Custom shop wood

Jd, even if it is real it should be stabilized. Knives are subject to abuses and need washed and stabilization is the way to go.
 
VorpalRain said:
Like I said, to each his own.

To me the choices offered now range from ugly to boring, with Buckeye and Ironwood the only bright spots.

Giraffe CAN be good, but the stuff I've seen from Buck lately has been expensive with the added attraction of being rather colorless and bland. If they did it better it might be worth it.

Like I said, they badly need to give us some new choices with some pop to them.

As long as people settle for less.......we'll just get offered less.
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Fortunately they offer the consumer more than any major manufacturer out there, plus in different blade steels and bolster material. Im impressed they do this at all to the extent they do it. If you haven't noticed they have been adding wood species now and again to the lineup. Plus different blade steels. Give em a break. Buy 300 and get what your looking for. That's how it goes, otherwise we get plenty of choice as is. I'm sure they will keep it lively now and again like they have been doing. I surely don't see what they offer as ugly and boring. A picture on the website doesnt even to begin to show off how nice these knives are in person.

I'm curious why someone would say Bucks offering range from boring to ugly and not be purposely prompting an argument. I thought we were all done with that.
Curious the last new 110 you have purchased from Buck. Maybe custom 110's are more up your alley. I'm sure their are several thousand different styles to chose from. BUCK can't be everything to everyone. My hat is off to them for what they do offer.:thumbsup:

420, s30v, 154cpm, damascus, s90v, plain edge or serrated, rivets or not, brass or nickel, clip point, drop pointm nail nick or no nail nick, coated or non coated, auto or automatic etc, etc,etc.:thumbsup:

My God man,,,
Here are some of my favorites, I haven't seen a 110 that wasn't a work of art.

Build outs can be very interesting and might suit your needs. They come up with anything and everything.
 
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Beautiful knives man. I'd be quite alright with any of those :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

I sent you an e-mail about one of them....
 
Makael said:
Build outs can be very interesting and might suit your needs. They come up with anything and everything.


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Nope, nothing there interests me.
The stag is nice, but I'd want it in a steel like 440C or BG-42. I've purchased a number of build-outs, but as of right now nothing offered has any appeal.
As you said, Buck can't be all things to all people, and right now they have nothing that interests me.
That's OK......I'm a patient man.
:)
Sorry, they need to (as I said) come up with some new and interesting slabs for the "Custom" shop.
 
Makael, of your 14 photos, only 8 are of wood. Of those, do you know which are real wood and which are Dymondwood?

I have no problem with Dymondwood as long as I know up front. I would like to know which Custom Shop scales are real wood and which are Dymondwood. Anyone know?

Here is my Rosewood 110. It's not a Custom Shop knife, but I bought it thinking it was real Rosewood. When it arrived with mismatched scales (proof that BUCK is not always perfect), I thought I could fix the problem. Clearly I was wrong. I sanded into layers of laminated wood, I think. What do you think, real Rosewood or Dymondwood?


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Palm, buckeye and ironwood are stabilized wood, all others are laminates dyed to match their descriptions except for the oak which is still a laminate, not a solid plank.

I'm sketchy on the oak but confident in the others.
 
Makael,

Thanks for posting those 110 pics. Buck has so many combinations available that pictures are really helpful.
 
MT_Pokt said:
Palm, buckeye and ironwood are stabilized wood, all others are laminates dyed to match their descriptions except for the oak which is still a laminate, not a solid plank.

I'm sketchy on the oak but confident in the others.
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Thanks for the information.

Then I recommend the Ironwood over Walnut in response to the OP. For myself, I would pick Palm, Buckeye and Ironwood over all other "wood" offered currently. And since we are taking requests, I would like to see Hawaiian KOA and Fiji Orange wood again sometime and I would like Buck to rotate in new stuff like Gabon Ebony, African Blackwood, Osage Orange and Bocote. I picked up another brand knife in Brazilian Cherry. How neat is that. I think Buck is doing a good job with their most recent real wood choices and I hope I can afford to grab one of each while they are available.
 
