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We at BladeForums.com are very happy to include Buck Knives in our Manufacturer's Forum line up. I've corresponded with Jeff since I first got into the online knife forum scene, and am very happy that Buck knives is willing to be a part of this site.
Welcome guys, I know you'll feel right at home soon!
From the Buck Knives Website:
Buck knives are arguably the most famous American-made knives, known and respected worldwide for their high quality, for blades that hold an edge, and for the Lifetime Guarantee that backs them up.</p>
Buck Knives today is a strong corporate entity, with a manufacturing facility covering 4.5 acres under one roof in El Cajon, California, just east of San Diego. But when the first Buck knife was made at the turn of the century, it was a young Kansas blacksmith apprentice named Hoyt Buck who used his imagination to find a new, better way to temper steel so it would hold an edge much longer.</p>
Hoyt made each knife by hand, using worn-out file blades as his raw material. During World War II, he made as many as he could to help America's war effort. After the war, he moved to San Diego, where he and his oldest son, Al, formed H.H. Buck & Son in 1947. Al carried on when Hoyt died in 1949 and led the company through the next critical years in their history.</p>
Buck was still making knives from discarded file blades until 1961, when the firm was incorporated and began to operate at a higher level. In 1963, Al Buck designed the Model 110 Folding Hunter and when it was brought to the market in 1964 this lockblade literally revolutionized the knife industry; it propelled the Buck brand name to a position of prominence, establishing a leadership role it has never relinquished.</p>
Innovators since their beginning, Buck Knives has made its latest mark in knife design with a new series of knives called CrossLock , which won "Knife of the Year" honors in 1994.</p>
Buck won that same award again in 1996 with the introduction of the BuckTool , an advanced design that raised multifunction to a new quality level.</p>
Today, the fast-growing company is headed by the third and fourth generations of this famous knife making family: Chuck Buck, president; and his son, C.J. Buck, executive vice president. Among the hundreds of knives now being made by Buck Knives are many lockblade variations, as well as an extensive line of fixed-blade sheath knives and numerous pocket knives. Knives are designed specifically for all types of users, whether they are hunters and fishermen, hikers and campers, or workmen on the job.</p>
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Kevin Jon Schlossberg
SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com
Insert witty quip here
Welcome guys, I know you'll feel right at home soon!
From the Buck Knives Website:
Buck knives are arguably the most famous American-made knives, known and respected worldwide for their high quality, for blades that hold an edge, and for the Lifetime Guarantee that backs them up.</p>
Buck Knives today is a strong corporate entity, with a manufacturing facility covering 4.5 acres under one roof in El Cajon, California, just east of San Diego. But when the first Buck knife was made at the turn of the century, it was a young Kansas blacksmith apprentice named Hoyt Buck who used his imagination to find a new, better way to temper steel so it would hold an edge much longer.</p>
Hoyt made each knife by hand, using worn-out file blades as his raw material. During World War II, he made as many as he could to help America's war effort. After the war, he moved to San Diego, where he and his oldest son, Al, formed H.H. Buck & Son in 1947. Al carried on when Hoyt died in 1949 and led the company through the next critical years in their history.</p>
Buck was still making knives from discarded file blades until 1961, when the firm was incorporated and began to operate at a higher level. In 1963, Al Buck designed the Model 110 Folding Hunter and when it was brought to the market in 1964 this lockblade literally revolutionized the knife industry; it propelled the Buck brand name to a position of prominence, establishing a leadership role it has never relinquished.</p>
Innovators since their beginning, Buck Knives has made its latest mark in knife design with a new series of knives called CrossLock , which won "Knife of the Year" honors in 1994.</p>
Buck won that same award again in 1996 with the introduction of the BuckTool , an advanced design that raised multifunction to a new quality level.</p>
Today, the fast-growing company is headed by the third and fourth generations of this famous knife making family: Chuck Buck, president; and his son, C.J. Buck, executive vice president. Among the hundreds of knives now being made by Buck Knives are many lockblade variations, as well as an extensive line of fixed-blade sheath knives and numerous pocket knives. Knives are designed specifically for all types of users, whether they are hunters and fishermen, hikers and campers, or workmen on the job.</p>
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Kevin Jon Schlossberg
SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com
Insert witty quip here
