Skinny or Standard ASH-1?

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Hi there men,

I need a bit of advice/info regarding the Skinny ASH-1 compared to the Standard ASH-1.

I'm looking for another 6.5" survival blade. I have a SY S6 which I love & never part with, but as time goes on it seems I'm turning into a Busse nut. And I feel I need to give one of these ASH series a go.

The standard Busse grips/slabs don't fit my hand all that great, so I'm thinking of magnum micarta slabs should give me plenty of hand purchase/grip.

This knife will see a variety of chores, from quartering game, batoning, chopping & all your usual hunting/camping needs as a survival knife.
So which would you men recommend. The Skinny or the Standard ASH?

By the way, what is the difference in thickness. The standard looks thick!


Thanks in advance,
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I only have the Skinny (and the LE) and I'll just say it's a great knife. Not a great chopper, but excellent for batonning. Plus, they're at the BCS for $302 right now. Can't beat that.
 
Skinny in Sage. The sage coating is really tough. I love my skinny ASH.
I like it quite a bit more than a Sarsquatch.
 
norcalblacktail said:
Another vote for Skinny. Much more practical.
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It's my favorite knife (formerly belonged to Norcal) It's actually very thick. Thicker then my K Bar USMC and Buck Special. But its sharp, beautiful, has a good heft, and carry's well. It's worth the money. There are substitutes in the Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard line, but if you pay double you get INFI steel, a Convex Edge instead of a full flat grind, and Micarta grips. Worth it:thumbup: Now I'm expecting my NMFBM soon and the looks on that knife took my breath away. But I otherwise don't consider myself an INFI Busse Hog (or am I just in denial:confused:) I passed on the Hack and the NMSFO. No sweat off my sack:D But who can deny the looks and toughness of these knives. I knew I had to have the ASH when I saw it, but this whole time I have been on the look out for two more Busse knives that are similar in size and could fit the bill. The Satin Jack and the Leaner Meaner. Maybe someone will post a picture of those two knives along side a Skinny Ash for comparison. Those 3 knives are of similar length and size but only the Skinny Ash is availible ATM. The others come and go for sale to fast for me to keep up.
 
When I first became interested in Busse's the Ash 1 was on the site and Skinny Ash's were in the store. A Skinny was my first Busse knife based on a recommendation from HD on the Yard Forum. I was very pleased when I got mine. It does all you want.

I later went for an Ash 1 LE version and when both the Skinny and the LE have convexed sharp edges given to them I think the LE flat grind just has a bit more performance advantage but there is not much in it and the LE is only slightly heavier than the Skinny so both feel good and "fast" in the hand. If you fully convex the sabre grind on the Skinny it evens things up. The thinner convexed blade bites as deep as the slightly heavier Flat Grind LE.....though this takes quite a bit of work to do without a belt sander.

The coated Ash 1's in comparison feel a bit "slow" and "heavy" on the grip area.....particularly the widest version....or that was my first impression was with these at Knob Creek....but I have not owned and used them....only "hefted" these versions.

Given that the Skinny's are still in the store and you are located in Australia or NZ and they can easily ship them without the Conus issues you can get on the Exchange.....I would go for a Skinny.
 
Sounds like the Skinny has a following all right, with it's .195" blade. But the LE has a .225" blade :cool: , which does appeal to me also. As I was thinking of a 6" Busse around .225-.275". The CG sounds a bit too fat.

Any other options in the Busse lineup that will match the LE & Skinny ASH-1? Still thinking 6-6.5" blade, as this is my ideal size "survival".

Thanks, & keep the recommendations coming lads, every bit helps :thumbup:
 
After looking into the LE, well that looks too $$$ for me ATM.

This Skinny looks cool in these colors. What color combo is this?
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I've recently had an opportunity to put the Skinny ASH-1 to use for a little peg making and melon splitting. Unless I were going to have some heavy chopping in mind the Skinny did everything I needed done.
 
+1 on the skinny.
interesting, but for me the skinny feels sturdier in my hands than the LE.
maybe it's the grind.
 
0.187 is better for general tasks.

But...

Are you all sure that the skinny ASH-1 is thick and tough enough for all tasks ?

0.32 vs 0.187 is not a little difference...

Why Busse choose 0.32 thickness for some of their knives? Marketing or practical ? I'm sure it's practical.

When/if you need a really very robust knife, then go with a thick one. for example the Ash-1 + a little knife with a thin edge (In my opinion the Ash-1 is not the best chopper from Busse, but it depends your needs. It can be enough).

Or I would go with the skinny ASH-1 + an axe. Like on the past, to carry an axe and a good slicer are the best improved traditional tools.


Some chopping, throwing and prying with the 0.32 CG ASH-1 : http://www.megavideo.com/?c=profile&user=HAM SOLO


Busse Skinny ASH-1 and Fallkniven A2 TEST : http://www.knifetest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=455


BK&T, Busse SAR5, ASH-1, HellRazor : http://www.jerzeedevil.com/forums/showthread.php?p=498686
 
I generally like the skinnier models (we're talking about knives, here.:D) However, the 2007 SE ASH1 seems about perfect to me, and you could probably find one on the exchange for less than the LE, with patience.
 
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