Frank,
I don't own one ... yet. I played with the one they had in the shop down the street for the past two weeks. I went in today to buy it and it had been sold yesterday.
It's really a classy looking knife with good blade steel and good heft. The blade is a tad thick, but it has pretty good geometry that ends up with a nice point for insertion and a nice edge for cutting. The liner lock is pretty substantial, too. (Keep in mind that I don't trust or rely upon any locking device.) The sample I've been fondling locked up tight as a drum and there was no blade play in any direction, open or closed. It was comfy for my big mitts, but with no experience cutting with it, I can't comment on how comfy it would be for extended use. Seems like a dam* fine knife - another example of some good Buck quality.
Mike
I don't own one ... yet. I played with the one they had in the shop down the street for the past two weeks. I went in today to buy it and it had been sold yesterday.
It's really a classy looking knife with good blade steel and good heft. The blade is a tad thick, but it has pretty good geometry that ends up with a nice point for insertion and a nice edge for cutting. The liner lock is pretty substantial, too. (Keep in mind that I don't trust or rely upon any locking device.) The sample I've been fondling locked up tight as a drum and there was no blade play in any direction, open or closed. It was comfy for my big mitts, but with no experience cutting with it, I can't comment on how comfy it would be for extended use. Seems like a dam* fine knife - another example of some good Buck quality.
Mike