Mud Mutt is up!

This one kinda came out with a wimper, but looks like a good one! Who is in on this?
Great price and a sheath! Come on dogs, lets get this going!
Who knows what else may come.

Good to see that it's up but I happen to have a Wardog to pay for!

i tried to order one 3x...but it would not let me


hope renee sees this and only sends one if it went through

hope the other 3 didnt really go through.....or atleast kylie does...Your order number is: 354

Ordered as soon as I heard

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A little leap of faith on the censor feature. Glad it worked out. Meant to say pew-pew.

Momma would execute a foot delivered uppercut to the left leg-right leg junction.

Looking forward to some reviews. That, and some KC variants

Max, got the stuff. Thank you! Hope the Longview trip went well.

Um, I think we need a translator on this one.

Looks like not too much action on the new release.

I ordered two as soon as I saw that someone posted about it in the Death Chat.

Oh Yeah My Christmas Present Is In Route.

One for now

If only I had the power.

I don't know which is more suitable. "POWER" or "POWAAAAAH".

Power works for me!

A quick Aussie order for seven of those little buggers just placed...

I've been around here for so long ....I thought I should finally take advantage of this one. One Mud Mutt + sheath on order. Mike

What's a Mud Mutt?

You are super welcome, brother...enjoy and Merry Xmas!

Check out the order page!

Sigh. Wish I could see some reviews before prices go up to see if it's worth risking my head getting cracked in with a rolling pin...

Or maybe I should just save my dollars for a user DSSF/DSFTM or Boss Jack...those might fill more of a "void." I have several in the 4-5" range. All very useful, but it would be good to know if this one actually fills a niche well enough to justify putting something else out to pasture or out of as frequent a rotation.

The pics on the website give a better perspective and make me think it would make a better hunting blade than I initially thought. There may be enough of a point on it after all to help effectively gut, while having a good length/thinness to be a good skinner and processing blade....

Decisions....decisions.....

Always the search for the "perfect" blade continues

Come on D/T.....you KNOW you want it!!!

Its got mudders thats good enough for me altho the gray may turn more muddy looking quick unless it cleans well and doesn't stain with blood.

I would not be worried about stains. Res-C is nearly impervious to most substances. While we have no data on the specifics...if stripper doesn't hurt it, I sure as hell wouldn't be afraid to get it bloody.

That is true I guess I didn't even think of that.

Collect money!

Only one for me, looking forward to this

I'm still thinking about it. Have to see how much I spend at the show this weekend.

You don't have to get me anything TOO nice Hobbes

That's the problem Tom. My wants know no bounds

I was thinking of getting you some habanero pistachios.

Them's some spicy nuts!

I must be the odd man out but a bit underwhelmed on this one. I like the steel and the thickness, but don't need another 5" blade. Unless it had been a muck....Now that I would have ordered a half dozen at 99 bucks ea!

However, whoever orders these will undoubtedly be getting a formidable blade. My pack is full of Scrapper 4's and 5's.

Doc

Nah, I'm really wrestling with this too. I have a WD, an RMD, a 4-11, two 5-11s, and a variety of non-Bussekin 4 inchers. Like I said earlier, wish there were some user reviews to go off of before risking it. It will be a great blade, for sure!

Who was the anti choil guy? My memory is [censored] nowadays.

Aaaa_cccc I think Greaser. I wish the Mud Mutt was satin, as it is I can't really find a use for one in that thickness.

Satin is only some stripper and a belt sander away. Lol

I like your attitude!

Well I jumped in and ordered two, one with a sheath, and another Hot Diggity Dagger. But at $60+ shipping it may end up being my last Scrapyard. Postage just seems to be going through the roof at the moment and unfortunately I just lost my job, so...

Still, looking forward to the Mudd Mutt!

60 dollar shipping???!!! YIKES!!!

Hope work comes through soon!

LOL, that would be me.

The Mud Mutt is so close to being perfect for me as an EDC, but the choil is a pretty big turn off for me (duh). No love for full convex grinds either, that would have been nice too.

