Strider vs Scrapyard

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A Strider fixed blade knife is around $300 and yet a Scrapyard knife is half (if not more so) as much. :eek:

Scrapyard and Strider both have a reputation for abuse but which one do you reach for most often?

As value friendly as Scrapyard is I may save up and get the more expensive Strider first. I am really digging those tiger stripes. :cool:
 
I am pretty sure that scrapyard is a step above strider as is swamprat and Busse.
 
I would choose Busse/SwampRat/Scrapyard

edited to add: Their steels/heat treat will hold up better than Striders S30V if you truly want something for hard use. They also make more user friendly designs IMO.
 
Yeah, basic metallurgy would tell you that with two steels with an optimum heat treat, the carbon steel will hold up better than stainless. S30V does however have the advantage of better edge holding and corrosion resistance. And given that you can kill your monitor with it without chipping the blade, I'd say that's tough enough for me.
 
If you like what scrapyard produces but you still want to spend more money on a knife buy a busse.
 
slight said:
A Strider fixed blade knife is around $300 and yet a Scrapyard knife is half (if not more so) as much. :eek:

Scrapyard and Strider both have a reputation for abuse but which one do you reach for most often?

As value friendly as Scrapyard is I may save up and get the more expensive Strider first. I am really digging those tiger stripes. :cool:
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You answered your own question. This is a personal preference thing. Buy the one you like. Both have great reputations.
 
I personally went for a Strider WP-C for $175(less than what I usually pay for a folder). I carried an Izula before, but I noticed that the only thing I ever cut with it was fruit, so I figured a good stainless fixed blade would be better. I still did want the strength of a fixed blade for a SHTF situation(who knows, I might have to pry a door open to get out of a burning building). Given that I took my ZT 0301 and repeatedly slammed it into a tree and stabbed it several times, I figure S30V is tough enough. If anything, a fixed blade Strider is guaranteed to be tougher than most folders.

The question is what you're using your knife for. If you plan to chop with it and you don't expect to encounter any salt water or food, Scrapyard will do fine. For skinning or cutting cardboard, S30V might offer marginally better edge holding(depending on whether it's SR101 at Rc 63-64 or SR77 at Rc 57-59 IIRC). But I think the deal breaker is corrosion resistance. I live in Hawaii and really the only thing I have to cut in my day job is fruits and vegetables, so carbon steels are off-limits for me.
 
300 dollar striders? id rather get a real busse knife, which could definitely take more abuse. Unfortunately, i dont have any busses, but i have a Swamp rat ratmandu that is such a good knife at less than half the price of striders (and probably 10x better)
 
I am new to the Bussekin line, but really like the Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard products. They are great performers, good values, and I think both the SR-101 and INFI steels are superb.
 
Translash said:
300 dollar striders? id rather get a real busse knife, which could definitely take more abuse. Unfortunately, i dont have any busses, but i have a Swamp rat ratmandu that is such a good knife at less than half the price of striders (and probably 10x better)
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You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Do some research before you make such a statement.
 
Busse / Scrap Yard / Swamp Rat all the way.
Strider's S30V is great steel, but it's no INFI/SR-101/SR-77.
 
Scrapyard, all the way. Strider makes great folders, but there are much better choices for fixed blades, IMHO, Scrapyard being one of them. Scrapyard's resiprene handles are infinitely superior to anything Strider makes.
 
Compare it to Striders offerings in 3V. You know, the one that chopped cinder blocks, was batoned thru sheet metal with a piece of cinder block as a hammer, etc. Had a small chip after all that. Video is on YouTube.
 
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Compare it to Striders offerings in 3V. You know, the one that chopped cinder blocks, was batoned thru sheet metal with a piece of cinder block as a hammer, etc. Had a small chip after all that. Video is on YouTube.
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You can do all of that with most Scrapyard knives. No sweat. Most of the steel they use is based on S7. The stuff they make jackhammer bits out of. It's tough stuff. It won't hold an edge as well as S30V or 3V, but NOTHING beats it for toughness.
 
In no way are any of them 10 times better than the other. It's all just personal preference. From what I've seen the majority of people do not use the Scrap Yard, Busse and such. They are used for extra weight to anchor their safe to the floor. :D
 
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