Hello all, after literally years of lurking, I decided it was time to make an account, and, my dad ordered 2 De-regulators (and I think a Regulator too, to see which he likes more and then sell the one he doesnt like). This brings me to my first question.

The order was placed less than 1 week ago. How long should I expect it to take before the knives ship?

Before coming to live in Iowa, (been here for about 1 month), I lived in Las Vegas for about 8 years. Las Vegas is hot, hot, HOT. This brings me to my second question. How well does Resiprene-C hold up to high heat? Think 120 degrees, or maybe even more, and for VERY prolonged periods of time. Also, what about freezing temperatures? And any other enviornmental factors I should be concerned about? My dad had a knife a while back, with a handle made out of something "rubbery", and the handle got soft in the heat and started rotating on the tang and bunching up- is this an issue with the De-regs? I saw a picture of the tangs on the De-regs, and I really expected something wider. Do you think the tangs are wide enough to prevent rotational movement of the handles?

How good is the choil on the De-regs? How efficient is the grind, for cutting? Seems a little to thick, but IDK- any help would be appreciated. The lanyard pin, does it serve to keep the handle attached to the res-c?

Does the tip look like it could snap?

Are there any good sheath makers who are making reg/de-reg sheaths around?

And finally, I plan to use this knife for bushcraft- what bushcraft tasks do you think this knife can accomplish (and how well?)

Thanks in advance,

Chris

(PS: I am trying to find as much info on SR-101 as I can... any help here would be greatly appreciated.)

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Welcome to the Yard! Your knives should come fairly quickly, my understanding is they are already made and shipping till they run out. Don't worry about the Res-C handles, they'll be just fine. Also, plenty of sheathmakers around, but the factory sheath is pretty good too.

The reg is thick and not the best slicer but a good convex sharpening can fix that. The stick tang thickness was a surprise to me too, I would like it to be thicker but it could be stronger than we both think. IDK

Its a excellent knife and you will be VERY happy but bushcraft was not the main design with this one. I think you can tell just by its looks what its good at <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Welcome to the Yard! Enjoy the Regulator, it is a beautiful knife! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Mine's holding up to temps just fine here in Austin. My DMCG (w/ old school res-c handle) has truck duty and sits in my cruiser all day in the 103+ temps. That's ambient temp, not internal truck temperature. I haven't seen any complications or signs of deterioration this summer...but I've only had the knife this year, so I'll report back next year also <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to the yard. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Here's where I took mine out for a little workout.

http://www.scrapyardknives.com/ubbthread...true#Post411038
That'll give you some idea of what they can do bushcraft wise. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
Don't worry about the tip breaking unless you're trying to break into a bank vault. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
Res-c is soft enough that you don't want to beat on it & it will melt under extreme heat like that from fire but the suns heat won't bother it.
The handles are friction fit & the lanyard tube does hold the handle onto the tang.
I haven't had or heard of the handle rotating on the tang so fagetaboutit.
Just remember the steel is for beating on & the res-c is for holding onto the steel. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Here's the official tech info on SYKCO knives.
http://www.scrapyardknives.com/tech.htm
Enjoy the Regs.

Just my humble opinion but the Regualtor is probably as least like a Bushcraft knife as you can get.
If you want a Busse-Kin blade for Bushcraft I'd look at the Scrapper 4 and 5, Howling Rat and the Ratmandu.

Hello there and welcome to the Yard. The Regulator may not be the best bushcraft blade but it is a lot better than others. I would echo what Pitman says about finding a SS4, S5, RMD, or HRLM as a true bush blade. Saying that, carry a multi tool in the Regulators sheath and you will have all bases covered from small to large along with a set of pliers.

And for poking holes in a-little-too-friendly wildlife, hehe.