*Official 2018 BF Knive: Poll 1/8: 2 Blades (Jack), 2 Blades or 3 Blades

Buck 301: How many blades?

  • 2 Blades OPPOSITE ends: Clip & Spey

    Votes: 5 1.5%

  • 2 Blades OPPOSITE ends: Clip & Sheepsfoot

    Votes: 169 49.4%

  • 2 Blades SAME end: Clip & Spey

    Votes: 7 2.0%

  • 2 Blades SAME end: Clip & Sheepsfoot

    Votes: 34 9.9%

  • 3 Blades: Clip, Spey, Sheepsfoot

    Votes: 127 37.1%
  • Total voters
    342
  • Poll closed .
gaj999 said:
I like Stockman patterns. But when I look at Buck's version, I don't feel the love so much. I think it's that the secondaries are so thick and that the thickness carries out to the tips of the blades. An offset and crink forces the secondaries to be thinner, taper more, and to my eye the knife looks more graceful from the top, even if the overall thickness of the knife is the same. What I see is a traditional pattern that's been tweaked to make it cheaper to manufacture and to reduce warrantee costs with styling taking a back seat. It looks like it belongs in Walmart. :) Another reason that I'm voting for the two-blade option, it just doesn't look as clunky to me.
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I agree, the standard grind stinks. Another reason I don't own a Buck stockman. Check out the full flat grind they can do - to me, that takes a lot of the visual clunkiness out of the equation, and makes for a properly tapered blade! Yet another reason a BladeForums Buck stockman would be extremely unique!
 
Peregrin said:
The total of the "two blade same end"+"three blade" is now equal to the "two blade opposite ends" at 161. Looks like this goose is cooked! :D
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I'd say so, unfortunately. (Well, it's only unfortunate if you order of preference goes 2-blade same-side, 3-blade, then 2-blade opposite-end. :D) It's now 163 to 161 (126+35) in favor of the opposite-end.

JRRsix7 said:
So today is the day everyone changes their vote to a 3-Blade, so it’s actually still a stockman pattern, right?
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It's not looking good. :(

Since there's a bit of early cover option discussion going on, I'll say that from the options available in the Buck custom shop, I think I like the Buckeye Burl best. I'm assuming, however, that there are going to be some options available to us that are not available in the custom shop? (I know there's been a lot of Micarta discussion, and I certainly don't see any Micarta options on Buck's site.) I'm curious to see what our voting options will be (and a bit concerned that there's going to be an even bigger pool of candidates than this or the blade steel poll).
 
gaj999 said:
Link? Pic?
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Stolen from a big online shopping place:
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Stolen from greentrout greentrout here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/2018-bf-traditional-knife.1569227/page-30
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Yep, it's looking like a done deal with 2 blades opposite end. I can't help but wonder how this knife will be viewed historically, say in a photo lineup of past forum knives. The hubbub of this debate will be long gone but I'd wager the question will come up, "Why did they take one of the blades out of the 2018 Buck 301?"
 
My preference for the two blade does not diminish my appreciation for the standard 3 blade. All 3 leading options are worthy candidates, and all three represent a traditional slipjoint very well.

Unfortunately it does appear that function could be affected by having the tangs together on the same end option, and fear of that has me supporting my second choice, two blade opposite end.

However this turns out (in this poll and others), I'm happy that we have choices, and that the choices we've been given so far keep us in the traditional realm.

Regardless of how each of these polls end up, we're already making one heck of a knife.
 
rswanson said:
Yep, it's looking like a done deal with 2 blades opposite end. I can't help but wonder how this knife will be viewed historically, say in a photo lineup of past forum knives. The hubbub of this debate will be long gone but I'd wager the question will come up, "Why did they take one of the blades out of the 2018 Buck 301?"
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Or, "why did they add a blade to a beautiful single clip point knife?" lol.
 
Sabercat said:
My preference for the two blade does not diminish my appreciation for the standard 3 blade. All 3 leading options are worthy candidates, and all three represent a traditional slipjoint very well.

Unfortunately it does appear that function could be affected by having the tangs together on the same end option, and fear of that has me supporting my second choice, two blade opposite end.

However this turns out (in this poll and others), I'm happy that we have choices, and that the choices we've been given so far keep us in the traditional realm.

Regardless of how each of these polls end up, we're already making one heck of a knife.
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Oh, no doubt. Just that we will have a new maker doing the forum knife is pretty awesome. The fact that we will have one in 154 steel is even more awesome. I'll buy it regardless of a 2 or 3 blade configuration. But I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't feel a little pang every time I look at it and think "almost a stockman!" haha!
 
r8shell said:
It's looking close, for sure. ;)

Since I'm not getting my Buck Jack, I can't resist jumping the gun on the covers discussion. I think micarta can be nice on a folder if it's the fine-grained linen or paper type. I don't care for the rough micarta with the raw fibers sticking out except on a big fixed blade. We just had a fibrous micarta on last years knife, and that's why I haven't carried it much.
Also, I like pins on covers. I know epoxy is good stuff, but I never quite trust it to hold covers on long term.
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I'm thinking those who are pushing the opposite end 2-blade are largely made up of people that will be pushing for wood, bone or elk stag and not the micarta... but we will see :)
 
veitsi_poika said:
I'm thinking those who are pushing the opposite end 2-blade are largely made up of people that will be pushing for wood, bone or elk stag and not the micarta... but we will see :)
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Speaking only for myself, you would be correct. Lots of good options, but I'm hoping for elk.
 
Sad to see 3 lost. I don't understand all the hate for spey, if anything its useful if you have to do something that could potentially break/damage the other blades on the knife. ;) I'd rather have ANY extra blade/tool on a knife/multitool than not, unless it takes up a lot of space, adding considerable weight, or not function properly.
 
veitsi_poika said:
I'm thinking those who are pushing the opposite end 2-blade are largely made up of people that will be pushing for wood, bone or elk stag and not the micarta... but we will see :)
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Micarta eliminates my interest as fast as 3 blades would.
Hopefully, in the handle material poll, prices will be listed.
 
Would there be any discussion/poll as to the type of nail nick to be used on the blades?
Given the relatively small width of the blades on the 301 buck, I feel that aesthetically speaking a long thin nick (parallel to the blade spine) will look much better (see picture below with some Schrade knives that have this feature in a similar size from). Raul
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SV-97 said:
Maybe sharpen the spine on one spey to add uniqueness ;) although a corkscrew would also be nice... How about going 3 spring Stockman with nothing but corkscrews?
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YES! 3 spring corkscrew, think about the krinking though...and blade-rub:eek: Might suit a drunk like me...always have something in reserve:D

Now on to the other polls:thumbsup:
 
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