Why no Res C handles on a Busse?

I hate to say it, but after buying a SOD, I've come to the conclusion that a large chopping blade needs Res-C in order to fulfill its true potential.
That stuff makes chopping so much more comfortable, I'd rather have a Dog Father than the Battle Mistress.
It would be super awesome if we could convince Jerry to do a run with Res-C.:thumbup:
 
If you can get the tang to break on any of the ResC handled knives, either Busse basics, or the scrapyard knives you are a Gorilla of a man.

any thing short of stupid moves involving sledge hammers and breaker bars etc will be fine.

If I remember correctly in destruction testing, the res c handled a ton of abuse.
 
The Basic 9 is rapidly becoming my favourite mid size knife....and on this size of knife the Res C Grips are very comfortable. On the smaller knives they can be a bit tight if you have large hands. The Basic 9 is right up there with a FSH on size/ability/easy carrying/ but comes in a fair bit lighter as a bonus.

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The overall size of the knife though enables me to carry it well on my belt kit on a slanting rear cross draw....the same is true for a FSH.....go a bit bigger and this type of carry option has either the handle tip or the blade tip catching your arms when moving....you need a more vertical angle for these.

You can see what I mean about grip sizes changing with the blade size in this photo....my DFLE and a DMDC...the DFLE is another Res C favourite....a 10 inch blade that has the weight and handling of a knife much lighter than comparable full tang knives.

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There was also produced at Knob Creek a Desert DFLE with the flat grind....this is a pretty rare knife....I let mine go to a great "Dog" on the SYKC Forum....he had them all I think bar this one....

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Another great Res-C knife is the Camp Tramp from Swamp Rat....a 7 inch blade which if you cannot find a Basic 7 is the next best option IMO....it also has slightly more weight to it than a Basic 7 in the blade shape and is a formidable chopper for it's size.

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To bring the level of comfort on my micarta handles up to the Res C level or as close as I can I find sanding them down to a bespoke fit for my hands to be really useful.

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If I could "ask" for an ultimate knife from Busse using the Res C handles and Infi I would love something like my NMFBM which I thinned down the blade thickness a bit for a convex grind fitted with a Res C grip....

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The smooth hand shaped handles do work fine for me as is....but a Bushwacker NMFBM ResC option would be an ultimate chopper to me:thumbup:
 
Wow, excellent post Peter.

I'm sure I'd think otherwise if I actually had a battle mistress, but I'm thinking I'll be content for quite some time with just my DDF. Its large, comfy... maintains an excellent sharp blade and it was cheap!!! I just can't justify the secondary market prices for a BM when the DF does the same thing.
 
Yes....sensible call....you can only use one knife at a time and the DDF is as good a chopper as you will need....me....I need a 12 step programme to "control" this knife collection thing....:D
 
PeterPHWS said:
Yes....sensible call....you can only use one knife at a time and the DDF is as good a chopper as you will need....me....I need a 12 step programme to "control" this knife collection thing....:D
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Trust me, I hear ya. In june I discovered SR/Busse. I bought an M6 and said it would be the last fixed blade I ever bought. Now I own 4 of each, and 2 SYs as well.

I had Steelnut make me a piggyback sheath for the DF and Vex I scored at the ganza. I'm thinking its THE perfect conbination for camping/hunting... I really like this DF. I'm trying my hardest not to buy another black CG one.
 
The rubber handles keep blades more economical and the Busse is the high-end product line so they have the more costly materials. I do like rubber handles and encapsulated tang for heavy-use choppers, but the classy, state of the art look of the mag handles and exposed tang end is undeniable.
 
Well adrock, you have all the further joys of spending on belt sanders and paint thinners and scotchbrite wheels to come to as well....eventually the temptation to strip a blade of it's coating and polish it down and then convex the blade and not just the edge ( which the DDF lends itself to as it is sabre ground ) starts to grab you as the coating takes a few knocks....after that tweaking knives becomes an OCD problem and you are constantly on a "quest" for that ultimate level of design and performance. A true 12 step recovery addiction!:D:D
 
I agree that there already is a good hierarchy of cost and material from Busse to SwampRat to Scrap Yard, but some cross polination would be nice. The combination of Infi and Res-C would be cool. It doesn't seem likely that SY will produce too many lines of infi blades, simply because of the nature of how the company was formed to begin with. But Busse could, already being the top of the totem pole.
 
PeterPHWS said:
Well adrock, you have all the further joys of spending on belt sanders and paint thinners and scotchbrite wheels to come to as well....eventually the temptation to strip a blade of it's coating and polish it down and then convex the blade and not just the edge ( which the DDF lends itself to as it is sabre ground ) starts to grab you as the coating takes a few knocks....after that tweaking knives becomes an OCD problem and you are constantly on a "quest" for that ultimate level of design and performance. A true 12 step recovery addiction!:D:D
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Haha, Oh I'm sure! I did a double take when I walked past my brother's garage yesterday and saw a perfectly good belt sander being used as a shelf. I promtly told him I'd "take care of it" for him while he's not using it
 
Bandicoot in Res C - my favorite fish knife. When slimy with fish blood and guts, it can't be beaten for a secure grip.
 
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