At least it's good to see things headed in the right direction as far as thickness goes. This knife is about half as thick as it would have been if it came out years ago.

I still say the 411 in this thickness would be the perfect knife.

This one doesn't interest me right now. By the time it does it will be too late. I'm waiting on a satin finished fighter. I have enough budh blades for now.

Thanks DT!

It also has half the choil, not saying your view point on choils is wrong AFF I can take them or leave them.

No worries, grease. I believe many people feel the same way about being indifferent to choils. I just happen to have a very strong preference against them, unfortunately.

I'm thinking about having one of these modded to remove the choil, full convex regrind and full satin finish. It would probably cost at least as much as the knife is selling for though, but I guess it would be worth it to end up with a grail of sorts for me. I hate being poor, LOL.

AFF, I'm in the no choil boat with you, after I get this one, and playing with it a bit, I have a few mods in mind.

What mods you looking to do?

Jrods mods are always spiffy

That sounds like a sweet set up AFF I can't wait to see it, yours also jrod.

Maybe I will have a full or half length swedge ground into it as well. I'm a sucker for swedges on smaller knives....

It's too expensive to modify the knife. (EDIT - unless you do it yourself)

I'm gonna sit back and hope we get some variants at KC or Blade. Here's to praying...

Pretty neat knife. Wish I had passed on the 411 to have funds for this.

This. One of the reasons I bought two is so I can immediately strip and satin finish one. Might change it to a trailing point too, depending on overall geometry. Can't wait!!!

No Mud Mutt for me... Custom order for an NMFBM just got ready

When the 411 was delayed then came back with a price increase, I was annoyed enough to skip it. Lucky me.

I have been wanting a mudder grip for a long time.

Now make a mud mutt in stainless! A clean mutt.

I lucked out and got the 411 on the first run so plenty of time to save up for this one.

Romcho, the NMFBM is a BEAST!!! ........................

I expect my custom NMFBM to be done anytime now too, not to mention the 1111, 411, and custom shop Rodent 3 I ordered in the SantaGanzaaa... All in addition to the 2 Mud Mutts.

That's one way to drop about $1,700. I might have overdone it!

Can you give us some pics when you get them?

Good job!

I prefer to drop 1700 on a mortgage payment. Good grief!

I've drove cars that I didn't pay $1,700 for!

You and me both Todd. Heck DT, I couldn't afford a $1700.00 house payment!

We shall see once I have it in hand, maybe a full flat, and I have some musk ox horn, maple burl and a stag crown that has been calling for me to use it.....=)

It really is expensive having knives modded, but in my case I may just have to suck it up and go for it. I would just do it myself, but I know I won't do as good of a job as somebody like norcalblacktail.

Not that I can really afford it either, I'm expecting my first baby girl in April and my money should really be saved for this. But the 1311 and Mud Mutt are SOOO close to being perfect for me that with a little bit of grinding they would be just that.

I got a quote recently for having a 1311 fullly convexed and satined for $175, ouch! I almost thought it was a car repair bill for a minute. I'm sure the Mud Mutt work won't be much cheaper either. I have knife problems......

I wish that my mortgage was $1700!

I don't have any kids in school and I swear that my school taxes go to personally finance the entire high school English department.

No stripping of the 1311 for me. I love that coating! I have such a time with keeping the blade clean to prevent rust. It would be awful purty though.

Will do, don't worry!



Not what my wife is going to say. At least our doghouse has heat.



That too...



I only paid $1,500 for my previous vehicle.

I hope that it didn't come off that I was bragging. Didn't intend for it to sound like that. I didn't realize how much $$$ I had on order with Busse until last night, and even I was like . Oops.

Really glad Dan is moving towards thinner blades, far more useful than sharpened pry bars.

This latest offering actually looks awesome, I just have too many others in this size range.....the shipping is also a killer.

pit, sent you a PM about shipping woes.....

Check out Eezox Knife Care, this stuff really works and it dries to the touch so you can't wipe it off once it's cured.

www.eezox.com

No satin SR101 for me. I had a satin RMDx LE. That thing rusted if you look at it, faster than O1 or 1095.

