It would allow too much dirt/grit/debris of any kind to get underneath the res-c and affect the steel. "Well said"
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And the issue is having such a knife in SR77 my own experience is that when it comes to using a "pommel" for pounding on it wouldn't matter...and this is just me...but also if you touch up an edge of an evening after a days hard use...it also hardly matters whether it is Infi/SR101/SR77...except perhaps on cost...where again...if you go full tang with micarta...you're probably into Ratweiler/Chopweiler money...
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That about sums it up,those are the two main reasons why Dan won't put Micarta slabs on his SR-77. Damage to the Res-C knife is what Dan has always said no to.Exactly why he said was debris on his Carbon based blade that could not be cleaned over a lifetime could potentially do damage to the blade. And when asked about Micarta or G-10 he replied NO... the price to performance ratio that Scrap Yard is built on would fade away and you would have two Swamp Rat company's in the same building. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />
Always made sense to me. And Res-C well I have cut 8" trees down with my dog father and it took about 7 minuets. Yes my hand burned from the friction on the Res-C. But I'm sure that without it to cushion the blow it would have stung a whole lot more. Micarta is not as shock resistant as Res-c by a long shot. And talk about cutting into the palm... give me Res-C for my Scrappers. It is what makes them Scrappers. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Peace.
