A second time around

Plumberdv · Apr 2, 2011

I wanted to run this one through again in case there's any new info available. There is a second label added to the box, so I'm convinced (?) that the etching and engraving is after market work, but I can't even find the knife itself in the Special Projects list. Since it wasn't a catalog item in 2007, I assume that it was produced for some vendor so it should be in there.

There are two different sellers on eBay right now listing them and both say they are 1 of 500. Both of the sellers sell many Bucks with aftermarker inlays and etchings so I wonder if the sellers are, #1 the same, just two different ID's and #2, who actually did the work?

Any ideas?

David Martin · Apr 2, 2011

Thanks for posting this Plumber. DM

Plumberdv · Apr 2, 2011

Happy to David, I'm just still curious about it. One of the sellers also has the plain version of the same knife (no etching/engraving) for only $30 less, so they must not pay much for that if they are the ones having it done.

BG42EDGE · Apr 2, 2011

I think these are good knives to stay away from......sure, One of Five Hundred.

Right.

I'm convinced.

LOL!

Tin Sue · Apr 4, 2011

Plumb, first off, the two ebay sellers are absolutely one and the same. Secondly, like yourself, I am absolutely convinced that the blade etching and bolster engraving were not done in house at Buck. So the question then becomes whether this is a Buck cataloged or special project order. Since you can't find it in Joe's list, it almost certainly is neither, and, as you state, the seller(s) appears to do (sell) a lot of aftermarket 110 work.

skyhorse · Apr 4, 2011

Is that the seller in Idaho?

Plumberdv · Apr 4, 2011

Tin Sue said:
Plumb, first off, the two ebay sellers are absolutely one and the same. Secondly, like yourself, I am absolutely convinced that the blade etching and bolster engraving were not done in house at Buck. So the question then becomes whether this is a Buck cataloged or special project order. Since you can't find it in Joe's list, it almost certainly is neither, and, as you state, the seller(s) appears to do (sell) a lot of aftermarket 110 work.

There were charcoal, NS 110's produced by Buck so that part is real factory work. I don't really mind about the engraving and etching not being Bucks work. I think it's a very handsome knife and well worth owning in my opinion. It's an inexpensive enough "custom" that you don't worry about using it as an EDC. I can easily believe that there were only 500 of them done like that. That seems alot for any eBay seller even if they are using two ID's. It would be interesting to find out how many of the Charcoal Dymondwood/NS 110's that Buck produced.

skyhorse said:
Is that the seller in Idaho?

One of the two says Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, the other doesn't say but if they are one and the same...................................

jb4570 · Apr 4, 2011

I also like the looks of that knife Dave. The Ebay seller, DF has been selling lots of semi custom 110's. I have never bought any of them as most of their knives had the scales changed and that voids Bucks warranty. If I find one of those for $20 less than the current auction price, I'll buy one!
Thanks for posting your photo's
jb4570

Plumberdv · Apr 5, 2011

jb4570 said:
I also like the looks of that knife Dave. The Ebay seller, DF has been selling lots of semi custom 110's. I have never bought any of them as most of their knives had the scales changed and that voids Bucks warranty. If I find one of those for $20 less than the current auction price, I'll buy one!
Thanks for posting your photo's
jb4570

This one model is the only one of their knives I've ever bought. It's not because of the lack of warranty coverage, I'm not worried about that because I have alot of Bucks that have been rehandled or modified in some way that would also not be covered. I know Buck and even if they wouldn't cover something under warranty, they are so reasonable in their charges, it wouldn't be a big deal.

The main reason that I never bought any from them is that in my opinion, the vast majority of what they sell are just tacky and gaudy looking! The engraved bolsters on this one to me looked pretty nice and I'd be willing to bet that Buck wouldn't have an issue doing warranty work on it. If you broke the blade you'd have to have a plain one put in but I don't thing the bolster engraving would be an issue.

J Hubbard · Apr 5, 2011

Only info I can find is it looks like we sold 2200 in 2007. I can find nothing on serialization or engraving so I believe that part of it is aftermarket work. I know the engraving is...

Plumberdv · Apr 5, 2011

J Hubbard said:
Only info I can find is it looks like we sold 2200 in 2007. I can find nothing on serialization or engraving so I believe that part of it is aftermarket work. I know the engraving is...

Thank you very much. Were they all made for the same vendor?

Joe Houser · Apr 6, 2011

One other thing to keep in mind in case you want to use one of these...anytime we replace a blade, the front bolsters are wiped clean. Any engraving is lost because we have to drive out the old blade rivet, install and peen a new one, then grind it flush to the bolster and then buff it all out.
This applies to any folder with a peened blade rivet and an engraved front bolster.

BG42EDGE · Apr 6, 2011

I'd say it was poorly conceived due to the fact that the head of the deer on the front bolster is upside down in relation to the work on the blade.

Also, I've NEVER liked billboard blades anyway and I don't like after-market serialization.

It would look a lot better if they had just stuck with the engraving (which is fairly good). Adding the deer head (especially upside down) and then printing all over the blade spoils it for me. But......whatever floats your boat.

st8yd · Apr 6, 2011

BG42EDGE said:
I'd say it was poorly conceived due to the fact that the head of the deer on the front bolster is upside down in relation to the work on the blade.

Also, I've NEVER liked billboard blades anyway and I don't like after-market serialization.

It would look a lot better if they had just stuck with the engraving (which is fairly good). Adding the deer head (especially upside down) and then printing all over the blade spoils it for me. But......whatever floats your boat.

I really don't recall him asking for an opinion on what the knife looked like. While I agree and don't like the deer head on the bolster "upside down" It isn't when displayed closed. Personally I like blade etchings "bilboard blades" when done tastefully as this one is.

BG42EDGE · Apr 6, 2011

I don't really care who wants or doesn't want my opinion.

This knife, even though it's cheap, is a poor investment.

Better to save your money and get something that has more intrinsic value, universal appeal and will increase in value as the years go by.

You get what you pay for with this bauble.

Plumberdv · Apr 7, 2011

st8yd said:
I really don't recall him asking for an opinion on what the knife looked like. While I agree and don't like the deer head on the bolster "upside down" It isn't when displayed closed. Personally I like blade etchings "bilboard blades" when done tastefully as this one is.

It's best just to not debate with fools (and I'm not refering to you st8yd), who's opinions are neither asked for nor paid any heed to. There are those that simply have to butt in with their own exaggerated sense of self worth and never contribute anything of any value to a discussion.

I don't care even one tiny bit if someone doesn't agree with my taste in knives. I buy what I like with out regard to what others will think and I never buy considering them an investment. They are for my own pleasure only. I already have my investments covered, I don't need to be concerned about how much any knife will be worth in the future.