I only do satin blades in INFI or stainless now.

I didn't say mine was only 1700 either And we STILL live about 30 miles out from the city...

Not far enough apparently!!!

Enough chatter about how big your mortgages are, nobody gives a rats [censored]. Back to knives...

No worries man. I'm just notoriously cheap.

Ordered one + sheath .... First Scrapyard knife

How long do the blades usually stay available once released - I hate the idea of finding a "holy grail" product just to find out it is discontinued.

Howdy and Welcome to the Scrap Yard! And congrats on your first Yard knife....probably not your last!!!

Only the Busses know how long a knife will be available.

Dare I say it? Two weeks! And welcome to the Yard!

I would buy two if there is a chance that you or a friend would really like it. You can always sell the extra, give it as a gift - or just have one in a BOB or for travel.

I am pretty sure that you will be able to sell it for about what you paid so the risk is relatively low.

I have a bunch of knives that I don't use but there is safety in numbers - so I just keep them.

And I still wish that my mortgage was $1700!! Or better yet - ZERO!

I will have to try to find some -- the website is down.

The problem that I have is that I cut a lot of vegetation when I am in the tropics with mine. Sometimes I get staining/rusting along the cutting edge of a non-coated blade within a few minutes of use. Literally 5 minutes and I have stains starting to show.

I don't have the problem when I am just chopping wood. And I never see anything like it in the upper midwest. Maybe the vegetation is more acidic.

It is likely that it will be gone before you receive the one you ordered. They may pop up again in a show, Ganza, or resale market but almost never lower than this price.

Harsh Ish...Harsh...

Rats are on the other forum...

Unclear if this is a special offering or will be around a while.

Only Dan knows!

And he's not telling!

Hey doc we were just talking about you.

Thanks for all the responses - I knew the Busse model's (Busse, SW, SYKCO) came and went, but the 911, 711, etc had been around for several weeks, so I was curious if there was a general time line.

I stop in periodically and mostly read, but post occasionally. I am working the entire Holiday period, so limited time. And I have to get my end-of-year Golden Retriever Club secretarial duties completed as well.

Hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas and keeping the spirit!

You also Doc take care

What he^^^ said!

It may not be obvious on the forum but the Mud Mutt looks like it is quickly becoming one of our most popular blades...its nuts around here

Dan

Dan, personally I think it is probably due to the steel thickness. Now if you would sell a 4 incher, from tip to handle....

I cant wait to get my hands on them mudders

Mudder handles are sweet, especially on smaller knives!

I want to try to wait with ordering until that 1111 is also available...

Hopefully I will find out soon
My two daughters and my son in law bought me a mud mutt for Christmas
Order number 365

Congratulations Bill!

Great gift Bill!

That's for sure!

Thanks guys
My oldest made a gift certificate and on it are two snowmen, each one is holding a mud mutt
See took a picture of the MM off of the website and shrunk it down to about 1/2" long

haha thats awesome!

Awesome, mine is a gift from my wife.

However you get one, be glad you did!

Exatly now comes the waiting

•Order #407

Order Date: 24th Dec 2013

This order is marked as Awaiting Fulfillment

Your Order Contains: ◦ 1 x Mud Mutt
(Optional Sheath: Yes +$19.95)


(*.*)

Nice to see you posting PoP!

Yes Dave, good to hear from you again!

Alright POP! Glad to see you back. You still in Texas or back up north?

Ive been on a Flashlight kick but after getting a knife for Christmas I've been steered back in the right direction. Ordered mine (414) the next day. Can't wait to get my hands on that mudder.

I will not order now shipping just that one knife would be 54$... so I hope for the 1111 to come up

S/N...Howdy and Welcome to the Scrap Yard!

Welcome StorminNorman!

Thanks guys. This is my second scrapyard. I've been wanting something with mudder handle for awhile now.

You won't regret it. Best handle I ever held on a knife.

I'd been eyeballing the 411. But the mud mutt looks like a winner.

Aw, just buy one of each! That's the true Scrapyard way!

Two is one and one is none!

