swamp rat ratweiler vs. Busse fusion steel heart

Either will do anything you could ever reasonably (an even most of what's unreasonable) expect a hard use knife to do. Pound for pound, the Busse will outperform the Rat. Twice the cost doesn't mean twice the knife, however. Some of that difference is performance increase (and a more expensive, harder-to-work steel) and the rest is higher demand and lower production. Whether the difference (it's hard to quantify something all-encompassing like "performance". The strengths of INFI are well documented on these forums. It's a little tougher, holds its edge a little longer, resists corrosion a little better) is enough to justify the cost is something only you can answer. Many will say yes, many will say no. Almost none will ever push either to the point that the performance difference will become apparent.

Neither are maximized for boning fish or whittling--but for hard use and never-worry-about-it utility, either will last you the rest of your life...especially if the next fifty years of that life are spent trying to determine the "best" and never buying one. ;)
 
T1mpani said, plus if you wanna save more money just go with a camp tramp. It will do eveything a ratweiller can do at a little less cost. That one would be the most bang for your buck as far as rats are concerned.

are you confused yet?

How many knives have you learned about? Fun isn't. that's why most of us have safes full of them. :eek:
 
They're both excellent knives and steel. Like the guys said, I don't think you'd be able to tell the difference during normal use. At the same time, I think INFI is better, it just has to be. Not by a huge margin though.
If I had to pick one for any outdoor outing, it would have to be whichever feels better in my hand and the Camp Tramp fits like a glove. Damn, I love that handle.
 
Cobalt said:
T1mpani said, plus if you wanna save more money just go with a camp tramp. It will do eveything a ratweiller can do at a little less cost.
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NOt entirely so. The Ratweilers handle allows for more grip options giving better chopping power.

Skam
 
Skammer,

Grip options are one consideration, and that advantage goes to the Ratweiler. However, the handle material affects choppping power for me, too. The resiprene C handles are very shock absorbing compared to the open tang with micarta. The shock absorbing property of the resiprene C handle allows me to chop harder (over a long period, not a single chop) because of less pain and less fatigue.

––Mike
 
And also, the RW's heavier tang changes the balance of the knife rearward, some of which has to be overcome before they're on an even chopping field, again. Don't get me wrong, I really like the Ratweiler, but the principal reason for its existence is that on an upper-level knife, many people wanted a micarta handle; not because of any serious performance advantages over the Tramp. I love micarta myself, and it still feels more "right" somehow, but Evolute is quite correct---if you work long and hard enough you'll happily give up the "right" feeling for the "doesn't hurt my hand" feeling.
 
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