Considering that Swamp Rat Knifes is having a hard time making knifes on schedule ostensibly because it uses the same milling tools as Busse ( according to the SWK web site) and can only use it at night (so as not to tick off Busse Knife), what kind of delivery/production issues might we expect if Busse and SWK decide that their "garbage" is creating too much competition and therfore decide that the "garbage" is a "trade secret".

Could not Busse and SWK legally issue a "cease-and-desist" on Scrapyard Knifes causing a complete stopage in knife production untill resolved?

Technically garbage is not public domain until it has been physically removed from the owners premises and placed into a public area (landfill). The inital trash is still the legal property of the original owner. ( Based on my own business issues I know this <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> )