Spyderco Manix 2 came to mind first, followed by a saber ground Endura also don't disregard the Cold Steel folders entirely they offer a great deal of knife for the money.
I'd still like to hear from the OP what makes AUS8 poor for cutting wood. I apparently have amazing bushcraft skills to be able to use an AUS8 blade to do the tasks the OP mentioned
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