Is there going to be a Rodent 11?

Rodent 14 ... Yeah that's the one I want!!
 
I wonder how SR101 holds up at those lengths.
I know that some steels are better in shorter blades and not so much in blades out past the 9 inch or so mark.
A 12 or 14 inch blade and or a Kukri sounds fantastic though.
 
dericdesmond said:
Great. Check out the scrapyard 1311, its made of sr101. The swords also hold up well under lots of punishment.
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Looks like Mr. Eric nailed this one while I was outside getting ready for a Memorial Day garage sale (more like helping the wife:D).*** SR-101 is a lot tougher than people give it credit. The WAKI & RUCKI, Rat Daddy, Rat Mastiff and then the SYKW1311 are all large/long blades ranging from .250 down to .1875". Simply EXCELLENT steel!!!
 
RussMo said:
Looks like Mr. Eric nailed this one while I was outside getting ready for a Memorial Day garage sale (more like helping the wife:D).*** SR-101 is a lot tougher than people give it credit. The WAKI & RUCKI, Rat Daddy, Rat Mastiff and then the SYKW1311 are all large/long blades ranging from .250 down to .1875". Simply EXCELLENT steel!!!
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Good to know.
I knew that some steels that are amazing at small to mid sizes, tend to not hold up so well under the stresses that large blades leverage can exert.
Very nice to know that this is not the case with SR101.
I do have a friend who broke his new 1311, but that can very easily been an inclusion in the metal or something of that nature. If I am not mistaken it was replaced promptly and free of charges too.
I cant wait for next week, I will be fondling Swamp Rat blades at Blade show for sure. Hopefully I wont break the bank to badly ..lol
 
Silverthorn said:
Good to know.
I knew that some steels that are amazing at small to mid sizes, tend to not hold up so well under the stresses that large blades leverage can exert.
Very nice to know that this is not the case with SR101.
I do have a friend who broke his new 1311, but that can very easily been an inclusion in the metal or something of that nature. If I am not mistaken it was replaced promptly and free of charges too.
I cant wait for next week, I will be fondling Swamp Rat blades at Blade show for sure. Hopefully I wont break the bank to badly ..lol
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A little icing on the cake!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRnVY9qLCEE
 
Silverthorn said:
I wonder how SR101 holds up at those lengths.
I know that some steels are better in shorter blades and not so much in blades out past the 9 inch or so mark.
A 12 or 14 inch blade and or a Kukri sounds fantastic though.
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Honestly 52100 (SR101) is one of the best knife steels one can use. It does take some care or it will rust but beyond that it is excellent in every catigory. IMO I like it better than INFI (I prefer edge retention over corrosion resistance).

It holds an edge as well as many of the new stainless steels do while being leaps and bounds tougher. The Swamp and Jerry did it right when they chose to use 52100.
 
SR101 is an amazing steel. I have had the pleasure to do a lot of tests on it and it still amazes me.
 
The stuff just doesn't go dull! I made a HUGE pile of chips for my fire pit with my RMD that I sharpened. Hard knotty wood and it will still pop hair.
 
Well the Scrap Yard 1111 seems to be a happening thing so I can't see why there could not easily be a R11... of course *I* won't buy one (as I am almost thankful that I just don't like the R series handles)....so maybe two 1111s for me.... ;)
 
Andy the Aussie said:
Well the Scrap Yard 1111 seems to be a happening thing so I can't see why there could not easily be a R11... of course *I* won't buy one (as I am almost thankful that I just don't like the R series handles)....so maybe two 1111s for me.... ;)
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I have a R9 and its OK. Take the 11/11 blade and attach it to a Ratweiler handle.

As far as steel goes SR101 is my favorite. I like INFI and Esee 1095. But SR101 does everything better than 1095. And edge holding is supposed be better than INFI.

I have two nice Busse's, But the Rats and Dogs are more in my price range. And I dont think performance lags at all with these knives. Compared to Busse.
 
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Not takeing the chance of a production run on the 11/11 Just bought one from a friend who was lucky enough to go to Blade.

So how about a 15/11 that's what i'm talking about
 
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