Better all around steel? INFI vs. 1095

Robdude said:
really, I'm just not seeing it.. years of beating the blades I mentioned and I have never seen 1095 hold a candle to my infi beater.., that said the use I put blades through is impact stress in knarly wood...not "slice cardboard" stress..
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Well, its all depend on who's 1095 you are talking about.

If what you are doing is batoning thru some giant logs all day long then INFI will sure win. But for a pure edge holding I don't think INFI would ever take a cake vs properly HT 1095.

This was a cutting comp blade with more than 3 times thinner at behind edge thickness than Busse's Battle Mistress. This one was made 5 years ago. Has been used regularly and I still haven't seen any problem. The knife chop much better than BM and edge holding is just plain better than INFI.

And yes, I used to own a BM too but sold it long time ago due to its too thick at the edge and full tang construction is not balance very well and also poor at absorbing shock when chopping.

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shqxk said:
Well, its all depend on who's 1095 you are talking about.

If what you are doing is batoning thru some giant logs all day long then INFI will sure win. But for a pure edge holding I don't think INFI would ever take a cake vs properly HT 1095.

This was a cutting comp blade with more than 3 times thinner at behind edge thickness than Busse's Battle Mistress. This one was made 5 years ago. Has been used regularly and I still haven't seen any problem. The knife chop much better than BM and edge holding is just plain better than INFI.

And yes, I used to own a BM too but sold it long time ago due to its too thick at the edge and full tang construction is not balance very well and also poor at absorbing shock when chopping.

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Very cool blade..and im assuming its blade geometry and design is designed for chopping alone..a comp blade as you mentioned. I was after a bombproof blade when I found Busse.. a beat the shit out of it blade.. the Busse chops, batons, prys, and hammers and stays very sharp though the process.. an maybe "some" 1095 does to..I just haven't seen it do it as well as infi.. and I'm guessing that blade is a pinch more money than the $200 busse alternative..
 
Robdude said:
Very cool blade..and im assuming its blade geometry and design is designed for chopping alone..a comp blade as you mentioned. I was after a bombproof blade when I found Busse.. a beat the shit out of it blade.. the Busse chops, batons, prys, and hammers and stays very sharp though the process.. an maybe "some" 1095 does to..I just haven't seen it do it as well as infi.. and I'm guessing that blade is a pinch more money than the $200 busse alternative..
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If what you're looking for is indestructible blade then no one beat Busse Rob. They also make very handsome design, the best among production in my opinion.

In my country we are not batoning, only chopping. Because tropical wood are usually hard and dense and its not very big so it just can't be baton.

I think you should at least give some custom blade a try. While most of it wouldn't be as bomb proof as Busse but it will mostly has thinner geometry.

The knife in the picture price only $400 which are not very bad for a full handmade satin hand rubbed custom chopper but sadly the maker of it just has gone last year.
 
I always thought of infi as a stainless, tougher 5160.

Its edge holding never really impressed me but it was easy to sharpen and rolled instead of chipped, which is great for its intended use. You can't have badass edge holding AND ease of sharpening and a tendency to roll vs chip. There are always tradeoffs and Busses go for indestructability so there will be areas that suffer for that.
 
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shqxk said:
If what you're looking for is indestructible blade then no one beat Busse Rob. They also make very handsome design, the best among production in my opinion.

In my country we are not batoning, only chopping. Because tropical wood are usually hard and dense and its not very big so it just can't be baton.

I think you should at least give some custom blade a try. While most of it wouldn't be as bomb proof as Busse but it will mostly has thinner geometry.

The knife in the picture price only $400 which are not very bad for a full handmade satin hand rubbed custom chopper but sadly the maker of it just has gone last year.
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Yes I'm typically batoning and often need to pry the knotty logs apart.. if I were after a all out chopper, I would go for a blade with more of a machete effect.. like the blade listed above..or a Silverback or something. when I need to clear a jeep trail of branches I don't grab for my busse..I grab my 25$ machete and don't give two flips if it chips an edge.. I have thought about getting a silverback..
 
truth be told..for the price of a Busse I "could" get 30 cheap knives and if one busts...grab another.. but that's not what most of us are all about is it??..we like the finer things in life..like a real nice, expensive, well built piece of steel with a lot of time and brain power invested to create it..
 
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