119 Specials and 120’s let’s see them all.

GPyro said:
Yeah.
Those are definitely good looking blades.
And I like the simplicity of it.
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I like the blade profile and the grind on this one. Should be very handy in my woods. I do however want to order a flap sheath for it. My opinion is that the suede sheath does not look quite right with the phenolic handle.
 
I hope this one is allowed, even though it is not the factory handle.
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matthewtstock said:
B Billabong01 If possible would you tell us more about your custom handled 119. Perhaps the craftsman who did the work, etc. A beauty for sure.
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Thankyou for your kind words.
I made it!
The blade was supplied by my good friend and great mate zanussi01, a lightly used Buck Brahma.
He also gave me plenty of encouragement and tips.
This is not the first Buck Special I've rehandled, but is the first with a threaded tang, so it was a little more involved.
 
B Billabong01 I would guess you are quite pleased with the finished product. I dig the reshaped ricasso, the stag(?) and the blending of the textures/colors. Made it my desktop background for the day. Congrats on a job well done!
 
matthewtstock said:
B Billabong01 I would guess you are quite pleased with the finished product. I dig the reshaped ricasso, the stag(?) and the blending of the textures/colors. Made it my desktop background for the day. Congrats on a job well done!
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Yes, very pleased with it! I have had to tweak the handle shape slightly after taking the photo though.
Being female of small stature, I have very small hands, and most handles are simply too big.
In rehandling this I've not only made it fit my hand, but made it unique as well.
The flat choil is something I like and was easy to do.
After looking through zanussi's Randall books, I decided on a model 22 style for this knife.
The genuine stag handle section was very instrumental in the final handle shape.:)
 
This thread had me thinking again of the standard-line Buck 119 I'd bought maybe 20-25 years ago. Both then and now, the 119 has always been one of the most aesthetically attractive knives I've seen - it's an iconic design. And having actually handled one of them as well, they're beautifully & ergonomically comfortable in the hand - very balanced weight and a full grip with no pressure points.

That older 119 was among several knives stolen from my home in a break-in, back in the late 1990s. I never replaced that one, nor any of the others taken. But I did eventually get my hands on a Master Series 119 in BG-42 steel, which did a fair job in healing the wound of that loss for me. I posted about that one earlier in this thread.

Well today, while picking up some groceries at Walmart, I decided to finally replace that standard 119 and I picked up this one. I hadn't seen how (or if) these models had changed since I laid hands on that older one many years ago. When I got home, I started looking it over. I'm very impressed with Buck's attention to detail on the edge grind on this one. In that respect, I noticed the newer & thinner geometry put in place since Buck went to their new spec for that. That's something I didn't likely see on that older knife from the late '90s. I took this one out of the box and it cleanly & effortlessly sliced through phonebook pages and also shaved hair from my arm from both sides of the edge grind. And the point at the tip is about as sharp as can be.

Kudos :thumbsup: :thumbsup: to Buck for the excellent execution on this one. Well worth the money spent - and it has helped to heal the loss of that older one, many years ago. 🙂
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Picked up this Plain Jane 119 recently from a pawnshop.
Guard was a little loose, so fixed it with a few drops of superglue run down the tang.
Factory edge had a few rolls, not chips, near the tip.
Sheath is the original, but I will swap it out for a Spec-Ops brand one I should have in my spares box, or make one.
Gave her a quick all over (handle as well) with some metal polish.
Then a light slide on the diamonds to bring the edge up to hair popping sharp.
Now she's tight, scary sharp and good to go, much the way she would have been when she left the Big Shed in Idaho in 2008.:thumbsup:
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