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BTW, just for informational interest, check out the Copper and Clad special run Buck knives. The lightweights with aluminum bolsters and drop point blades of upgraded steel are very unique and interesting.
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Well, I bit the bullet and bought two of the Alaskan Guide Knives. The 110 and the Vanguard. They are loaded with high end features for a decent price I believe. I have a couple of drawers full of knives that I have accumulated over the years. I am definitely no expert though. I just know what I like.
My belief is that I am too far behind the knowledge curve on the various custom knives I see here at the fire. Plus I am inpatient. My interest has been rekindled, so that might change.
Gun Shows are almost as comical as boat ramps in the Spring.
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Buck knives are great. The company is great. So many guys own them,they're like a standard to a factory hunting knife
They have a program where they will engrave a 501 folder ( I think is the model) with an Eagle scouts info,B.O.R. date,troop # etc. on each side of the bolsters. I think we've probably got 2 dozen ,maybe a little more or less . Never one had a typo on the info. They do this for like Forty bucks delivered . I have a lot of respect for this program and Buck Knives.
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God damn the old bucks are hard to sharpen... ol man has several from the early 80’s, you can have em
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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God damn the old bucks are hard to sharpen... ol man has several from the early 80’s, you can have em I will take any that you are tired of.
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God damn the old bucks are hard to sharpen... ol man has several from the early 80’s, you can have em Keep your Arkansas stones. They work . But after using the Diamond flat stones and Steels, life got easier with some knife steels for me.
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After owning a good blade, with properly handled steele, bucks are straight garbage... imo
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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God damn the old bucks are hard to sharpen... ol man has several from the early 80’s, you can have em I will take any that you are tired of. I’ll see what he’s doin with em, haven’t seen em in 25 years or so, they’re in a box somewhere I suppose, where they belong...
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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After owning a good blade, with properly handled steele, bucks are straight garbage... imo C30V steel heat treated by Boss good enough?
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Oh didn’t know the early 80’s bucks were s30v???? Whoda thunk it
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Oh didn’t know the early 80’s bucks were s30v???? Whoda thunk it They're not, they're 440C stainless. Not terribly difficult to sharpen with a diamond stone. Paul Bos developed the heat treating processes used by Buck to this day. He is considered one of the best at his craft and many a custom knife maker has sent their blades to Bos for heat treatment over the years.
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I know blackheart, the early bucks I’ve been around I hated... but that’s me, now after compiling several customs by Ingram Howe and Hammonds, there’s really no comparison...
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Oh didn’t know the early 80’s bucks were s30v???? Whoda thunk it They're not, they're 440C stainless. Not terribly difficult to sharpen with a diamond stone. Paul Bos developed the heat treating processes used by Buck to this day. He is considered one of the best at his craft and many a custom knife maker has sent their blades to Bos for heat treatment over the years. The Buck Alaskan Guides are S30V
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Oh didn’t know the early 80’s bucks were s30v???? Whoda thunk it They're not, they're 440C stainless. Not terribly difficult to sharpen with a diamond stone. Paul Bos developed the heat treating processes used by Buck to this day. He is considered one of the best at his craft and many a custom knife maker has sent their blades to Bos for heat treatment over the years. The Buck Alaskan Guides are S30V Yes I know but the Alaskan Guides weren't made in the '80's.
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I guess we are still stuck in the 80's here.
A friend that worked at a packing house gave me a brand new silicon carbide stone back in the 80's. Because of me complaining about this very same topic. The problem with Buck Knives sharpening went away back then.
Fuel injection vehicles made life better also. But I did know how to rebuild carburetors.
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When you call Bos H.T. you get the Buck Knives phone line. Bos does all Bucks heat treating and does many custom makers blades also. You can get just one blade heat treated of any steel with Bos. I have used them some lately and have the utmost respect for their work and services. I have only ever owned one Buck, a 112 folder bought a long time ago. I have not used it enough to evaluate the edge qualities. I like fixed blade knives for the field. Tim
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Counting a couple of their small pocket knives, I have eight. I have a 110 that I have skinned so many Deer and Elk with the blade looks like a toothpick. Got to send it in along with a small pocket knife and get new blades. Love this knife but what blade should I have them replace it with? I'm 81 and have been using them all my hunting life. You can always buy more expensive knives if you want to but the Bucks have always worked well for me. I must admit that I do have a Mula skinner that is a very good skinner.
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When you call Bos H.T. you get the Buck Knives phone line. Bos does all Bucks heat treating and does many custom makers blades also. You can get just one blade heat treated of any steel with Bos. I have used them some lately and have the utmost respect for their work and services. I have only ever owned one Buck, a 112 folder bought a long time ago. I have not used it enough to evaluate the edge qualities. I like fixed blade knives for the field. Tim The fixed blade Buck Alaskan Guide Vanguard has a drop point which I like better for field dressing the larger critters. It is S30V steel and other high end features . Beautiful on the hip in camp too. The edge lasts a very long time. Did 6 wild bore without sharpening. After that it still had a good edge left.
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I have a 110 that I have skinned so many Deer and Elk with the blade looks like a toothpick. Got to send it in along with a small pocket knife and get new blades. Love this knife but what blade should I have them replace it with? You need to contact Buck about that but If I remember right, they won't put an S30V blade in the older 110s so you will probably wind up with their 420HC which IMO ain't bad.
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Buck has one of the best customer service for a mass manufacturer of knives. Pleasant to deal with is my experience.
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