Buck General Interpretation

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Rossi Knives

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Hi Guys and Gals,

This has been a project I have been working on for a long time for one of my best customers. This customer has a mint, new in box Buck General that he bought in the 60's as a youth. He showed me this knife and asked for a modern interpretation, adding contemporary style and ergonomics. I changed the design to full tang construction using 1/4" 0-1. I have never seen a full flat ground blade with fullers on the bevels, so I thought I would give that a try. The bolsters are brushed Aluminum and the scales are Ebony, a nod to the 110 folding hunter. I used stainless handmade rivets to attach the bolsters and handle slabs.

I would love to hear your comments.

-Nick

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Awesome rendition you made there. I think thats a really slick looking knife, I definatley love the resemblences to the buck while still having a unique style of its own. Great job
 
cnas122 said:
I have quite a few old Bucks and this is a wonderful representation.
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Thanks,

That is good to hear. I really wanted to streamline the original design without losing the heratige. 60's Bucks are my very favorite.

-Nick
 
in the 70,s wen i hademy general i liked it &i like the up dates ya. worked,out here hope your customer likes it graveyard
 
Fit and finish of the handle look exceptionally good.

Lines between fuller and edge are so obscured as to be non existent, and, imo, your idea of a full flat grind with the fuller like that is a bad idea....it just doesn't look good.

Aluminum is a TERRIBLE material for even a safe queen, as (unanodized) it oxidizes, with an aluminum oxide powder coating as the result.

It's a VERY good effort for an advanced hobbyist/first year pro maker....but I would not pay money for this knife based upon your photographs.

This is my first attempt at honest critique that avoids incendiary words, or insults....feel free to disagree with my thoughts.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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that is a great critique which I would very strongly consider, especially the bit about the aluminum, (which also scratches very easily).
 
I like it.

I do agree about the aluminum fittings, aluminum can look good in certain situations, but I don't like it on pinned construction. The contrast between the pins and the fitting tends to draw the eye and detract a bit.

I would try it with stainless fittings.

I also agree that it needs better photos on a plainer background.

Otherwise it's a very nice knife.
 
Kohai999 said:
Fit and finish of the handle look exceptionally good.

Lines between fuller and edge are so obscured as to be non existent, and, imo, your idea of a full flat grind with the fuller like that is a bad idea....it just doesn't look good.

Aluminum is a TERRIBLE material for even a safe queen, as (unanodized) it oxidizes, with an aluminum oxide powder coating as the result.

It's a VERY good effort for an advanced hobbyist/first year pro maker....but I would not pay money for this knife based upon your photographs.

This is my first attempt at honest critique that avoids incendiary words, or insults....feel free to disagree with my thoughts.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Howdy Mr. Garsson,

Thanks for taking the time to offer your critique. Yes, the edges of the fuller are slightly blended into the bevel. I wanted them to be more of a subtle hollow than the ball milled fullers usually seen. I typically hate fullers and wanted them to blend into the finish on the blade. This "washed out" effect is enhanced by my lousy photography. Professional pics are in the works. Buck has used aluminum in the Gaurds and buttcaps of knives since their inception and the knife that inspired this one still looks brand new after 35 years. The finish can be reapplied in 30 seconds with gray Scotchbrite.

Did all of your previous critiques involve incendiary words and insults?

Cheers,

Nick
 
Rossi Knives said:
Buck has used aluminum in the Gaurds and buttcaps of knives since their inception and the knife that inspired this one still looks brand new after 35 years. The finish can be reapplied in 30 seconds with gray Scotchbrite.

Did all of your previous critiques involve incendiary words and insults?

Cheers,

Nick
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Used to work at Buck and am pretty sure that they use Duraluminum, which has a much higher amount of alloying metals than the average 6061 T-6. Buck knives were also designed from the beginning to be as inexpensive as possible, while still factoring in the materials used.

If you used Duraluminum, you did not state that.

Much of my previous critique had a tendency to by at best, irritating, and at worst, infuriating.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
Used to work at Buck and am pretty sure that they use Duraluminum, which has a much higher amount of alloying metals than the average 6061 T-6. Buck knives were also designed from the beginning to be as inexpensive as possible, while still factoring in the materials used.

If you used Duraluminum, you did not state that.

Much of my previous critique had a tendency to by at best, irritating, and at worst, infuriating.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Duralumin is what Buck used to advertise. It was one of the first age hardening Aluminum alloys. The closest alloys today wouls be in the 2xxx series. It had a fairly high copper content that lead to poor corrosion resistance. 6061 has a lower copper content so it is much more resistant to corrosion.

Cheers,


-Nick
 
Rossi Knives said:
Duralumin is what Buck used to advertise. It was one of the first age hardening Aluminum alloys. The closest alloys today wouls be in the 2xxx series. It had a fairly high copper content that lead to poor corrosion resistance. 6061 has a lower copper content so it is much more resistant to corrosion.

Cheers,


-Nick
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6061 does indeed have a lower copper content, but is not in any way resistant to corrosion in the way that stainless steel is.

If you and your client are happy with the material, jolly good, but the majority of the knife buying public prefers titanium or stainless steel.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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