Just received the note from Dan today it was addressed to my daughter that ordered my knife
My daughter laughed and said that the gift certificate that her sister made was better

I agree. The Mudder handle seems to work well with large or small hands. Soon I will take my Mud Mutt out for a walk in the woods. Maybe it will fit the Ratmandu sheath.

Order #357 can't get fulfilled fast enough. Got a couple Scrap Yards but this is my first direct purchase. Really looking forward to it.

Welcome to the Yard Sigarett!

Sorry why they charged me 119,90 each one?

.... and why isn't possible pay with paypal?

Now I have money charged on paypal account and not on credit card

My mistake ....I've charged sheath option ......

Glad everything worked out

Dan hasn't changed the price from $99 in the store yet, although the description notes that "This pricing is only good on orders received by 12/31/13. All orders received after this date will be priced at $119.95", so I'm unsure what they'd do if you placed an order today.

I passed on the Mud Mutt -- it looks to be a very good knife, but I have more than enough steel for multiple lifetimes already, so I've been saving my $$ due to uncertain times. I still have a pretty good paying job, but there's been much restructuring and my department keeps getting smaller; IT is down to 1/3 of the people we used to have.

Passing also. Just not feelin' it. Maybe I'll change my mind later?

Hi everybody first time posting over here in the Yard :-) I'm usually over on BF, but I'm also on Busse and signed up at the Swamp.
Quick question, first time ordering on SYKCO went for two Mudd Mutt's and came back for a third :-) Think I'm gonna really enjoy MM !! Only have an Urban Regulator so far that I scored from a friend. Well anywho I checked my order and it show's my shipping charges for two MM being $58.95 and single MM $54.95 Anyone else have this happen ? When I selected shipping it showed $14.95 and then became $1.00 both times. I sent two emails in so, i'm sure it will be corrected soon. P.S. I'm only shipping To CT.

I'm sure it will be fixed when they actually charge your card before shipment. If you e-mailed Renee she'll respond, but maybe not right away due to the holidays.

Welcome to the Yard!

Ok I think I know what happened but don't know why or how. After reviewing my emails and seeing listed shipping charges. I figure somehow I got charged international shipping charges they seem to match what charges I'm showing. So hopefully it's an easy fix, since SYKCO only dings the C/C and doesn't fully charge until just before shipping.
On another note does anyone know if any Mudd Mutts shipped :-) :-)

Luck,
Thanks for the welcome !!! As I gather more SYKCO blades I'm sure I'll be around here more :-) yeah I figure the holidays will slow a response. But I know the customer service is top notch !! so I'm not worried. Very thankful for the generous deal they offered :-) scored a sheath too !!

Welcome to the Yard!

It's possibly tied to IP address. The webstore software stores your IP and may set your shipping after the interrogation returns an IP outside of the USA.

I had originally thought I would pass on this blade but after thinking about it, I am going to pick up a few to play with. I have always wanted a SY Kephart and I think this might be an interesting blade shape tp play with.

Doc

Duramax, WELCOME to the Yard. Yeah, you're gonna like it over here, for the knives and especially the people.

Please send Renee a note on your order and she will fix what ever happened...The Christmas Elves have had their hand in the eggnog ...Sorry.

The mods received a pre-release of the Mud Mutt for play and testing. I am sure they will give you their impressions when they come up for air from the holidays

Dan

Good reminder...too much celebrating from this Dog during the holidays

I will have my Web guy change the pricings. Anyone that got in after the 1st and until the change occurs, I will honor the lower price...so here is hoping for you Dogs that the new web guy is slow LOL

Dan

I'm hoping that I can get the lower price. I've been trying to get my order in for three days, on two different computers, with no luck. I've emailed Renee, so here's hoping for some good luck!

Thank you Sir, for the reply on this. All is good, I had sent an email and Renee has already responded. It will be taken care of by the time they ship :-)
Can't wait to hear what the Mods have to say about the Mud Mutts after some holiday test time with them :-)

Also would like to thank everyone for the warm welcome to the Yard !!!!! :-)

Although I haven't had a chance to test mine yet, I will post some pics a little later!

