Pete's Custom Knives

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Well, two days ago I ordered my first knife from Pete's, and it still isn't here yet, what's up?
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It should look good, Silver bolsters, Indigo Royalwood finger-grooved scales, and a plain BG42 Blade.

I'm already thinking about another, and had a question on the BuckCote blades. Do these really make for a good strong usable blade, or are they mostly just for pretty? I'm thinking about a Champaigne BuckCote serrated blade, brass bolsters, and Cherrywood scales, for a really rich appearance. With that blade, would it also be a decent working knife? Would the Gold BuckCote go better with the brass bolsters?

Gee, this is just too much fun...

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Al Folsom alan@folsoms.net
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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Then he'll be a mile away, and barefoot!
 
Hi Al,

I've got a non-finger grooved 110 with the satin finish 420HC blade, nickle silver bolsters and Indigo Royalwood scales and it is beautiful! Yours should be even more striking with the finger grooves.
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Those BuckCote blades are made for using, but are attractive as well. Although I don't own one yet, (on my long list of 110's to get) I have read here and elsewhere that the BuckCote treated blades hold an edge much longer than a standard blade will.

That champagne colored blade with brass bolsters and Bahama Cherrywood scales should be a winning combo. Sounds so good I may just have to order one like that with finger grooves.


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Dave Fortman

~Buck Collectors Club~
~Lifetime Member #736~
 
Thanks!

A little research indicates the BuckCote should be good and strong (I should have done the research before posting the question.)

I have one absolutely useless knife with a chisel ground tanto, I'm a little concerned about the one sided sharpening of the BuckCote. Are the blades shaped as in the Edge2000, and can you cut a reasonably precise cut without the blade drifting due to the one-sided sharpening? Not that a 110 is primarily intended for whittling, but occasionally you just have to carve your initials in something
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Al Folsom alan@folsoms.net
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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Then he'll be a mile away, and barefoot!
 
Al,
when we did our testing we concluded that the knife did not drift enough to be a problem. This is mostly in regards to hunting situations. It did cause a problem when it came to fillet knives. The usual motion on slicing a fillet off of the backbone of a fish necesitated a "ramp" effect of the blade edge. With a one sided edge, the knife stopped dead while you were trying to fillet because it did not ramp over each backbone vertibrea, it dug in instead.
Hope this helps,


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Joe Houser
Director of Consumer relations
Buck Collectors club Administrator and member #123
 
I was kind of disappointed when I e- mailed "Pete" and was told I could not send 110's I already owned in to get work done. Things like different scales or a BG42 blade change. Will Buck sell BG42 blades by themselves? What about other parts like pommels? I'm sure others out there would like to know these things too.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Joe Houser:
Al,
when we did our testing we concluded that the knife did not drift enough to be a problem. This is mostly in regards to hunting situations. It did cause a problem when it came to fillet knives. The usual motion on slicing a fillet off of the backbone of a fish necesitated a "ramp" effect of the blade edge. With a one sided edge, the knife stopped dead while you were trying to fillet because it did not ramp over each backbone vertibrea, it dug in instead.
Hope this helps,

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I suspect being lefthanded, I would be using the knife with the ramp "down", so there _is_ some advantage to being a lefty
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How did you determine which side of the knifeblade to make flat?

Peace, Al

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Al Folsom alan@folsoms.net
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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Then he'll be a mile away, and barefoot!
 
Al,
We looked at a normal "cutting away from the body" motion of a right handed, (I know, sorry!) person. It should be easier for a person to touch up the edge, especially if they are a righty! Sorry again! I'm diggin a hole over hear...At least my shovel is ambidextrous.

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Joe Houser
Director of Consumer relations
Buck Collectors club Administrator and member #123
 
Jake,
I can understand your frustration. I wish there was a way we could do this but there are quite a few logistics involved. Since the 110 has evolved so much over the years, a blade from today may not fit a knife of yesterday. We can't sell just the blade because we could never offer a warrantee on a knife we did not put together.
Sorry this is not of any help but i hope you understand.

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Joe Houser
Director of Consumer relations
Buck Collectors club Administrator and member #123
 
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