X- abuse your new black toy, they thrive on it! Y not... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I can sort of see your point about a longer handle on the Scrapper 9 helping the balance during fine work or allowing you to alter the balance to pile on the power during chopping.. But that current handle design would really take a lot of effort to improve, it's the knife's best point IMHO.