Why are people bashing my Skinny Ash?

Silas said:
It's like this:

Say you go out and buy a Ferrari. Another guy buys a Civic and walks up to you and says, "Your an idiot. Why on earth would you waste your money on that Ferrari? You should have bought a Civic. Civic's are awesome!"

Now Civics are good cars, nothing wrong with them.


But they're no Ferrari. ;)
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Ha, Silas beat me to it by a minute, because I lost my post!


What he said!:thumbup:
 
Silas said:
It's like this:

Say you go out and buy a Ferrari. Another guy buys a Civic and walks up to you and says, "Your an idiot. Why on earth would you waste your money on that Ferrari? You should have bought a Civic. Civic's are awesome!"

Now Civics are good cars, nothing wrong with them.


But they're no Ferrari. ;)
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Folks i think we have a winner! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
They're jealous, nothing new, and nothing to worry about.

The Skinny ASH is an excellent knife.
 
The bottom line is people are haters. They want to knock down however is on top. It's the ugly side of human nature.
 
I love my Skinny ASH. I stays in my hunting pack, and others come and go. I have an Okuden OSK that I use for skinning, and consider these two 'staples' in my stable... A Game Warden would have been great, but I needed it 'then', and they were scarce at the time I bought my Okuden.

It's a personal preference, and we at the Busse section of the forum have many ways to justify our fanaticism... ;) Honestly, what drew me to Busse was the warranty, the corrosion resistance (the Okuden is coated, or I would have something else) and the general no-bs toughness of the INFI. It is Marine-proof. All of my gear has to be, because I have seen/done some silly stuff over the years, and watched my Busse shrug it off, and hold it's value.

But then again, I'm still a student, and eager to learn...
 
...Because your ASH is skinny!! :p If you had a fat ASH like my fat ASH...

Wait, what are we talking about again??? :confused::confused:

:D
(Don't listen to the naysayers... Skinny ASH's are the shiznit!! :cool::thumbup:)
 
didnt knifetests.com do a destruction test on the skinny ASH?? I think so...and I think it did really well...much better than the ESSE rat-4....theres your proof....tell those hacks to suck it!
 
Cappy2cap said:
didnt knifetests.com do a destruction test on the skinny ASH?? I think so...and I think it did really well...much better than the ESSE rat-4....theres your proof....tell those hacks to suck it!
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It did very well, I think the only thing that stopped it from getting one of those indestructable markers were that it wasn't that sharp out of the box, and because he took the choil out and it might had changed the heat treat a bit.

Once again, I think those were the reasons. Here's the link:

http://knifetests.com/busseskinnyash1dtest.html

Personally though, if I'd get an Ash, it would be fat, I like the "beater" perspective. But skinny ashes are fine, don't worry. You won't be breaking it anytime soon. It's INFI!!!
 
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Excuse me but it's always the same story...
You have a knife : use it, then judge it.
 
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The cost of a Mora does'nt hit the pocket hard .... buy one and compare it to the Skinny Ash and see what you like the best .... each has it's own strengths and weaknesses .... The Skinny Ash has the strength .... The Mora has the weakness .... :D
 
BBQ BOY said:
I'm an ESEE fan and some have told me that I would have been better of with a ESEE-6.
I'm frustrated and just don't understand.
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I'm quoting this one, because the ESEE-6 is what I was going to use as an example.

First off, the problem you are having is with Busse haters. They're probably the ones that will tell you that Busses are all fat prybars. Or they hate the marketing scheme, or this or that. Yet, I've pointed out time and again there's models like the AD/BAD/GW/Cutelius, etc that make excellent little slicers and bushcraft blades. I point out thta price when you buy them from the company as they are offered aren't bad at all. I point out the ABS series on sale now. Know what it really comes down to? They don't want to spend the money. If someone can't think of anything better to have than a $10 throwaway knife (and in Sweden, they are exactly that, they use them until dull, throw them away and buy a new one), then you won't dissuade them.

The Mora guys will also howl about the cost of an ESEE.

Me? I'm tired of making do. So my two main companies for sharp stuff is Busse and Himalayan Imports.


Now, as far as the SASH being useful? I'm sorry, but someone has to be a dumbass to say it's not useful. .187" spine, full flat ground, 6.5" long. Basically a short chef's knife. I did an experiment at one of the well known "bushcraft boards" -- I posted about my ESEE-6 and how good it was as a bushcraft blade. Of the small amount of criticism I got, 90% of the criticism is people didn't like the size, but no big deal, if I liked it, it's a great looking blade. Let a few weeks slip by and posted about the Skinny ASH. Oh the horror! That thing's a terrible knife! Get something useful!

Then I pointed out that the specs are identical to the ESEE-6 (only difference being a different blade profile, but length, thickness, grind, and choil are the same) they loved a couple of weeks ago. What did they fall back on? "Well, it costs too much."

Screw 'em, it's a fine knife.

As for a companion, IMO the ABS series is too close in size to bother carrying both. I have a feeling you'll end up carrying one or the other. A good companion, IMO would be a BAD, AD, or Game Warden.
 
Most of the guys that I hunt with would never dream of spending more than $50 to $60 on a knife. Some would not spend that. For most of them Buck or Case IS A GREAT KNIFE. I know it is hard when people tell you that you F'ed up by buying an expensive knife like a Busse. On the other hand some will ask why you only bought one. The Skinny Ash is a very good knife-if you ever want to sell it see how many offers you get and you can get more than what you paid. Try that with a Buck or Case. Enjoy-do not over think it.
 
It's simply Busse envy... sour grapes.

The Skinny ASH is a fantastic knife that you can put your ultimate trust in. Use it for a few years and if you decide you don't like it, you can probably sell it for more than you paid for it. :-)

Don't mind the peanut gallery... use the knife and come to your own conclusions.

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
As I said earlier, I really like the skinny ASH, but it's funny to me that folks are making retaliatory comments about Moras -- my opinion is that they make an excellent high bang-for-the-buck knife. I bought several of them this month at less than $20/ea (some for as little as $9/each); I also bought several Buck Nighthawks -- I like the 650 blade style, and found 655s on closeout for about $25 each; they both have comfortable (if not particularly high-end) handles. Both Moras and those Bucks are extremely good value knives that wouldn't cause me to go into a panic attack if I misplaced them. They're semi-disposable, high-value, user knives -- not investments, and they're quite successful in that context.

I own a fairly significant number of Busses, Swamp Rats, and Scrap Yards, but there are other knives worth looking at too.
 
I have a FAT one on order but will have no objection to getting a skinny to accompany it in the future. Just remember THE most important thing about your Busse COMBAT knife- if the situation ever comes up where you have to hack off some human (or non human) limbs to protect your 3 children and wife, the Skinny Ash will be lighter and quicker for you to be able to slash, chop, and or stab your way out of it. Try not to listen to the opinions of others when you don't know who they are or what they are about and never,EVER underestimate the great powers of the INFI steel. GO FORTH YOUNG BBQ WARRIOR AND BE PROUD OF THOU SKINNY ASH AND IF PEOPLE BASH YOUR BUSSE, JUST KNOW DEEP INSIDE THAT YOU POSSESS THE POWER TO BASH THEM BACK!
 
rega25 said:
I think some people are used to having a really large blade and a really small companion knife for delicate work. The ash is really tough for the size of it (link to 6 part destruction test below). I really don't see why people would think the Ash is too large to be useful, I have always been of the mindset that you can perform most of the tasks with a large blade that you can with a small blade, but not the other way around. For the meanwhile, if you need to chop down trees, I would just get a $20-30 Fiskars/gerber ax until you find a large blade that fits your needs, I think alot of people get Busse skelly wardens, game wardens and hacks for companion knives. I love my Ash and think it is tough as nails for its thickness. hope this helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ms7qnLN0A&feature=related
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Interesting videos. Personally, that knife is pretty cool. It looks like it would make a great camp knife.

Somewhat off topic: I found the paintball mask and nomex gloves hilarious, all for the sake of an apple. Holding any food item while cutting it on an uneven surface is not a great idea. I still don't understand why some people insist of being all covert when testing knives.
 
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Why are you worried about what other people think of your favorite knife? :confused:
 
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