How tough?

I'm rather surprised at some of the responses.

I thought some folks, especially knife folks here on the forums, would find it interesting to learn that some folding knives can survive certain tasks while other folding knives can't.
 
I'm also surprised that most of the folks who replied totally ignored the original question in the original post.


fedaykincmndr said:
I've been thinking lately if any of you Buck aficionados had any horror stories regarding the performance of a 110 or 112? By horror story, I mean something you wouldn't have done normally but had to or had to see if the knife would hold up. I know they have a proven track record and I own one, I'm just curious to see if anyone has had any personal stories of the tried and true classic.
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Also, judging from all of the replies to the original question, very few folks here are really willing to push their Buck 110's very much.

It makes me wonder why they replied to this particular thread at all.

Buck 110,
I notice that none of your posts in this thread even address the original questions in the original post.
They merely speak out against my response.
 
Buck_110,
Read this again...
Originally Posted by fedaykincmndr
I've been thinking lately if any of you Buck aficionados had any horror stories regarding the performance of a 110 or 112? By horror story, I mean something you wouldn't have done normally but had to or had to see if the knife would hold up. I know they have a proven track record and I own one, I'm just curious to see if anyone has had any personal stories of the tried and true classic.
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Fedaykincmndr asked for "horror stories", of things you "wouldn't have done normally", and I gave him some real true stories of what I've did with some knives.

What exactly is your contribution to this thread?

Why did you even bother to reply if you have no "horror stories" or tales of abuse to add?
 
I simply do NOT have horror stories of "Me And My 110."
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So after you read the first post, and realizing that you had nothing to say and no stories to share, why did you bother to respond?
And why attack my responses?


As for this...
I ALWAYS go into the woods prepared.....
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Well good for you.
It's probably the best thing for you.

But some of us like to go a little more primitive in to the woods.
Some of us like to take the occasional risk.
Some of us actually enjoy putting our survival knowledge to the test and improvising.
To each his own.
 
Perhaps that is because they ARE smart enough to know the limitations of a 110; or any folder for that matter.
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And how would anyone know the limitations of any folder if you never pushed them to the breaking point.
After all, until it breaks it has not reached its limits.

This has got to tell you something about Buck knives owners. They are for real; and apparently this bothers you.
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Why would this bother me? I AM A BUCK OWNER!
Would you like for me to post some pictures of my Custom Shop 110 or my Alaskan Guide 110?

No tall tales to be had here.
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I don't know about "tall tales", but the Buck 110 is a legend of a knife and I have heard more stories concerning a Buck 110 than I have about any other knife.
If you don't have any good Buck 110 stories to tell, then you are either a very timid soul indeed or you are very young.
My advice is to get out and live a little...and stop being so prepared all the time!
 
Dude, don't take everything so literal.
When someone says something like "in a bout of insanity", that does not always mean that they were in fact insane.
Just like when someone says "I got a wild hair up my a$$", that does not always mean that they literally had a wild hair up their a$$.
use a little common sense here!

I've got to ask...who old are you?
 
Allen, I think a lot of people got side tracked by the Vivi post (or a similar one if that was not in this thread). I know I did.

I don't have any horror stories. If something does pop up and I have a story to tell, I'm sure I'll retell it a few dozen times with a score of embelleshments I'll swear to be true. I guess I don't purposly test my knives because they mean a lot to me.

The Spyderco Bill Moran hunter was there when I shot my first boar. I began to excise what I thought was a tumor and what turned out to be the scent gland popped. That knife taught me to keep my mouth closed while field dressing. Why would I want to hurt that knife?

I had a Spyderco Vesuvious folder that was there when I learned not to drink and carve pumpkins with a pocket knife. I can laugh about that now and do get a chuckle when I see that knife. That's why I don't risk breaking it.

I have a big stag handled bowie that I hung off of a gun belt which I loaded with 30 .45 LC cartridges and a Ruger Blackhawk, you know "just in case," when my dad took me quail hunting for the first time. I was about 13. I struggled up and down those hills doing my best to bear the load I was certain would be necessary to stay safe in the woods. On that trip I learned that less is sometimes more. It would break my heart to find out how much force it took to break the tip of that knife.

I think "knife guys" can be "knife guys" without testing their knives. I'm content to live with mine.
 
I think "knife guys" can be "knife guys" without testing their knives. I'm content to live with mine.
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Well said.
And I can certainly respect that.

You will also notice that I only "test" the ones that are relatively inexpensive and easily replaced.
A Buck 110 for less than $30.00 dollars is something that I did not mind testing because it gave me a fairly good idea of what my Custom Shoppe 110 and Alaskan Guide 110 can, and cannot, handle.
Rest assured, I will not be batoning my Custom Shoppe 110 unless my life is at stake.
 
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