What's the difference between the choil on the Yard Guard vs the choil on the S5? Is it just aesthetics? Is one more comfortable than the other? Neverhaving held either one, I'm guessing that the round finger choil feels more comfortable. But if that's the case, why use a less comfortable finger choil on newer models?

I'd definitely prefer if there was no choil on the S5. But as I think about it, there's no design that any company could come up with without someone saying "I wish it had X features instead of..." It just seems like the edge is so far away from the hand unless you choke up on it.

i like the choil personaly .... *shrugs* just fits my hand and cutting style i like some knives with out em... but its all the right tool for the job , and the s5 design i like a lot...

I don't think I'll hate the choil, just that I might prefer it without one. But I'll wait until I have it in my hand before I make a final judgment on the design for my use.

The S5 may be the best all-around knife Scrap Yard has made to date, in either steel. At least that's my opinion of it.

My thoughts exactly. I don't like choils on knives under 6 or 7 inches in length, and I really don't like the shallow square choil, which makes it so easy to nick your finger on the back of the edge. A choilless S5 in bama clay coated INFI would be just about the perfect knife ever.