Which Battle Mistress?

The bottom one. I dont like the lines in the first knife and the second one is a fatty, and has regular handles.
 
okay, I have an utter n00b question: what exactly is the purpose of the corrugated bevels?
 
I didn't think of weight.

Last time I went out hunting I covered 12km's in about four hours, which was fairly slow going but I plan on going for longer when the time is right.

The top one does have the mag handles, the FFBM has standard. I'll have to find some pics regarding the mag handles cause I don't know the size difference or pros and cons to such things.

cheers for all the help guys
 
Waldganger said:
I didn't think of weight.

Last time I went out hunting I covered 12km's in about four hours, which was fairly slow going but I plan on going for longer when the time is right.
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It's not just weight packing; it's weight swinging too. If you have to chop a lot of wood, the FFBM will wear you out after a while. You, on the other hand, may be built like Superman, but I'm just giving you my impression.

As for scales, I'm partial to standards across the board on FBMs. Even the CG is already a relatively thick blade, and I don't think it needs really thick scales. However, there are plenty of folks here who prefer the magnums on any thickness of blade.
 
Like Guyon said....chopping weight, not carry weight is something to consider. The carry weight between the 2, you probably won't notice....they are both HUGE frickin choppers. I really don't think even the chopping weight would wear you out...unless your main source of exercise is typing or you plan on trying to build a log cabin with it.

Once you go Fat you don't go back.
 
Gravelface said:
I really don't think even the chopping weight would wear you out...unless your main source of exercise is typing
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Wouldn't you have really strong fingers in that case? :p

Having been a carpenter for part of my life, I'll say this. You might think there's not a lot of difference between swinging a 20 oz. hammer all day and a 24 oz. framing hammer all day, but I'm here to tell you that it makes a difference. But like Gravelface said, as long as you're not chopping for prolonged periods, you probably won't notice it too much.

Another issue for me is binding. Now it depends partly upon technique, but in my experience, a really thick blade has a greater tendency to bind up more frequently, especially in harder woods. Thinning the edge can help somewhat.

Your mileage may vary.
 
I find that both feel a little too heavy. After saying that - I still find them irresistable. I would go with the CGBM with mags. I used to think that a zero tolerance would be the best all-round user but now I lean towards the CG. The FAT ones are too fat. You don't need that extra fat. I am right now filing off the wedges on my CG. What did I get myself into? This INFI is hard man. I'll probably get finished filing by around Christmas 2010!! The Batttle Mistress, to me, is the epitomy of the Busse blade.You just gotta have one - any one will do but go with the CG. My 2 sense..
 
Guyon said:
It's not just weight packing; it's weight swinging too. If you have to chop a lot of wood, the FFBM will wear you out after a while. You, on the other hand, may be built like Superman, but I'm just giving you my impression.

As for scales, I'm partial to standards across the board on FBMs. Even the CG is already a relatively thick blade, and I don't think it needs really thick scales. However, there are plenty of folks here who prefer the magnums on any thickness of blade.
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OK, Guyon, good points.

However, you know me -- and you know I'm no 'spring chicken.' Neither am I built anything like Superman. And I have no trouble chopping for over an hour with an FFBM. Sure, it's rather heavy...but the balance isn't that bad. I think I might well wear out first with the FFBM, but that would be an insane amount of chopping.

If I could only have one, it would be the FFBM. Fortunately, I can have 'em all! :D
 
OldPhysics said:
However, you know me -- and you know I'm no 'spring chicken.' Neither am I built anything like Superman. And I have no trouble chopping for over an hour with an FFBM.
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Yeah, but hailing from Virginia, you have that wiry hill strength. :D

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Either way, Waldganger, you're not going to go wrong. I think the CG is pretty underrated in light of the Fatties, but as you can see, that's just one opinion. And you know what they say about opinions...

To be honest, I think you need a 2007 SE. It is the king of FBMs (also my opinion). :p
 
Guyon said:
Yeah, but hailing from Virginia, you have that wiry hill strength. :D

standupfife1.gif


Either way, Waldganger, you're not going to go wrong. I think the CG is pretty underrated in light of the Fatties, but as you can see, that's just one opinion. And you know what they say about opinions...

To be honest, I think you need a 2007 SE. It is the king of FBMs (also my opinion). :p
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OK. We agree. Not about the Barney Fife thing ... rather that the FBM SE is the King of FBMs. :thumbup::)
 
OldPhysics said:
OK. We agree. Not about the Barney Fife thing ... rather that the FBM SE is the King of FBMs. :thumbup::)
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Never underestimate wiry hill strength. I've seem some really small fellas take down some awfully big men. :thumbup:

OP, I'm just proud you recognized Barney. I never doubted you would, but some younger folks would not.

Long live the FBM SE!

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You guys are nutz. From the factory the FBMLE is king.

If however you want to do mods and really make the knife sing....the ffbm is the way to go.
 
Guyon said:
Yeah, but hailing from Virginia, you have that wiry hill strength. :D

standupfife1.gif


Either way, Waldganger, you're not going to go wrong. I think the CG is pretty underrated in light of the Fatties, but as you can see, that's just one opinion. And you know what they say about opinions...

To be honest, I think you need a 2007 SE. It is the king of FBMs (also my opinion). :p
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So which one of you fellas want to get deputized???? :D
 
lunde said:
Based on the shadows and of the handle contouring that I can see, I surmise that the top has Magnum handles, and the bottom has Standard handles. But, the top has a thinner blade (0.250 inches) with CBT (Corrugated Bevel Technology), and the bottom has a thicker one (0.320 inches). My solutions to such decisions is to simply buy both. :thumbup::thumbup:
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Lunde has a point here, buy both, whichever one you do not like, you can send it to me.

Both are fantastic knives. I prefer the magnum handles over the standard thickness (if there is a choice between the two). The magnum grips fill my hand better and IMHO is more suitable for chopping.
 
OldPhysics said:
That's funny...but in ways I'll never be able to explain... :D
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest it had something to do with the post office, or maybe a related branch. :D
 
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