SHe vs. Basic 8 vs. NMSFNO vs. ASH-2

Don't skip leg day and carry any knife you want to in your pack.

If you're quibbling over something that definitely weighs less than 2 pounds (no matter which you choose)...better reassess your activities, chicken legs.
 
antdog said:
don't skip leg day and carry any knife you want to in your pack.

If you're quibbling over something that definitely weighs less than 2 pounds (no matter which you choose)...better reassess your activities, chicken legs.
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hahahahahahaha! :D
 
NMSFNO ties with Basic 8 for me performance wise, but comfort goes to the res-c, especially this time of year in snow country.
Leg day might help with weight but it does nothing for frostbite or frost sticking your damp bare hand to a stripper's tang. :eek: ;)
 
For me I have back issues so weight is huge for me. I hunt and hike the mountains around my cabin more than all the locals and other campers in the area. They all ride wheelers in and out. I keep up just fine but trust me that night I am very stiff and sore and into the next day if snow is deep. That's why weight is important to me. I try to keep my pack as light as possible for these reasons. The res-c is also very warm when it's butt hole deep in snow. Lol
 
rockspyder said:
Of the ones specifically on this post, the only one I've actually held was a Basic, almost positive an 8, but wasn't called that. Back in probably about the 1995 to 1998 time frame. I wasn't impressed with the feel of the handle, didn't like the rubber. Blade was good though.
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Basic 8 is new, so it must have been either a 7 or a 9 from back in the day.

Since I am a polymer chemist, and a pedant, the handle material isn't rubber, strictly speaking. It is either a thermoplastic elastomer made for injection molding, or a two component urethane elastomer.
 
resinguy said:
Basic 8 is new, so it must have been either a 7 or a 9 from back in the day.

Since I am a polymer chemist, and a pedant, the handle material isn't rubber, strictly speaking. It is either a thermoplastic elastomer made for injection molding, or a two component urethane elastomer.
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Do you do any engineering/reverse-engineering/formulating? Do you have private access to a lab for any R&D or an amateur home lab?
 
My favorite blades are the ergos. One has to hold one to appreciate the feel of it.
I really would like to get in hand this ShE2, but it's tough to pull the trigger, while juggling with money before Christmas...:-/
I have a B8, and it stays. IMHO all of the Busse blades have something special to them, and never enough of INFI, but from a practical standpoint I love the B8.
Usually the BAe and B8 are the two, what is a "must" to pack if I go out.
The B8 is less attractive than a full tang classic, but it's balanced, light, tough, and I love the size. One can choke up, and hold the blade even near the tip, because it's enough wide, a nice geometry for cutting...etc.
The ergos are the blades with what I can relate to more than just a practical tool. Kind of a "one knife"- affair. Those are the ones what I love just to hold in my hand....yep, addict, I am. :-)
For the ASH2, I'm really sorry that I missed that offer - I love the size, and the overall appearance of that blade.
 
The SAR line never worked for me, though I know many love them. I like the straight handle so the ASH-2 was a Go, but 9" is pretty long for everyday use. Couldn't pass on the SHe since I've never tried an Ergo handle. Would have loved Satin on both of these but maybe Jerry knows exactly how to reach into our pockets! We'll see ;-) The NMSFNO, while maybe not as pretty as the SFNO, is really well balanced. Agile yet powerful -- a great one-knife option.
 
Rob_Mob said:
Do you do any engineering/reverse-engineering/formulating? Do you have private access to a lab for any R&D or an amateur home lab?
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None of the above. Combining Googling for 'Resiprene' with a little understanding of polymer types and the reports from folks here that they can reheat and smooth out damaged Res C handles leads me to a hypothesis that that material is most likely to be a thermoplastic elastomer. A cured rubber, or a cured urethane, are classed as thermoset polymers. That means that they will not show any melt flow characteristics.

Having said that, as a scientist, I am open to new data. Do you have any information regarding the material properties of Resiprene C to add to our knowledgebase?
 
resinguy said:
None of the above. Combining Googling for 'Resiprene' with a little understanding of polymer types and the reports from folks here that they can reheat and smooth out damaged Res C handles leads me to a hypothesis that that material is most likely to be a thermoplastic elastomer. A cured rubber, or a cured urethane, are classed as thermoset polymers. That means that they will not show any melt flow characteristics.

Having said that, as a scientist, I am open to new data. Do you have any information regarding the material properties of Resiprene C to add to our knowledgebase?
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No my friend -- I think you may have misunderstood me --- I was actually asking those because I was interested to see if you would be able to do hard testing. I have no idea if Res C is rubber or not --- doesn't matter to me because it functions beautifully. Alas -- I do have knowledge to share, but not on this topic ;)
 
Rob_Mob said:
No my friend -- I think you may have misunderstood me --- I was actually asking those because I was interested to see if you would be able to do hard testing. I have no idea if Res C is rubber or not --- doesn't matter to me because it functions beautifully. Alas -- I do have knowledge to share, but not on this topic ;)
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Sorry it I seemed too overreact, print has it's limitations. No worries.

I am tempted to shave a little Res C off of a handle and give it to our FT-IR specialist at work, but I don't think that she would run a outside project for me. She has enough real work to do.

But, as I mentioned above, if you can heat up Res C and reshape it, then to my thinking that is proof that it isn't rubber. Try that with a bit carved off your car tire. Heat it up and smoosh it, and it won't change shape. Thermoset vs Thermoplastic.
 
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