Well,i was talking in ratio "value for money" term...Of course that AUS -8 however with cryogenic heat treatment is different ball game to INFI,,,, and i was not mentioning this steel to be of higher or same performance at all....I just like some of their designs and consider their blades to be way more reasonably priced,so as Kyzliar....
Speaking of Himalayan Imports or similar manufacturers who does entirely hand forged, custom blades-according to what you say-these does not belong to same "ZIP CODE" with neither of the mass production included Busse,mate....
However i am not like that...I am not "knife brand supremacist"Why? Because many such people are very close minded and may say to you-anything else that is not handmade custom is a mass production junk for them and not worth to even bother to discuss with you some Busse...however,for you,they may be good enough and proven othervise....
Why? Because they would already brand it as a machine made junk that anybody can have or order and therefore its value is big zero to them and brand you personaly also same way as your Busse knife-junk...
I am open minded,always seek to get to know new things and ideas,willing to learn from those,who knows more than i do...What i do not like,is when ego far away exceed personality and those guys who judge others, just because they paid few hundred bucks for knife....and all of a sudden this somehow "buy" them credibility and expertise and becomes experts overnight....This is very hilarious.
I like very wide variety of knifes,from bowies,through khukuries,up to japanese swords.There are good products in each category-wheter it is simple cheap stuff,ordinary middle segment or expensive ones....Also there are some good blades,even they are mass produced and custom made blades too.Fact that something is custom made,does not guarantee too,that it is also good quality....
In order to be able to say,something is good or bad for us,we need to measure that against something and also determine,what we are focused on....is it cutting? Is it chopping? Is it stabbing or thrusting? Is it lateral strength? Is it edge retention? Durability? Etc...Etc...each term is something that can be compared and also measured against its price....Is it worth it? Or is there similar product for more competitive price? This is what we call overal value for money....And that what we had discussion over,,,some guys say Busse is worth every penny and claim that it is superior to everything else and in every possible way included price,durability and says there is no stronger blade than their Busse...
I only disagreed and prove them they are wrong-i was asked to give an example,so i did.You guys knows the blades (at least some of you do) and know very well,that any Busse would be smoked away and no contest to strength,toughness and chopping capability of this firepower i presented to you....You loss your arguments and that's what stirs the pan here.
I am not working for or promoting any company,as i was blamed by some of you.I repeatedly said,i like Busse knifes very much,i respect them so as those guys who makes them,i think they are of extraordinary quality,i only stated,not necessary only best option for money one can buy...I fully respect all of Busse fans and owners,i am one of them too.Many others agree also,there are other avenues to go for and to match the performance with same or better price....
On the end of the day,we all love knifes as the whole lot of us here,knife is long time companion to mankind and one of the greatest tool ever developed for living and support of our daily lifes,wheter in peace or war...
My regards to you all guys
Thanks for all replies,negative or positive ones.
