"New" catalogue arrived!

[WinDancer]

HI Joe
I just got the 'new' Buck catalogue that you sent. This catalogue sure isn't up to your usual standard, but I fought my way through it.
I want to order several of the Model 110 fixed blade skinners with the Ivory handles @ $16, a few of the folding hunters @ $16, and a couple dozen of the Buck Twinsets with the Ivory handles for $23.75, and three of the large sharpening stones @ $1.75 each.
Can you send me an order form?
How soon can you ship?
Can you finance my purchase?
Are these knives guaranteed if I am unhappy with them?
Thanks, Joe!

Dave Evans
Tenino, WA


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[This message has been edited by WinDancer (edited 10-17-2000).]

 

[Brian Lavin]

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[Joe Houser]

Dave,
I had your order all ready to ship when it occured to me that the 110 Skinner and the twinsets are actually advertised with Phenolic handles of Ivory, which is really Melamine. Not Ivory like Mastodon which is how i had yours built. Needless to say i could not possibly send the knives to you with such a glaring error in handle material! So i uh...took them home for further evaluation.

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Joe Houser
Director of Consumer relations
Buck Collectors club Administrator and member #123

 

[Joe Houser]

By the way, i have to ask,
why would you pick a knife from 1961 when those older catalogues showed twinsets with Lucite or Lignum Vitae handles? Is this a personal prefernce thing? Personally, i like them all and would trade my pick em up truck for a lucite twinset. I might even throw in my black lab!



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Joe Houser
Director of Consumer relations
Buck Collectors club Administrator and member #123

 

[Larry Oden]

Joe,
You know how I love my Buck knives but...
I would give all of them up before I would part with my black Lab, Hershey!!!!!!!!!
Most all of the knives can be replaced.
The Hershmeister can never be replaced!
This reminds me that in 2002, there will be a 175 Lightning with an anodized picture of a black Lab on the handle and a great walnut laser engraved storage box. The English Setter version out now is nice, but the Lab is my favorite. If any of you forumites want one of these knives, email me.

 

[WinDancer]

Joe, I just picked the ones I liked the best. I have never been partial to fixed blades, except for the Seguine Knives [Merle seguine did business in my home town of Juneau, Alaska until his death in the late 1960s].
The catalogues were [are] a hoot, and I really enjoy them. Thanks for thinking of us Buck junkies.
And while we are here, thank you again for the excellent repair work on my Bone/nickel silver 110. I could not be any happier with the work, as always.
You and the whole crew there at Buck make it hard to deal with anyone else- even if I was of a mind to

You folks are as good as it gets! Thanks again

Dave Evans
Tenino, WA

 

[Joe Houser]

Dave,

Thank you for the comments! I'll make sure i pass them on. Most everyone here gets a kick out of bending over backwards for the customer, its a pride thing!

Larry,
I think actually i would trade my black lab "buddy" first, in front of my truck. The little bugger makes a mess of the yard and eats my avocados!!

My avocado trees are my babies, i talk to them when i get home from work every day, before i even talk to my wife!
(its a california thing)

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Joe Houser
Director of Consumer relations
Buck Collectors club Administrator and member #123

 

[Warhawk]

Avocado trees? Hmmm...wonder if they'd make nice knife handles...

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Dave Fortman

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~Lifetime Member #736~

 

[WinDancer]

Avocodos.... now THERE is an idea. Can Buck stabalize a few of the pits for knife handles? Maybe on BG42 Model 531s?

Dave Evans
Tenino, WA