My order is in but this is a fine gesture, sir.

OK Brethren, here's a few pics of my MudMutt.








Left to Right: Scrap Muk, MudMutt, and S-5



Some different knives with mudder handles



MudMutt and S-4

This is one sweet, thin-bladed knife!!!

No Bog Dog there?

I'm gonna try again today!

So much for that. Now it won't even let me past the sign in screen.

Renee will be back on Monday...send her an email and I will make sure you are covered

Dan

Hahahaha! I need to figure out how to get on that sweet Mod gig!

...although I'm not sure even I would trust a squirrel with any type of responsibility

Thanks Dan!

You're just paying the price for all your evil ways Todd!

Bwahahahahaha!

I knew it!!!

Caved in and ordered one. It was all the darn pictures you guys posted.

Thanks for the pics !! Now I'm really glad I went for the Mud Mutt :-) I noticed your Mud Mutt has a black handle, looks sharp all black. So is it safe to say the Mud Mutt has the same handle as the 411 ? Cause I hope so, because I scored two 411's in recent Ganza :-) at least I will know what the handle is like.

oh yeah

kylie ordered me one of these for christmas,,,,,,,whats the ship time on non-mods?

Duh! Two weeks!

And that's a heckuva nice wife ya got there

you should meet my mom

she bought me this years case/bose collaboration trapper

D/T, don't let Vance fool you; Kylie is a real Sweetheart!

Hey Private!
Congrats on getting your knife. I'm a little confused on a couple of things, though.

I thought the Mud Mutt wasn't available with a black handle, only the sage. I would have preferred black, but there wasn't (and isn't) an option to change it on the order page. Also, the sheath doesn't look anything like the one on the order page.

Any reason for these differences?

Thanks and Happy New Year to all!

The black handle was only available to the Mods; the knives for sale will have the tan/grey handles. The sheath in the picture is one that I'm working on; it hasn't even been stitched yet.

OK, thanks for clarifying.

I guess that I was right on ordering a couple of Mutts. I am looking forward to giving it a work out.

The Mutt is REALLY nice with the thinner blade; a nice lightweight knife!

Just thought I would paste this on

SWEEEEEEET!!!

GOOD JOB Bill! I think you're gonna like it.

My take on it is the same. It's a nice little hiking blade. Almost as light as a Mora and as rugged as the Ratmandu.

Hey Vic! Glad so see you post! You need to stop by more often, folks are missing you.

Wow that black on black looks killer. I ordered an MM and am looking forward to having it in my grubby paws BUT, I have to admit...I'm not keen on the sage-colored handle.

As someone who has ordered many knives from Dan and the crew, IMHO, the black-on-black color scheme is THE defining look of a Scrap Yard knife and I wished the MM had followed suit.

Maybe you can convince one of the mods to trade you theirs…….

Despite the rumor, pigs can't actually fly. They just fall to the ground really fast.

Well said Randy!!!

Would a choil improve the Mud Mutt?

It depends on how you use a knife. If you like to "Choke up" with your thumb and index finger are directly one above the other it will add to the usefulness. If you don't choke up like that it won't matter.

And i guess i still can modifie

YUP, I modified my Wardog to have a larger choil so my fat finger would fit in it.

I was looking forward to using the Mutt to cut up meat in the kitchen. In my experience I thought the RMD was too thick for the job. The Scrapivore was the right thickness, just too short. I am looking forward to that combo of length and thinness.

I think you'll like it!

WOHOO, my Mud Mutt sheath shipped today!

hopefully i will get my tracking notification soon

I got dinged a few days ago but no tracking yet.

Still waiting for mine.

8 weeks to the day today and no word. My order is #357......is anybody else with a close order number getting theirs yet?

My order number was 342 and was charged on Jan 30 but no shipping notice yet. Soon.

#433 and 470 lol, couldn't resist another :-) Dinged but no shipping info yet here. I'm sure it will be along soon enough :-)

Arrived today !!! Surprised to say the least made a cold snowy day better lol.













Sorry for the I Phone pics, tried my best with what I had.

