old Buck stone

woody d

woody d

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one of the few Buck products i inherited from my old man is an older single stone thats in a wooden box. off the top of my head id say is roughly 6" x 3" wide with a removable lid that has the Buck name and the anvil on it. unfortunately its at the farm right now, so i dont have any pics. its hard telling if he bought it new, as he was an auction addict, so i really cant put a definite date when he got it. i havent looked at it forever, its packed in the bottom of my knife sharpening "stuff", but ive always been curious what i have. i cant seem to find a pic of one on the net anywhere, but im curious if any of you guys could give me a rough idea of what i have.:confused:

*add...theres a small label inside the lid as well with some brief instructions on how to use it. any ideas fellas?
 
Woody, Yes, I'd be glad to assist you with information on this stone. Just give me more detail on all writing on the wooden box and color of the stone. I think it could be the model 135 but at this point thats a guess. DM
 
There were no Buck stones in the size you mention for their first 20yrs. of operation. Could it be from the mid-to late 80's? DM
 
In the '85 catalog they have a model # 135, like DM said, with a 2'' by 5'' stone in a wooden box. I would think this is the one.
 
Woody, There were two different stone models Buck offered with a wooden box, lift off lid with the knife, bolt, hammer emblem on the lid. The 134 Washita and 135 Hard Arkansas stone both in the 2X5" size. I've not found one with an anvil yet. That emblem my put us in the 90's or 2000; is this time frame getting too late? DM
 
im so sorry i havent responded, i was so busy this week i COMPLETELY forgot about the stone, and this thread. i will bring it in town this week and get some pics.
i know its gotta be 70s, maybe early 80s, i was a kid when my dad got it.


thank you all for the replies,
woody d
 
Ceramic came out in the late 70's and wet stone sales all but dried up after that.
Some inventory from the 80's was left from the 70's.
 
4damascus said:
Ceramic came out in the late 70's and wet stone sales all but dried up after that.
Some inventory from the 80's was left from the 70's.
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The Buck Knives 1985 catalog didn't sell new old stock. The wet stones were selling for most of the 80s and 90s.
 
In the Houston Texas market as a retail vendor of that time, the sales of wet stones were minimal. Yes the manufactures carried new items, however some retail stores had wet stone sales at 10 % of ceramic. Therefore, the retail stores had stock from the 70' carried into the 80's. Part of that would be an individual store having a primary effort of selling ceramic over wet stones.
I still have a few Buck wet stones from the 70's. I tried finding the Buck quad stone I had from the 80's but could not find it in a reasonable time. I have the cedar box one laying around as well.
 
ok fellas, i dug out that stone when i was rained out the other day and it is a 134. i cleaned it up a bit and since it was my fathers it now sits on my display shelf where i feel it belongs. i wanna thank you all for being patient with me on this thread, aside for one rain day ive been pretty busy working. obviously it has great sentimental value to me, but i will admit im a bit curious, is there a collector market for them?(not that it matters anyway)

*add, and i was incorrect, there is no anvil on the box
 
Photo I just happen to have..300

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Heres another
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The model 134 is a 2x5" Washita stone similar to '300's model 135 except that model is the hard Arkansas. Whereas yours is softer and more coarse. Still thats a good stone of around 400 grit a good compromise level. I have one and have used it for years. I like to sharpen my knives to that level, 3-400 grit. Thanks 300 for the quality photos. DM
 
thanks you very much for the help guys, and thank you 300 for the pics. now i want to find a 135 as well, to compliment dads 134. ebay here i come LOL
 
Yes, the model 135 that 300 showed would be a good compliment for your stone. Then you'd have a medium and fine, the hard being closer to 800 grit. DM
 
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