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Well, I've got tomorrow off and the weekend off to try and tackle the Linville Gorge Wilderness area agian, and guess what should arrive today? My new Zero Tolerance Satin Jack. It's a beaut! It is nicely balanced and has a good heft to hit, even though it's got a profile that will let me tackle the smaller jobs that my BM is just a little to big for...
I was very impressed by the finish on the Satin Jack. It was very clean, and gave the knife a "going to do some business" look. Something that I thought was interesting was the grind and the way the blade tapered into the edge. It is very difficult to pick up where the taper begins on this blade, and you don't "see" the sharpness, but it's there and then some. I suppose it has to do with the finish on the blade. On my CG GM, I can tell where the grind begins against the black crinkle finish. On this knife, it is so smooth, it's very deceptive in its appearance. It looks as though it hasn't been sharpened, but once again, the "hair poppin'" sharpness of the Busse came through. I found this very interesting, but liked the looks of it a lot.
I have to say that I am very impressed with the sheath. As soon as I learned it had the Tek-Lok feature, I had to have one. I've got this on a couple of other kydex sheaths, and they are fantastic for altering the carry position of your knife, and facilitate easy attachment of your knife to webbing and backpack straps. Fantastic invention! Also, you're not going to have to worry about the knives coming loose and sliding out from these sheaths. The fit and finish is top-notch and the sheath holds my Satin Jack with incredible retention. It was actually very difficult to pop the knife out the first time. I was pulling so hard, I was actually afraid the Satin Jack would fly out of my hand when it came out. After a working it in and out a few times, it broke in just a hair, but still provides fantastic retetion. The thumb roll-over at the lip of the sheath is very nice in providing just a little extra leverage to unsheath the knife. This is a sturdy, well built sheath, and without even trying it out, I can already tell it was worth the few extra dollars that it cost.
I am curious one thing. First, I thought that since this was special run of 100, that the Satin Jack would be numbered, "42 of 100", etc...Do the special editions not get numbered? I have no experience as my only other two Busse's are the CG BM and NO.
Anyway, I get to take it out with me backpacking this weekend where I plan on giving it a good workout. As they say, the proof is in the pudding, but I already know what I'm going to find out. Just like my BM and NO, it's going to be worth every cent I paid, and every day that I waited. Sorry, Jerry, I might get a little ansy on the wait times, but I love the knives so much, it tears me up when I have to wait a long time on them. I just have to get my fix, and unfortunately, it's starting to seem like only new ones will hold me over anymore.
I'll let you know how the Satin Jack does over the weekend. I debated about using it with it being a limited run, but hey that's what knives are for. It's not like I'm collectin stamps!
Yours in nuclear rapture,
Garrett
I was very impressed by the finish on the Satin Jack. It was very clean, and gave the knife a "going to do some business" look. Something that I thought was interesting was the grind and the way the blade tapered into the edge. It is very difficult to pick up where the taper begins on this blade, and you don't "see" the sharpness, but it's there and then some. I suppose it has to do with the finish on the blade. On my CG GM, I can tell where the grind begins against the black crinkle finish. On this knife, it is so smooth, it's very deceptive in its appearance. It looks as though it hasn't been sharpened, but once again, the "hair poppin'" sharpness of the Busse came through. I found this very interesting, but liked the looks of it a lot.
I have to say that I am very impressed with the sheath. As soon as I learned it had the Tek-Lok feature, I had to have one. I've got this on a couple of other kydex sheaths, and they are fantastic for altering the carry position of your knife, and facilitate easy attachment of your knife to webbing and backpack straps. Fantastic invention! Also, you're not going to have to worry about the knives coming loose and sliding out from these sheaths. The fit and finish is top-notch and the sheath holds my Satin Jack with incredible retention. It was actually very difficult to pop the knife out the first time. I was pulling so hard, I was actually afraid the Satin Jack would fly out of my hand when it came out. After a working it in and out a few times, it broke in just a hair, but still provides fantastic retetion. The thumb roll-over at the lip of the sheath is very nice in providing just a little extra leverage to unsheath the knife. This is a sturdy, well built sheath, and without even trying it out, I can already tell it was worth the few extra dollars that it cost.
I am curious one thing. First, I thought that since this was special run of 100, that the Satin Jack would be numbered, "42 of 100", etc...Do the special editions not get numbered? I have no experience as my only other two Busse's are the CG BM and NO.
Anyway, I get to take it out with me backpacking this weekend where I plan on giving it a good workout. As they say, the proof is in the pudding, but I already know what I'm going to find out. Just like my BM and NO, it's going to be worth every cent I paid, and every day that I waited. Sorry, Jerry, I might get a little ansy on the wait times, but I love the knives so much, it tears me up when I have to wait a long time on them. I just have to get my fix, and unfortunately, it's starting to seem like only new ones will hold me over anymore.
I'll let you know how the Satin Jack does over the weekend. I debated about using it with it being a limited run, but hey that's what knives are for. It's not like I'm collectin stamps!
Yours in nuclear rapture,
Garrett
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