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Pictured here are the two new Strider Buck folders. The mini Strider is pictured alongside my full size Strider tanto folder for size comparison. The smaller version is a little bulldog of a folder - very stout and in all respects just like its bigger brother but in a more compact size that fits well in the pocket as it does in the hand. From the feel and looks of it, this new mini version will definitely stand up to any use/abuse that one can subject it to. The ATS-34 blade is 3" long, and the OAL is 7". A steel pocket clip carries the knife tip up, while the large thumb stud permits ease of opening.
Also new this year is the spearpoint version of the large tanto. The knife shares the same dimensions as the original, with a 4" blade and a 5 3/8" handle. No doubt, the spearpoint is more useful than the tanto in terms of general cutting tasks, thanks to the belly of the blade. As with all the Strider folders, the first production run, 500 in total, are made with BG-42 steel.
As with the original Strider, both new versions are heat treated by the legendary heat treater Paul Bos, and coupled with Buck?s exclusive Edge2000 process of sharpening, these two knives will no doubt go the distance when it counts and are easy to maintain. However, one small nitpick about both. Fresh out of the box, the pivots were set so tight that I simply could not open them one handed at all. Upon pulling the blades open like a giant pocketknife, it felt as if Buck assembled the knives without putting lube in the pivots. Out came my Torx wrenches and Tuf-Glide. After a little pivot tension adjustment and a few drops of lube to the pivot, they are fine now. For an extreme duty production folder, it's hard to beat a Buck Strider.
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[This message has been edited by Dexter Ewing (edited 03-02-2001).]
