Buck Utility Shears

Flatlander1963

Flatlander1963

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I've a pair of these for a couple of years now. I don't recall any discussion of them but a Superb set of scissors really.
Worth a look. I use mine all the time in a office role but would be good for a number of functions I think.
I'd be interested in others thoughts especially if they used these shears camping, game work, etc. They are made offshore but since Buck branded them I can overlook that.
 
Well, I've never used the shears for any camping stuff, but they get a lot of use in my kitchen. I like that they come apart for cleaning too, very handy. The shears and this set take care of all my kitchen needs.

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I see why there is no talk on these. Nobody but me and you Dave have a set. Their loss I think
 
Sorry Flat never had one or the kitchen knives. I am still using the same pair of scissors my father used making fishing rods, from back in the bass rod bamboo era. I have one hand made casting and one almost new Heddon fly rod with extra tip he rewrapped. Don't use either. Might if I was up your way for a big Brownie. Since you an Dave recommend the shears highly then I may try one. Maybe I will buy one in Idaho....Have three 121s I use in kitchen...300
 
Flat, I like my shears... But, there in box now... I can't get to my knives right now to many guys around I don't know... There working on the house next door... :(
I posted them last year and there wasn't much talk about them... ITE ... :eek:

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I will NOT own China made Buck knives. I only have 40 USA made Buck knives.

I will say I would buy these Buck brand Seki-Japan steel shears as every thing I own made in Seki-Steel is excellent!:thumbup:
 
Flatlander1963 said:
I see why there is no talk on these. Nobody but me and you Dave have a set. Their loss I think
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After you got me to thinking about how handy and useful the shears are, I ordered another set to keep in my motohome.:thumbup: For what it's worth, the set I already have is made in Korea, not China.

I really don't care where they're made as long as they're a Buck product.
 
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Now that's interesting that these shears were made in Seki City and Korea also.
Thanks guys.
I'm with Plum on the issue of offshore Buck knives. I don't mind as long as Buck Inc profits. It's a hard industry to turn a profit in.
But I would prefer everything were made in Idaho.
 
Plumberdv said:
After you got me to thinking about how handy and useful the shears are, I ordered another set to keep in my motohome.:thumbup: For what it's worth, the set I already have is made in Korea, not China.

I really don't care where they're made as long as they're a Buck product.
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The pic says Seki-Japan not China/Korea?

Seki-Japan is high end steel.
 
AfghanWarrior said:
The pic says Seki-Japan not China/Korea?

Seki-Japan is high end steel.
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AW, it seems that you haven't kept up with the conversation.

Flatlander's shears were made in China , ITE's were made in Japan, and mine were made in Korea. Seems that they've changed where they've had them produced over the years.
 
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After seeing ITE's post, I found a pair and got them as a consolation for missing the auction on another knife. They should be here in a day or two. They'll be cool no matter where they're made, but I am jealous of the leather sheath. Consider yourselves all complicit in contributing to the delinquency of a Buck nut.
 
My second pair are due to arrive tomorrow. I'm curious where they were made. Judging from the style of the box they came in, they are from around 2000 to 2005. I know they don't have the leather sheath, but that's fine.
 
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Cool, maybe we can ID some part #'s vs origins/dates and blade mtls.
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Here's what I've dug up so far. buck introduced the model 815 shears in the 1993 catalog but they were a different design (first picture from the '94 catalog below) and it says they were made in Japan.

The 1996 catalog shows the new and current design but now clearly says they were made in Korea (second picture) and shows the leather sheath.

It appears that the one ITE has is a transitional piece. It has the design shown as being made in Korea but stamped made in Japan.

I haven't gotten far enough yet to figure out when the production of them was moved to China.

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Dave, I seem to think (could be wrong) that the 815 shears were introduced earlier than 1993. The catalog I have lists them in with the Workman models and they were called Tool Box Scissors. The date codes on the other knives in the catalog are 1988 and 1989. They are the bottom picture style and are the Japan models.
I do not know the year of the catalog though. I seem to remember a way to tell by the numbers on the catalog, if somebody could help me with this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Spike
 
I stand corrected spike. I had only gone back as far as the 1993 catalog where the shears were introduced as "New" (first picture). that same year, it was shown also as part of the Workman Series (second picture). I checked the 1992 catalog and found the shears (the third picture), but here's a mystery in my opinion. The picture shown in the '92 catalog looks to be the same as the one from the '96 catalog (:confused:) and shows the current model, not the ones shown in '93-'95.

I've found them all the way back to 1990 in the catalog, the same design as the current version. They seem to have been listed as "New" for three years!

From all appearances, it seems that there were two different designs, but is is possible that they were both in production at the same time??

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Both being in production at the same time might explain the difference in country of manufacture.
My guess is they were introduced with the workman series, I only say this because of the 815 product number. Workmans were the 800 series(as I like to call them:) )
 
spike116 said:
Both being in production at the same time might explain the difference in country of manufacture.
My guess is they were introduced with the workman series, I only say this because of the 815 product number. Workmans were the 800 series(as I like to call them:) )
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Perhaps for that version. It seems they came out the same year (1993), with the non-workman labeled as "New and improved". That was also the year that the Workman series was introduced.

I got my second set today and they didn't come in the box shown in the listing picture. These were made in 2012 (according to the date on the box) and have no model number or date stamp, simply Buck on one side and China on the other.
 
I believe The workman series was introduced before 1993. I have date codes from 87 to 95.
I am sorry if you meant something else, I have been up since 4:30 and the jobsite is a little longer drive than I care for, and it was a long day out in the cold and wind.
 
I'm just going by Buck's catalogs. There's no mention in any of them (from '87 through '92) about the Workman Series. Perhaps there was a seperate catalog aimed at the hardware or other stores that catered more to the tradesman that I don't have or have access to.
 
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