VorpalRain said:
Nope, nothing there interests me.
The stag is nice, but I'd want it in a steel like 440C or BG-42. I've purchased a number of build-outs, but as of right now nothing offered has any appeal.
As you said, Buck can't be all things to all people, and right now they have nothing that interests me.
That's OK......I'm a patient man.
:)
Sorry, they need to (as I said) come up with some new and interesting slabs for the "Custom" shop.
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Agreed :)
S35vn , copper and stag.

 
Yeah, I've never been a fan of the powder steels.

Powder-puff steels, us old-timers call them. Convenient and cost effective for the makers.......not so much for the breakers.

I have always favored 440C, BG-42 and D2 and similar real steels.......I know what I like.
 
Missing out on some great products. High performing products. :)

You mentioned rust in the survival knife thread was a real turn off.
 
High performing products? Well, high performance, to me, is an illusory concept.

Most, probably 95% or more, of today's knife users wouldn't know the difference if you switched their steel to something else.

Truth is, most of today's popular steels do a good job......a better job than most people need. Even the lowly 420HC.

So, as I always say.......to each his own. Choose a steel that you like. I like the sound of D2. Simple and strong.

Sort of like me.

:)
 
VorpalRain said:
High performing products? Well, high performance, to me, is an illusory concept.

Most, probably 95% or more, of today's knife users wouldn't know the difference if you switched their steel to something else.

Truth is, most of today's popular steels do a good job......a better job than most people need. Even the lowly 420HC.

So, as I always say.......to each his own. Choose a steel that you like. I like the sound of D2. Simple and strong.

Sort of like me.

:)
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Why do you critisize everything thats on this forum? Why don't you show us some of your Buck knives?
 
Makael said:
Fortunately they offer the consumer more than any major manufacturer out there, plus in different blade steels and bolster material. Im impressed they do this at all to the extent they do it. If you haven't noticed they have been adding wood species now and again to the lineup. Plus different blade steels. Give em a break. Buy 300 and get what your looking for. That's how it goes, otherwise we get plenty of choice as is. I'm sure they will keep it lively now and again like they have been doing. I surely don't see what they offer as ugly and boring. A picture on the website doesnt even to begin to show off how nice these knives are in person.

I'm curious why someone would say Bucks offering range from boring to ugly and not be purposely prompting an argument. I thought we were all done with that.
Curious the last new 110 you have purchased from Buck. Maybe custom 110's are more up your alley. I'm sure their are several thousand different styles to chose from. BUCK can't be everything to everyone. My hat is off to them for what they do offer.:thumbsup:

420, s30v, 154cpm, damascus, s90v, plain edge or serrated, rivets or not, brass or nickel, clip point, drop pointm nail nick or no nail nick, coated or non coated, auto or automatic etc, etc,etc.:thumbsup:

My God man,,,
Here are some of my favorites, I haven't seen a 110 that wasn't a work of art.

Build outs can be very interesting and might suit your needs. They come up with anything and everything.
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Nice knives Makael! I would be proud to own any one of them.
 
I have some custom 110's in my collection and would love to have any one of those that Makael and others have posted pictures of. Everyone of them are fantastic. What a great variety.

Thanks for sharing them with us everyone and please keep them coming.

Please also post some of your 110's Vorpalrain. I am sure we all would love to see the ones that you think are more acceptable.
From the looks of the 121 and the 119 you have shared a picture of you do actually like 420hc, micarta, buckeye burlwood and such. At least that is what you posted pictures of and sounded excited to have them. Everyone also posted positive comments on your 2 knives. You might want to try following everyone's examples sometime.
 
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BuckShack said:
Makael, of your 14 photos, only 8 are of wood. Of those, do you know which are real wood and which are Dymondwood?

I have no problem with Dymondwood as long as I know up front. I would like to know which Custom Shop scales are real wood and which are Dymondwood. Anyone know?

Here is my Rosewood 110. It's not a Custom Shop knife, but I bought it thinking it was real Rosewood. When it arrived with mismatched scales (proof that BUCK is not always perfect), I thought I could fix the problem. Clearly I was wrong. I sanded into layers of laminated wood, I think. What do you think, real Rosewood or Dymondwood?


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Why didn't you send it back to Buck? I'm pretty sure you just voided the Lifetime Warranty?
 
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