custom shop has magnacut for 110, 112, 113, 119, 501 and 722

I'd love to get a 110 or two. But, the last custom shop order I received was a mess. I couldn't believe that they allowed that to be let out.

I think I'd get a 110, desert ironwood with either a drop point or the magnacut and maybe another 110 with elk handles. Had one of those made at one time too.
 
I ordered mine without rivets, because I have one of the Buck Collectors Club 112s with KOA wood & no rivets, and I like the clean looks. Has anybody had the adhesive fail & the scales fall off? I know adhesives have come a long way, but this knife isn't going to be sitting in a drawer. It will be used. Just checking, because at this point I can still contact Buck & change my mind.
 
Ironbut said:
...this knife isn't going to be sitting in a drawer. It will be used.
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Same. I ordered mine with rivets. Just in case.

That said, I have been re-scaling a number of 110's and 112's over the last few months and have been using epoxy. I assume Buck is doing the same thing - although I might be wrong. I've been using a few of them pretty hard and haven't had any let go. I'd think they might have more problems with the bareheaded varieties but I haven't heard of too many failures there either. You would think if there was a real problem, they wouldn't offer it.

In any case, they are warrantied forever.
 
Ironbut said:
I ordered mine without rivets, because I have one of the Buck Collectors Club 112s with KOA wood & no rivets, and I like the clean looks. Has anybody had the adhesive fail & the scales fall off? I know adhesives have come a long way, but this knife isn't going to be sitting in a drawer. It will be used. Just checking, because at this point I can still contact Buck & change my mind.
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Not yet. I'm sure it can happen but it's not something I worry about. They can always fix it. Looks are important 😀
 
oldmanwilly said:
Does anyone already have a Buck knife in Magnacut? If so, how does the steel perform in comparison to Magnacut from other brands?*

Regardless, I am glad that they will now be offering something other than 420HC and S30V.





*yes, I know that the endless debate over steel performance is almost irrelevant as most end users honestly will not be able to notice the difference in performance during normal use and any measurable differences are primarily reliant on the prowess of the manufacturer's heat treatment and cautious grinding to avoid burning the edge. Notwithstanding that, we are knife knuts and minute improvements obviously matter to us.
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I am probably not the best person to answer his question since I am an office worker and my cutting chores are pretty lightweight. I have a 501 from the Custom Shop in S30v and a couple of the Larrins 501 from the stealth run of which one is my EDC. The biggest difference that I have seen is that the Magnacut seems to hold an edge longer than the S30v. Both are super easy to sharpen using Spyderco benchstones or the Sharpmaker. I have always been vey happy with S30v but Magnacut seems to take what I like about S30v and make it even better. Hopefully someone who uses their knife heavily will chime in.
 
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Ironbut said:
I ordered mine without rivets, because I have one of the Buck Collectors Club 112s with KOA wood & no rivets, and I like the clean looks. Has anybody had the adhesive fail & the scales fall off? I know adhesives have come a long way, but this knife isn't going to be sitting in a drawer. It will be used. Just checking, because at this point I can still contact Buck & change my mind.
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It can happen but it seems to be pretty rare. Perhaps you missed this post from a few weeks ago.
 
pat9198 said:
I have a couple magnacut knives from Buck and they seem to perform just as you’d expect them to. I’ve not really tested them too much to where I even needed to sharpen them, but I think Buck did a great job with it. Hopefully this fall I can get out and do some camping and enjoy them some more. I’m very happy with mine so far.
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DavidABQ said:
I am probably not the best person to answer his question since I am an office worker and my cutting chores are pretty lightweight. I have a 501 from the Custom Shop in S30v and a couple of the Larrins 501 from the stealth run of which one is my EDC. The biggest difference that I have seen is that the Magnacut seems to hold an edge longer than the S30v. Both are super easy to sharpen using Spyderco benchstones or the Sharpmaker. I have always been vey happy with S30v but Magnacut seems to take what I like about S30v and make it even better. Hopefully someone who uses their knife heavily will chime in.
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Thanks, that's about what I expected. Glad to hear Buck is treating it properly.
 
BuckShack said:
Not yet. I'm sure it can happen but it's not something I worry about. They can always fix it. Looks are important 😀
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Railsplitter said:
It can happen but it seems to be pretty rare. Perhaps you missed this post from a few weeks ago.
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I think I'll let the order as it is. On the off chance that a scale(s) come loose, Buck can fix it, or maybe even add rivets. And if that happens, I suppose I could find another knlfe laying around here that I can use while it's getting fixed.
 
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