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Hey everyone, snapped a few pics today of my new ASTK and Busse Zilla, wanted to do a little comparison between the two and do a unscientific review...
They are roughly the same length and both have custom fitted handle slabs
the ASTK weighs in at about 29 oz, while the Zilla is around 36-38 oz ( kitchen scale doesn't go that high)
The Zilla maintains the same thickness through the tang while the ASTK tapers quite a bit, and is a bit thicker at the spine than the Zilla
Here's a shot of them stacked, you can see where the Zilla makes up it's extra weight
Here's roughly where the ASTK sweet spot is, ( it extends a little in front of that spot as well) this is just the area where it goes in deepest with the least effort
Here's the Zilla. The Zilla seems to have a larger sweet spot, maybe because it a bit straighter in that area, or just more weight due to increased blade height
Balance points
Chopping some palm fronds
The ASTK on the first chop didnt go all the way through, this was the thickest part that I chopped though, I will have to try the Zilla on a similar piece tomorrow
Zilla, one chop
The ASTK, a little further down
Now, I shot of quick video of these two fine blades chopping, but I'm having issues changing formats, so I'll have to edit it and get it uploaded tomorrow
And here's a couple neat pics,( at least I thought so)
And dual wielding? Meh, I need an extra arm for Tri-wielding
They are roughly the same length and both have custom fitted handle slabs
the ASTK weighs in at about 29 oz, while the Zilla is around 36-38 oz ( kitchen scale doesn't go that high) The Zilla maintains the same thickness through the tang while the ASTK tapers quite a bit, and is a bit thicker at the spine than the Zilla
Here's a shot of them stacked, you can see where the Zilla makes up it's extra weight
Here's roughly where the ASTK sweet spot is, ( it extends a little in front of that spot as well) this is just the area where it goes in deepest with the least effort
Here's the Zilla. The Zilla seems to have a larger sweet spot, maybe because it a bit straighter in that area, or just more weight due to increased blade height
Balance points
Chopping some palm fronds
The ASTK on the first chop didnt go all the way through, this was the thickest part that I chopped though, I will have to try the Zilla on a similar piece tomorrow
Zilla, one chop
The ASTK, a little further down
Now, I shot of quick video of these two fine blades chopping, but I'm having issues changing formats, so I'll have to edit it and get it uploaded tomorrow
And here's a couple neat pics,( at least I thought so)
And dual wielding? Meh, I need an extra arm for Tri-wielding