Congrats on your score, and thanks for the pics!

Nothing wrong with the pics that I can tell!

Oh, nice scores by the way.

Thanks guys, glad the pics look ok on here. They didn't look so hot on my phone. I'm so glad I went for this knife !! I kinda procrastinated a bit at first, but wow I'm happy with it :-) !!! It just feels so comfortable in the hand, nice balance and light & lively. I think I might just like it a tad above my 411. Definitely a knife I will be using. Hope everyone who ordered one receives it soon, mine came without any notice. Was a great surprise :-) !!

Now who is bending kydex or stitching leather for these

got mine today too
no tracking update though beforehand

No email from Scrapyard, but I got a My UPS notification about a scheduled delivery for tomorrow, so, woooooo

Got the shipping notice my Mud Mutt sheath shipped and got the sheath the next day. ME LIKE. And the black handle sticking up out of the sheath is close to the same color as the edge color on the sheath.

Mine is shipped as well. Can't wait to see it then send it to JG.

Look what I got.

We are out for the bosses birthday dinner and she would not approve of me doing knife pics on the table. Lol so you will all have to wait.

Ok I snuck this quick one, I'll get more later.

What a tease!

Lol patience young grass hopper

Here she is pretty as ever.

Looking good greaser!

I wonder why they left the grind so low on the blade...

Well, mine have been marked as "shipped" so hopefully I'll have some detailed pics and measurements to contribute. Thanks for those images

I like the saber grind but I can understand the want of a full flat.

woo hoo Mutts in UT

Congrats Dave...now get busy!!!

Congrats to all on their Mud Mutt scores !!!!

And FYI, the 1111's are shipping ! Mine landed today ! It is awesome !

My two mud mutts came home today. Pretty sweet! Those mudder handles are a first for me.

Blade style is awesome. Great defense/camp/whatever size knife

I think I here the pitter patter of an 1111 calling my name.

I got my shipping notice and the knife today!

Mud Mutt came in late last week, here's a group photo for anyone interested in size references…….

DON'T you now it's NOT the size, but what you can do with it!

WooHoo!!!

My pair arrived today! Happy dog in the house!

Congrats S/P, but now we need some pics!

With the thinner stock, the saber grind is at a more shallow angle.

nice comparison pic.
I'm looking forward to the arrival of the mud mutt.

Question? will blood stain the lighter colored res-c handles?

From what I understand (and being an UNwilling test subject) the Res-C is VERY stain resistant. Matter of fact I don't remember anyone saying that it has stained on them.

Your wish is my command. I've been busy, but here's a few crappy cell phone comparison pics of my recent arrivals. Got the pair of Mud Mutts (with sheaths) on Monday, and my Orange SantaGanzaa 411 also arrived yesterday (Tuesday).

Happy Dog!!!









Enjoy!

I have a SW Battle Guard in a saddle tan leather sheath. The tan Res-C does take on some of the color from the dyed leather after a LONG while, but it always scrubs off with Dawn dish soap.

Good info S/P!

Anyone else notice that the primary bevels (or the flats) are uneven widths? It's subtle, hidden by the coating, but the SYKCO flat is ~1/2" and the sterile flat is ~5/8"...

That was also mentioned over in the Busse s/f on BladeForums, and I noticed too. I would attribute it to manufacturing tolerance.

All you would need to get that kind of difference per side is a change in the direction perpindicular to the blade of about 0.015" while making the cuts for the primary grind. That's not much, and I can see that easily being the case.

Say, for example, they have 500 blade blanks to grind. They chuck all of them up in the CNC machine and cut one side. They then change the tooling in the machine to cut the other side, and proceed. Say the bit moves slightly, is changed, or dulls down a bit, etc. There's your 0.015" difference. It's really something more along the lines of +/- 0.007". Even smaller.

Of the pair that I received, one is asymmetric like this, while the other is not. On the symmetric one, there is about 0.55" of flat to the edge of the primary grind, so it about splits the difference.

More comparison photos for those interested......

Definitely a nice group AFF!

^^^ indeed!