Jerry Busse
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Why change a proven design? That seems to be the question.
About 13 years ago I made the first prototype for the Steel Heart and it looked very similar to the new dropped handle ergonomic model. Its performance was remarkable when deployed in chopping tasks, foil grip defense moves, speed of sheath removal, etc. . . However, I made the standard model straighter because of aesthetics. Now Im sure that Busse Combat Aesthetics will go down in history as, perhaps, the greatest oxymoron of our time. Busse Combat in Latin literally translates as Psychotic performance! Aesthetics be damned! Personally, I find the straight handled Steel Heart II to be the best LOOKING knife in the world. Noticeable handle drop simply does not LOOK great. . . at first.
Busse Combats motto The Beauty is in the Performance was the deciding factor when it came to the new design changes and based on this criterion, the new ergo model shines as the most beautiful knife we have ever made. Arm and hand fatigue is greatly reduced when chopping with the new ergo model because the wrist is in a natural, and not flexed or extended, position at the moment of impact. The handle profile is wider and less likely to shift in the palm under heavy usage and the palm swell disperses the energy absorbed more evenly over the entire width of the hand. The talon is angled away from the rear of the handle almost eliminating the chance of blisters and yet still secures the users grip. The new Diamond Quilted micarta slabs offer the most secure micarta grip surface ever offered by any maker or manufacturer.
The reaction around the shop when I first displayed the new ergonomic design was borderline homicidal and a small faction of our knifemakers tried to overthrow the shop and seize control. However, after using the new model, everyone quickly agreed that seizing control was what the new ergo handle design was all about. Even my brother, Dan, reluctantly, agreed with the group although he was later seen talking to the old style Steel Heart and was overheard mumbling something about Ill save you baby!
For those of you still having difficulty with the new design, please remember that with less fatigue under heavy usage you can deploy your knife for much longer periods of time. Needless to say, that can have its benefits. Less effort equals less caloric output and that equals less food needed to survive and that equals less time spent gathering food and that equals more leisure time and/or more time to work and make money and that equals a longer, more prosperous life. So, in other words, if you want to live long and prosper youll need to get the new ergo handle design. Quite simple, really.
Yours in Nuclear Ergonomics,
Jerry Busse
About 13 years ago I made the first prototype for the Steel Heart and it looked very similar to the new dropped handle ergonomic model. Its performance was remarkable when deployed in chopping tasks, foil grip defense moves, speed of sheath removal, etc. . . However, I made the standard model straighter because of aesthetics. Now Im sure that Busse Combat Aesthetics will go down in history as, perhaps, the greatest oxymoron of our time. Busse Combat in Latin literally translates as Psychotic performance! Aesthetics be damned! Personally, I find the straight handled Steel Heart II to be the best LOOKING knife in the world. Noticeable handle drop simply does not LOOK great. . . at first.
Busse Combats motto The Beauty is in the Performance was the deciding factor when it came to the new design changes and based on this criterion, the new ergo model shines as the most beautiful knife we have ever made. Arm and hand fatigue is greatly reduced when chopping with the new ergo model because the wrist is in a natural, and not flexed or extended, position at the moment of impact. The handle profile is wider and less likely to shift in the palm under heavy usage and the palm swell disperses the energy absorbed more evenly over the entire width of the hand. The talon is angled away from the rear of the handle almost eliminating the chance of blisters and yet still secures the users grip. The new Diamond Quilted micarta slabs offer the most secure micarta grip surface ever offered by any maker or manufacturer.
The reaction around the shop when I first displayed the new ergonomic design was borderline homicidal and a small faction of our knifemakers tried to overthrow the shop and seize control. However, after using the new model, everyone quickly agreed that seizing control was what the new ergo handle design was all about. Even my brother, Dan, reluctantly, agreed with the group although he was later seen talking to the old style Steel Heart and was overheard mumbling something about Ill save you baby!
For those of you still having difficulty with the new design, please remember that with less fatigue under heavy usage you can deploy your knife for much longer periods of time. Needless to say, that can have its benefits. Less effort equals less caloric output and that equals less food needed to survive and that equals less time spent gathering food and that equals more leisure time and/or more time to work and make money and that equals a longer, more prosperous life. So, in other words, if you want to live long and prosper youll need to get the new ergo handle design. Quite simple, really.
Yours in Nuclear Ergonomics,
Jerry Busse
