The Skinny ASH is the perfect knife, right...?

My Skinny ASH with mag handles seems to be the perfect fit for me. Not too heavy but fills the hand nicely.
Bob
 
GregB said:
Between the two, I'd go with the Skinny. The CG is too thick for it's length, IMHO. However, I ended up selling both and getting a .22 SE:D I'd recommend something in .22, an LE, SE, or custom shop one if you really like the blade style.
GregB
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I don't know why I never thought of that. Might be the way to go.

PeterPHWS said:
FBUSMC's pic is useful for what I would like to add ... I have a Skinny Ash ... it was my first Busse ... when I got into them they were available at the store .... later I got a Ash LE which was also on offer .... a bit like you I sort of felt there was'nt enough weight/chopping performance in the Skinny .... and yet it had the depth of blade indicative of a "chopper" style knife ... the LE felt better at .22 thick as opposed to .187 .... then I went to Knob Creek and had the chance to handle the thicker version at .32 .... my first thought was it had "needless" weight for the size .... I felt like this as well on a later buy of a BATAC LE ... knives this size don't seem to radically improve chopping ability when a lot thicker .... it is as if the length of blade can only do "so much" ....

Anyway ... the LE was probably my favourite for a while though I never used it much .... my Skinny I used every which way .... I stripped it quite quickly as I too am not a fan of coated blades generally ( although I love the smooth Basic 9 ??? ) but having stripped it I spent 8 hours plus doing a hand sanding satin finish .... then at least another 8 hours experimenting on the edges .... going back and forth from straight V grinds with back bevels to convex edges on my sander .... working out which cut best and lasted longest .... then I went all the way and fully convexed the Skinny Ash taking it down in thickness quite a bit as well .... mine is now around .17 thick ... or rather .17 THIN !

At this level of thinnes the knife really came into it's own for me ..... plus by doing so much sharpening and testing my blade profile was becoming similar to the 3B2 in FBUSMC's pic .... and I got one of these in due course based on liking the shallower depth to the blade .... I found with the shallower blade I had a lot more control on using the Skinny Ash for fine work and with a "thinner thickness" it could carve and do delicate work FAR better than I remember from when it was in stock shape ....

So to conclude .... I would give a lot of consideration to a 3B2 .... I don't expect you to mess with your Skinny like I did .... I learned so much from that knife tho' ... that if I was going back down that route I would as a first buy get a 3B2 and weird as it might sound allowing for the great cammo finish ... I would strip it and get it double cut ....

The black smooth G10 grips are "amazing" on comfort ... and size and profile wise it reminds me very much of the Seigel SAR knife he did which is a very popular knife with those in that field ... and it makes for a great general utility camp knife .... much more control with your thumb on the spine and using the choked grip.... my Skinny is now very similar to a 3B2 and for me is all the better for it ....

I gave up looking for chopping ability in a knife this size .... .32 thick does'nt do it ... go thinner and slightly bigger if you need that ability ... weight wise the best in class for me and where the "chopping" ability starts is a sabre grind SFNO or NMSFNO or bigger ....

But ... for a great field knife a 3B2 or a modified Skinny Ash is a cracking knife ....

Batoning with a thinner blade with the sort of depth you have with a 3B2 is a doddle ... plus you can cross grain baton if you need to instead of trying to chop with a light blade .... when thinner the Skinny bites VERY deep on this task .... and on game work and food prep it just plain beats everything .... it is my most used Busse in the kitchen by a very long way .... infact a Chef who is a good friend enthuses over my "Anorexic Skinny" a LOT .... it's a great way to get him to give me a hand on preping venison lol...
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Wow... wow! It was posts like this that probably made me choose my skinny as my first Busse to begin with. Very practical opinion. And I'm ashed to admit this... but I never noticed the 3B2 was different than the ASH. You kept saying 3B2 and I'm thinking WTF? And then I looked at the photo.

DowntownDM said:
it's difficult to express how much I love my .32 ASH.

seriously.

it'll do everything from slicing a tomato to peeling an apple to fire prep to chopping through rusty chains to (I imagine) prying a car door open in a pinch.

it feels just right in the hand too, IMO.
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...and then a post like this comes along. Grrrr! :D

blakem said:
If someone wants to organize it I'll supply the knife. It's a stripped dc/partial satin dull beater. Adrock gets first shot since this is his thread...
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Organize? What goes into a pass around? How does it work? There probably aren't too many people interested in handling such a common knife, but I'd be willing to take care of shipping both ways.
 
Why, yes. The Skinny ASH1 is perfect.
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Ok, the .32 ASH-1 is a wonderful knife, I wish I had one back in a day when I still was using and breaking my $50 or issue knives. Before I felt that knives were limited in what they can do. After trading for CG ASH I was truly amazed, its a good knife, and its a tank, it does everything a knife should be able to do and it gives you the feeling that it will never break no matter what you do. Basicly it gives you more comfort and more peace of mind. I bough my first Busse because of the warranty and the claims of INFI properties, the ASH1 CG takes those claims to the next level, I don't think anyone ever will request warranty on that knife. Piece of mind is a great quality in knives, it adds so much to your comfort level. Is it necessary to have blade that thick on a knife that size? No. Will the knife be able take any real world abuse and then some that very few other knives can? Yes. I think for those reasons it would make a great military knife (note here I'm not talking about combat, although you can do that, but in my mind a knife's primary purpose in a military is not for combat.)
 
HD's work on his Skinny inspired mine .... thinned and fully convexed like his is .... the knife really is versatile .... and the edge is very long lasting ....:thumbup:
 
I received blakem's .32 loaner ASH so it was worth digging this thread up. I havent had a chance to compare it to my skinny yet, as it is at home and I'm at work... first impression though is... WHOA!!! I don't know if the tasks I'd use the knife for are worthy of the CG ASH. You (I) can't really appreciate how much of a tank it is without handling it. The Chuddy Bear sheath it came with alone is heavier than my ASH. It really is like a sharpened crow bar/railroad spike. As impressed as I am with its heft and potential I just dont think I'd ever need to carry (assuming it doesnt pull my pants down) a knife like this... considering I already have a NMFBMLE...

I think if I could only have one knife in a post apocolypse, zombie infested, living in the mountains type of world... it would be the CG ASH. I hate being so realistic because its no fun, but I really dont think I'd use the knife to its potential. We'll see though what happens as I put it through the tests a new home owner comes across. Blakem, you're the man... and a great Busse owner.
 
I love my satin skinny.
Had a DC .32 last year.It was nice but IMO a little to thick.
 
adrock1978 said:
As impressed as I am with its heft and potential I just dont think I'd ever need to carry (assuming it doesnt pull my pants down) a knife like this... considering I already have a NMFBMLE...
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I hate to say I told you so, so....I'll just say beat her like there's no tomorrow, I'm sure it's taken worse...:)
 
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