Which one would you choose?

If you could only have one Busse for all your needs, which would you choose?

  • SHBM

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • HOGFSH

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • NO-e

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • ABA

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
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on_the_edge

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Just trying to see what the current sentiment here is. If you can only have one, and it is the only one you will have for anything and everything you do, which would it be?


And if you want, post why you picked your choice.
 
I just posted on the other thread so here is my reason for the SHBM. It has done it all for me and I am use to it, it is what I have used the most, so I think most people will pic what they use the most. I have FBM's, but I have not gotten use to them enough to put them in this class. maybe someday

Cobalt said:
Ok, first to answer the original question, INFI holds an edge far better than most steels and it also sharpens about as easily as 1095. What INFI does is it resharpen itself, it will begin to dull and then it will sharpen again while you use it and this strange behavior causes it to last much longer than most steels in edge holding. The only other metals which I have experienced exhibiting this behavior to a lesser extent are Stellite 6K and Missions beta Ti. However, both dull much faster than INFI, but for their hardness have unbelievable edge holding.

Anyway, I purchased my first INFI knives back in 1998 and received them piecemeal in late 98 and early 99. I have used a few of them beyond what they were meant to do. I used one for work strictly and that is the one I do not show in pics. Then I have used another one for this whole time to chop wood, cut boxes, cut rope, and throw. That knife has been thrown over 10,000 times and stuck into wood 90% of the time, and that same knife has been used to chop and reduce 4-5 chords of wood for winter use. I have used other blades during this whole time and none have survived. The most impressive part, besides the fact that it never failed, is that I would not need to sharpen it but once a season after all that hard use. this knife is now in the hands of Pbubsy and he can tell you what it looks like. Also I once posted a video of throwing this knife and a few others and in this video this knife's edge hit the other knife's tang, with amazingly no damage.

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Went with the HOFSH.

My favorite is the ABA, but I have other hand mades in that size. I have nothing else that compares to the HOFSH...except my FBMLE, but prefer the HOFSH.
 
My vote is for the HOGFISH!
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heh, i'm in the minority. it would not be looked well upon for me to show up at work with a shbm strapped to my leg, so the anerexic badger attack is it.
 
Last Visible Canary said:
heh, i'm in the minority. it would not be looked well upon for me to show up at work with a shbm strapped to my leg, so the anerexic badger attack is it.
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I have a day pack, camelback and I have a secret location where the SHBM resides and it goes everywhere with me. :D Ok, first time I tell anyone, the spot where the water bladder goes is large enough to take an SHBM in the camelback. I use the 1000ml bladder and fill it up about 2/3-3/4.
 
Out of those choices, I'd pick an NO-E to do it all. As a matter of fact, there once was this fellow that was nice enough to let me borrow his NO-E for a while. I'd go with that version. Here's a pic - maybe it looks familiar? ;)


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SHBM ,even though I would use an ABA more and love the style the classic SHNM is the epitome of what a Busse should be. I don't have one but until then my DFLE will have to suffice. I may drill a talon hole and grind off the thumb bump though.

Thanks for the camelback tip.
 
I fell in knife lust the first time I held my SHBM. That one wasn't and isn't going anywhere. If you're only taking one knife, that one's a good bet for seeing you through whatever.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to add this thread to the "If you could just have one..." thread in W&C. :D
 
Ken44 said:
Went with the HOFSH.

My favorite is the ABA, but I have other hand mades in that size. I have nothing else that compares to the HOFSH...except my FBMLE, but prefer the HOFSH.
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I agree on the BA-III and I also agree that others make that kind of kinfe.

So I were forced into just one Busse it would be a CGFBM or SHBM it would be a hard choice. But the poll doesn't have the CGFBM so I don't have to make that choice now :D :thumbup:

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I never would have guessed these results. To me, the biggest surprise is that the ABA is in last place, and by quite a margin.
 
This one is a no brainer for me. The SHBM of course!
 
on_the_edge said:
I never would have guessed these results. To me, the biggest surprise is that the ABA is in last place, and by quite a margin.
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me too. it is my first choice. chopping is fun, but when i really need a knife i prefer it to be of the medium sized variety.
 
I can definitely vouch for Dennis's trusty old SHBM :D I've been beating it for a couple weeks or so now and am hooked on it. It's my 1/300's side kick. Some of them are better than others...in terms of edge thickness, symmetry, how cleanly they're finished, and the handle groove patterns. This one is the best one I've ever had or handled BY FAR...apart from my 1/300 user. But I AM starting to like it more than the 1/300 handle. I have absolutely NO pinkie pinch on this one! Out of all the BM's, the SHBM is the most versatile for me. I can use it like a knife OR an axe and everything in between while it still remains a packable knife.
 
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