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Is that maker still making knives?

My Buck 103. Had it for 25 plus years. Love that thing.

My problem is I like them all.

I'm not sure - I was pleased enough with this knife this fall, I got to thinking a matching skinner model to go with it would be nice. With that thought, I attempted to look him up on the forums and haven't seen any posts from him in the last couple of years. He was more active on the Accurate Reloading site than here. I believe he's in Washington state.

Here is his intoductory post on the 'fire:

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11914993/1

Here is the post where my knife is detailed:

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...custom-bird-and-trout-knife#Post14177518

A man of fine taste

I'm not much of a knife snob. Nicest one I own is a Bark River drop point in D2 with cocobola scales. I generally just use my Kershaw Ken Onion folder or an Outdoor Edge folder with replaceable blades. I don't mind the Havalon knives and keep one in my bino pack, but the flimsy blades aren't my favorite.

Buck 110
Gerber
KOA
Gene Ingram
Hollinger
LT Wright
Schrade
Benchmade
TOPS
Boos
Helle
Jelio Tenev
Victorinox
replaceable blade knives
etc, etc, etc.....

I am knife poor. That said, lately I have been carrying one or two Bucklite Max Fixed Blades one small, one large with orange handles. They cut well, resharpen easily and I can find them if I put them down.

I have similar sets from Benchmade (Steep Country Hunter), Gerber Gators, Bark River and so on.

In addition to the Buck I carry a Victoronix Super Tinker, Leatherman Wave and a folding saw. If elk hunting, I often carry a small Estwing hatchet. This is for hunts where we are back in 2-7 miles. My Wave and a small fixed blade works fine on deer near a road.

Buck 110 with finger grooves from late 70s

I carry a Buck 110 Folding Hunter in the field. I also have a K-Bar Dozier folder stashed for a backup.

However, most of our gutting gets done back at the meatpole. I keep Buck 113 Ranger there for doing most of the work.

A recent addition to the Meatpole was the Gerber Vital Zip. This thing really makes the job of opening up a deer a lot simpler. It uses regular utility knife blades

Jim Behring. Treeman knife, Mike Millers Rick Macfees, I tend to idea different knife, for different seasons.

Any chance of seeing a picture of that bird and trout?

Tim Olt "Loveless" drop point.......

Same

Custom knives are neat, but as practical as the replaceable blade knives are (Outdoor Edge, etc) - they are what go in my pack.

5" Ka-Bar.

- Re-ground to 20°.
- Top guard removed.
- handle wire brushed, hot Sno-Seal impregnated, w/ O-ring washers.






GR

My boy made me these two, have a Buck I’ve used for 50 years also.

Seeing as I can’t sharpen a knife for Shiit I’d say my Havalon Piranta.

I've used a Spyderco Delica more than any other.

No problem,


It's a Sprig with a 3.75" blade magna cut at 62rc

Phil Wilson knows what he is doing! It is a cutting machine.