Holy Bucklite!

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I was wandering around my local Canadian Tire store this morning when I noticed they have the Bucklite 424 select's on sale for $9.99, regular price $29.99. I had already decided a vantage was going to be my next purchase, and that a Bucklite was too small for my uses, but I am powerless against a Buck on clearance. I picked it up and rushed out to my car to pry the clam shell package open.... maybe I do need one of these? I get into it (eventually) and hold it in my hand, to be honest the handle feels a little like a Pakistani impulse rack folding knife, so I open it up and examine the edge, it has a lot of machining lines down the grind but the edge does look very fine. I pull up my sleeve and run the blade down my forearm.... now to say that this little thing was shaving sharp would be an incredible understatement, try to picture a rabbit going through a wood chipper, I find myself sitting in my car with hair on my dash, my shirt, my lap, my face and a perfectly bald patch along the top of my forearm, WOW, I know they started putting that little Edge2x badge on the packages and apparently this is what it means, I am going to find some practical application for this little guy in my life, what have I been missing out on? Bravo Buck
 
Last year's Canadian Tire 424 blister pack and the one I've been pocket carrying since (no nail nick is the WTG):

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You gotta love Bucklites they're not the fanciest in the world but they get the job done it should make a great lightweight EDC.
 
Isn't the 424 an older model I thought it was succeded by the 444 then the 484?

While I really don't like the plastic knives I really like the feel of the 444 and the 484 appears it would be as good.
 
st8yd said:
Isn't the 424 an older model I thought it was succeded by the 444 then the 484?

While I really don't like the plastic knives I really like the feel of the 444 and the 484 appears it would be as good.
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The 424 was brought back from the dead, 10 years gone from production.
 
st8yd said:
What makes it "select" vs the other models?
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It 420hc steel blade and is designed for all around use, where as the Avid would generally have the upgraded steels such as Sanviks 2 options or 154cm. Pro models are for heavy/profesional use and primarily have S30V as the blade composition.

Check Bucks website or the back of a clamshell container for more exact info.
 
Ok, I knew that was the case with some of the newer models but had never heard it used for the 424's, so I didn't know if something had changed from the old ones.
 
Youre right, its only since they resurrected it for these special Canadian tire offererings.
 
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