My First Buck (the 112) reviewed.

If you actually READ it you would see that I HAVE used it. As for the blade steel. I didn't know. I'll correct that. You don't have to be so snooty about it.
 
LX, didn't you notice that there are a few ornery old men on this forum??? They are overwhelmed and overly impressed by their own incredible knowledge and expertise (or something)......who knows?

:D

Pay him no mind.

I enjoy your enthusiastic review.
 
Here's something more you might want to add to your review. History is important and appreciated by a lot of knife-lovers.

(This is from a post by renowned Buck Expert 334Dave, who used to be one of the ornery old men on this forum until he switched to decaf coffee. Now he's just an old pussycat.)

the 112 was made because sailors could not have a knife with over a 3 inch blade
this was enforced after a fight on the USS Ranger on the whole base
many sailors were snaping off the last bit to be allowed to have
the Navy and the sea have always been speachal to the Buck's
as Hoyt and Al both were sailors ..
so Al had the 112 made so the sailors could carry a buck while on ship..
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I would think that would be a valuable addition to your review, although you may want to interview Dave himself for a few more details and write it up in English instead of Davespeak.

Also......I notice that you compare the Buck steels with others in your nice review.

Here's a thought: get yourself a pre-1981 112 (three-dot or two dot maybe) with 440C and you'll have a better steel than most of the new-fangled steels. You could test it and see how it performs.

Keep up the good work.
 
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LX_Emergency said:
If you actually READ it you would see that I HAVE used it. As for the blade steel. I didn't know. I'll correct that. You don't have to be so snooty about it.
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Alex,

I read your review and would suggest you put it to some hard use.
It sounded like you liked it.

For your information the wood is Mascassar Ebony. A premium handle material by most accounts. There is still a reference to 420HC in your material section that you should change to 425M.

I would agree you gave a first impression but I thought you did a good job over all except for a couple of factual errors which your willing to update.

Keep those reviews coming! :thumbup:
 
Thanks guys, I'll update it. My knives don't go through a lot of hard use though. Not because I won't put them through it but simply because I don't require that of them.

Nice to know that it's macassar Ebony. That IS cool. I'll have to change my grades that I gave it.

I'd love to have one ine 440c I really like 440c as well. but to be honest, the 425m hasn't exactly left me underwhelmed either. I quite like it. I'll update it a bit more tomorrow. Thanks for all the information guys.
 
LX, There are guys in this forum that know alot about Buck knives . Thanks for your interest . DM
 
Info from another Buck expert here, Mike Kerins:

I actually spoke to Chuck Buck at the BCCI event about the origins of the 112. He told me that there had been a knife fight onboard the USS Ranger and that the two men involved were using 110's. The CO of the Ranger issued a new rule saying that no knives would be allowed with blades over three inches long. When Buck got word of that they simply shortened up the 110 and made the 112, naming it the Ranger in honor of the aircraft carrier of the same name.
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That might be a help, as it elucidates the previous info from Dave.
 
I wouldn't call that a review. I would call that a hack job. "Poor materials?" Yikes. Before I called Ebony and brass and Bos treated 425Mod 420HC, I would do a little bit of studying up.
 
You must have missed this:

Nice to know that it's macassar Ebony. That IS cool. I'll have to change my grades that I gave it.
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He didn't claim to be a Buck expert and he has said he's going to make substantial changes.

Looks like he used the current 112 specs in his research and they don't apply to his old knife at all.

Not a hack job at all, just an evolving review.

;)
 
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Let's be honest, there is no reason.....absolutely no reason to trash a guest from the Netherlands who might turn out to be a great new Buck buddy.

Unless you're an ornery old man who is overwhelmed and overly impressed by his own incredible knowledge and expertise (or something).

Come on, give the guy a break.
 
And THEN, you said:

In that case, it is not a review at all. It is an accumulation of 112 data derived from this forum.
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That's not true at all and quite unfair. It's his own review of a knife he bought, including his impressions and experiences with it...... AND he's learning more about it as he goes and has said he would revise the review. He learned a couple of things from this forum.

So be nice.

:)
 
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