Legitimate bay mistake?

Bill Keys said:
As has already been said, "It is NOT a '73 version." I started in Nov 1974; at that time the basic look of the handles was no radius around the brass or wood, two small inlay rivets and the rocker rivet (pin)- since we drilled the wood inlays and brass hanldes at the same time, there were only enough holes in the side to put the two inlay rivets in (so this wouldn't even be a '73 refurbed here).

The wood could be real ebony; I believe we were still using real ebony when we began using the radiused brass handles (not positive). The blade looks as if it has the "gray wheel" edge we used for a few years. The process was; we ground the final edge (for sharpening) on the blade, then blended it in with a gray wheel; we then did the final sharpening step. The finish on the blade looks to be a gray wheel then tycro finish. With the edge, that would put this somewhere in the '80's- early to mid I think

Definately not a '73 or older.

Bill Keys
Director of Manufacturing and Engineering
Buck Knives
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Thanks Mr Keys, great info I've never heard before, still very much a newbie.
 
imafritz said:
He replied to my email positively and has changed the write up appropriately. Good seller looks like.:thumbup:





Your right obsessed, after Tin Sue and Plum mentioned it, I went back and really check out all the pics and although the 1st one I posted looks dark like macassar ebony, the rest show the grain of the laminated obeechee wood. My mistake-I usually post 1st, think later.:o
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This is an interesting thread. I'm curious about the 'obeechee' term. Haven't heard it before. Is that just the moniker for the standard scales on current Bucks? Just very curious (and perhaps a bit uninformed :p)...
 
Plumberdv said:
This seems to be going in circles.:D

I believe that the one in the eBay listing is more than likely one like SonnyD's that he just bought.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=741917
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I think so too. I think the lighting is making the wood look darker. Mine
is pretty dark, but in the light really pops with color. Mine though came
with a nylon sheath. Of course I don't know if that leather sheath came
with the knife pictured on the bay.
Regards Sonny
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
This is an interesting thread. I'm curious about the 'obeechee' term. Haven't heard it before. Is that just the moniker for the standard scales on current Bucks? Just very curious (and perhaps a bit uninformed :p)...
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I couldnt remember, I always think okeefonokee(sp) swamp and wood grown there but knew that wasnt right. We talked about it many months ago and thanks to the search some info is quic to the front-check it out

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=432519&highlight=obeechee

The goose strikes again:)
 
Obsessed, Obeechee is the term for laminate wood . Thanks again Mr. Keys, I know what your talking about . DM
 
The 110 in my photo of that 73 sheath,I purchased just today at wally world on my way home from the V.A. I got it to go in the old sheath. It truly amazes me, the workmanship and materials that go into the making of a Buck 110.
 
Bill Keys said:
The blade looks as if it has the "gray wheel" edge we used for a few years. The process was; we ground the final edge (for sharpening) on the blade, then blended it in with a gray wheel; we then did the final sharpening step. The finish on the blade looks to be a gray wheel then tycro finish. With the edge, that would put this somewhere in the '80's- early to mid I think



Bill Keys
Director of Manufacturing and Engineering
Buck Knives
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Well, Bill......I'd have to say that the blade is definitely 2008 vintage and that Plumber D has it right when he says it's the same as the one SunnyD bought (which he linked above).

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