Why INFI??

I love 3V. I have never used INFI but i have heard good things.
Nate had cleared up the differences excellently. I figure i don't really need to chop through a boat anchor. Im more likely to chop through dirty vegetation that could potentially be abrasive. Most of my knives in 3V are choppers, machetes, or outdoor knives. So for me, 3V makes sense. They usually are made for hard use or cutting performance or a mix of both.
Even so 3V is probably a good bit tougher than many people need.
And as nate said, INFI is even tougher, so thats probably wayy tougher than most need.
But being knife enthusiasts, why not have that super tough knife?
The bonus of not breaking your custom knife. And why not push the limits? The more you push limits the better the end results. You learn quite a bit.
 
I just want to know where I can see the "LIVE" tests that no one will do with their non-Infi knives.

Google searching just is wading through garage testers. Is that Busse test protocol documented somewhere?
 
kuraki said:
I just want to know where I can see the "LIVE" tests that no one will do with their non-Infi knives.

Google searching just is wading through garage testers. Is that Busse test protocol documented somewhere?
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I also treid searching for the "demonstration"

Not that i dont believe in infi (i know )
But because id like to know what someone has to do to beat him lol
I have whatched all of nathans 3v vids .
And was trying to keep up with bcmw ht work.
 
I think a lot Jerry's Infi demonstrations were done before the internet was a big thing and before everybody had a cell phone camera. A lot of it was done at shows. There wasn't a single demonstration of everything all at one time. But I do believe his claims, I've verified plenty of them for myself.

You have to put this into perspective, there weren't a lot of high performance knifemakers 20 years ago, but you did have some manufacturers making certain claims. Jerry basically invited them to put up or shut up. It was a different time.

I don't think you'll see him making claims about Infi being the only high performance option on the market anymore. It is a very good material but I don't think anyone believes it is the only game in town. That would be pretty straightforwardly refuted.
 
I understand, it's not that I want to challenge anything, it's because of his reputation I'm curious what the tests involved.

I have no bone to pick. No one is looking at one of my blades and a Busse and trying to decide which to buy based on purported performance. If they are, I made a mistake somewhere.

But when I see people who are trusted tout specific testing, it immediately peaks my curiosity, because I could likely learn about my own processes with the same testing.
 
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I wasnt trying to mean that anyone is challenging anything as well.

I would just like to know what a blade has to do to be considered infi tough is more what i should have said.
 
kuraki said:
I just want to know where I can see the "LIVE" tests that no one will do with their non-Infi knives.

Google searching just is wading through garage testers. Is that Busse test protocol documented somewhere?
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Unfortunately those live tests were done at knife and gun shows and were usually done in the parking lot. 30 years ago when Jerry Busse traveled to shows he would hold impromptu office meetings where he would break out 1" hemp rope and spend 3-4 hours slicing until the rope was gone. I believe Mike Turber the owner of BF witnessed one event where he recorded 2,771 rope cuts and the edge still cut paper. Google Cliff Stamp Busse testing for more if you care to. Cliff is Banned here but he was well known for destructive testing of many Makes and Models of Knives he was very thorough and unbiased!!!
 
Well Since today is My Birthday as a Former Marine...I will go ahead and jump on that grenade!!!

Happy Birthday Marines....Semper Fi
 
INFI has: 0.5% carbon, 8.5% Chromium, 0.74% nickel, 0.36% vanadium 1.3% molybdenum 0.95% cobalt and 0.11% nitrogen.
 
Icehawk said:
INFI has: 0.5% carbon, 8.5% Chromium, 0.74% nickel, 0.36% vanadium 1.3% molybdenum 0.95% cobalt and 0.11% nitrogen.
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I believe this is the OLD version of INFI which changed somewhere between 2002-2004...
The New "M-INFI" Alloy no longer contains Cobalt or Nitrogen...as you can see the amounts of alloy change slightly.
Carbon: 0.64%, Chromium 8.12%, Molybdenum 0.85%, Vanadium 0.33%, Silicon 0.63%.
 
Thanks Busto, I grabbed that from the Busse forum - probably just didn't get deep enough to where they gave info on a newer version.
 
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