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Well, to start off... I don't know if anyone recalls, but a little while back I posted a thread asking for opinions on what to do with a battered 112 that I got from an uncle. The blade was snapped off & re-shaped, the brass was dinged, scratched, and marred, and the wood had some nice, deep gouges. This one was a 1986 model, supposedly with the 440C blade.
Here are a couple pictures:
In the last shot, you can really see how short the blade had become.
Well, on the recommendation of some of the regulars here in the Buck subforum, I contacted Joe Houser with a special inquiry. I had kinda been thinking that the 440C blade was a neat feature, since it's different from the majority of current production blades. And, since this particular Ranger is kinda sentimental to me, I asked Joe if there might be a similarly "interesting" or "cool" blade kickin' around the workshop, maybe something NOS (new old stock), or the like.
True to form, Mr. Houser took some of his valuable time to poke around the shop for me (a complete stranger, still, at this point), and he came up with several VERY nice options for a replacement blade. The one I chose is sports a 1988 date stamp, and a mirror polish, and is made from the 425mod steel. COOOOOL!
So, off she went to Post Falls with a nominal fee (which seemed like hardly enough compensation for the work done), for a day at the spa. And when I say "a day" I mean just that... my 112 Ranger was in the shop for ONE DAY before I got a nice note from Mr. H letting me know that the work had been done, and that my knife was ready for return shipment!
Man, oh man, if you haven't taken advantage of the buff&polish refurb service from Buck, you are missing OUT. My uncle's old beat up Buck came back fresh as a daisy. All the nicks and scars are GONE from the brass (which has also been brought up to a mirror shine), the wood has been cleaned up and smoothed out again, and this new blade is just awesome with a flawless mirror polish and superb grinds & lines. I've been showing it off and bragging about the experience around the shop here at work all morning.
Here are a couple "after" pics:
I apologize for my poor photography skills... I'm working on 'em.
Lastly, I want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the folks at Buck, in particular Mr. Joe Houser and Danny the craftsman who reworked my knife. Excellent work, outstanding customer service, an all around astonishing experience unlike any CS relations I've ever had with any other business or company. Thank you, gentlemen, for making another happy customer, and for representing your company with such integrity. I'm truly honored to have had this experience, and I can tell you for certain that you've won over another loyal Buck customer for life. :thumbup:
Thanks again,
Alex
Here are a couple pictures:
In the last shot, you can really see how short the blade had become.
Well, on the recommendation of some of the regulars here in the Buck subforum, I contacted Joe Houser with a special inquiry. I had kinda been thinking that the 440C blade was a neat feature, since it's different from the majority of current production blades. And, since this particular Ranger is kinda sentimental to me, I asked Joe if there might be a similarly "interesting" or "cool" blade kickin' around the workshop, maybe something NOS (new old stock), or the like.
True to form, Mr. Houser took some of his valuable time to poke around the shop for me (a complete stranger, still, at this point), and he came up with several VERY nice options for a replacement blade. The one I chose is sports a 1988 date stamp, and a mirror polish, and is made from the 425mod steel. COOOOOL!
So, off she went to Post Falls with a nominal fee (which seemed like hardly enough compensation for the work done), for a day at the spa. And when I say "a day" I mean just that... my 112 Ranger was in the shop for ONE DAY before I got a nice note from Mr. H letting me know that the work had been done, and that my knife was ready for return shipment!
Man, oh man, if you haven't taken advantage of the buff&polish refurb service from Buck, you are missing OUT. My uncle's old beat up Buck came back fresh as a daisy. All the nicks and scars are GONE from the brass (which has also been brought up to a mirror shine), the wood has been cleaned up and smoothed out again, and this new blade is just awesome with a flawless mirror polish and superb grinds & lines. I've been showing it off and bragging about the experience around the shop here at work all morning.
Here are a couple "after" pics:
I apologize for my poor photography skills... I'm working on 'em.
Lastly, I want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the folks at Buck, in particular Mr. Joe Houser and Danny the craftsman who reworked my knife. Excellent work, outstanding customer service, an all around astonishing experience unlike any CS relations I've ever had with any other business or company. Thank you, gentlemen, for making another happy customer, and for representing your company with such integrity. I'm truly honored to have had this experience, and I can tell you for certain that you've won over another loyal Buck customer for life. :thumbup:
Thanks again,
Alex
