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Hey Kiba - no reason to feel like an idiot - it was a reasonable question. Most folks here own knives other than SY's so they obviously feel that there are other brands out there that are of some value. They were correct though about the rules here discouraging talk or praise of other brand knives (which knid of confuses me as everyone here knows we all buy other brands and that doesn't affect our allegiance to SY knives) . I would recommend that you go to bladeforums.com and/or knifeforum.com to get some assistance. There are plenty of nice folks at those sites that will steer you in the right direction. I would also recommend that you go look at knifetests.com and other review sites to see what others are saying about other brands of knives. I can think of 3 I would recommend for under $100 but i can't say or I'll be pummeled to death. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

So, yes, I believe you can get a very good knife in the price range you are looking in...but it certainly won't be the same as spending more on a SY knife.

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By the way, please don't take my post to mean I only like scrap yard knives - in fact, I own many more knives from other companies than I do from scrap yard or the other two Busse companies, and some were much less expensive, and some of my favorites are non-scrapyard knives....

But posting here and saying, basically "I don't have enough for your knives, so sell me on something cheaper from another company" just seems kinda crappy to my eyes.

I can list a lot of sub-hundred-dollar knives that are high quality, and in fact if you read my other posts on this forum, you can find a chopoff where I point out a non-scrap yard knife or two that performed outstandingly well, but we're not going to do the homework for you, just so you can spend your money elsewhere.



My advice? either do your own homework elsewhere and find out what's good for the money... OR wait, and buy a Scrap Yard whenever the next release direct from the company is available. Second-hand knives can have a markup of 50% or even more. I've seen the Son Of Dogfather sell for 200 bucks second hand, and I paid a little over a hundred for mine at company prices.



And my second bit of advice - don't look for something that "looks like a scrap yard". That's like buying a Molex watch because it "looks like a Rolex".

The last Scrap Yard (the Scrapper 5) was $100 bought from them directly.

I would wait and keep saving until the next knife is offered, you may be surprised at how affordable it may be.

Good luck!

Hey Kiba, there is a VERY good chance that you will be able to find a Scrapyard knife in your price range or for a few bucks more.......the Scrapper5's are shipping out soon, and i would not be surprised if one or two of us Dawgs let one slip into the marketplace. In other words, save up a few more bucks, and you will get a Scrapyard soon! Pull a few odd jobs on the weekends and tuck the cash away in a jar somewhere. Scraimp and save everywhere in your life and get the real deal! ......dont get a lookalike, get the real thing.

ScrapYard knives are darn reasonable, one big reason they are so popular, the motto is; "Superior Performance to Price Ratio"

When the Dumpster Mutt came out here it was 69.95! and it's still one of my favs.

Stick around, keep an eye out and you'll get yourself a great blade for a great price <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Excellent advice from a wise and most excellent Dog! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I jujst realized that i have shown pics and talked about knives other then SY on the forum.....am i violating the rules? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />

Don't worry about it dude. I think it's like IN DEPTH conversation about other blades.

Technically, probably yes, bushman, but as long as it's done in a non-obnoxious way, it's generally cool from what I've seen. We have good moderators here, who know the difference between chattin' knives and promoting others' wares outright.



IMHO, saying "I'm too cheap to get the awesome performance to price ratio of a scrap yard knife, so tell me what competitors to buy" is erring on the side of obnoxious <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />


I talk about other brands of knives all the time on here, but I'm not saying GO BUY THESE KNIVES, DON'T SPEND MORE MONEY ON A SCRAP YARD!!!!Oneoneone

Yes man, the mods here are AMAZING!

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Although this is a manufacturer specific forum (one we all are obvisouly pumped on), we all have a few different knives laying around. You can search the forum and see how and why we like Scrapyard blades by checking out some of the Chopoff threads from various folks.

I think the advice to save up and give Scrapyard a try is good. If you stick around the forum, you will not only meet some good people who know quite a bit about knives, you will be able to know when the next great Scrapyard value comes down the pipe.

It's tough to recommend knives based soley on price. The best thing to figure out first is how you are going to use the knife. Then check out what's out there in your price range based on your needs. As far as value goes in quality fixed blades, Scrapyard will end up very high on your list.

Good luck.