the poll said nothing about price, need, or any of that crap!

I didn't vote but I would think a handle would be a necessity on a good sized knife that would be used for chopping. Having said that, off hand, I don't know how big a Mutt is or if it would be used for chopping.

not very big. just vote yes.

You could use the "beat it with a stick" technique for chopping if you had too. I think a 4" blade would be fine for such a knife, and bigger than most. Something similar to the Becker Necker in a Scrapper would be fine with me.

there's this company called united cutlery that i would never compare scrap yard to.

you can loop some slacked cordage into the skeletonized handle to extend it, then hold it further back and chop with it.

you can send it to vic for a shaving edge.

you can bang that thick spine and split with it.

you can throw it like a brick through a window, skull, whatever you like.

you can own something different from the many knives you already have that fit the exact mold that provides your basis for not liking the skelly mutt.

you can not buy it and then regret it when vic, dice, and i post pictures in the jungle, the woods, and through a car hood, respectively.

There are a few reasons that a skelly handle is better for some knives than res c. 1 it is a EDC and can be easily carried and concealed.
2 it is a thrower ,most handles break but res c bounces and throws the weight off.
3 a very long knife needing a 2 hander handle looks silly with res c.

Now #1 is probably better served by INFI or 52100.
#2 would have me totally ,I have a CarbonV cord wrapped thrower I love.
#3 would be even better a S7 AK4S7 would be awesome especially in a CG version for around 200$. It would change the world of martial arts and self defence swords(admittedly a very small world populated with a fair number of whack jobs myself included)forever.

FOR SURE.skeletons rule.

Dan has NEVER made an SR77 blade in anything less than .285 (CG) - you don't think that ALL scrappers are too thick, do you?

isn't the new mutt like .250? (1/4inch)

GUYS, seriously. How could anyone hate on this concept? Don't we have enough of "the same old stuff" out there for you guys???

Thick - YES - as ALL scrappers are (SS4 aside).

Chopper? NO. Batoning knife? YES. What CAN'T you chop through using a Baton and an indestructible knife? What isn't serviceable about a full height grind Scrapper? So... there are NO serviceable Scrappers?

Do you need ResC on a 4-5" knife? Absolutely not. More comfortable... yes. Needed? No. Bulky? Yes. Batonable handle? No. .285" = Thin slicer? No. Survival tank of a blade? Yes.

Lets get something DIFFERENT, AFFORDABLE, and SURVIVAL MINDED out from the Yard... with OPTIONS! Custom Micarta scale option? SWEET! Cord Wrap? WHY NOT? A Scrapper with an abusable handle area...? Never gonna see Yard Micarta = NO, so lets give this one a shot guys!