Even more then that I would like to see a historical thread detailing the evolution of all the various Scrapyard designs.

When I got my SOD the squared off choil annoyed the hell out of me and when comparing it to my Scrapper 6 I kept asking "Why? Why? Why?"

Then I found a thread on here by Dan about the squared off choil making that area of the blade stronger versus a rounded one. Sounds good to me!

I would like to see a thread explaining choil design, thumb ramp purpose / usage, the various sizes of handles explained, Dan's vision for each design etc. It would also be nice to have knife weights on the record / listed somewhere officially.

-Stan

Hmm, I've heard that too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

WE NEED A DAN'S SIP AND TALK YARD RELEASE Q&A

If I buy one it will have to be with a reinforced guard.

The reason for such a thing isn't so much for deflecting other blades as it is a safety against your hand sliding up on the blade during stabbing or prying. Both of which the knife seems designed for.

It is simply a matter of form following function to me.

The guard/handle that it already has does a good job of that

Amen to THAT! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Its sufficient enough to keep your hand from sliding onto the blade when you stab it into something with force

The guard serves its purpose, which is to keep your hand from sliding forward.

However, the guard is not sturdy enough to stand up to the "hard use" that we expect out of scrap yard blades. Batoning is the most obvious place the res-c guard could be damaged, but many other tasks could do so as well - digging and prying and carving up car doors - all of these are places where the unsupported guard could be easily chewed into nothing.


And I've just gotta <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> at the "right tool for the job" excuse. If we were only using the right tool for the job, we wouldn't buy extremely hard use knives like those from scrap yard in the first place. Dan wouldn't have had to demonstrate that the 154cm on the mud puppy could be hammered into a pipe without damage, if these things were supposed to be limited to the "right tool for the job".

Unless you're doing nothing with your regulator but slicing veggies or sticking it in a safe, you're likely to come across a task that could easily damage the poorly designed and implemented guard.


And tell me, what exactly *IS* the right job for the regulator, hmm? I sure don't plan on killing too many people any time soon, so what job should I be using a huge, obscenely thick Bowie knife for, if not chopping and splitting wood? Surely you don't expect me to believe that Dan is offering a dedicated fighting knife, and anyone who doesn't stab people should be making it a safe queen?

Yep it does keep your hand in place. I never felt I was going to slip forward when stabbing. Ask MajorsDad about stabbing into that car hood.

Not to bring up a sore subject but I would like mpalmer to test the handle of the Regulator and see how it compares to the S5.

The only reason I would like to see some metal by the guard is to protect it from damage.

Some very good points have been made. For me, I would like to have a metal guard that is pronounced for the simple fact of the off chance my hand going forward of the Res-C. I don't plan of fighting with a knife anytime soon but the Regulator feels the best of all my SY blades for the job.