Buck Hood Punk Opinions please

[winchester73]

What's your opinion of this knife? Thinking about getting one. How does t stack to an Esee?

 

[cutter17]

I do not have one but I have read some reviews that would indicate this to be an excellent knife, more like a Vidallia onion than a punk onion, you know, sweet!

 

[Unistat76]

I have one. I bought it for myself over a year ago and have had the opportunity to take it out for a few trips.

First, I'll address the the finger grooves. I don't have a problem with them, they have a large radius and really, there is only the one. The other "groove" is a large choil that I found very useful for choking up while doing fine work.

The edge. When I first got it, there was a working edge which I refined to a shaving edge. I kept it this way for a while, using the knife for various backyard fire building duties (shaving kindling, batoning, etc.) It held the edge fine with occasional touch-ups. On my second real trip out, I put a little nick in the edge (shaving kindling and slipped past the stick onto a stone,) it came out, but since then I've returned to a working edge (learned my lesson.)

Chopping. Simply put, this knife is not a chopper. It's really too light for that. I added a lanyard and slid my grip way down (totally enough room for me to do this below the finger groove) to chop. It will do the job, but not like some of the bigger options.

Handle. The least satisfying aspect of the knife. It's not bad, but not great either. A little narrow and the corners are sharper than I like. I never got any hot spots or blisters, but it did make chopping more uncomfortable than it needed to be. It really only became an issue during chopping. Underneath the scales, the handle is skeltonized. Buck states that the design is shock absorbing and I would tend to agree. I did not get any stinging "vibe" while chopping anyway.

Sheath. An acceptable nylon/plastic job with a pouch for a stone. Has some molle type loops and stuff on the back so you could carry it any way you like. Also has some cord so you can lash the bottom to your leg. A little bulky for me. I would like a slimmer kydex sheath.

Skinning/game processing. I did not have an opportunity to do any thing along these lines. Just some basic camp kitchen stuff. I can say the knife cuts fruits, veggies, and meat just fine, lol.

Overall. I like this knife and will keep it as my main camp knife. Since I bring a hatchet and saw, the chopping limitations are not an issue. Likewise, the handle issues I have do not come into play without the chopping. This knife is great at slicing and fine work with enough thickness to handle batoning.

Some pics below. The last one is of the spine after some batoning. I was using a metal hammer as a striker. Oh yeah, I also dremmeled out a socket for a fire drill.

 

[Bugout Bill]

The onions I've heard about it's bigger brother don't really motivate me to get one. Although this one doesn't have the blade notch, so it is alot less likely to explode than the Hoodlum.

 

[BladeScout]

Havent handled it, but from the looks alone, I'd stick with an ESEE (but thats just me).

 

[Firestrike]

My only opinion on this....

Many better knives for the same price give or take $20-$40 are available.

I would look further, Scrap Yard perhaps.

 

[Ulf Krogstad]

Only complaints I've heard about it in reviews was handle discomfort and lack of chopping ablility.