If you "collect" Buck's, what and why?

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I was just questioning my own motives for collecting what I do. Prior to finding and joining Blade Forums, I bought and "collected just anything and everything.

Since joining up and becoming a regular on the Buck sub-forum in Sept. of '08, I can count on two hands the number of "off brands" that I've bought.

My question for you guys (& gals) is, why do you collect, what kind and why Bucks? :)
 
Thats an easy and hard question to answer.

I have always carried a knife but not necessarily good ones. Around 20 years ago, my mom asked what I wanted for Christmas and I said a good pocket knife. Turns out she had just remarried a few years after my dad died and her new hubby had a brother who is a Buck knife rep. She got a knife which turned out to be a 500 Duke. I immediately fell in love with it. The rosewood off-setting the N/S bolsters was breathtaking. I have been Buck exlusive ever since. I only started "collecting" in Dec 2008-I collect a mishmash of Bucks, trying to focus on 110's, or is it bucklites, or I have a few 112s or maybe its newer linerlocks or I like the 560's and 186's maybe its titaniums............I dont know:confused:, I let ya know in 10 years:D........Maybe:p
 
As I stated in another recent post my first 'real' hunting knife was my 118.

I don't call my assortment of Bucks a collection...more of an accumulation. I have most offerings in the 100 series. Many 110s and 112s, some 500 series and a few various others.

I try to gather any 100 year knives and thought that I would 'collect' all of them...but found that unless I win the lotto I will not achieve that:rolleyes:.

I'm a sucker for products started by an enterprising individual that has a long and storied past and maintains as much of that as possible in this day and age.

Now you have to state your whys and what:). Preston
 
I got into Bucks in my late 30's. I accumulate though, collecting would give me too much credit:)

Several reasons off the top of my head:
I liked the classic designs mixed with newer ones.
Like their stress on US made products.
Great product for the price.
Like the family owned/operated aspect.
Respect their Christian beliefs and that they aren't shy about it.
Many variations of the classic line give lots of ability to get what YOU want.
That they stand by their product fully!

Sure there are many more that will come to me but those are the big ones I think.
 
wow you ask a tough one there...
the 110 knife brings back memories for me ..
have always had one from 67 to now..
so to not have one feels ... odd...
there is still the pride i felt then that the men said
"look that boy has a BUCK knife!"

the cut out of a deer head was the start of what i have now
gee neat a buck deer on a buck knife...
then another and the idea of having a 'set'
then a gold etch with deers on it..
was what really set the hook

then this forum.. found it by accident..
and like wow others like this knife also
there was some factor of bragging of what i found ..
excitement of learning others admired the ones i had..
the forum is a place i drop in to to see what's shaking..
say hi to friends and show off like the kid we all were,
our latest finds...
the knives have truly become a hobby and not jest a escape..
i find my self taking them out and rearranging them ..
showing them off now and then ..
i find amusement in reading in this forum, what the newer collectors
are doing and the excitement they show in finding new knives..

sudenly i relise i have become what i thought of as a
'old timer' when i first come to the forum !
 
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First of all I m waiting from the Bick knives a stability of heat treatment for such steel as CPM S30V, BG 42 , CPM S60V , CPM S90V, CPM S110V, CPM S10V.
Stability of heat treatment of each serial knife is the most important.
You can be sure in quality of each knife.
Next is high repeatability of quality of each following serial knife.
I mean quality of interface and assemblage of all details.

I try to bay Buck knives because Buck has got a large series of hunting knife which are the best
then others knives from others producers which I used earlier.

I love strong, reliable, convenient knifes. I like folding and fixed knives, but only for resonable money.
It is necessary for “Buck knives” to have got original and reliable locking mechanism as for example Axis Lock from Bencmade.
 
With the variety of designs that Buck has to offer it is hard not to find one that is your favorite. Buying an American knife these days is getting hard with the loss of the old favorites (Western, Camillus, Schrade, and Imperial to name a few). Like was mentioned before, having a Buck Knife meant to have a 110 and still having them around is comforting.
 
I'm new at this, so I don't have a very focused collection, though I've had Buck knives for some 38 years. I've been getting "one of these, a couple of those" but my favorite is the 110, NS or Brass, S30V steel and Sambar Stag handles. Most of these are users and backups, but I'm starting to acquire display knives. I like the old Kalinga design. It seems to have a lot of artistic potential. I have yet to step up to the plate for ones like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/BUCK-401-KALING...ible_Knives?hash=item53e00abab2#ht_2088wt_835

But they may be in my future. :)
 
I mostly try to find older "working-class" knives in excellent condition. The popular ones will always be popular and also get scarcer and scarcer as the years go by.

I bought a few of the folding Kalinga Pros because they were pretty and discontinued. I like 120s for their style.

I have more 110s than anything else......that brass, when polished to the max, really appeals to me (I'm pretty simple and like shiny things).

:D
 
I bought my first Bucks in 1963 at a 50% off going out of business sale. Got a 119, 102 and 103 for $25. Loved their lines and quality then and still do. Still have them too.

I, with a few departures, have concentrated on 1961-1973 100 series knives principally because I like the finish of the earlier knives. It is nearly an intangible but the hand finished knives have no sharp transitions. They don't (and shouldn't) look like they are machine made. The later knives have sharp transitions where the hollow grinding stops and the spine of the blade begins. As I said it is even difficult to articulate and pictures may not quite tell the tale but that's the why of my collecting the Bucks that I collect. Fortunately, I am the only one who has to put up with my particular preferences.

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I love the challenge of filling in the few spaces left that I want and still personally enjoy looking at those knives and admiring the craftsmanship of those who took a piece of steel to a grinder and made a little masterpiece.

