Andy Wayne,

From the picture of that broken CS Recon Scout stuck in the frozen stump, it looks like the little 7" blade was being asked to do a lot more than it was originally intended for. The knife could have been a lemon, but my gut feeling is that the knife was abused. i have a CS Carbon V Laredo and trailmaster and they both have been excellent blades. Even as tough as my CS Carbon V srk is, I probably wouldn't try to baton it on a frozen log in the dead of winter.

I wonder, if I tried to do the same thing with a scrapyard knife and the knife failed, would scrapyard replace it free of charge? Or would Dan call it abuse not covered by warranty?

Maverick