Poll: 2018 BF Trad. Knife Buck Options - You Choose

Which Buck Model?

  • 303 $

    Votes: 48 14.7%

  • 301 $

    Votes: 131 40.1%

  • 501 $$

    Votes: 79 24.2%

  • 503 $$

    Votes: 4 1.2%

  • 112 $$$

    Votes: 17 5.2%

  • 110 $$$

    Votes: 9 2.8%

  • 532 $$$$

    Votes: 17 5.2%

  • 55 $$

    Votes: 14 4.3%

  • 113 $$

    Votes: 8 2.4%
  • Total voters
    327
  • Poll closed .
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That 501 has me thinking about changing from the 301 as well. I really like that knife. Please forgive my lapse in memory but have we ruled out a bottle opener as a third blade for the 301?
 
I am in for a 301 or possibly 2. Thanks SK.
It looks like the 501 is a good runner up. I would jump in on one of them as well.
 
skblades said:
See the photo below for the models we are voting on. Here is the order:

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303
55
503
501
301
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110

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Can't believe the popularity of the 501. I am normally totally on board with the knife tastes of my fellow porch members but I really don't like that pattern one bit. Compared to the beautiful lines of the two clip point lock backs at the bottom of the picture, its not even close to them. I keep having to re-check the photo - the 501 that people are voting on is the drop point one immediately above the stockman, right?
 
Camillus said:
Can't believe the popularity of the 501. I am normally totally on board with the knife tastes of my fellow porch members but I really don't like that pattern one bit. Compared to the beautiful lines of the two clip point lock backs at the bottom of the picture, its not even close to them. I keep having to re-check the photo - the 501 that people are voting on is the drop point one immediately above the stockman, right?
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The 501 is the most recent photo I posted
 
Camillus said:
Can't believe the popularity of the 501. I am normally totallyon board with the knife tastes of my fellow porch members but I really don't like that pattern one bit. Compared to the beautiful lines of the two clip point lock backs at the bottom of the picture, its not even close to them. I keep having to re-check the photo - the 501 that people are voting on is the drop point one immediately above the stockman, right?
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I agree. The 501 is not in line with my tastes. It looks like a gas station knife or a corporate promotional knife. I hate to say it but cheap is the what comes to mind...definitely sticking to the 301.
 
Holy smokes! I didn't realize the 501 would be a barehead with a nickel silver bolster. That looks amazing!

I switched my vote from the 503 to the 501.
 
BP_ said:
This poll/thread makes me curious. Which are there more of amongst us, between:

Stockman guys that are OK with a single blade lockback (a BF Buck for this purpose)

Or

Single blade guys that are OK with a multi blade stockman.

I’m quite partial to single blades, even more so lockbacks. That said, I think we should go with whatever pattern the majority of people would be most “OK” with, since there is no way to please us all (hence my thought process above) :rolleyes:
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I completely get what you're saying. As someone who recently sold all their stockmans after figuring the pattern is just not for me I'd be out if that was the choice whereas someone who voted stockman might still get a lockback. Not sure if there is a way to do ranked choice voting though.
 
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lavishmammal said:
I agree. The 501 is not in line with my tastes. It looks like a gas station knife or a corporate promotional knife. I hate to say it but cheap is the what comes to mind...definitely sticking to the 301.
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I'm voting 301, but you do realize that the only reason that it looks like a "gas station" knife is that the Buck design was so wildly popular that a whole industry of cheaply manufactured knives was built to cash in on the craze right?
 
loving the looks of that burlap and $80 + shipping sounds good to me.
I used to carry a 301 in my chinos at the office, so no worries there.
heck, in HS, service, and college I carried a 110 in my back pocket -- it wasn't until the early 90's that I discovered the belt sheath for it, so the 501 strikes no fear for me at all.
 
Big thanks to SK for putting this forth!

If you haven't seen what he's been doing with Bucks in the Buck forum, you should take a few minutes and look. It's inspiring!

There are really no bad choices in the options. That group of knives represents something for everyone! Unfortunately; we have to narrow it down.

Since this is outside the Buck forum, I'll do a little politic'n for the 303. It's been a couple of years since any of the 300 series got any love from the factory, save for the recent Buck of the Month 303.

How about a carbon steel to

Eye candy to try and sway some votes... From the earliest Schrade and Camillus, to Buck factory 303s. Delrin, stag, wood, horn, acrylic, and paperstone. A burlap Micarta would sure look good in here too!

Vote (or change your vote) to 303!
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Not a fan of acrylic...

If snakewood is an option I think that would fit well will prior BF knives. C'mon guys and gals, we had synthetic covers last year, please not again this year.
 
cbr1000 said:
Not a fan of acrylic...

If snakewood is an option I think that would fit well will prior BF knives. C'mon guys and gals, we had synthetic covers last year, please not again this year.
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The material is not chosen yet. That is a ways down the road, if Buck is even chosen. The reason these have the burlap Micarta is because I'm obsessed with it, and wanted a working model for photos. Buck is so awesome for accommodating.
 
Yup, reminds me of the garish pocketknives that grace the counter of many cheap camping stores. And although the prevalence of cheap copies
lavishmammal said:
I agree. The 501 is not in line with my tastes. It looks like a gas station knife or a corporate promotional knife. I hate to say it but cheap is the what comes to mind...definitely sticking to the 301.
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is a consequence of the pattern's popularity, I can't displace those concerns.

I do like the variation on offer a lot better, but not enough for me to overcome the aforementioned dislike.
 
skblades said:
Looks like we're going to have to run a secondary poll pitting the 301 and 501 head to head. I'm working on getting some estimate pricing for a 301 and 501 with nickel silver bolsters, CPM-154, and the burlap micarta, just to give everyone more fodder and an idea what costs will look like. I'm hoping you will be pleasantly surprised, but I'll wait to hear from Buck before I count my chickens.
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Excellent. You really are pushing ahead on this. I also know that it seems that there is no dealer willing to take on a GEC. So it looks like the forum knife will be a Buck and I appreciate your willingness to take on this responsibility. I can live with that.;) CPM-154 and Burlap Micarta would be fantastic actually and a big reason to choose Buck this year.

Added: I read on after this post and see the picture of the sample. Looks pretty darn sharp too. I can live with it just the way you have it. It doesn't look like a gas station knife to me. But then, I honestly don't look at gas station knives. I think I would prefer a lighter shade of burlap, but it's fine. The 3-D effect is very interesting.
 
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22-rimfire said:
Excellent. You really are pushing ahead on this. I also know that it seems that there is no dealer willing to take on a GEC. So it looks like the forum knife will be a Buck and I appreciate your willingness to take on this responsibility. I can live with that.;) CPM-154 and Burlap Micarta would be fantastic actually and a big reason to choose Buck this year.
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Pretty sure Mike Lathem chimmed in on the 2018 forum thread. And seems like he would help out with the GEC issue. See his posts in the thread. :thumbsup:
 
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