it. That's my 2 cents at least, but others mileage may vary.
 
The Swamp uses the micro CBT on the R series knives, this is my sons R9.

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As I understand it, the CBT are about bending/torsional strength of the blade.

The bending strength of a steel bar is largely determined by the external dimensions. A tube, of sufficient wall thickness, will have the same resistance to bending as a solid cylinder of the same diameter; but the tube will weigh less. An I-beam will have the same strength as a solid bar, but weighs less.

So a blade with CBT will be just as strong as a full thickness blade, while weighing less.

Plus, the CBT look cool!
 
I don't really think there is much of a performance difference with or without CBT to be quite honest! But I do know I Like CBT blades, they just add a certain coolness to the blade! A very unique elegance that cannot be found any where else!!!
 
I figured there'd be some comparison experience here :)

I love the way CBT looks aesthetically. Having never used it, I appreciate the thoughts on its performance. :thumbsup:
 
I was just reading another thread where a kukri looked like a stripped huck finn, made me want to see one, next tab over was this thread, and it did not disappoint. That is one wicked nasty piece of cutlery.
 
Well, I didn't get out to get it sharpened yet and I had some light decarb rust pop up so I did some more ScotchBrite work.



 
That looks freaking awesome. Definitely would like to know if it stays in the user rotation regular-like.
 
I hate photobucket!
I know this thread is a bit old, but I would LOVE to see the pics.
As for CBT, I call it fluted. Much like a rifle barrel.
Less weight, but just as strong as any.
 
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