i'd buy one. i'm just not in love with that tear drop choil and needle sized guard.

Is it shameful that I want all 4 ...... with spares?

That pretty much sums up my feelings! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Since I would like a Chopper, I'm going with the Scrap-Weiler.

Back were it belongs, up top <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> .

It looks great either ways, I'm still in!

I never bought a Scrapper 6 because I didn’t see the use of the midsized blades. I have some, but they seemed to me neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring. Too big for small stuff, too small for big stuff. I had hopes for the Hell Razor I bought, but Busse knife or no, it’s not much of a chopper. So I returned to my basic preference. A big knife for chopping paired with a knife small enough to handle fine tasks. But just in case I lost one or the other, I liked a big knife that could handle small stuff, with some loss of efficiency. And a small knife that could be used for big stuff, even if not very well.

I began to rethink the matter when I read all the praise for the Chopweiler. It seemed like a useful midsized knife that also chopped above its pay grade. That seems worth exploring to me. Alas that I could not afford the Chopweiler when they were in production. I usually keep my Dogfather in a pack, and wear a four to five inch knife on my belt. A seven inch blade is lighter and shorter than a big Bowie is, and easier to wear on a belt. Whatever the model, I’d like a seven to eight inch knife that chops well and also does small knife stuff adequately.

Sudden horrible insight; mea culpa! If the Yard made its version of the Camp Tramp, and released it with a small companion task knife, Dan could call the pair The Lady and the Tramp.

Implume, I understand what you're saying but I like midsized blades. Small knives can't do big knife stuff, big knives can't do small knife stuff, midsize blades can do both (although not as efficient). It's well rounded, "not great at anything, but good at everything" if you know what I mean.

The Lady and the Tramp idea is classic! hahah.

Anyone who has actually chopped with a chopweiler will tell you that it is quite comfortable to chop with. It chops nearly as well as the DFLE, but of course it is a bit heavier. I like rubber handles on choppers, too, but the shape and design is also a factor. I like the 7" knives.

You know....Dan could make a 7.5" chopper right now! All he needs to do is shorten the Dog Father a bit. How awesome would that be? Like a Camp Tramp on steroids. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

which ever one this is, this is what i want. everything pictured in this picture would be what i want to see. the coating and the SR77 and the thickness, im presuming is pretty hefty too.