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There seems to be a lot of discussion about the QC at Buck knives in general... They seem to make knives with big issues ootb and after some use. However - I couldn´t talk too much about that. I had no new(er) Buck knife around. I was interessted in the Paperstone and in the QC at Buck in general. So I ordered a Buck 345 Vantage in Paperstone and 420 HC blade. So to say - the standart version
I wanna show with some pics about the QC at this low-price knife and give a little (individual conclusion).
Here´s knife
Stampings/etching
The linerlock sits nicely on the correct side, not too narrow and not too far away, for my taste the ideal position on a knife with this lockingsystem
This pic was a little difficult to make, I wanted to get the correct antle. I think I made it and you can see, that the blade is not 100 % centered. But it does rub against the liner, not at all. On the opened blade, there´s no blade wobbling - bombproof.
The Paperstone scales are fitted nicely on the liners and there´s no gap or whatever between the liner and the handle material. About the Paperstone - it reminds me a little on Micarta. Not too smooth and not too rough. I think that knife would also work great with wet hands.
Here are the main problems of that knives - very different grinds on each side of the edge. That´s not well done! Well, I don´t like hollow grind that much. I think a 20 ° flat grind on each side of the edge will make the knife to a great slicer
Conclusion:
I was surprised - positivelly. A nice-price knife and real good F&F. Ok, the different grinds are an issue, but it´s easier to solve than a wobbling blade or bad working locking mechanism. I think they made a great job on a great knife to a nice price. As far as I can see, it´s an american made knife, maybe I´m wrong. I´ve seen more expensive knives with bigger factory flaws and issues from other makers than I could realize on that Buck.
That´s a good working horse and an nice EDC!
There seems to be a lot of discussion about the QC at Buck knives in general... They seem to make knives with big issues ootb and after some use. However - I couldn´t talk too much about that. I had no new(er) Buck knife around. I was interessted in the Paperstone and in the QC at Buck in general. So I ordered a Buck 345 Vantage in Paperstone and 420 HC blade. So to say - the standart version
I wanna show with some pics about the QC at this low-price knife and give a little (individual conclusion).
Here´s knife
Stampings/etching
The linerlock sits nicely on the correct side, not too narrow and not too far away, for my taste the ideal position on a knife with this lockingsystem
This pic was a little difficult to make, I wanted to get the correct antle. I think I made it and you can see, that the blade is not 100 % centered. But it does rub against the liner, not at all. On the opened blade, there´s no blade wobbling - bombproof.
The Paperstone scales are fitted nicely on the liners and there´s no gap or whatever between the liner and the handle material. About the Paperstone - it reminds me a little on Micarta. Not too smooth and not too rough. I think that knife would also work great with wet hands.
Here are the main problems of that knives - very different grinds on each side of the edge. That´s not well done! Well, I don´t like hollow grind that much. I think a 20 ° flat grind on each side of the edge will make the knife to a great slicer
Conclusion:
I was surprised - positivelly. A nice-price knife and real good F&F. Ok, the different grinds are an issue, but it´s easier to solve than a wobbling blade or bad working locking mechanism. I think they made a great job on a great knife to a nice price. As far as I can see, it´s an american made knife, maybe I´m wrong. I´ve seen more expensive knives with bigger factory flaws and issues from other makers than I could realize on that Buck.
That´s a good working horse and an nice EDC!
