As you know by now, a pic of the Scrapper 5 with an INFI logo was taken from my, supposedly, private account and posted on these forums. My account was set to private, not public, and was password protected. A few phone calls to Photobucket and they have now fixed the problem.
I was quite surprised to see it posted here and was very disappointed that someone would post it without asking permission. Doesn't it seem obvious that if I had wanted it made public, I would have posted it myself? If not, wouldn't it have been common courtesy to email me and ask for my permission? I NEVER posted a direct link to my photo gallery. It was accessed by copying the picture property code and then deleting the pic id, etc. I thank those who had access to the pic but refrained from posting it. 'Nuff said. Let's move on.
Now, for the rest of the Scrapper 5 story. The reason that the word "INFI" was covered in the photo was because I really don't know what the LE is going to be made out of yet. The Scrapper 5 INFI pic was a private joke between my brother and I. Everyday I email him a link to that pic with a different heading to prod him into going along with my latest bourbon soaked idea.
Here's the idea;
I have been trying to work with the production team at Busse to see if we could make this happen. So far, not so promising. Jerry is currently in the middle of a very large run and I am trying to convince him to use bar stock that is 6 inches longer than what they are currently using. If they do this, then the remaining length needed for the Scrapper 5 can be gleaned from the webs that they are discarding. He is getting 4 knives out of every web at this time. Using my idea, each 6 inch longer web would produce a single Scrapper 5 LE that would be priced within most everyone's range. (Under $200.00)
I was hoping to surprise you guys with that pic if we were able to make it happen out of INFI. If not, then nobody would be the wiser. No harm, no foul. The LE would be made out of 154CM as is the current plan. So, the cats out of the bag, sort of. Actually, at this point, the cat's not even in the bag. But either way, its going to be a great knife whether it's made out of INFI or 154CM.
Getting Jerry to part with additional INFI is tricky, but I've been greasing him with as much scotch as I can afford. I'll continue to keep working him over.
Now, for some really exciting news about the Combat Grade Scrapper 5. It will be made out of through-hardened SR101!!! I am very excited about this steel for this model. It truly is the best steel choice for this blade in a coated version.
Keep your fingers crossed, your glasses filled, and I'll keep you informed.
