532 BuckLock, BCCI, one of a hundred

oregon

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The BCCI 532 BuckLock: Canvas micarta, S30V blade, file-worked nickel silver interior handle edges, back lock, 3.87 ounces (109.6 grams) & 4 5/16" long closed + 3" blade = 7 5/16" overall open.

One of one hundred. Built for the Smokey Mountain Rendezvous held in Tennessee last August 4-7, 2010.

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The good: Fits my mitt to my complete surprise! :D :thumbup:

The bad: Didn't buy one earlier. ;)
 
A few more pics for your amusement:

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BCCI members have a whole new world of Buck knives available to them. This is only one of many wonderful knives that inhabit that terrific world.
 
Thats a bute oregon, hard to see the Bos stamp.Thought we had another paperstone barehead incident:eek:
 
That weak BOS stamp looks like it might be like the funny-looking one Pluberdv got on his Custom.

More and more odd "stamps" are turning up. Are they doing it to save money?

I sure hope that the new 121 Buff Guide I have coming will turn up with a real stamp and not some damned etching.

I like the look of the knife (and I love 121s) enough that I'd keep it, but if they are gradually going to be putting that scratchy little etching on everything instead of a real stamp--that could well be the last new buck I buy.

Just one cost-cutting measure too many, from my viewpoint.
 
imafritz said:
Thats a bute oregon, hard to see the Bos stamp.Thought we had another paperstone barehead incident:eek:
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I just meant that 100 of these were made. I got one.

Did you have a problem with one of the paperstine bareheads?
 
BG42EDGE said:
That weak BOS stamp looks like it might be like the funny-looking one Pluberdv got on his Custom.

More and more odd "stamps" are turning up. Are they doing it to save money?

I sure hope that the new 121 Buff Guide I have coming will turn up with a real stamp and not some damned etching.

I like the look of the knife (and I love 121s) enough that I'd keep it, but if they are gradually going to be putting that scratchy little etching on everything instead of a real stamp--that could well be the last new buck I buy.

Just one cost-cutting measure too many, from my viewpoint.
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The "Flame BOS" and "S30V" below it are faintly etched. I can feel it with my fingernail and I can see it if I put the blade under strong light and play with the angle of reflection. Perhaps it was put on after hardening of the S30V blade steel or just before the etcher wore out completely...

It was impossible for me to photograph cleanly.
 
I think the consensus was that Plumberdv's was done by a robot engraving machine.

This saves them the cost of buying stamps, and I suppose it eliminates an employee or two, but to me it looks cheap and crappy.

They do these after the blades are hardened, yes.

I think there's some story about stamping on both sides weakening the blade, but I don't believe it. If it were really a problem we'd have heard something about it before this......and also if it were a problem they could just stamp them on the same side like they did the BG-42s.

Well, for whatever reason......there are strange things going on and it rankles grumpy old men.

:D
 
oregon said:
I just meant that 100 of these were made. I got one.

Did you have a problem with one of the paperstine bareheads?
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No, but they are missing the s30v Bos stamp, as you may recall. I was looking down through your pics and on the full length pics didnt notice the stamp. I then continued on and saw the closer pic and it became clear. More of a "phwew, there it is" moment. I love those knives and am sorry I havent got one yet. The BCCI offererings were particualarly good, IMHO, this year.
 
Glad to see you are happy with your 532 Oregon. I have two of them, as the 532 is one of my favorite patterns.

The BOS stamp on mine are just like yours. While they are not cut deep, the image is VERY well formed. On Plumb's knife, that "B" is very distorted. If it was done by machine, obviously something wasn't right, but who knows what really happened, as it was purchased on the secondary market.

Satisfy MY curiosity. Open your 532 with the tip pointing away from you, and the blade pocket facing upward. Is the edge of the liner on the right VERY sharp, and the one on the left smooth and slightly rounded? I've experienced that on several of them dating back to 2008?

The S30V blades on the BCCI knife are AWESOME!
Peter
 
oregon said:
The "Flame BOS" and "S30V" below it are faintly etched. I can feel it with my fingernail and I can see it if I put the blade under strong light and play with the angle of reflection. Perhaps it was put on after hardening of the S30V blade steel or just before the etcher wore out completely...

It was impossible for me to photograph cleanly.
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The 532 is one of my favorites and for the life of me, I don't know why I didn't get one of them. All I bought were the 110 and 500, but maybe Bruce will have some of the left overs at the show in Pasadena this weekend. I'll pick one up then if he does.

There's a thread somewhere in recent history where Joe or CJ discussed the fact that they wanted to get away from "stamps" on both sides of the blade. It has something to do with stamping both sides can damage the steel and I don't believe for one minute that it's a cost cutting measure. Hell, they're still stamping one side, how much could they possibly save by changing to an etch on the other side? It would mean two different processes for the same purpose. I can't see that being cost effective.
 
That's a cool 532 oregon.The 532 is high on my gonna get list,I really like the way they dropped the edge so low on the blade.
 
peterinct said:
Satisfy MY curiosity. Open your 532 with the tip pointing away from you, and the blade pocket facing upward. Is the edge of the liner on the right VERY sharp, and the one on the left smooth and slightly rounded? I've experienced that on several of them dating back to 2008?

Peter
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Yes, mine is just as you say: With point away and opening upward the right inside edge is sharp and the left inside edge is not. A bit of polishing tape rubbed along the sharp edge will fix this for me.

Do me a favor. Run a fingernail carefully along the cutting edge. Do you feel any deformity in the edge 2/3 along from the point. Now look into the opened knife below the fourth set of file workings from the pivot. Do you see a mark on the inside of lock bar?

Mine closes with the cutting edge touching the humped lock bar. The kick doesn't touch first, unfortunately. Back to the warranty dept. in Idaho for this one.

I have another of this same model coming. I bot one from Bruce D. and one from John F. I hope that this one pictured above is an anomaly.

Funny that the blade deformity only shows on this one side:

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oregon said:
Yes, mine is just as you say: With point away and opening upward the right inside edge is sharp and the left inside edge is not. A bit of polishing tape rubbed along the sharp edge will fix this for me.

Do me a favor. Run a fingernail carefully along the cutting edge. Do you feel any deformity in the edge 2/3 along from the point. Now look into the opened knife below the fourth set of file workings from the pivot. Do you see a mark on the inside of lock bar?

Mine closes with the cutting edge touching the humped lock bar. The kick doesn't touch first, unfortunately. Back to the warranty dept. in Idaho for this one.
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Of the two that I have, one has a minimal amount of side to side play with the blade closed. I can just slightly feel it rub on the back bar, but it has not caused any damage or marks to the edge.

Another quick way to see any deformities to the edge is to hold the knife in the same position mentioned to check the liner and sort of roll the knife a bit side to side. Any dings or flat spots will show up by reflecting light as a SHARP edge will not reflect any light.

Peter
 
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