Why no Res C handles on a Busse?

adrock1978

adrock1978

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I've embraced the cheaper side of well made knives lately (lately is a relative term considering I've only known Busse and Kin for about 2 months and now own 10 of them...) and have been chopping away with the DDF I scored in the ganza. I've also handled a Yardkeeper LE. Damn! Those Res C handles just feel great! I understand they're not so pretty... and typically they dont have a full tang, like Busses and SRs, but couldn't they work somehow with current Busse models?

I chopped for a few hours with the DDF and my hand was not in pain. That wasn't the case with my G10, and Micarta handled SHs, and Waki. Sure the G10 or Micarta/Canvas looks great, and handles great for cutting, slicing and other tasks... but I can't deny the Res C feels like its molded to my hand, with little to no shock.
 
I just bought a dogfather, and I wonder if the RES C handle design might be a weak point, especially for a big chopper. The reason I say this is because of the narrow tang with a single mount hole at the rear end, rather than the Busse's, with the metal being the full width of the handle. It seems like there would be a lot of stress on the front point of the tang. Anyone ever bend or break one?

For the smaller knives, it's probably about perfect, from a comfort standpoint. For less brutal work, the tang design probably wouldn't be an issue. Also for corrosion resistance, the mudder handle with no exposed metal would be nice for EDC.
 
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Bravado said:
I've never liked the Res C handles, I much prefer Micarta.
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Preachin' to the choir here brother! :D


but of course, we're the grouchy old farts here, so we're relegated to he "Git off'n my lawn or I'll swat you with my cane!!!" crowd. :p


Res C was relegated to the Basics category,

Then came the Swamp Rat

Now the Dog Pound got the value line

No use walking backwards and mulling up the line. Its all good. Each line has its perks and that is fine with me.
 
sleevefullofaces said:
I think the Basic line knives were Res-C.
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Yes, they were.

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Nakatomi said:
I just bought a dogfather, and I wonder if the RES C handle design might be a weak point, especially for a big chopper. The reason I say this is because of the narrow tang with a single mount hole at the rear end, rather than the Busse's, with the metal being the full width of the handle. It seems like there would be a lot of stress on the front point of the tang. Anyone ever bend or break one?

For the smaller knives, it's probably about perfect, from a comfort standpoint. For less brutal work, the tang design probably wouldn't be an issue. Also for corrosion resistance, the mudder handle with no exposed metal would be nice for EDC.
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I've had a DFLE since it came out and its my favorite chopper. I chopped a lot of wood with it and never had any problems with it breaking. Its more comfortable than the micarta handles to chop with.
 
With the amount of options available for the Tank Buster maybe Busse is moving in the more options direction.

How a Res-C handle would look/feel on a BM might be interesting although how you do a Res-C on a non stick tang is something someone else would have to figure out.
 
Have there been any Res C handles on a Busse besides the Basics and the Taliwhacker?
 
I pounded my Dogfather thru some pretty hard wood including pounding directly on the back (tip) of the handle with no damage to it. And believe me when I say pounded I mean hard with a sledge hammer. I love the Res C also but have lots of micarta and one G10 (a BATAC).

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Yah, who in their right mind would want to own any Busse with Resiprene C!?! (unfortunately I'm missing one or two... :o)

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From top: Basic 9, Basic 7, Basic 5, Basic 3, Taliwhacker, Euro 6
 
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