Thanks for the kind reply ordawg1. I have many Busse, SR, and SY knives. I have a few GB and Wetterlings and many Fiskars/Gerber products - as well as various axes/mauls etc. by manufacturers unknown. I have many hand-forged tomahawks, a few Laganas, and several from Cold Steel. Like I said above, I meant no ill. I am frugal about many things. Maybe that's why my Spyderco knives are used to cut much more than my Busse kin. Also, my axes are used to chop more than my Busse kin, and my Stihls get plenty of work.

All that said, I always have a Busse kin near me if not actually carried.

I also like kaiser blades (including the tiny Gerber Brush Thinner), hand powered saws, and various pole loppers/saws/pruners.

Each of us has individual tastes, needs, and uses.

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