Sarsquatch vs. CG ASH

EAGLE1028

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For the lucky few that have the Sarsquatch or handled it at Blade, what are your thoughts on the differences to that of a CG ASH for general use ?

Gundy and Ban might have a good perspective on this.
 
I bet it'll handle well too given it's thinner than the CG version. And that handle looks more attractive than the mag non-hand-shaped SH1 handle.
 
Tyrkon Lawson said:
Excellent question. Just from the looks I'd bet the Sarsquatch can out chop the ASH-1.
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Yep, the SARsquatch will definitely outchop a ASH1 because of the forward balance and leverage from the longer blade. The handle also allows you to choke pretty far back to gain even more leverage. I would rank its chopping ability right in between a SHe and FSH. Lets just say it is a darn good chopper for its size and weight. My new favorite medium sized busse. :thumbup:
 
Ban,

How would you compare it with a SHE like the one you did for Cobalt? With the butt ground off and all....did the butt reduction :p help the balance for chopping? I know the edge is a tad thick on most of the e series knives :p. So a Banned SHE VS. a SARsquatch :D THAT is the question ;).
 
pbubsy said:
Ban,

How would you compare it with a SHE like the one you did for Cobalt? With the butt ground off and all....did the butt reduction :p help the balance for chopping? I know the edge is a tad thick on most of the e series knives :p. So a Banned SHE VS. a SARsquatch :D THAT is the question ;).
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Actually, the one I did for Cobalt was a BMe with a butt grind. And yes it did move the balance forward a bit. The SARsquatch is not in the same chopping class as a BMe.

The SHe and the SARsquatch would be very close but I think that the SARsq may have a slight edge because of the wider blade and slightly more forward balance. It also allows for one to choke way back on the grip to gain even more leverage. I will try out a RW in a little bit because I just happen to have one laying around that belongs to Jeepnut22 ;)

Tyrkon Lawson said:
BAN: Would you compare the performance of the Sarsquatch similar to the Ratweiler/Chopweiler?
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It has been a while since I used a Ratweiler/Chopweiler. I would imagine that the performance would be very close if both were given the same edge geometry. I can probably chop a tad better with a SARsq than with a RW/CW because the handle ergo just fits my hand better.
 
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Ban said:
It has been a while since I used a Ratweiler/Chopweiler. I would imagine that the performance would be very close if both were given the same edge geometry. I can probably chop a tad better with a SARsq than with a RW/CW because the handle ergo just fits my hand better.
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I definitely agree with you there Ban. The ergos on the sarsquatch seem to be fantastic, at least for those of use with small-medium hands. I like the feel of the squatch a lot really far back on the handle; better than my chopweiler.
 
mapper66 said:
The ergos on the sarsquatch seem to be fantastic, at least for those of use with small-medium hands.
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Wuh Oh. What about for people with large hands? Any Ham-handed folks score a Saraquatch yet? Or maybe someone with large hands handled one at Blade?
 
BubbaThud said:
Wuh Oh. What about for people with large hands? Any Ham-handed folks score a Saraquatch yet? Or maybe someone with large hands handled one at Blade?
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I am sure they will be fine for folks with large hands. Those handles are a tad big but very very usuable for me.
 
Ban said:
Actually, the one I did for Cobalt was a BMe with a butt grind. And yes it did move the balance forward a bit. The SARsquatch is not in the same chopping class as a BMe.

The SHe and the SARsquatch would be very close but I think that the SARsq may have a slight edge because of the wider blade and slightly more forward balance. It also allows for one to choke way back on the grip to gain even more leverage. I will try out a RW in a little bit because I just happen to have one laying around that belongs to Jeepnut22 ;)



It has been a while since I used a Ratweiler/Chopweiler. I would imagine that the performance would be very close if both were given the same edge geometry. I can probably chop a tad better with a SARsq than with a RW/CW because the handle ergo just fits my hand better.
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I will bring a SarQ and a RW to the Norcal gathering. Feel them and test them yourself TL. :D
 
BubbaThud said:
Wuh Oh. What about for people with large hands? Any Ham-handed folks score a Saraquatch yet? Or maybe someone with large hands handled one at Blade?
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Ban said:
I am sure they will be fine for folks with large hands. Those handles are a tad big but very very usuable for me.
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knife hunter said:
Bubba they are sweet!!!
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Yeah, didn't mean to worry you there, BubbaThud. The handles on this thing are plenty big, I've just got medium-ish hands and didn't want to say they were great for big hands without really knowing. :thumbup:
 
I'm ready for the Sarsquatch LE. Just a little thicker. Satin. Some tiger hide scales. :thumbup:
 
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