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INFII (INFI v. 2.0: tougher and harder)

If INFII were available today, which ONE existing Busse model LE, SE or CG (not one-off or custom) would you MOST like to see re-released in INFII?


I would opt for a NMFBM-LE
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughness
In materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing;[1] Material toughness is defined as the amount of energy per volume that a material can absorb before rupturing. It is also defined as the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed.
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Hardness generally decreases toughness while increasing compression strength and wear resistance. If you could have both increased in INFI, I beleive it would allow you to achieve thinner edges while avoiding the INFI flop over characteristic at thin cross sections.

If I can put a significantly thinner edge on a given model (I'm thinking .015" at the edge) I would want a BCABJ (Boney Choiless Anorexic Boss Jack), a Boney Choiless Urban Grudge, and a Boney TTKZ.
 
adrock1978 said:
School me... what does boney imply again?
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Boney was a term used to describe the 'Boney Active Duty' (BAD). It was a standard Active Duty that was heat treated to be 60-62rc (the top hardness for INFI) and with a thinner edge and blade grind.
 
snwbrdr202 said:
I'm with Sheldon! SHBM, SHSH, SHBA, or a SHMS. Any one of those four would keep me satisfied for the rest of the summer.
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For all you guys wanting originals in INFI they are out there to be had and should not be rereleased in my opinion.
Jerry has been doing a bang up job getting you almost the same knives already you are just a little short sighted to see it.
SHBM = BWM
SHSH = NMSFNO
SJ = BOSS JACK
BA3 & ABA = BOSS STREET & BOSS STREET LE
 
Mulder said:
For all you guys wanting originals in INFI they are out there to be had and should not be rereleased in my opinion.
Jerry has been doing a bang up job getting you almost the same knives already you are just a little short sighted to see it.
SHBM = BWM
SHSH = NMSFNO
SJ = BOSS JACK
BA3 & ABA = BOSS STREET & BOSS STREET LE
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I don't know brother! I have a SHBM and Bushwacker, and they feel like much different knives in my hands. If you are worried about the originals loosing their values...I don't think that will ever happen. Nothing like the original combat grade straight handled series.
 
Mulder said:
For all you guys wanting originals in INFI they are out there to be had and should not be rereleased in my opinion.
Jerry has been doing a bang up job getting you almost the same knives already you are just a little short sighted to see it.
SHBM = BWM
SHSH = NMSFNO
SJ = BOSS JACK
BA3 & ABA = BOSS STREET & BOSS STREET LE
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Not just in INFI but a hypothetical super INFI. INFI 2.0. At least thats how I read it. Most of the originals already come in infi.
 
I agree with Mulder, in that we would be better served with new designs and reworked versions of old production Busses. The BOSS Jack is an improvement over the original, just read LVC's long descriptive post on the all the reasons why. It's dead on. I'd like to see new 8" and 10" (ie Steel Hearts and Battle Mistresses) with the Light Brigade treatment. Jerry has posted that he's working on an INFI damascus. That would be sweet! Another cool possibility would be a powder metallurgy version of INFI (if it's not already made that way :confused:).
 
Soulrack223 said:
I agree with Mulder, in that we would be better served with new designs and reworked versions of old production Busses. The BOSS Jack is an improvement over the original, just read LVC's long descriptive post on the all the reasons why. It's dead on. I'd like to see new 8" and 10" (ie Steel Hearts and Battle Mistresses) with the Light Brigade treatment. Jerry has posted that he's working on an INFI damascus. That would be sweet! Another cool possibility would be a powder metallurgy version of INFI (if it's not already made that way :confused:).
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http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-from-powder-metallurgy?p=1599564#post1599564


Jerry Busse said:
Matti S.,

Good question! We have explored this very question. Powdered metallurgy can offer some very strong benefits in certain ares of knife performance. However, it is not possible to take the same analysis from a smelted steel and transfer it to a powdered construct and achieve an improvement. Carbide dispersion is very good and can therefore greatly affect the amounts of carbide formers that are included in the mix. If we wanted to achieve the same level of performance as INFI in some areas, the analysis of the PM would look nothing like that of INFI.

Thanks,

Jerry
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