While reading some threads posted by those who have already gotten their 711's and looking at the pics they posted of them , I see that the 1 3/4" width spec is not a mistake . It seems to be the grind back on the blade for some reason . Look at the 2 photos below . The first one is the photo of the 711 from the Scrap Yard site and the second photo is one that Azwelke posted of his 711 that he got today . If you look at the choil on both knives you can clearly see that the knife on the Scrap Yard site does have a much wider blade and the photo of Azwelke's knife shows the blade ground down a good 1/8" more .

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff145/Dream_0n_photos/SYKCO711.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff145/Dream_0n_photos/DSCF8301.jpg

I'm not sure why the blades where ground back so far , maybe for edge strength . Anyway , as so many have said , I'm sure the knife will become a classic . I simply expected it to be as depicted on the site and to those specs . As I said earlier on this thread , this only matters to ME because I have another knife close to the same size and thought there would be more difference between the 2 . If not for that I wouldn't care in the least as I know it's a guality knife and at a fair price .

Got the 711 today. I wasn't thinking I would be overly excited to get it since owning a B6 and previously owning a camp tramp but I bought it because it was a lot of knife for the money. I was wrong. I like it a lot more than the camp tramp I sold and maybe more than my B6. It's size and weight and res-c handle are perfect.

I'm not going as far as calling the 711 a let down but the 711 doesn't seem to be as "beefy" as the CT for some reason. I mean they are about the same size overall. Perhaps you are right, the width have a lot to do with it; But until someone do a chop off test we will never know...

Thank you for making me aware of the site discrepancy. The specs for the 711 should have read 1.65" wide and not 1.75" wide. This is clearly a typo from human error and it will be corrected as soon as possible

If you are dissatisfied with the knife, please return it for a refund

Dan

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I was never worried about Dan and Scrap Yard knives not making it right if I was unhappy with the knife . One of the main reasons I deal with Scrap Yard and Busse is because aside of making what I think are THE best knives out there , the customer service is next to none . I joined this pack of dogs and I'm staying in the Yard <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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I'll take the unsatisfactory 711!

Ooops...wrong place.

Just got my 711 yesterday, and I dig it!
To me, it is at more thought through design than the B6. At least for my hands. The choil is much more accessible. And the thicker blade makes for a much more heavy duty blade.
But agreed, the width is pretty much the same as the B6.

I would find it hard to let go, once I have had it in hand...

I would think that it will work well for you up there in the Scandinavian area. Maybe you could put a birch wood burl handle on it! Now THAT would be unique!

That would look cool. If I had bought a couple, I might have dared to try that.
I hope to get my self a proper house some day in the near future, where I could set up a workshop for those tasks. My apartment is not really geared for that kind of work.