Buck 110 or modern folders

[Pack Rat]

AllanC,
You should work at Buck in sales or public relations. After really reading and weighing every word you wrote you have pushed me off the fence.
I have been toying with Buck's 110 from the Buck Custom Shop for quite some time now.
And this time I won't stop after I create it on paper. I do that at least 10 times a month now for half a year. I go to the Buck web page and create my ideal 110. Then I stop before placing the order. I usually add the finger groves and script engraving on the bolsters.
This time I really don't think I'll engrave it. But I am pulling the trigger this time. It truly is a classic for many reasons. Most of which you eloquently pointed out for us all. I can't wait to see what I end up with,but I know for sure that at under$150.00 I will not be unhappy with my custom made 110 by Buck.
Thanks,
Peace.

Prince,,,Jump over to the Buck forum and there are a lot of 110 pics that have come out of the custom shop.

 

[JPD1998]

AllanC,
You should work at Buck in sales or public relations. After really reading and weighing every word you wrote you have pushed me off the fence.
I have been toying with Buck's 110 from the Buck Custom Shop for quite some time now.
And this time I won't stop after I create it on paper. I do that at least 10 times a month now for half a year. I go to the Buck web page and create my ideal 110. Then I stop before placing the order. I usually add the finger groves and script engraving on the bolsters.
This time I really don't think I'll engrave it. But I am pulling the trigger this time. It truly is a classic for many reasons. Most of which you eloquently pointed out for us all. I can't wait to see what I end up with,but I know for sure that at under$150.00 I will not be unhappy with my custom made 110 by Buck.
Thanks,
Peace.

I've been sitting on the fence for about six months now too and Allan's 110 definitely pushed me off.....

 

[nozh2002]

... and the 154CM version from the Bass ProShop...

It is not just 154 CM it is newest Crucible steel 154 CPM - same composition as 154 CM but prepared using Particle Metallurgy process. Same process they use for CPM S30V-S90V. It is like European RWL-34. It will be interesting to see what Bos make out of it.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[znapschatz]

When launching this post with a question about the Buck's classic qualities, I had no particular intention of buying one. Even after the high praise heaped upon it by some responses, I was mildly interested enough to check prices, then in the $35/45 range, not expensive, to be sure. Cheap by nature, I was still unmoved. I am frugal (cheap) by nature and didn't really feel the need for another knife.

Then, today they went on sale at $20 (Vance's Shooter's Supplies, for anyone in the Columbus, OH area). While usually not bad at resisting temptation, I also feel it unwise to thwart destiny when it comes calling: "Yoo Hoo, big boy. Want some fun?" So, I have been wearing mine since 10 AM.

While I realize it is still the honeymoon stage, my first impression has been, so to speak, YoweeZowee! Where has this wonderful folder been all my life? All the praise for it by Allen C seems about right. The weight factor is nothing. I am used to carrying a Super Tool for years, it never bothered me, and the Buck is a bit lighter. I haven't done any serious cutting yet, except for a bare patch on my arm, but this knife certainly inspires confidence, it handles like a dream and is just plain gorgeous!

It will take a while to get familiar with it, so I expect to be packing the Buck as an EDC for the next couple of months. Then I'll know if it's really a match.

Thanx to all for pointing me in this direction.

 

[omaha-beenglockin]

Hhhhmmm----I have 5 110's and 5 Endura's----currently in my pockets are a fully serrated Endura and a plain edge Griptilian---a 110 comes out and plays when I feel like having something solid and substantial on me---just like my giant Seiko watch---you just have those days sometimes.

A custom 110 might be in the cards if I get some Christmas money this year.

 

[Dogdad]

It will take a while to get familiar with it, so I expect to be packing the Buck as an EDC for the next couple of months. Then I'll know if it's really a match.

Ah, this is how it begins. Then, the 112 begins it's siren song. Then the searches of ebay for 500's and 560's. I've been trying to pick my favorite for 25 years - and I'm still not sure...and still searching for the holy grail...

The 112FG NS drop point.

 

[allenC]

Znapschatz,
I hope you really enjoy that 110.
And for just $20.00 dollars there's simply no reason to not use it and even abuse it alittle--just remember, it is NOT a prybar.

Post your initial impressions on the Review Forum, then carry it and use it for a few weeks, and then post your detailed review.

And here's a link that you might be interested in sooner than you think....
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...&parentType=index&indexId=cat20891&hasJS=true

Good luck,
Allen.