Telechronos:):):)
 
ohen cepel said:
I got into Bucks in my late 30's. I accumulate though, collecting would give me too much credit:)

Several reasons off the top of my head:
I liked the classic designs mixed with newer ones.
Like their stress on US made products.
Great product for the price.
Like the family owned/operated aspect.
Respect their Christian beliefs and that they aren't shy about it.
Many variations of the classic line give lots of ability to get what YOU want.
That they stand by their product fully!

Sure there are many more that will come to me but those are the big ones I think.
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This pretty much sums it up for me!
Although, I got my first Buck from my dad when I was 11. He drove about 2 hours back in the day when buck first came out, and he has been a fan since then. He got me my first one, and its been Buck ever since! I don't really collect anymore, it got to $$$$ for me, but I accumulate alot of nice ones I like to use and carry!

Bucks Quality, commitment to the customer and designs are what keep me coming back!
 
I have a lot of knives from different companies, but regardless of what the 'flavor of the week' is, my Bucks have a place of honor in my upper right desk drawer.

I collect and use Buck knives, because to me they typify what a 'real' knife should be - Strong, good looking and well designed. The use of natural materials in the 110, 112, and Alpha series, coupled with their outstanding ergonomics, conspire to leave me weak willed when a purchase opportunity presents itself. Throw in the superb warranty, great customer service and the ability to order custom knives, and you have a recipe that I can't pass up.

Buck is an Icon in the knife world and I am pleased to play the part of a satisfied customer. :thumbup:
 
ohen cepel said:
I got into Bucks in my late 30's. I accumulate though, collecting would give me too much credit:)

Several reasons off the top of my head:
I liked the classic designs mixed with newer ones.
Like their stress on US made products.
Great product for the price.
Like the family owned/operated aspect.
Respect their Christian beliefs and that they aren't shy about it.
Many variations of the classic line give lots of ability to get what YOU want.
That they stand by their product fully!

Sure there are many more that will come to me but those are the big ones I think.
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Every thing said above, especially about being open about their Christian values and who to give all their credit to for theit success. God and good customer service. I specially like the 110's and 112's mostly the early ones, and the custom shop ones special ordered. I started with a Buck 110 in the 70's. I recently aquiring some of the fixed blades---early ones. Just like USA made products with intergity built in their products. I also like a few of the early Schrade Waldens--very few. I really like all the friends made on this forum.
 
I collect Bucks because...I like their knives, I like the family, I like how the family conducts business, the decades of models & choices and mostly because the guys that collect Bucks are a genuinely good bunch of guys. I like the ones made in the 60s & 70s, and as soon as I can afford them, the 1940s & 1950s.
 
I like the early factory knives 60's-70's and thats what my entire collection is made of .
Thats when I started collecting and using them . I could see quality . The company and people behind the knives appealed to me . Even more so now that I know them . Not my dad or uncle told me to buy Buck knives, I just did once I saw them and used them .
Then the guys here are just first class . Great people ! If I didn't think this I'd traffic in another forum . I like the many roads Buck knives have taken me down and brought me back . Thanks to all . DM
 
I've carried a Buck folder for years. i have also collected a few other brands such as Marbles, Ruana and Randalls. When I hunt, I always use my Bucks. They have always been my go to knife. The 124 has my attention now. Something about it just makes me smile.

I just purchased my first 106 and I am pretty smitten with those as well.
 
Well, I like Buck knives and I'm pleased to report that it has nothing to do with religion.

It's just about good knives.

Atheists, Pagans, Jews, Muslims and people from multitudes of religions can, and have, made plenty of fine knives and delivered the very best of fine customer service.

In today's complex and perilous world, it's good to keep that in mind.

;)
 
BG42EDGE said:
Well, I like Buck knives and I'm pleased to report that it has nothing to do with religion.

It's just about good knives.

Atheists, Pagans, Jews, Muslims and people from multitudes of religions can, and have, made plenty of fine knives and delivered the very best of fine customer service.

In today's complex and perilous world, it's good to keep that in mind.

;)
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I don't mean to turn this to a religious debate and I wont because it is not the proper fourm for that subject. But I respectfully submit this for contemplation, The creation is nothing apart from the creator, and Buck has recognized that the skill that creates these beautiful knives and runs a proper business has been endowed by He who has created them:)
 
I don't collect Bucks, but I have been a fan for a long time. I have several Buck knives and will definitely buy some more.
 
But I respectfully submit this for contemplation, The creation is nothing apart from the creator, and Buck has recognized that the skill that creates these beautiful knives and runs a proper business has been endowed by He who has created them.
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And I would just as respectfully submit that the point that seems to be implicit in this and other statements being made here is that the Christian religion is superior to other religions and/or that Christians are superior to those who do not choose to practice a religion. That's simply not true.

It's an "I'm better than you," or "Christians are better than Non-Christians," or worse, "God is on MY side," statement......and that is a false and harmful statement to be thrown in the face of another. That's how wars get started.

Attitudes like that are the reason for a lot of the fighting in the world today and we should not quietly stand by and let such attitudes go unchallenged......no matter who is making the statement.

Such statements have nothing to do with knives, but instead have everything to do with elevating one culture or belief system above another.......and that is an open insult to those who have other beliefs. It's a rhetorical throwing down of the gauntlet......a challenge, and an abusive one.

We can't afford to be silent about such things. Silence implies agreement and consent.

Peace is what I'm talking about. We must learn to accept each other and admit that God is not on the side of a certain group or religion.

If people must make claims that one group is better than another......then those claims should be discussed in private, not public.

All of which has nothing to do with religious debate, just appropriate behavior.
 
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