Buck 110 folding knife

The 110 only weighs 7.4 ounces. Geez. Thats a lightweight. LOL. It is a heavy piece thats even hevier than a Manix but its negotiable.

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I love my Buck 110. I use lots of newer folders and I like them too, but there's something about the timeless beauty of the 110 that makes me want to use it a lot.

Belt sheaths are not the best in an office environment, but I like them for outdoors use, and that's where I use the 110 the most. I work outside of the city a lot, run away as often as possible on my free time as well, and the 110 has been a great companion for years.

I've got three of them, a new 420HC one, a Cabela's S30V one and an old one with a 440C blade that I inherited from an old friend who passed away. The new one doesn't have the superb edge holding of the other two, but is OK. IMHO, the Alaskan Guide S30V knife is a hell of a deal for $70, it's just amazing. The 420HC knife is still OK, I can get it very sharp and it will take care of most things before needing a touch up. So, anybody who has a problem with the blade steel on the $30 Buck 110, there's a simple solution, just order the S30V version.

The lack of a clip is not a problem for me because I like belt sheaths, they keep the knife at hand and protected. Clips are practical, but I haven't really warmed up to them very much. I do preffer clips for urban carry and sometimes in winter when a belt sheath can be buried under several layers of clothing.

I actually like the heft of the 110. Makes me feel comfortable when holding it.
 
well well lots to say -
i first owned a buck folding hunter in 67 as electrician helper...
have always owned one sence then
if you could not sharpen it then well-
you jest dont know how so get a kit with guides.
have had one lock fail but a older first year i got used . sadly buck did have some issues at first..
i have never sent one in tell reacently jest keep them
on all sence 67 lock up was great and i used them as a TOOL not to cut meat or deer... only other blade i had that ever keep an edge longer was a gurber and i sold it and got another jest like it and it was pos. so no more gurbers
croson resistance is 420 is great but i like s30v best.
buck is classic knife
for gen hunting / deer skining and such get a buck alpha with balck grips
for clasic collecting 110 and if for use you hav eissue send back they glad to fix
classic yea ...
 
I think the fact that Buck has produced and sold 20 million plus 110s says it all. The 110 has inspired more spin offs than any other knife.
 
Wouldn't it be more appropriate to say the 110 is a "spin off."

I was under the impression it is one of a number of similiar designs. Didn't one of the PUMA come out back in the '60s?

Not to flame though. The Buck 110 is a classic. Everyone should own one at one time or another, if for nothing else as a benchmark to compare other knives with.
 
ROCKSHUND said:
The Buck 110 is everything that I need in a utility folder...solid, comfortable knife to use. Note the keyword "use." I find that it cuts right well, doesn't dull out on the first cuts, and sharpens up in 5 minutes tops. I think that it'll do everything that I want a folder to do...dress game, cut walking stick sized tree parts, handle field work, and defend me if pressed (biker flip open). I even have come to like that Chinese 2 position sheath, I usually have it parallel to my belt, so it stays out of the way when I'm on the tractor for hours on end. The 110 just feels right in my hand too. SOLID. It is the better of the two knives, hands down.
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Rockshund,
Your comments are primarily why the Buck 110 has been around for 40 some odd years. I've been using one on and off for all that time and find it will handle most of what I ask it to do. It has its drawbacks but the pluses far outweigh the minuses.
Mike
 
Confederate said:
Never had a Buck 110, but judging from its weight and the steel grade, I'll stick with AUS 8 blades or better.
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With all due respect, why not get a 110 and try it out and then come back and tell us what you think of it. Personally, I'd be a little reluctant to make disparaging remarks about a knife I've never used.
Mike
 
Disparaging? I'm not disparaging the knife a'tall. I already know I don't like heavy knives with fingernail slit openers. I also know the knife is admired by a lot of people. I'm saying for me, the Buck 110 isn't what I like in a knife. (I know some folks who don't like thumb studs.) Others throw their knives at trees, which I also don't do.
 
KyleTuck said:
I had a Buck 110 folding knife that was purchased about 2 years ago. It was a POS*. The lock was weak and it wouldn't hold an edge worth a d*mn. Have any of you had any of these problems with Buck Knifes. And also, does Buck knifes offer any other good knifes.

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Actually, I'd recommend nearly any Buck knife to you. I've got Buck 110s and Alpha Folding Hunters, as far as folding knives go, so, those are the ones that I'd recommend first.

