Buck 197 Yellow Jacket -- wow

[evilgreg]

So it showed up today, and long story short I love it. It's gorgeous, feels great in hand, and other than finding it annoying to try to photograph a mirror-polished blade with my cell phone on a sunny day, I don't have a nit to pick with it, at least not yet.

Here she is:

For MT_Pokt , as you can see, the break between the layers is uneven on mine as well, favoring a neater looking show side like yours does.

Color me very, very impressed on first impression. The multiple-material handle is beautiful and comfortable in hand too. The mirror polished blade looks great, and the slightly rounded spine is very pleasing as well.

Love it.

 

[Wallace Mutt]

Man.......... Those Yellow Jackets are nice! The stock photos on websites do not do it justice. These do.

 

[MT_Pokt]

I broke down and returned mine. I ended up with the one on the bay you all might have seen.
I was definitely going to have one of these. I dig everything about it. Yep... it's going fishing with me this weekend if the weather is cooperative.
I'm much happier with this one. I just need to go cut something with it now...lol

Is yours a user or a shower Greg?

 

[evilgreg]

I broke down and returned mine. I ended up with the one on the bay you all might have seen.
I was definitely going to have one of these. I dig everything about it. Yep... it's going fishing with me this weekend if the weather is cooperative.
I'm much happier with this one. I just need to go cut something with it now...lol

I'm glad you found one you're happier with. Mine is wildly asymmetrical, with the transition between the 154 CM and S90V ending a half inch before the tip on the back side, but it doesn't rustle my jimmies, so I'd say we both ended up happy.

Is yours a user or a shower Greg?

Despite the fact that I think it's the prettiest fixed blade I own, user all the way.