INFI vs RAT(ESEE) 1095

Both are great steels, with great heat treat, from great companies. I own both and would buy both again.

Not sure what answer you are looking for, although your post could be interpreted as looking like you're trying to incite a riot.
 
Idaho Jarhead said:
Both are great steels, with great heat treat, from great companies. I own both and would buy both again.

Not sure what answer you are looking for, although your post could be interpreted as looking like you're trying to incite a riot.
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LOL!!!! No riots please !!!!! Just a question from someone who never owned any INFI and is curious !!!!
 
The general consensus is that you won't understand all the hoopla if you have not owned an INFI knife.
 
If you're not trying to get someone to say "ours is best, theirs is trash", what are you actually wanting to know?

Both have proprietary heat treats, both have great edge retention, both companies make very tough knives, both companies have great customer service.
Infi is more "stainless" than 1095.
If you break an ESEE knife, email them to let them know what happened and how, then mail them the pieces and your replacement should arrive shortly thereafter.
If you break an INFI knife, because they are semi-custom, it's very possible you will get a shop credit for the original sale price of that blade, instead of the same style knife because if they don't have it or it's out of production, there's no "hidden stash" of each pattern for them to make up a new one.

There is no "general consensus", but lots of folks have both ESEE/RC 1095 knives and INFI blades from Busse/Bussekin.
 
INFI is more rust resistant and seems tougher than the 1095 ESEE uses. I find they hold their edge about the same. Both are very easy to sharpen.

Busse has more variety, but certain models are tough to get. Both have great warranties.

I prefer Busse or ESEE just because I prefer the designs and I find them to feel more custom.
 
Ok guys forget it!! I didn't realize this would get heated !!! I just wanted to know how infi would be compared to my new 1095 blade I just had out camping!!! WTF I thought this was a friendly forum!!!
 
Is it fair to say that their price points are further apart than their toughness??
 
Way I see it... if you break an ESEE for ANY reason.. you get a new one... why pay more for a user? (collecting/custom part of busse's is part of their appeal, and that goes more to different strokes for different folks than actual objective logic)... Given the price differential, I do not see me buying a busse unless I run out of BRKT and ESEE's to try...
 
myowngod said:
Way I see it... if you break an ESEE for ANY reason.. you get a new one... why pay more for a user? (collecting/custom part of busse's is part of their appeal, and that goes more to different strokes for different folks than actual objective logic)... Given the price differential, I do not see me buying a busse unless I run out of BRKT and ESEE's to try...
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because value/money is a poor way to evaluate purchases.

at least in my opinion. I believe if you can carry only one knife at time you should carry the best you can afford. If you like ESEE better, buy ESEE, if you like BUSSE better, buy BUSSE. Buy a bussekin knife and try it out, if you dont like it just resell it, you wont lose much.
 
softrockrenegade said:
Ok guys forget it!! I didn't realize this would get heated !!! I just wanted to know how infi would be compared to my new 1095 blade I just had out camping!!! WTF I thought this was a friendly forum!!!
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Hey man, you started this thread:p

BTW, I saw no one treating you unfriendly at all:confused: But for starting this thread it could still happen...J/K:D


Your 1095 will do you fine:thumbup:
 
Both knives will take more abuse than any knife needs to. Corrosion and price point will be the only issues.
 
softrockrenegade said:
Ok guys forget it!! I didn't realize this would get heated !!! I just wanted to know how infi would be compared to my new 1095 blade I just had out camping!!! WTF I thought this was a friendly forum!!!
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:D
this IS still being friendly.
If you're paying attention, so far most of the posts have been along the lines of "both are good, but I prefer XX because".
I personally would love to have a chance to try out some INFI, and I'm not going to knock it without that experience. (the Zilla is a 110% delicious looking chopper, for example - and I've got the overgrown brush/trees to give it a solid test)

Just curious - which ESEE blade were you out using today?
 
redisburning said:
because value/money is a poor way to evaluate purchases.

at least in my opinion. I believe if you can carry only one knife at time you should carry the best you can afford. If you like ESEE better, buy ESEE, if you like BUSSE better, buy BUSSE. Buy a bussekin knife and try it out, if you dont like it just resell it, you wont lose much.
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I'm not sure I follow... bang for buck is how I evaluate most purchases, and will until the day I am wealthy enough to not care...

Personal opinion of feel/aesthetics are not part of my logic here... merely, if I were to buy a hiking knife, if it were between comparable busse and esee... the esee would be ~150+ dollars less... obviously if you love the busse design/feel, the extra money is justified... but for me, if both are comfortable, i'll gladly save the money... and in the off-chance I manage to break it, I know it will be covered...
 
Sorry to bring all this up again softrockrenegade, but I think this is a good discussion and think we should discuss it further...

My question is this...

How many of you out there have actually pushed ESEE 1095 or INFI past it's limits? I think most, especially Busse owners, would claim that INFI is the more "indestructible" of the two steels. Honestly though I just can't picture many tasks besides ones that are completely ridiculous tasks to ask of a knife to be too much for either of these two handle...
 
sharp lupo said:
Ive heard of esee knives breaking alot, thats why you just send it in and they send you a new one.
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PICS or it didn't happen.

Also, ESEE wouldn't be able to stay in business with a no questions asked warranty if they didn't offer one of the toughest knives out there.

I just wish I had a Busse to compare it to. Just for a while. Just to know, ya know?
 
jgon said:
PICS or it didn't happen.

Also, ESEE wouldn't be able to stay in business with a no questions asked warranty if they didn't offer one of the toughest knives out there.

I just wish I had a Busse to compare it to. Just for a while. Just to know, ya know?
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Just do some research man, look at the esse forum some guy just broke his.
 
sharp lupo said:
Just do some research man, look at the esse forum some guy just broke his.
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Do you own any ESEE knives? If you don't, you should. I own two, and the abuse I have put them through is all the research I need.

All knives can break, but when a company is willing to back you 100% no matter what broke your knife, that says a lot.

I'm not trying to start an argument, but honestly you are missing out on some of the best knives out there for a completely unjustified reason if you are passing them up because you think they are easily broken.
 
Part of the appeal of INFI as far as it's toughness isn't about breakage, it's about how the dge reacts to solid impacts. It's made to roll rather than chip. I don't know how that compares to ESEE's 1095 because I haven't hit anything with my Izula

How about it anybody, does 1095 roll or chip?
 
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