 

[Pack Rat]

Ah, this is how it begins. Then, the 112 begins it's siren song. Then the searches of ebay for 500's and 560's. I've been trying to pick my favorite for 25 years - and I'm still not sure...and still searching for the holy grail...The 112FG NS drop point.

You mean kinda like this one? The one in the middle..

 

[Ripantuck]

I've had one since the early 70's, and every time I have gutted a deer with it, I ended up with numerous cuts on my hands. The handle is slippery and there is no good reference on where the blade starts when working blind. Its also too heavy for pocket carry.

Mine was ground with a large lip near the edge and I never could get it sharp until I finally just ground it down. Good thing! I probably wouldn't have a couple fingers left if I had gutted those deer with a sharp knife.

Its now very sharp and, I will admit, has good steel and excellent workmanship for a $30.00 knife, but I sure am not going to gut out any more deer with it. Not sure what I will use it for in the future.

Don

 

[Pack Rat]

I've had one since the early 70's, and every time I have gutted a deer with it, I ended up with numerous cuts on my hands. The handle is slippery and there is no good reference on where the blade starts when working blind. Its also too heavy for pocket carry.
Mine was ground with a large lip near the edge and I never could get it sharp until I finally just ground it down. Good thing! I probably wouldn't have a couple fingers left if I had gutted those deer with a sharp knife.
Its now very sharp and, I will admit, has good steel and excellent workmanship for a $30.00 knife, but I sure am not going to gut out any more deer with it. Not sure what I will use it for in the future. Don

Interesting Don,,, I have used a 110 on and off between late 70's and '90. Then in 91 we got our own hunting place and have used the same old 110 to gut and quarter all of my deer, till this past season when I switched to a 110 with S30V steel from Cabellas. I retired the old two dot

Is interesting how the same knife works for some and not others. Won't say I never cut myself, but if I did it hasn't ever been very serious. Never any stitches. I tried different ones on and off.... none ever worked as good as the 110.

 

[JPD1998]

When launching this post with a question about the Buck's classic qualities, I had no particular intention of buying one. Even after the high praise heaped upon it by some responses, I was mildly interested enough to check prices, then in the $35/45 range, not expensive, to be sure. Cheap by nature, I was still unmoved. I am frugal (cheap) by nature and didn't really feel the need for another knife.

Then, today they went on sale at $20 (Vance's Shooter's Supplies, for anyone in the Columbus, OH area). While usually not bad at resisting temptation, I also feel it unwise to thwart destiny when it comes calling: "Yoo Hoo, big boy. Want some fun?" So, I have been wearing mine since 10 AM.

While I realize it is still the honeymoon stage, my first impression has been, so to speak, YoweeZowee! Where has this wonderful folder been all my life? All the praise for it by Allen C seems about right. The weight factor is nothing. I am used to carrying a Super Tool for years, it never bothered me, and the Buck is a bit lighter. I haven't done any serious cutting yet, except for a bare patch on my arm, but this knife certainly inspires confidence, it handles like a dream and is just plain gorgeous!

It will take a while to get familiar with it, so I expect to be packing the Buck as an EDC for the next couple of months. Then I'll know if it's really a match.

Thanx to all for pointing me in this direction.

Same thing happened to me about 18 years ago, I had been carrying a large Case lock-back since high school, it was a Christmas present from my parents. I didn't need another heavy duty folder, but Smoky Mountain had a closeout on red pick-bone 110's for $25.00, so I picked one up ( wish I'd bought a dozen). I couldn't believe the quality of the 110 and I felt the same way, "where's this knife been my whole life".

 

[znapschatz]

Znapschatz,
I hope you really enjoy that 110.
And for just $20.00 dollars there's simply no reason to not use it and even abuse it alittle--just remember, it is NOT a prybar.

Post your initial impressions on the Review Forum, then carry it and use it for a few weeks, and then post your detailed review.

Does the world really need another review of a product that has been on the market 40 years? Is there an imoticon for "duh?"

In truth, I'd feel embarassed to come up with "Hey, this is nice" after many millions have already been sold worldwide. It would be a little like the clueless guy who came late to something that is already everyone else' old news.

And here's a link that you might be interested in sooner than you think....
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...&parentType=index&indexId=cat20891&hasJS=true

Good luck,
Allen.

Gah! That's all I need
But I will put this aside for now. Thanx, anyway (I think)

 

[mnblade]

The weight factor is nothing. I am used to carrying a Super Tool for years, it never bothered me, and the Buck is a bit lighter.

For me, the difference is that with its numerous handy tools, the Super Tool is worth that weight. But I just no longer see a need to tote around a heavy single blade folder on my belt (no way I'm toting a 110 in pocket) when I can carry an my lightweight Endura4 instead and barely notice it's there.

