You are much kinder than I <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Wow, is what comes to mind. I like the mods you made to the blade, very functional. And to the 154 CM from the Yard------true love of toughness! Thanks for sharing your new Muppy with us.

Cool handle mod! I really like the idea of being able to pound on the end of the handle if the need arises.

Yup,I like having the option.I just wish I could have a little metal sticking up above the resc.
You can't see it to well in the one pic but the tang has a couple of good size dings in it.
But the spine of the blade only has a few very small dings on the edges from the ballpeen.
I'm thinking the heat treating doesn't go to the end of the tang & it will deform with repeated pounding,not sure though.
It sure held up great through the pounding it took to get the tip through that 1/8th steel,so the occassional when/if needed pounding should be ok. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
Like my DI in bootcamp would say when giving us a command that was not in compliance with the regs...This thread "is for instructional purposes only". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

My gosh man, I would'nt have the heart to beat my puppy like that. But it does demonstrate that I should get it out more often and work it. Thanks for the ideas.

Just goes to show that necessity is the mother of all inventions. The more I look at this mod I can see where it will be extra useful, especially in carry.

Jeff, I been thinking the same thing. Still.....

It looks broken, better send it to me..

I should have known I can truly count on every single Bussekin blade I own, the Dereg and Hook already being proven quantities in my mind. Never woulda thunk my Muppy could take such abuse and come back for more. I don't know why I thought that...

Thanks Myke!

That's what I call, Puppy Love!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Great job on the Paper weight/Knife Holder! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Insanity I tell you...insanity LOL

Cool pics

Thanks for sharing

Dan

Hello!

How are you all?

Well, I am extremely impressed by this <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

A knife point made out of a martensitic stainless steel @ 58-60HRC (which would normaly be on the brittle side) pounded through a 0.125'' thick piece of mild steel without ANY damage!!!! This is extremely impressive!!!

I knew that the Busse family knives were given superior heat treatments, but this is plain revolutionary!

I saw this thread maybe a month ago and I've been visiting it, thinking about it and telling about it to my girlfriend (even if she really doesn't care!) since then because I'm so impressed!

I finally decided to register in order to share my emotions!

At my job, I have access to tools and metals and found a piece of steel very similar to the one use in this test (also a square tubing but 1.5'' X 1.5'' X 0.125'').

In order to feel what it takes to pound a point through a piece of mild steel that thick, I took an awl and tried to make it through the tubing' wall. After the first 2 or 3 blows, it was clear that I would need a vise-grip to safely hold that awl while heavily pounding on it and after having destroyed the handle, the point finally managed to pierce the mild steel.

While heavily pounding on this awl (of an unknown steel and of an unknown hardness but I would guess a tough steel in the 48-55HRC range) I kept thinking about the Mud Puppy and was blown away that it resisted this kind of impact needed to go though the mild steel.

Upon examination of the point, I was very surprised to see that it was still as sharp as it was when I sharpened it before the test. However, at about the third try, the point bent over completely. I resharpened it carefully (avoiding overheating by cooling frequently) and did it again a couple of times but the point didn't survive and bent over once more.

For reference, the awl I used is the item #100-0985 at the very bottom of page 9 of this catalog:

http://www.fullertool.com/images/pdf_eng/Fastening_E_L.pdf


Handle on these are really tough but the square end of the awl went through its handle easily after just a couple of blows which gave me at first the feeling that the awl was already piercing the mild steel!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> I then removed the scrapped handle (which was a task on its own!) and went on with the test without it.


So, after this test I did myself, I am even more impressed by the Mud Puppy piercing the 0.125'' mild steel tubing wall.

If it was still available, I think I would buy one in order to try it and be even more impressed! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />