Some people want to make a D-Guard with lanyard (???????).

I don't need or want a D-Guard nor do I have any desire to strap my knives to a stick, but that is just me and my opinion.
As with the current routine: to each his own....

I HATE the talon holes on smaller knives such as the AD,Meaners and such.
On larger knives, meh.... I don't care about the hole, but I do care about the shape and size of the guards and choils.

I have "Ranted" against Talon holes on the Busse forums before, but although there are a few that agree with me, most people just seem to get all upset that I have disagreed with anything Jerry created (????).

Obviously, just my opinion.... But, I do feel most of the guards are way too big - especially on many of the smaller knives, but also on larger knives.

I really have no problems with the guard and choil on the DF. For a knife of it's size, I am fine with the current set-up.

But, on mid-sized knives like the Yard Guard and S6, I feel the guards were too big. I ground the choil on my YG back into the guard of my YG for a better fit and feel, but now I have to deal with an over-sized choil and the blade edge is still further away from the grip than I would prefer.

I hope the Scrap-Weiler (if it comes) has a smaller guard and blade edge in closer. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" />


If there is a usable choil (on smaller kniveS), I like a very small guard so that if you are holding the handle in a normal grip the blade edge is still as close as possible - over the finger choil.

If there is not a usable choil, I like the blade in as close and tight as reasonably possible for up close work.

I am very big on wanting the blade edge up as close to the handle as possible if there is no usable choil.

And if there is a choil, I like the choil right up close to the normal grip. The SS4 and Bog Dog were done right (IMO). But, the AD, Meaner and quite a few others could be GREATLY improved upon (IMO). I would much rather my AD didn't have a talon hole and had a very small guard (with a tighter radius at the index finger) and very small choil - about .25" total or so. But, the gap from index finger to blade edge is about .75" - way to far (IMO).

I like the Yard Keeper and I like it more than my Howler Gen2. I like the Res-C Howler/YK without a usable choil. But, I would have prefered the guard and non-functional choil both also be MUCH smaller to bring the edge in closer to the handle.

Currently, the blade edge on the YKLE is about 1.0" from the index finger or about .75" from the Res-C. I would have like to have seen this area closer to .25" from the Res-C (.5" from the grip) and believe that .25" would be very easy to achieve with a sufficient guard of say a little over .125" and a sufficient choil of a little under .125" - or so. That would bring the blade edge .5" closer to the grip which I consider significant. - My opinion.

Luckily, on the HRLM, "assuming" you want a functional choil, they created a non-functional choil that was entirely way too small to be a functional choil, but that could be enlarged toward the handle and made just right if you want a functioning choil.

But, if you don't want a functioning choil, the factory choil was WAY too big! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" />

Luckily for me, I was fine with grinding in a functioning choil on the HRLM. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />



...... sorry... that was probably a rant - off on a tangent no less... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/paperbag.gif" alt="" /> .

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