Buck fixed blade Fridays

[GPyro]

Sometimes less is more.
I like the simple 113.

 

[wonderboy1377s]

 

[jmh33]

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Sometimes less is more.
I like the simple 113.

Very True!!
John

 

[pjsjr]

Sorry to be late, but, between my poor tech skills and Imgur's, at times, poor capacity for images I had to wait 'til this morning to post this 113.

I have always liked the 113 and thought I might use one. It just didn't replace the 118. I bought this one 'cause of the darker DymaLux handle.

 

[pjsjr]

The 118 is still my favorite of Buck knives ever produced...

 

[howiema]

 

[wonderboy1377s]

My newest Joe Houser creation. Perfect if you need a pry bar with some sharpened edges!

 

[Generalist]

My newest Joe Houser creation. Perfect if you need a pry bar with some sharpened edges!

In that photo it almost looks like the tip is stuck an inch into the wood table

 

[DOGPOUND77]

Houser custom solid copper handles..Hand formed brass blade catcher

 

[wonderboy1377s]

In that photo it almost looks like the tip is stuck an inch into the wood table

Who knows, that might be how it broke in the first place!

 

[Generalist]

Speaking of broken and re-finished knives...

 

[cbach8tw]

Speaking of broken and re-finished knives...

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I would love to see the one in the far right become a standard model like an Air Force survival knife. Looks great.

 

[Generalist]

I would love to see the one in the far right become a standard model like an Air Force survival knife. Looks great.

The refinished blade is 4 1/4 inches. It might be even better at 4 1/2. The 3.5"-4.5" range is so useful.

 

[centroid]

Generalist, would you mind giving me some details on these knives please? I’d like to know more.

 

[cbach8tw]

Generalist, would you mind giving me some details on these knives please? I’d like to know more.

Me too, like how the one on the right broke that preceded the modification? Was it a 119?

 

[Generalist]

Generalist, would you mind giving me some details on these knives please? I’d like to know more.

The left is a heritage 103 with S35VN. Middle is an AG Russell 192 with ram horn, buffalo, and rosewood spacers. The 192 handle was starting to separate (presumably from horn shrinkage) when I got it. Buck's repair dept was able to fix it and I keep it waxed to prevent recurrence.

The unusual looking one is a 119 from 1963. It has a rare pommel with barrel nut plug and pinned construction. Pictured next to a similar era barrel nut 119 below. The blade was broken many decades ago by a former owner. Who knows how it broke? A Buck custom shop employee re-ground it in the 70s or 80s when it was sent to Buck for warranty replacement (the owner got a brand new knife) and the employee held onto it for their own collection until recently passing it along to me.

 

[centroid]

That is an amazing knife and a terrific story. Thanks for sharing.

I may try to recreate it.

 

[Makael]

Its not Friday but its New Year's day. Works for me as I work on Friday.
Latest Buck is a 119 in D2 with the checkered rubber handle off the 692.

 

[pjsjr]

ts not Friday but its New Year's day

Who did those for you Mike?

 

[pjsjr]