The Deer Hunter - Buck 118 Personal (permanent thread - keep adding)

[kossetx]

Cool story!

 

[GPyro]

Lol
I don't plan on showing him my 402.
....I've known him 55 years..... He knows my weaknesses.

Edit
In reply to the suggestion I show him an akonua......
I tried to reply / quote. I had problems too.

 

[garddogg56]

I really enjoyed this thread OH as you know I recently got a 118 and she has moved up the ladder to my preferred fixed blade for deer and moose.

 

[Old Hunter]

That’s great Dogg, post one of your stories if you will. OH

 

[zakjak221]

The 118 is a sweet,deer skinning/processing blade.

 

[Old Hunter]

Me and my regular hunting buddy (Billy in the black t-shirt) cleaning a doe he shot back in October 2017. We are both using Buck 118 knives to clean the deer (his was made in 1994 - a gift from me) mine is my favorite (a two-liner). Billy is a retired inspector from the FDA, when I'm with him he insists I wear disposable gloves to clean deer! OH

 

[Old Hunter]

A few "back-ups" all still new and unused, when those three users I showed get worn out I will go to these (thinking these mint ones might end up with nephews or hunting buddies before the "wear out" date of the old ones arrives). A mint Three-line, Tip-down - this one was hard for me to find in good shape, only made one year. A NIB Three-line, Tip-up, only old Buck 118 I have that is still in its original packing. A D-2, currently my only "special steel" variation now that I sold the 5160 variation. That's all I have left to contribute to this thread. I'll close with the fact that I really enjoy using these little knives - an enduring Buck Knife design. OH

 

[GPyro]

Great thread OH.
I enjoyed your stories, and it has even revived my interest in my own 118.
A well used phenolic Buck is in many ways more special than a Limited Edition that sits in a box.
Thanks for reminding me of that.

 

[Old Hunter]

Great thread OH.
I enjoyed your stories, and it has even revived my interest in my own 118.
A well used phenolic Buck is in many ways more special than a Limited Edition that sits in a box.
Thanks for reminding me of that.

Thank you, I'm glad this thread has been enjoyed and has contributed a little bit to all the great Buck lore on this sub-forum. OH

 

[Wildcat]

the 118 makes a decent filet knife as well. scaled and filleted these fish with ease.

 

[Old Hunter]

Wildcat, That’s a fat Striper you have there! I’ll need to give filleting with a Buck 118 a try sometime; usually grab a Buck 121 for fish, but the 118 is as sharp and sharp is what really matters with cleaning fish. OH

 

[Wildcat]

thanks! a 121 is on my short list.

thats a female white bass. they are starting to come up the rivers to spawn.

 

[kossetx]

thanks! a 121 is on my short list.

thats a female white bass. they are starting to come up the rivers to spawn.

Dang, Already?

 

[Wildcat]

yep. it’s mostly small males. this is the first female ive caught this season.

 

[David Nowlin]

Ok what’s the difference between the 118 and 105? Need s side by side as the look the same in my limited mind

 

[kossetx]

118 is slimmer, more graceful, slightly more swept and IMO, just a better knife... and my first Buck was a 105.

 

[Wildcat]

105 105 118

 

[jbmonkey]

^throw a 121 in that pic would be great too.......

 

[Old Hunter]

Found one more Buck 118 (in my FW fishing bag that stays in the car). Bought this four spacer, three-line, tip-up as a project; the 440C blade had been etched with the name of a former owner and then etched again when someone “erased” the previous owners name. I spun some Dremel abrasive pads at a moderate speed which cleaned the blade up pretty well - not invisible by any means but certainly not the eyesore it was before. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

duplicate.