 

[Ripantuck]

Pack Rat,

I suspect that you simply more skilled than I and/or less excited when processing a deer. Truthfully, I need the "training wheels" associated with a small finger guard or a finger choil when working where I can't see, especially if my fingers are half-numb. The clip point also contributes to the difficulty of cutting by feel. Certainly, the 110 is an incredible value if one considers the quality of the knife, but I just don't like the design very much.

Never cut myself bad, but with all the new diseases around, I don't like even small cuts when I am processing an animal.

Maybe there are others like me and that may be the reason a non folder with a drop point blade with a small finger guard is so popular with hunters.

Personally, I am thinking that the Byrd CaraCara might be the ideal cheap folder for a hunter. I think that the deep curved skinning blade idea is a bit overdone. I have never seen anyone skinning an animal that used a knife for more than starting the process and occassionally cutting when the skin sticks. Mostly the skin is pulled off. A small amount of belly is plenty for that job.

Don

Don

 

[allenC]

For me, the difference is that with its numerous handy tools, the Super Tool is worth that weight. But I just no longer see a need to tote around a heavy single blade folder on my belt (no way I'm toting a 110 in pocket) when I can carry an my lightweight Endura4 instead and barely notice it's there.

To each his own...but I'm curious, how heavy would you go?

Would you carry a Benchmade 710 (4.5 oz)?
Large Sebenza (4.7 oz)?
Benchmade 806 D2 (4.78 oz)?
Kershaw/Ken Onion Boa (4.9 oz)?
Kershaw/Ken Onion Speed-Bump (5 oz)?
Spyderco Mini-Manix (5.5 oz)?
Al Mar Sere 2000 (6 oz)?
Spyderco Manix (6.12 oz)?
Kershaw/Ken Onion Cyclone (6.3 oz)?
Buck/Strider (7.3 oz)?

I think that the Buck 110 carries very well because of the belt sheath.
7.2 oz is a lot of weight for a folding knife in your pocket, but in a belt sheath you hardly even notice the weight.
It's just like your SuperTool....you probably don't mind the 9 oz in the belt sheath, but you would probably notice it if you carried the SuperTool in your front pocket.

 

[mnblade]

Some good points, AllenC. You're right ..... I did only carry my Super Tool (when I owned it; I traded it long ago for a lighter Wave) on my belt. Same with the Wave, actually - only on belt. This carry method frees me up to tote a 3.6 oz. Endura4 clipped to my pocket if I so choose. However, if I had a 110 on my belt, then where would I put the Wave?

Now I have carried a Buck 110 in the past, and a Schrade LB7 as well. In fact, I toted one or the other in my back POCKET for much of my youth. Great knives that served me well. But I've just come to prefer a lighter, more modern folder. And I stand by my statement earlier that the Endura is the new 110.

As to your "how heavy would you go?" question, the Endura4's about as heavy as I'd go on normal, day-to-day pocket carry.* That and my everpresent Micra cover all the bases for me.





* With that said, if anyone wants to mail me a 710, or large Sebenza, or 806 D2, or Manix or Mini-Manix to try out, go right ahead! Those knives are too rich for my blood, to be honest.

 

[allenC]

I know what you mean!
The Endura 4 is a great knife, and I'm really enjoying my waved version.
But there's simply no getting around it, for me the Buck 110 cuts better and is more comfortable too.
Now I am looking at the Kabar Mule...it appears to have a fuller handle like the 110, but also has a pocket-clip and thumb-stud.

The search for the perfect folder never ends....

 

[Lone Hunter]

Couple things. I have never got the weight thing myself. I carry a steel frame .38 in the front pocket of my shorts all day with no problem. I can't see any pocket knife being to heavy.

I love my endura and carry it more and more, while my Strider AR, Microtech LCC and Manix sit in the safe .Yet I feel its not even close to a 110 in terms of style, of feelings it brings of all the hunters,farmers and soilders who have toted it all over Gods green earth. To me the Endura 4 that I love is great for function but lacking in style if you will, just looks like all other black plastic handled knives.

When i see a 110 or my lb7, it takes me to a camp fire after a days hunt,cleaning fish on the Yukon river. Damn i may have to take it with me to Montana in a few weeks..... (mines in semi-retirement after almost loosing it)

When I see my Endura, I see a black plastic knife,if it gets lost it I'll buy another,when my lb7 was lost for awhile I was truely sad.

I would bet the Enduras sales are not even one tenth that of the 110's.
Enduras.