All About Pocket Knives

Just acquired one of these from a good friend of mine;along with another 112 Lite with pocket clip.Haven't had a chance to use it yet but it seems to be of great quality. Will have to carry them for awhile before I make any judgments.

knife7knut wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:17 pm Just acquired one of these from a good friend of mine;along with another 112 Lite with pocket clip.Haven't had a chance to use it yet but it seems to be of great quality. Will have to carry them for awhile before I make any judgments.

Hey knife7knut,
I'm interested in the 112 auto and looking forward to your update. Does it have a leaf or a coil spring? Thanks for posting!

which is the better one, leaf or coil spring

Soda707 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:55 pm

knife7knut wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:17 pm Just acquired one of these from a good friend of mine;along with another 112 Lite with pocket clip.Haven't had a chance to use it yet but it seems to be of great quality. Will have to carry them for awhile before I make any judgments.

Hey knife7knut,
I'm interested in the 112 auto and looking forward to your update. Does it have a leaf or a coil spring? Thanks for posting!

Sorry for the delay in replying;it is equipped with a coil spring and functions very well. I've been using it for some time now mostly to cut up cardboard but also cut up multiple pieces of rubberized roofing material and the edge was unfazed by that.

knife7knut wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:08 am

Soda707 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:55 pm

knife7knut wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:17 pm Just acquired one of these from a good friend of mine;along with another 112 Lite with pocket clip.Haven't had a chance to use it yet but it seems to be of great quality. Will have to carry them for awhile before I make any judgments.

Hey knife7knut,
I'm interested in the 112 auto and looking forward to your update. Does it have a leaf or a coil spring? Thanks for posting!

Sorry for the delay in replying;it is equipped with a coil spring and functions very well. I've been using it for some time now mostly to cut up cardboard but also cut up multiple pieces of rubberized roofing material and the edge was unfazed by that.

If you're cutting cardboard and it's still sharp it must have some good steel in that blade. Cardboard dulls a blade pretty quick.

buddyie22 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:42 pm which is the better one, leaf or coil spring

I don’t know if one is better than the other, but they have different feels when fired (at least comparing the few I’ve used).

knife7knut, thanks for the update! Sounds great!

Cool beans! I have the 110 Auto and the 110 Auto Elite. (I also have a converted 50th Anniversary 110 with a round firing button that is fired by a leaf spring). I love all three... (but the 110 Auto Elite is my favorite)!

The Buck 112 Auto has a standard 420 High Carbon Steel blade. The Paul Bos heat treatment gives this steel exemplary edge-holding capability. This is why my Buck 110 Auto Elite with its CPM S30V has enough "hair on its @$$" to weave an Indian blanket! Buck's 420 High Carbon is tough enough to clean a 200-pound deer before a visit to the honing stone is required. Buck's CPM S30V with Paul Bos' heat treatment allows the 110 Auto Elite to dress a 500-pound elk and still slice a sheet of writing paper with ease.

Paul R bought a Buck 110 Auto Elite wrote this review to Grindworx about his Buck 110 Auto Elite.

"I debated about buying the standard, traditional 110 vs this one. The seller was the steel. Nothing wrong with 440 but the S30 steel is just way better. This is my 4th knife like the 110. 440 steel requires at least a couple of whetstone sessions with a large animal like an elk. Not this one. The elite was still sharp enough to cut paper after dressing a 500 pound animal."


I rest my case.