I've never had any of the problems that you mention about your Buck 110, but, if I had, I'd have sent it back to Buck as soon as I found a problem. Why? Because I know that Buck makes routinely great knives, and, if I get a "klinker," Buck will either repair or replace it, and, the faster I send it back to Buck, the faster they'll figure out a way not to make that same mistake again.

If you don't like Buck 420HC steel, with its heat-treat supervised by Paul Bos, you have other options. Want BG42, ATS-34, 154CM, 440C (Buck knives pre-1981), 425M (Buck Knives from 1981 to 1994)...? You can find a lot of Buck knives in different steels, if that is your preference. Send your 110 back to Buck for warranty repair of the lock, and upgrade to another steel, if you dislike 420HC.

For me, and many others, Buck is a win-win proposition.

GeoThorn
 
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The 110 & 112 date back to the mid 70's.
I've used the 110 to open motor oil cans, scrape gaskets, cut hoses and belts, clean fish, cut bait and make lunch.
With the occasional washing in between ;)
Didn't leave my side for 15 or 20 years...or till I found the forums :lol:
The 112 was used in a similar fashion. It lived with my buddy the machinist and he doesn't baby his knives. Doesn't abuse them, but doesn't baby them.
They both are still going strong.
The others are newer, mid to late 80's, and what looks like a 119 is really a (self) rehandled 619.
GeoThorn said:
For me, and many others, Buck is a win-win proposition.
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I'll have to agree.
For the OP, send the Buck folks a polite email concerning the lock issues and see what happens.
 
KyleTuck said:
I had a Buck 110 folding knife that was purchased about 2 years ago. It was a piece of shit. The lock was weak and it wouldn't hold an edge worth a damn. Have any of you had any of these problems with Buck Knifes. And also, does Buck knifes offer any other good knifes.
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To get back to the original question... although almost all of my 110's are 'lookers', none have had a 'weak' lock and my 'user' 110 hasn't had either of those problems and yes... Buck makes alot of good knives. I'd like to know if KyleTuck bought his 110 new or used and if a pix could be posted?
 
I'd tempted to buy the Buck 110 with 154CM if I were going to get one, but I found this sweet deal on CRKT 7903 S-2s. They had a near 4-inch blade of ATS-34 and a titanium body; price: $24.95. So I bought a bunch of those. They had sharp blades, opened easily with one hand and did I say they had titanium bodies?

But what the heck. I'll put the Buck on my Christmas list and see what happens. I just can't seem to imagine having a knife without studs or holes. One more thing. I just noticed that the one with the 154CM blade isn't a 4-incher and the S30V has an emblem on the blade. I really hate emblems.
 
Confederate said:
I'd tempted to buy the Buck 110 with 154CM if I were going to get one, but I found this sweet deal on CRKT 7903 S-2s. They had a near 4-inch blade of ATS-34 and a titanium body; price: $24.95. So I bought a bunch of those. They had sharp blades, opened easily with one hand and did I say they had titanium bodies?

But what the heck. I'll put the Buck on my Christmas list and see what happens. I just can't seem to imagine having a knife without studs or holes. One more thing. I just noticed that the one with the 154CM blade isn't a 4-incher and the S30V has an emblem on the blade. I really hate emblems.
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I hate emblems on blades too, I'm going to order one directly from Buck ( the custom shop), they cost a little more, but you get a good choice of blades ( unembellished) and handle scales.

I was playing around with the choices on their web site and they generally run from $80 and up , with premium steel.

http://www.buckknives.com/custom_knife_shoppe.php
 
some people on these forums crack me up, most of you guys have no need for ats-34 or s30v steels, most of you could get by with a sak but your always ready to blast steel that isnt insane in price and composition, i doubt that more then 10% of these forum members actually have a real world application for such super steels. i myself could get by with out a chunk of ats34 in my pocket, but i like it, so i keep it, i also dont shoot down perfectly good steels like bucks 420hc, which in my opinion is more steel then most of these posters in this forum really need. i mean does the string u cut from your pants or the envelope you open know your useing a blade of s30v? no, and frankly in a blind test neither would most of you.

i know some people on this board do have reasons for tough steels and i appreciate that.
 
Carbon... I must have Carbon.. Grunt, Grunt, Grunt.. Carbon..!!! The Carbon knives do a great job on anything. Make mine Carbon! JMHO.
 
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