5 dollar flea market find (bucklight 442)

[BennyBlade]

Not a giant fan of bucklites so I dont know much about them, but I picked this up for $5. Am I able to replace the blade through buck or no due to discontinuation of this model bucklite? possible 112 blade replacement? Did I get a real deal or a real squeal?View attachment 1817482View attachment 1817483View attachment 1817484View attachment 1817485

 

[Uncle Timbo]

Not a giant fan of bucklites so I dont know much about them, but I picked this up for $5. Am I able to replace the blade through buck or no due to discontinuation of this model bucklite? possible 112 blade replacement? Did I get a real deal or a real squeal?View attachment 1817482View attachment 1817483View attachment 1817484View attachment 1817485

I'm not the one to be asking nor giving advice but couldn't you always morph it into a tanto?

 

[BennyBlade]

I'm not the one to be asking nor giving advice but couldn't you always morph it into a tanto?

definitely a possibility, but I'm still working on fine tuning my regular sharpening skills...

 

[pjsjr]

but I picked this up for $5... possible 112 blade replacement

definitely a possibility, but I'm still working on fine tuning my regular sharpening skills...

Here's what I suggest...use this to practice your sharpening skills.
After you achieve the level of proficiency you're comfortable with. Send it to Buck, with $10.00 for a blade replacement and they will spiff it up for you.

 

[jmh33]

Here's what I suggest...use this to practice your sharpening skills.
After you achieve the level of proficiency you're comfortable with. Send it to Buck, with $10.00 for a blade replacement and they will spiff it up for you.

This is a Great suggestion!!
John

 

[bucksway]

If it's a discontinued product Buck might replace it with a similar knife but they cannot replace the blade. Reprofile the blade is your best bet.

 

[jbmonkey]

Here's what I suggest...use this to practice your sharpening skills.
After you achieve the level of proficiency you're comfortable with. Send it to Buck, with $10.00 for a blade replacement and they will spiff it up for you.

yeah I think bucksway is right on this one. they'll just send a back a different current product...which is okay if one doesn't care with that. I doubt they'll do a blade replacement on this one...

unless ya know they got a box of old blades from discontinued models sitting around?

 

[pjsjr]

If it's a discontinued product Buck might replace it with a similar knife but they cannot replace the blade. Reprofile the blade is your best bet.

unless ya know they got a box of old blades from discontinued models sitting around?

Late last year or early this year I sent in a 426 Bucklite and Buck put in a 2021 110 blade. I'm thinking they would put in a 112 blade for a 422.

 

[DeSotoSky]

Pretty sure Buck does not consider a broken blade tip a warranty issue. At most they would probably offer a new equivalent at 50% off list for a new knife. About the $10 blade replacement, fine if they have it but consider this, you also have to ship it to Buck, what is that these days. $8 maybe. You then have $23 into a used cheap knife. Personally I would just throw it into the tool box and give it a second life as a gasket scraper and pry tool. $5 is a deal, spending money on it makes it less of a deal. If you are really that bored or adventurous, you could reshape it for the fun of it. It seems to be a recurring theme on this forum, someone comes up with a knife in need and want to make a silk purse out of a sows ear, I should really just be silent and let people enjoy their find whatever way pleases them but I guess that is my flaw.

 

[jbmonkey]

Pretty sure Buck does not consider a broken blade tip a warranty issue. At most they would probably offer a new equivalent at 50% off list for a new knife. About the $10 blade replacement, fine if they have it but consider this, you also have to ship it to Buck, what is that these days. $8 maybe. You then have $23 into a used cheap knife. Personally I would just throw it into the tool box and give it a second life as a gasket scraper and pry tool. $5 is a deal, spending money on it makes it less of a deal. If you are really that bored or adventurous, you could reshape it for the fun of it. It seems to be a recurring theme on this forum, someone comes up with a knife in need and want to make a silk purse out of a sows ear, I should really just be silent and let people enjoy their find whatever way pleases them but I guess that is my flaw.

but many just love sows ear purses, Roger....

 

[pjsjr]

but many just love sows ear purses, Roger....

Guilty as charged!

 

[DeSotoSky]

jbmonkey Wow Jesse, now a Platinum member and a new Avatar....Movin on Up.

 

[Tecate]

jbmonkey Wow Jesse, now a Platinum member and a new Avatar....Movin on Up.

Wow! I noticed the new picture today, but didn't see the promotion. I guess I will need to address him as sir jbmonkey now.

 

[eveled]

I'd use it until I had something else that had to go back to the factory. Or maybe even until I had 3 or 4 to go back. More bang for your shipping dollar. Plus it saves Buck money when they ship them back too.

 

[Jeff of the North]

deleted, to stay on topic...

 

[Jeff of the North]

If it was mine I'd follow Jesse's advice in other threads about turning that into a shorter clip-ish drop point by filing or sanding down from the spine of the blade towards the edge. It makes more sense when you see his pics.

 

[jbmonkey]

jbmonkey Wow Jesse, now a Platinum member and a new Avatar....Movin on Up.

oh I've been a platinum for most years here...ya know helps fund the site and all......

yeah new avatar, my pal gagl made it for me, after I pestered him for awhile. he made 2, both are pretty darn funny, but starting with this one....

 

[jbmonkey]

That sounds very much like a possible character in the Monty Python and the Holy Grail movie. A large knight known for his ape-like strength, his penchant for smoking cigars the size of firewood and his unnatural ability to crush walnuts with his super-sized monkey-mitts the rest of us call hands.

lol, trust me these little gal sized hands ain't crushing no walnuts....now Roger on the other hand has those size 2xl plus sized mitts.....sure he could do that easily......

 

[DeSotoSky]

Uhh... back to the subject at hand.... what should Benny should do with his $5 knife?

 

[matthewtstock]

J J Hubbard Perhaps you could provide clarification on the subject of blade replacement for this particular model. Once Benny knows if the blade is replaceable he should do whatever he desires.

pjsjr I am surprised by your Bucklite 110 blade. I thought I had read that blade replacement on those models was a difficult endeavor and not offered. I am glad Buck did yourn.