New 888 Solution Design?

MW740 · Jul 2, 2003

I heard that the most recent run of 888s have a hollow ground blade that is sharpened all of the way to the choil. Is this true? I used to own a Solution, but got rid of it because I couldn't stand the fact that the blade wasn't sharpened all of the way to the choil. If this has been remedied, I might have to get a new 888!

mschwoeb · Jul 2, 2003

Yes, I believe that they did take the time to fix that problem as it was the biggest complaint that people had with the knife.

MW740 · Jul 3, 2003

Does anyone have an e-mail address for Buck Knives? I can't seem to find it on there website. No offense mschwoeb, but I would like confirmation about the new grind on the 888 from the source.

DanEHunter · Jul 3, 2003

I sent mine back to Buck to have it sharpened as described, I'd be willing to bet I wasn't the first or the last to have it done.

Larry Oden · Jul 3, 2003

NW740,
I just ordered and received one last week for a friend and it has the change in the blade grind. I also spoke to Jeff Hubbard at Buck before I ordered it to confirm they did not have any of the old stock left with the dead space at the end of the grind. He assured me those were all sold long ago. You will be ok to get one as long as your dealer/supplier has fresh stock or orders for you now.
Hope that puts your mind at rest about the concern.

SteelDriver · Jul 3, 2003

DanEHunter, how did you do this? Just ask them? I very much would like to get my Solution reground like the new ones.

DanEHunter · Jul 3, 2003

I asked Joe Houser if it could be done. He was extremely helpful. I originally thought mine had a manufacturing defect but he told me it was part of the design. If you contact him by email he'll tell you how to send it in to have the work done. I had mine reground a few months ago but I think all I had to pay was the shipping cost.

K-T · Jul 3, 2003

Interesting. Could anybody post a comparison picture of these two, the old and new-corrected one?

TIA,

K-T.

SteelDriver · Jul 3, 2003

Thanks, Dan! I'll get in touch with Joe then.

SALTY · Jul 5, 2003

Had that dead space ground on mine as well. Typical first rate Buck Customer Service. I like the knife much better now. Does anyone know why they left the aft section unsharpened? Was there some sort of design benefit to that?

DanEHunter · Jul 7, 2003

It's just a guess but I would think it was a liability issue. They may have been worried about someone using a finger forward grip (past the handle scales) and slicing their finger.