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The nice thing is, I've managed to amass some REALLY sweet blades (Busse and non-Busse) while sticking to my budget. My Busse family blades include a DFCG, an S6CG, a Camp Tramp, a YKLE (my one and only LE), and an RMD. I bought 'em all brand spankin' new. And even though I spent less than $200 on each one, I hardly consider myself deprived! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> (Needless to say, I don't buy much off the secondary market. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> )

I'm convinced that ANYONE can put together an extremely serviceable Busse family knife collection containing everything from choppers to neckers while setting and keeping a sensible spending limit. All it takes is some discipline, patience and perseverence. The new Scrap Yard and Swamp Rat business plans make it easier than ever to consider your options. And buying Scrap Yard knives is a GREAT way to start. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
I wish I could adhere to a spending limit, I find ways in my own sick mind to justify spending big money. For the longest time it was Scrapyard/Ranger Knives with an occasional SwampRat when I wanted to splurge, then I broke down and bought my first Busse (ASH 1) that still wasn't enough to derail my plan. Then I discovered Bark River and found that even though they are priced very reasonably, there were entirely too many models that I wanted so even though I would spend at or under the 200.00 mark per knife I gobbled up about 8 of them in a 6 month period. Then I moved up the financial food chain to Fehrman and the flood gates opened up for my Mistress and SFNO. Now I really need to slow back down and relax, hopefully Scrapyard will continue to put out more knives so my knife fix can be satisfied without making me homeless.

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