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300 Series - Smooth black scale 301, 309 and 305. First impression - I wish they were jigged.....Box for 305 Lancer was
mis-labeled as Cadet with correct numbering for Lancer.....Date stamp for 301 within a nano hair of touching the one......Notification of the sale of these prototypes and the how to buy was another benefit of belonging to the Buck Collectors Club and reading the newsletter (fourm was handy also)............300Bucks

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My first impression of the four 301's I received is that they don't seem to have the snap of any of my other 301's. If it was just one, I'd think it was an isolated case, but all four are really "soft". Otherwise they are fine, just nothing special. Also, the delrin has a dull finish, not polished like the yellow ones.
 
Yes to slightly soft, maybe needs cleaning. Notice how the bolsters and liner are all one piece and the same metal end to end. I cannot answer for certain, but I am assuming it is a tough form of nickle/silver. After quick cleaning, the 'snick' of opening was louder but closing was quiet........300
 
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300Bucks said:
Notice how the bolsters and liner are all one piece and the same metal end to end. I cannot answer for certain, but I am assuming it is a tough form of nickle/silver.
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That's cool! I didn't realize the 300 series had integral bolsters like the 110 & 112... Are all of the 300 series made that way, or just these?
Nickel silver is already pretty tough... it's a very close cousin to brass (60% copper, 20% zinc, 20% nickel).
 
Just new ones.

Maybe someone from Buck will drop by, if not I will ask for a definitive answer...

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I always like sets. Without the 303 it fells like an incomplete set. Too bad. Kinda like the poly pearl 303 is incomplete, all alone with no siblings. My order was mis-addressed and ended up in Florida instead of Missouri. Still waiting.
 
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I got these. One has black spots on the left side of the blade that wouldn't come out with a quick oil rub.

Maybe they will come off with a little Brasso.

Anyhow, they seem to be nice little knives. Maybe I'll take up whittling.

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I'm not sure why I bought them, since they don't seem to be a bargain......but, oh well.

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I've posted these before but they are the coolist and only prototypes I have. For those of you that have never seen these before, they are, I'm guessing some of the first of there kind that came off of the line in China, and sent to the Buck family for approval. They are ingraved PROTO and signed by Chuck Buck.



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Thank you, although I'm not a big fan of off shore production, these really made me re-think the whole thing. The F/F on these is wonderful if you ask me and I'd like another set if I can find them.
 
Great Thread and Great Knives Guys hope this one grows, always like the knives a little different and or 1 of a kinds thanks for sharing
 
I just got one...this little 309. I've allways had a real soft spot for smaller traditional folders...

The fit and finish are great, and this one is a snappy little bugger :)

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I'm trying out a couple more photos on your thread 300 Bucks....hope you don't mind. I'm still working on getting better pics to post.

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I trashed my old white box that I built a couple weeks ago because I would get reflections of the box frame in some pictures. I built this new box yesterday and tried it out in post #13 above. I only had three of those lights you told me to try. I wasn't real happy with the picture in #13 after I saw how it turned out in the thread.

I went and got two more lights to add and I think it came out a little brighter this time.

Here is the white box I'm using now. I still need to get that piece of mirror for the bottom front, but I'm getting there. :)

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Stumps, all that white background may confuse your camera's light meter so the slabs come out totally black with no detail.

Also, maybe some aluminum foil taped to a piece of cardboard will do just as well as a mirror.

Just a thought.

Also......I used NO lights for my picture--just available light with paper toweling surrounding the knives to soften it.

It just means your camera takes a longer exposure to use the available light. Works fine.
 
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Stumps, all that white background may confuse your camera's light meter so the slabs come out totally black with no detail.

Also, maybe some aluminum foil taped to a piece of cardboard will do just as well as a mirror.

Just a thought.
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Stumps,
You may take a grey card for exposure measurement. A grey card is available at your photo dealer. You put it in front of the
Objects you like to photograph. Then you fix the iso speed, start the exposure mesurement of the camera and with the
aperture and the exposure time you found with the manual measurement you take ALL the pictures. The light meter from
the camera is adjusted on the grey from the grey card. With this method you can't go wrong. Also you can use the grey
card for color balance. But only with a new grey card. The grey is a neutral grey with no tint. It is the best you can use for
foto measurement.
Best,
Haebbie
 
BG42EDGE said:
Stumps, all that white background may confuse your camera's light meter so the slabs come out totally black with no detail.

Also, maybe some aluminum foil taped to a piece of cardboard will do just as well as a mirror.

Just a thought.

Also......I used NO lights for my picture--just available light with paper toweling surrounding the knives to soften it.

It just means your camera takes a longer exposure to use the available light. Works fine.
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It does seem that my pictures come out better with lighter colored knives...even wood scales. This photography stuff is hard!! :)

Sounds like a good idea on the foil. I'll give that a try. Thanks!
 
Haebbie said:
Stumps,
You may take a grey card for exposure measurement. A grey card is available at your photo dealer. You put it in front of the
Objects you like to photograph. Then you fix the iso speed, start the exposure mesurement of the camera and with the
aperture and the exposure time you found with the manual measurement you take ALL the pictures. The light meter from
the camera is adjusted on the grey from the grey card. With this method you can't go wrong. Also you can use the grey
card for color balance. But only with a new grey card. The grey is a neutral grey with no tint. It is the best you can use for
foto measurement.
Best,
Haebbie
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Huh??? Wow!! That sounds WAAAAAY above my pay scale!! :)

You are saying words I know nothing about....iso speed, exposure measurement, aperture.

I think I remember seeing something about a light meter on the camera. I'll have to play with it some more.

Thanks!
 
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I'm sorry, Stumps, I thought you take a light tent for your photos, you know how to use your camera. The only thing you need is a camera with maual possibilities and a good manual. The grey card does 10 dollar. It's a great pleasure to create photos. Good luck.
 
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