ash 1 question

[pimpnugget]

iam thinking about getting a ash1 but there is a couple things i wanted to know 1st how long is the blade 2nd how lond is the handle 3rd how heavy is it
4th and how does it chop and split (batoning) ?

 

[Jeremy Horton]

1. 6 inches or so
2. the rest of the knife
3. very balanced for .320
4. priceless

 

[Gerberblades]

Hi-

The ASH is a great all around knife. 12 inch OA. There are customs, CG ASH (reg) CG Skinny, and LE.

Skinny is the same thickness as LE, CG is .32, and customs are usually .22.

 

[Coupchoux]

Steel Heart (SH) : ASH-1
Blade Steel : INFI
Blade Length : 6.5
Overall Length : 12.0
Weight : 20.7
Blade Thickness : 0.32
List Price : $297
Year : 2007

 

[Coupchoux]

Hi-

The ASH is a great all around knife. 12 inch OA. There are customs, CG ASH (reg) CG Skinny, and LE.

Skinny is the same thickness as LE, CG is .32, and customs are usually .22.

Isn't it a combat knife ?

 

[Gerberblades]

Depends on your definition of combat, when I think of combat I think of fighters.

Combat grade, some, customs have custom handles/ finish.

 

[pimpnugget]

thanks guy i though the blade was bigger why only 6 inches

 

[Tony G]

Hi-

The ASH is a great all around knife. 12 inch OA. There are customs, CG ASH (reg) CG Skinny, and LE.

Skinny is the same thickness as LE, CG is .32, and customs are usually .22.

Steel Heart (SH) : ASH-1
Blade Steel : INFI
Blade Length : 6.5
Overall Length : 12.0
Weight : 20.7
Blade Thickness : 0.32
List Price : $297
Year : 2007

Good info but the Skinny is more like .187 stock.

With the coatings still on, mine is .196.

So you have three options .32 .22 and .187+coating.

Having a few SHBMs and FBMs around I have not chopped or split wood with an ASH-1 so I can’t help there.

 

[Coupchoux]

Depends on your definition of combat, when I think of combat I think of fighters.

Combat grade, some, customs have custom handles/ finish.

Hi Gerberblades,

I think of fighter, because the ASH-1 tip is really pointed.

I've one and it's a very good knife, and, as Horton says, very well balanced for .320

 

[Jeremy Horton]

u might want a FSH..

 

[Tony G]

thanks guy i though the blade was bigger why only 6 inches

It was an anniversary edition of the SH-1 not a new knife. Since the SH-1 was six inches so was the ASH-1. The more recent SH is the FSH and that has a larger blade.
What size blade do you think you need?
.

 

[Coupchoux]

Steel Heart (SH) : Skinny ASH
Blade Steel : INFI
Blade Length : 6.5
Overall Length : 12.0
Weight : 14.6
Blade Thickness : 0.195
List Price : $297
Year : 2008

 

[Coupchoux]

My ASH-1OD green & Black Mags micarta :

ASH-1, SARsquatch, Chopweiler :

Thickness blades comparison :

 

[Gerberblades]

Oh, wow, I thought the skinny ASH's were thicker, .187, thats really skinny.

Good info but the Skinny is more like .187 stock.

With the coatings still on, mine is .196.

So you have three options .32 .22 and .187+coating.

Having a few SHBMs and FBMs around I have not chopped or split wood with an ASH-1 so I can’t help there.

 

[BillCutting]

Get the .32! I doubt theres a better knife made.

 

[GregS]

Just my $.02 but I have used my cgash1 to chop at length on several occasions, and I hate say it... but... it's a pinky pincher in my case. I prefer the squatches, they're much lighter, handle's more comfortable, and they bite deep when chopping. However my Banned skinny ash give's me goosebumps, an awesome camp knife, if it has to be an ash than the skinny gets my vote

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[pimpnugget]

It was an anniversary edition of the SH-1 not a new knife. Since the SH-1 was six inches so was the ASH-1. The more recent SH is the FSH and that has a larger blade.
What size blade do you think you need?
.

well my shortest outdoor blade is around but 6.5 is plenty does anyone have any pics of the ash1 being used in the outdoors

 

[macgregor22]

I have an ash-1 CG, good blade.
I like the comp edge Hell Razor much much better, it cuts and chops better and it fells better in my hand.

 

[pimpnugget]

I have an ash-1 CG, good blade.
I like the comp edge Hell Razor much much better, it cuts and chops better and it fells better in my hand.

thanks man but i dont have enough money to get a hell razor
but the ash1 still preforms right ?

 

[desmobob]

I have the ASH-1 and Skinny ASH. The Skinny is great all-around camp knife, but doesn't quite have enough a** to be a chopper. I chopped up some 3"-4" hard, dry maple with mine while on a bowhunting camp-out last week and I had to hold the knife by the end of the handle with my first two fingers to gain some swing speed. The shock of chopping made those fingers hurt, too. It did get the job done, though.

The ASH-1 is a better chopper but a little heavy for a general-purpose camp knife, in my opinion. It is one very cool blade, though. I love it.


I bet the ASH-1 LE is just right!

Stay sharp,
desmobob