Old school versus new school

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I know Buck must produce modern style knives to stay in business because that’s what a lot of folks want. But for me I’ll take the older style stuff any day. The only modern style I really liked was the older mini alpha and even that is no longer offered.
 
110/112 folders have some modern looking varieties as compared to standard brass ebony. Take-Apart Sport ect or even just bareheaded with a drop point. Buck has did a lot with the basic folder over the years.
 
Old school all day every day for me.


With that being said when I did appreciate modern folders a Buck 482 was the perfect knife for me, I carried it every single day for 2 years and couldn't have been happier with it.
If I was ever to start exploring modern stuff again for some reason I'll look nowhere else but Buck knives, I don't expect anybody else to make something I'd want.
 
Although I have “new” Bucks, count me in the old school camp. But I realize that we are a minority. Most of my hobbies tend to fall in a similar category; traditional archery, blue steel & walnut guns, traditional pocket knives, etc. I don’t feel that old at 55, but I suppose I am. Heck, my truck is older than most college aged kids that I know.
 
I have a mix of old and new school knives and I carry and use them. I usually have a 303 cadet in my pocket along with a Large Vantage clipped in the top right pocket every day at work and sometimes a 110 sport. On weekends I change up to whatever I’m doing and a lot of times I am carrying a 830 Marksman with a small traditional in pocket. But here lately I’ve been carrying my 501 Larrin. It’s a real sweet knife and I’m enjoying it.
 
I'm glad that Buck is building modern versions of the 110 and 112. Had they offered those 30 years ago, I would have jumped at the opportunity. Now I've returned to knives that I feel have more warmth.
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I appreciate how Buck caters to both the modern and traditional market, and still manages to stay true to their original designs. All the while, they’re able to give a good wear resistant and tough steel (in a made-in-America knife) that’s easy to sharpen at a reasonable and competitive price. With the selection Buck offers, it is the knife company of the working man.
 
nhobo said:
Copying spyderco does not enhance Buck's brand identity.
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I wouldn’t say they “copied” spyderco. They use a hole, sure. But thats like saying that every knife company that uses a thumb stud or disk copies the originator of those opening methods. Keep in mind how many companies copied Buck’s original and iconic designs (Gerber, Rigid, Schrade, Puma, Kershaw, Camillus, and a multitude of Chinese and Pakistani makers). Also, to be honest, I prefer the design of a vantage over a spyderco. My only wish is that Buck would make a lockback version of the vantage. Don’t get me wrong, if spyderco knives were more economical I’d own more but at my budget and with Buck’s more diverse options and attainable prices, I have to go with Buck.
 
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