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I got myself an 870 Bones after procrastinating the purchase for way too long. So far, I'm a big fan. I don't see this knife talked about much, so I thought I'd make a thread.
The Bones isn't normally my style. Upon first looking at it, I had considered it "too tacticool for me". After handling it, I decided I wanted one.
The Bones is a very well-made knife for the price. Fit and finish is not absolutely perfect (the blade isn't perfectly centered), but is mostly very good. Everything about it feels solid and inspires confidence. There is no play in any direction, the lock bar is tight and features about 50% lockup, and the pivot is somewhat tight as well. The entire knife is made of steel.
Ergonomics are satisfactory, but not great. The handle isn't bad, but could be much more comfortable with finger grooves in the right places and a choil. There's decent jimping on the lockbar and the thumb ramp. The thumb ramp and the shape of the handle act as a small sort of cross guard, which is pretty cool.
The handle is otherwise slick, so it's good that there's something to keep my fingers off that partially serrated edge. The 870 only comes part serrated, which is fine with me because the serration pattern is awesome. This knife came sharp out of box, great job on the edge, Buck!
The Bones is pretty heavy for its size, but considering it's an all-steel knife, it's at a fairly good weight. It carries well in the pocket and it's the thinnest folder of its size that I own. It's very impressive that Buck packed all this strength and reliability into such a thin folder. The pocket clip is good, does the job well and isn't gaudy.
For the price, I think the Bones is a great buy, and I recommend it to anyone on a budget who would like a strong, partially serrated tanto. The value is astronomical.
The Bones isn't normally my style. Upon first looking at it, I had considered it "too tacticool for me". After handling it, I decided I wanted one.
The Bones is a very well-made knife for the price. Fit and finish is not absolutely perfect (the blade isn't perfectly centered), but is mostly very good. Everything about it feels solid and inspires confidence. There is no play in any direction, the lock bar is tight and features about 50% lockup, and the pivot is somewhat tight as well. The entire knife is made of steel.
Ergonomics are satisfactory, but not great. The handle isn't bad, but could be much more comfortable with finger grooves in the right places and a choil. There's decent jimping on the lockbar and the thumb ramp. The thumb ramp and the shape of the handle act as a small sort of cross guard, which is pretty cool.
The handle is otherwise slick, so it's good that there's something to keep my fingers off that partially serrated edge. The 870 only comes part serrated, which is fine with me because the serration pattern is awesome. This knife came sharp out of box, great job on the edge, Buck!
The Bones is pretty heavy for its size, but considering it's an all-steel knife, it's at a fairly good weight. It carries well in the pocket and it's the thinnest folder of its size that I own. It's very impressive that Buck packed all this strength and reliability into such a thin folder. The pocket clip is good, does the job well and isn't gaudy.
For the price, I think the Bones is a great buy, and I recommend it to anyone on a budget who would like a strong, partially serrated tanto. The value is astronomical.
