Opinions needed. What is this one?

I just pulled it out and looked at it in the sun light. The texture on my knife is in fact smoother than what Dave's knife shows.
NTL, they look close enough to be a match. But, it's all guess work isn't it?
 
The formation of those grain fissures may also be impacted by the factors of age and wear and other things.
 
I find this type of discussion to be most appealing. Thoughtful opinions by people who appreciate knives and know more about them than the average Joe off the street.
 
st8yd said:
A lot of it as you could get more variation in the grain than that on just a few square inches, not to mention different trees.
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Not to mention different geographical areas......maybe widely different.......and different ages of trees harvested.
 
This may be of interest to some and may provide some clues about "Designer's Choice" (keeping in mind that Pete's version of the Buck Custom Shop started in 1999 and lasted a few years).

I think some clarification seems to be in order here. There was at one time a Custom Shop that was part of the factory in El Cajon. They made the special runs of knives that were sold through the catalog/dealer network. A good many of the older bowies, daggers, etc were made by men that had perfected their skills into an art. My understanding is that any knife made in the Custom Shop was stamped as such. It is also my understanding that every knife that Buck makes must be stamped with the Buck name - no exceptions. Unfortunately, the original Custom Shop no longer exists. These days, Buck still produces special runs and limited editions, but not as they used to.

Buck also has what they call Pete's Custom Knife Shop, a part of their web site, where one can design, and order, Buck 110's to their own specifications changing the blade steel, and scale material. These knives are stamped Custom and Designer's Choice - and there is no option for them to not be stamped. It does not matter which knife steel you order on your knife, standard 420 HC - ATS-34 - BG-42 - Damscus, or what finish is applied, it will be stamped "Custom" and "Designer's CHoice."

At this time, the only knife that can be ordered from PCKS is the 110. A number of us have been asking the factory to offer different models, and they have said in time they probably will. Then again, we have been asking for a long time.....

Last edited by Gypsy9590; 12-14-2005 at 07:30 AM.

Dan "Gypsy" Meharry
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