Why we buy Busse's

yes, it is quite the experience when something finally lives up to the hype!!

Busse is a great product served by great people:thumbup: what more do you want. funny his first busse was an SFNO...my first was a blk tie warden. really liked it but lusted after a SFNO. Very difficult and really expensive when i started on BF. The first time I laid my hands on a SFNO..I was floored now I have 3 and two more on the way :D

And...As for amy-o never lucky enough to meet her in person much less get a hug :grumpy:
She is really nice on the phone i can confirm that much..;)

Jeff Ps who bought this SFNO and can i have it??:p
 
Well, my first was a Hellrazor because, well, it was the sexiest blade I'd ever seen, with the coolest name ever, and I was sick of having "good enough" and finally wanted something of "the best". Little did I know what I'd be getting. It was sweet to look at, but when I got it in hand, I knew I'd found perfection. It has the most wonderful grips, (SF) for that size knife, the balance is perfect for both heavy use and maneuverability, and despite what the naysayers claim, Busse knives can even cut stuff!

Then came the CGFBM, because it has the same sex factor as the HR, the second coolest name, ever, and once again, it can even cut stuff.

Then a few BADs, then a BWM. . .

Yeah, something that finally lives up to the hype.
 
A nice letter and a very important point. How much do we spend on a couch or a television set? What did your last cord of wood run? Shoot, the Mrs. last grocery bill was probably over $200. We do these things and no one says anything about it. Friends, I bought a Busse Batac for usin to replace my old buck 124 of 35years, I got me a real nice buckle handmade from Mark Dahl the spur maker when the Mrs. got tired of lookin' at my old brass number, I ordered a painting of my cutting horse when she passed, from Anders Stone and my last pair of Paul Bond's lasted 15 years!
Now why do my kids think I'm loco when they hear the prices? Everyone of these here items was made by someone who is arguably one of the best in their field. How much does your local doctor make in a day?

My point is that I don't own many things, but if I'm going to go to the trouble of having it, i be damned if I'm not going to enjoy it as much as possible and maybe even help support the crafts I respect.

Sincerely
Evert P. Person
 
That's a good lookin' SFNO!

I felt the same way when I received my first few Busse's... The quality could be seen and felt. Not often, especially these days, can you buy anything that was meant to last for over a lifetime of hard use. :thumbup: ...But my Busse knives will easily outlive me no matter how long I'm around for. :)

Great post, fbusmc! :D:thumbup:
 
old salty said:
A nice letter and a very important point. How much do we spend on a couch or a television set? What did your last cord of wood run? Shoot, the Mrs. last grocery bill was probably over $200. We do these things and no one says anything about it. Friends, I bought a Busse Batac for usin to replace my old buck 124 of 35years, I got me a real nice buckle handmade from Mark Dahl the spur maker when the Mrs. got tired of lookin' at my old brass number, I ordered a painting of my cutting horse when she passed, from Anders Stone and my last pair of Paul Bond's lasted 15 years!
Now why do my kids think I'm loco when they hear the prices? Everyone of these here items was made by someone who is arguably one of the best in their field. How much does your local doctor make in a day?

My point is that I don't own many things, but if I'm going to go to the trouble of having it, i be damned if I'm not going to enjoy it as much as possible and maybe even help support the crafts I respect.

Sincerely
Evert P. Person
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Great first post ,mate :thumbup: Sums up my feelings exactly .... better to have a few good bits of kit than multiple "average" offerings .....
 
I wonder if Bryan ever bought any more Busse's after this one... I'm going to to have write him and see what's up.. yeah, it's interesting what we prioritize with our cash... I haven't taken a vacation in years.. don't like wasting money on electric and water bills, so I"m always on the family to conserve stuff.. don't like buying new clothes, they just get used then given away.. hate eating out, don't drink or smoke cause its a waste of money...don't party, gamble, or really spend on much of anything "except maybe dating my wife :-)"
BUT>> you put a good FN-FAL, or Busse in front of me... and.. Money.... What's that? a means to get a good firearm or INFI>.. Man, how did I get this messed up? :-)
 
People can justify anything when they want to, but for me it is common sense. If I added up all the tanks of fuel, utilities and food purchased over the years I could buy ten times the INFI I have and then actually have something to show for all the money burned, unlike now. I'm starting to wonder if I can live without a cell phone like I used to just 10 years ago in order to have more INFI money! :p

I buy Busse knives because they deliver as promised. They are beautiful yet simple. They remain reliable and functional in an overcomplicated world where little is as it used to be. It also doesn't hurt in the least that they are made in the good ole U.S. of A. by great people and give me a great sense of pride in owning something worth having. :cool: Not much else I buy anymore actually does that, just sayin. :( I must also say that deep down, they have logical appeal to the simplest of instincts man was given... the need to survive. :thumbup:

Thanks to Jerry and all of his crew for making such wonderful products! :D
 
My first Busse was a Tanker Grey NMSFNO. I got it out of the packaging and my arm muscles started talking to a bunch of old voices somewhere down near my brain stem. It sounded something like: "Hey look, college boy found a real knife."
 
Ref: several posts above this one:

Most objections to Busse knives come down to one thing: the price.

Sure, some object that they weight too much or they are too thick, but when you show them how to carry one so the weight isn't a problem and that they really can cut stuff, their conversation ender is always the price.

To which I usually riposte: "So your $3000 plasma screen TV makes perfect sense, but my $500 knife doesn't?"

You can look around my house and see all the stuff other people have that I don't. All of a sudden, my hobbies end up costing less than theirs.

Look at where a man spends his money, and you'll find out where is heart is.
 
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