I notice some talk about the Buck knives being hard to sharpen. It depends a lot on the age of your knife.
In Buck knives, the steels went thus.....
Before 1981.---440C 1981 to 1993.--425M 1993-----420HC
The 440C was exceedingly hard steel and a lot of people had trouble with it. The 425M was a little better and the current 420HC is excellent in that it's not too hard to sharpen but still holds the edge for a long time.
It's always better to touch a blade up a bit now and then and keep it sharp rather than let it get really dull.
That's what "sharpening steels" are all about, by the way.....they are used to KEEP a sharp edge as butchers cut meat all day--not to CREATE a sharp edge.
Anyway, in 1981 the Buck knives became a little bit easier to sharpen and in 1993 the knives became quite a lot easier to sharpen.
Last edited by DancesWithGuns; 05/22/15.
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