*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 .
Since it's early in the voting, I'll be a fly in the ointment... over the past few weeks there have been a lot of people excited about the idea of a stockman for the 18 Forum knife and the Buck 301 is a classic stockman. Based on what I have seen in the various threads, it also seems like a majority of the people that expressed ideas were mostly not fans of a spey blade... it appeared as though there were a handful of people that spoke out as pro-spey blade. The only configuration presented in the poll for the stockman is the typical clip, spey and sheepsfoot... I have a lot of stockmans like that including a couple 301s so it is making me lean toward the 2-blade options and I'm likely not the only one thinking that. Since there are several options for the 2-blade, I think we should have at least one more selection for the 3-blade and would like to see a clip, coping (or pen) and sheepsfoot configuration.

P.S. I see 1 person voted for the spey blade as part of the 2-blade configuration... that sort of shows the majority of folks aren't fans.;)
 
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Since it's early in the voting, I'll be a fly in the ointment... over the past few weeks there have been a lot of people excited about the idea of a stockman for the 18 Forum knife and the Buck 301 is a classic stockman. Based on what I have seen in the various threads, it also seems like a majority of the people that expressed ideas were mostly not fans of a spey blade... it appeared as though there were a handful of people that spoke out as pro-spey blade. The only configuration presented in the poll for the stockman is the typical clip, spey and sheepsfoot... I have a lot of stockmans like that including a couple 301s so it is making lean toward the 2-blade options and I'm likely not the only one thinking that. Since there are several options for the 2-blade, I think we should have at least one more selection for the 3-blade and would like to see a clip, coping (or pen) and sheepsfoot configuration.

It was stated by skblades skblades in the previous thread that that option is, unfortunately, cost prohibitive.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...8-2-blades-or-3-blades.1582266/#post-18072622
Correct. It will not be included, not because it's not possible, but because the cost for Buck to engineer that and add it would make this knife too expensive.
 
Admittedly, I am all in for a three blader. After saying that I will likely buy either version unless the covers are really weird. But, there is a lot of discussion going on about how this two bladed version can "work" and that includes a lot of conversation in the original forum knife threads.

I'm far from being any sort of authority on cutlery but my guess is this style of serpentine frame was designed to fit three blades (two longer, one shorter) into a single slipjoint. I don't think the frame was designed and then cutlers designed certain blades to fill it.

Seems like the two bladed versions are a square peg/round hole scenario, at least aesthetically if not functionally. If you need another cliche, reinventing the wheel?
 
... then the 3-blade could end up winning despite the fact that 64% wanted 2-blades.

You've definitely found the flaw in this poll. Probably should have been 2-blade/3-blade first .... too late now. I'm really, really tempted to change my vote to 3-blade, just to be a turd. :)
 
You've definitely found the flaw in this poll. Probably should have been 2-blade/3-blade first .... too late now. I'm really, really tempted to change my vote to 3-blade, just to be a turd. :)
The original poll had just 2 vs 3 blade, but it was changed to this poll.
 
Admittedly, I am all in for a three blader. After saying that I will likely buy either version unless the covers are really weird. But, there is a lot of discussion going on about how this two bladed version can "work" and that includes a lot of conversation in the original forum knife threads.

I'm far from being any sort of authority on cutlery but my guess is this style of serpentine frame was designed to fit three blades (two longer, one shorter) into a single slipjoint. I don't think the frame was designed and then cutlers designed certain blades to fill it.

Seems like the two bladed versions are a square peg/round hole scenario, at least aesthetically if not functionally. If you need another cliche, reinventing the wheel?
Couldn't have said it better....I kept my vote to the "traditional" style 3 blade stockman
 
I don't know, it might work to the advantage of those who want three blades. If the vote for the two blade option ends up split between same and opposite end -- let's say, 30% vote for clip/sheepsfoot opposite end, 34% vote for clip/sheepsfoot same end and 36% vote for the 3-blade -- then the 3-blade could end up winning despite the fact that 64% wanted 2-blades.
Maybe, maybe not.

Ranking my choices:
1) two blade jack; 2) three blade stockman; 3) two blade opposite ender.

I'm so confuzzled.
 
I am now torn. Part of me was gunning for the jack, but the mention of an awkwardly short clip has got me rethinking. Hopefully SK will be successful in getting a prototype done up. Maybe Buck will see how brilliant the pattern could be and decide to manufacture longer fuller clips just for the frame at no extra costs!:D
Then again part of me has been hoping for a nice traditional stockman the whole time.
 
Can we please have some clarification on how many springs each option has? Is it one spring per blade?
 
Yes, each blade rides on their own spring. Even the two blade opposite end option comes with two springs, but from what I’m gathering(I’ve never owned a buck slip joint) there will be no liners in between springs making it a good bit thinner than standard two or three spring knives.
 
So riddle me this porch loungers...is one of the objectives for the design of the knife to be a general departure from the norm? I might be missing the point here, given this is my first forum knife dance.

I ask because I see a lot of posts stating things like "X steel would be different" or "this blade combination is very unique" and the like. I understand the point of having something interesting and uncommon but is the objective to produce not a stand-out but rather a never-has-been?
 
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