May be old style, heavy, unfashionable etc. but I've been cutting steel bands on lumber and plywood for 23 years with mine and it still looks good - except maybe for the grooves on the blade side. My only complaint is that the belt pouches seem to wear out every 10 years or so....
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Buck 110
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Every year, a local gun shop has 110s for sale at $20, one to a customer. I liked my first one so well that next year, I bought another, put away "just in case" or maybe for a gift, if I ever find somebody I like well enough who would appreciate it. Although seldom carried on a daily basis, it gets a workout on outdoor projects, or anytime I expect to do a lot of cutting (my only FB is a machete). Although I love my Spydie, the Buck beats it for heavy use.
I never buy anything at Walmart.
I never buy anything at Walmart.
I think its more of a must have for older knife owners. Its not a weapon, at all. Maybe in the 70s it was considered tactical but lets be realistic in 2008 the buck 110 is a heavy, large, slow knife that is really better suited for the things you want to use a knife for than as a streamlined human butchery machine.
Maybe its just a function of being 20 or maybe its owning a benchmade 913 and an emmerson and seeing a defense first edc second knife in their most extreme forms but if protecting myself with a knife was high on my priority list the 110 wouldnt be my choice.
the 110 is a great design, and in s30v its a really great knife if it fits your needs. if I had an office I would absolutley have one since anything with the word benchmade on it scares people half to death and anything as embaressing as a safety orange knife scares ME half to death.
objectively speaking, is a ferrari super america better than an f430 scuderia? absolutely not. in no way imaginable. but honestly, which one would you have?
if Im going to the track, give me the f430, if Im going on a family outing (lol) Im taking the old rust bucket.
Maybe its just a function of being 20 or maybe its owning a benchmade 913 and an emmerson and seeing a defense first edc second knife in their most extreme forms but if protecting myself with a knife was high on my priority list the 110 wouldnt be my choice.
the 110 is a great design, and in s30v its a really great knife if it fits your needs. if I had an office I would absolutley have one since anything with the word benchmade on it scares people half to death and anything as embaressing as a safety orange knife scares ME half to death.
objectively speaking, is a ferrari super america better than an f430 scuderia? absolutely not. in no way imaginable. but honestly, which one would you have?
if Im going to the track, give me the f430, if Im going on a family outing (lol) Im taking the old rust bucket.
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My accumulation of knives is pretty evenly split between modern one handed folders and more traditional patterned knives( including several 110's). I can honestly say that I get as much enjoyment carrying a 110 in a belt sheath as I do any modern knife clipped to my pocket.
For me, I don't think it has anything to do with nostalgia, Case, Old Timer and Uncle Henry were the preferred brand when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, I bought my first 110 on impulse from a SMKW closeout catalog in the late 1980's. I remember examining the knife for the first time and couldn't believe the quality for a $29.00 knife ( I bought a Red Bone 110 for $29)
I'll even go further to say that if I had to pick a favorite ( as far as utility ) I'd lean towards a 110. This is strictly my unbiased opinion based on my personal needs and contradicts my insane attraction to modern knives.
For me, I don't think it has anything to do with nostalgia, Case, Old Timer and Uncle Henry were the preferred brand when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, I bought my first 110 on impulse from a SMKW closeout catalog in the late 1980's. I remember examining the knife for the first time and couldn't believe the quality for a $29.00 knife ( I bought a Red Bone 110 for $29)
I'll even go further to say that if I had to pick a favorite ( as far as utility ) I'd lean towards a 110. This is strictly my unbiased opinion based on my personal needs and contradicts my insane attraction to modern knives.
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110's are the whip. I could always use another!!!!
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Why not??
~Paul~
Walmart has been a topic covered previously on this and other forums. An internet search can probably inform you of the details, but briefly: Walmart is a super-duper retailer of almost anything, including food and merchandise. Wherever they set up in small towns, local merchants, who can't compete with the economy of scale, are driven out of business. Walmart has been the ruination of countless previously vibrant communities, turning thriving community centers into sad, souless ghost towns with boarded up storefronts.
Here and there, towns try to restrict Walmart invasions, but ultimately, nothing can be done to stop the relentless march. People can't be faulting for seeking out lower prices, but I don't like the business model and won't support it.
Note to Walmart customers; just stating my own opinion, not attacking yours, and I'm done.