Sporting Specialist: I am an avid knife user/buyer/trader but I am NOT an expert about steels and their attributes.
Your knife looks great now that you have repaired and refigured it - my question is, did it suffer any diminishment of its strength when you "re-ground" it?
I have heard that heat from machine sharpening will cause loss of temper in the steel?
I hope your handsome knife is still strong!
Any comments on my concerns?
I really enjoy Buck knives and use them almost exclusively when afield.
I am down to about 80 - 90 of them nowadays.
I used to have nearly 200 of them.
The Buck I use the most for Big Game Hunting is the Buck Model 317 - it has two large folding blades.
Sadly they no longer make this model and I have a spare in case I lose one!
Long live Buck Knives Corporation - a fine American company.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
