Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
A minor boneheaded OCD mistake. I occasionally browse Etsy for stuff on my knife and multitool list. I saw this Buck Tool Bucklite one for $27, and bought it without hardly thinking. It's rusted, and the right handle is floppy where it pivots at the pliers. I've whacked it a few times with a ball-peen hammer and it hadn't helped. For $8 more, I could have had a near-mint one. I'm thinking I'll buy that one, and save this one for parts if I can't fix it. If I can--beater user.
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Been there, done that.cody6268 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:47 am A minor boneheaded OCD mistake. I occasionally browse Etsy for stuff on my knife and multitool list. I saw this Buck Tool Bucklite one for $27, and bought it without hardly thinking. It's rusted, and the right handle is floppy where it pivots at the pliers. I've whacked it a few times with a ball-peen hammer and it hadn't helped. For $8 more, I could have had a near-mint one. I'm thinking I'll buy that one, and save this one for parts if I can't fix it. If I can--beater user.
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At least it was only $27.
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Yeah Cody, you don't have an exclusive on bonehead impulse purchases. Ask me how I know.
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
This is my most recent and as near as I can tell it's a 433 Juno though the model isn't marked, I guess because it was a commemorative.
It came from a firearms and related estate sale where for some reason no one was bidding on the knives. I got it and another folder (a Myerco Stinray Aus-8) for $1, though to be fair I didn't know what they were until after I bought them since I hadn't really looked closely.
Prior to that one, my most recent was this 1994 Buck Camo Crosslock that I also picked up at an estate sale.
It came from a firearms and related estate sale where for some reason no one was bidding on the knives. I got it and another folder (a Myerco Stinray Aus-8) for $1, though to be fair I didn't know what they were until after I bought them since I hadn't really looked closely.
Prior to that one, my most recent was this 1994 Buck Camo Crosslock that I also picked up at an estate sale.
Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
I've done that too, it's a symptom of Buck Fever for which there is no cure.cody6268 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:47 am A minor boneheaded OCD mistake. I occasionally browse Etsy for stuff on my knife and multitool list. I saw this Buck Tool Bucklite one for $27, and bought it without hardly thinking. It's rusted, and the right handle is floppy where it pivots at the pliers. I've whacked it a few times with a ball-peen hammer and it hadn't helped. For $8 more, I could have had a near-mint one. I'm thinking I'll buy that one, and save this one for parts if I can't fix it. If I can--beater user.
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Got a buck vantage in Damasteel.
Anyone know what the factory lock up is on these? Mine is about 60-65%....maybe more.
Anyone know what the factory lock up is on these? Mine is about 60-65%....maybe more.
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
A Christmas gift ordered the day after Christmas from the Buck Custom Shop. Just arrived today. Model 503 in Buckeye Burl.
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Your knife has strikingly good looks. Well photographed in black and white makes for a very fine presentation.
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Great looking burl, Buckeye has such a distinctive pattern to it and is hard as nails.Railsplitter wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:05 pm A Christmas gift ordered the day after Christmas from the Buck Custom Shop. Just arrived today. Model 503 in Buckeye Burl.
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Thank you for the compliments fellas.
Quick Steel, it never occurred to me that my photos appear black and white but now that you mentioned it, I see what you mean. Those were taken using a light box that I got a few weeks ago and they are actually color photos. I took another pic yesterday of my small Custom Shop collection which includes an orange knife. Same camera settings as my pics above.
Quick Steel, it never occurred to me that my photos appear black and white but now that you mentioned it, I see what you mean. Those were taken using a light box that I got a few weeks ago and they are actually color photos. I took another pic yesterday of my small Custom Shop collection which includes an orange knife. Same camera settings as my pics above.
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Very nice 503 Rick.. Buckeye Burl is my favorite handle offering from the CS.. NICE!!
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Thank you John!
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Great group of customs Rick. All beautiful, hard to pick a favorite.
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Thanks Floyd!
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Railsplitter, you took a color picture and my eyes translated it as black and white. What should that tell me about my eyes?
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I am a BUCK 100 series fixed blade guy. Just got a 102 Woodsman with headbone handles.
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Sweet looking knives, Railsplitter. Love that Burlwood.
Very Nice 102, Tongueriver...I really like that bone handle. Excellent choice!
Very Nice 102, Tongueriver...I really like that bone handle. Excellent choice!
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New Buck fixed blades coming, according to Twitter.
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Very attractive knife Tongueriver.tongueriver wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:15 pm I am a BUCK 100 series fixed blade guy. Just got a 102 Woodsman with headbone handles.102S001.jpg102S002.jpg
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1967 RR, Looks like Buck is going after the Cold Steel market. Interesting.
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I bought this Buck 380 because it was listed as a Mini-Trapper. It's not. It's a Tiny-Trapper made in China and not worth the time and expense to send it back. It is put together well and quite the snappy little bugger, but.............. Oh well. Live and learn. At least it wasn't an expensive lesson.
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About the size of a Peanut Jerry? Buck has more Far East patterns of slip joints than one realizes - saw some Buck canoes and doctors knives in a hunting/fishing store last week. Not my cup of tea either. OH
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2-3/8" closed. It's a dinky little thing. About the smallest I'm comfortable with is 3¼".
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Real nice 102 Cal..
Watch pocket carry jerry..
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Watch pocket carry jerry..
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That is small, too small for me. I do have a couple of 2-7/8" Case mini-Stockman patterns that are still functional for light tasks, but that is as short as I want and not as a primary pocketknife at that. OHjerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:53 pm2-3/8" closed. It's a dinky little thing. About the smallest I'm comfortable with is 3¼".
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