So I got a Scrapyard Scrapper 6... What do I use it for?

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I just got a NIB Scrapper 6 because it is a sweet knife, and I wanted it! Problem is, now that I hold it, I don't know what to use it for! I go hiking and hunting a lot, but it looks a little to stout to use it for general camp chores (food prep, fine cutting, whittling). I think it's a little on the light side to chop/split with (I bring a 14" Wetterlings hatchet anyway). What do you guys use your Scrapper 6 for when you are backpacking? Or is it just a great knife to throw in your BOB and use when the world falls apart?

P.S. I also got a SRKW Ratmandu on the way, I fear the Ratmandu may be more sensible for hiking and the Scrapper 6 will go in the drawer...
 
I got the exact same impression. Which is why I sold mine, and bring a 4" blade and a Laplander saw when I go out. Bases pretty much covered, without lugging along a "do-it-all" blade.
 
Hey Guys..

Michael...

That's a Great knife..

You wouldn't have a problem batoning it thats for sure..
Personally I like using a knife better than a hatchet for this type of work...

Get out and use it and you'll see what it can do..

ttyle

Eric
O/ST
 
Right now I hike with a 4" Mora, a Whetterlings hatchet, and a medium fixed blade like an Ontario TAK (Or my Manix). I see no use for a multitool, because 90% of their design is to fix mechanical objects (pliers, screwdrivers, wire cutters, files, etc.) I do occasional bring a small folder or an SAK. I got the Scrapper on a whim and day dreamed of myself out in wild with the Scrapper building shelters, felling trees, looking really cool, but I didn't think to day dream of what I was cutting with it!
 
I think it would be great for batoning, but I don't baton! Since I'm not going to cut down a full grown tree while hiking, I'm left with burning 2-3" logs, which do not need to be split.
 
I feel ambiguous about carrying a 6-7" knife anymore. Used to be, I had more in that length than any other, but lately I've been analyzing what I carry, and it seems more efficient to carry the specific tool for the job, rather than a single all-purpose knife. From a weight standpoint, my Mora Clipper, SAK, and folding saw weigh about the same (maybe an oz over) what a Scrapper or RAT7 weighs (about 1lb with sheath). I can get more out of that 3-tool combo, for the same weight, than I could out of the Scrapper. So why carry it? Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I've just been finding that my attitudes toward that length of knife has changed a lot in the last few months.
 
Raindog101, your not hijacking, I agree with you. I was hoping someone would tell me what they use if for, and I'd say: "I can't believe I never thought of that! I'm going to carry my Scrapper 6 everywhere!", but it looks like nobody's said that yet (except for batoning, maybe I start batoning, but that would be giving into the system...).
 
I've lived 37 years, 27 of them hiking/screwing around in the woods every chance I got. I never batoned until this summer. Didn't even know what it was until I started hanging out in this forum. The closest I came was splitting wood for our fireplace with an old hatchet, banging it with a hammer to get it split. I don't baton in the woods. I've never had to. But now I know how, and I owe it all to my recently-departed Scrapper 6.
 
Zombie decapitation?:)

Seriously, I'm rather fond of my S6, but it can't compete with a mora and a hatchet for bushcraft. That said, I don't believe it was designed to. It's more of a combat knife, a heavy duty knife that can be used for prying and busting things if needed, and in that role it excels.
 
kiahs said:
Zombie decapitation?:)

Seriously, I'm rather fond of my S6, but it can't compete with a mora and a hatchet for bushcraft. That said, I don't believe it was designed to. It's more of a combat knife, a heavy duty knife that can be used for prying and busting things if needed, and in that role it excels.
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This was my thought exactly. When people say not to pry with knife, they are talking about Mora's, not Scrapyard knives. I got this knife to use during hiking. I was hoping to use it peacefully until the USA gets invaded and I have to use it in combat (but that's not for a few more years, which is to long to wait to use a new knife). I'm getting tempted to trade it for a knife I will use, such as a Bark river type knife.
 
I believe the S6 is going to be a regular production blade, so if you trade it, you should be able to get another one before the invasion.
 
"Regular production blade"? Like SRKW and Busse "regular production blades"? Not much regular about their production...
 
raindog101 said:
"Regular production blade"? Like SRKW and Busse "regular production blades"? Not much regular about their production...
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As in they will most likely be available again from the Scrapyard site before the end of the world, unlike the INFI SS4.
 
raindog101 said:
I see your point. It's all a matter of perspective...
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Most Scrapyard knives are readily available on the exchange. It's just a matter of the premium you'll pay on it. I paid 170 each for my SS4s shipped which is not that much compared to original cost if you figure in shipping, plus the seller threw in my S6 for 80 shipped, so I really didn't pay more than cost in the end. But I do agree that it is a bit irritating not being able to just go to the Busse family sites, pick out a knife, and order it.
 
At the risk of hijacking this threat any further, I am aware that you can get them on the exchange, and some people don't seem to mind the markup. It is a lot of knife for the $. I just think their production practices are kind of annoying, if you're not a devoted fan of their blades. Again, it's all a matter of perspective...
 
I think this is what it has come down to:
I only use knives to cut with. Chopping, splitting, prying, sawing, digging, etc. are for specialized tools that I usually bring into the woods with me anyway. I'm going to carry a knife meant solely to cut with. I really like the Scrapper 6, I think I may make a BOB just to give it a purpose and an excuse to keep it.
 
The amusing thing here is that I know quite a few people who have had this exact problem. They purchase an 'in-between' knife and then soon discover the limited value in the field. If you collect knives, then collect them to your heart's desire.

I have two examples of the S6. Both are great quality knives which are just about bullet-proof. They won't get used for anything as long as my Basic 9 is around.

Imagine just using a knife just for cutting? Wow, what a revelation! I am reminded of those folk who have spent $2500 plus on Busse products and then grab the 18 inch machete for their chopping needs.

The Mora just makes sense for many of us. Add a SAK and a long-bladed cane cutter and leave the over-built survival blades in the safe.
 
I think that if you are going on a picnic a nice litle slicing knife is good but to me a large survival knife left in the safe just isn't practical. It is nice to have an axe, multi tool and a utility knife but try just taking just a chopper as your only knife once in a while and become familar with it and see how many task it can perform well when you have no other tool. Most times operator malfunction is the culprit in a poorly performed task and not the tool, use it or lose it.
 
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