The Hollow Handle

schlotskey said:
That line of thought assumes that everyone is an idiot and will place their entire kit into mini or micro form and stuff it in the handle of the knife. It's just not so. It's a great way to store the bare bones essentials in case everything else gets lost, busted or ruined in any way. --Don Rearic

Well said! It's those basic concepts people miss that always crack me up. "You mean I can do that too? (Have two different "kits".) It doesn't have to be one or the other... Geez, never thought of that!"
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And, even after you say it, some people will still be stupid and carry on with the same line of thought in posts that follow. Go figure. :D
 
Don Rearic said:
And, even after you say it, some people will still be stupid and carry on with the same line of thought in posts that follow. Go figure. :D
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Heh... ever been involved with a giveaway thread? There are a couple that have been done for weeks and still occasionally get a new post picking a number. :rolleyes:
 
I bought a Buckmaster back in 85,I think.It was a beast of a knife.Used to take it camping quite a bit.One of my good friends took a shine to it,I ended up giving it to him.If Buck ever made them again I would probably buy one.Those jaylaconicos sure look sweet.Hey Mr.Terrio,have'nt seen Your Avatar around for awhile.
 
GRIM 62, I wanted a BuckMaster so bad it hurt back in the 80's... even though I had misgivings about the design. My paper route wouldn't quite pay for it though. :o Never did get my hands on one.
GRIM 62 said:
Hey Mr.Terrio,haven't seen Your Avatar around for awhile.
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I been lurkin' and workin'... don't worry fellas, even when I don't post much, I check in here and see what y'all are up to. You gents are a constant source of tips and ideas. :)
 
You make me feel old with that paper route reply James.I was around 23 then,and Rambo crazy.It was a pretty good knife really,stout as all get out,and I could make it real sharp.I made many campfires with that knife.By the way,my first name is James also.
 
I had one, ex-wife got it in the divorce, LITERALLY! I carried that thing one time in the mountains, going up the side of mountains, grabing vines and roots and all manner of nonsense, that knife would beat you to death if you really carried it in an environment like that. I never carried it again after that but did use it a lot around camp, etc.
 
I got a Buckmaster back in '85 when I was 12. I worked my butt off mowing lawns to get it. I carried it on a 50 mile backpacking trip to Sequoia when I was in scouts. I carried it all over the local hills and on every camping trip. All my buddies would always borrow it, and it really got the crap beaten out of it. I recently just got it back and man I can't believe how heavy that sucker is! I plan on taking it out and playing with it, it sure brings back lots of memories.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
CRK Aviator...It's a neat design, and a useful design. But, I wouldn't want to depend on what I could store in the handle.
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Same here. If I carry anything at all in my Mountaineer 1 handle, it's just matches. I only use the matches when I leave my matchcase or Firesteel on the other side of the campsite. It's a lazy thing. :D
 
I seem to recall that Soldier of Fortune magazine did a test on the original Buckmaster, and basically destroyed it. Broken tip, I think the blade snapped off at the handle... still didn't stop me wanting one though.

I'll have to look out the article. The magazines are up in the attic somewhere.
 
I'm not sure if SOF reviewed the BuckMaster, but I do know that Bill Bagwell broke a Robert Parrish hollowhandled survival knife in his March '85 "Battle Blades" column. The article is included in "Bowies, Big Knives and the Best of Battle Blades." My paper route did earn me enough to buy SOF every month, and I completely blame Bagwell for getting me hooked on this whole knife madness thing. :D
 
Bagwell broke the Parrish knife but only after putting a pipe on the handle while the knife was in a vise and bending the knife over. The blade took a set at an angle of something like 20 or 30 degrees and then he laid the knife flat and tried to straighten the blade by beating it flat with a hammer. At this point the blade tip broke off at about 2" from the end. The handle joint never failed. I remember the followup to this story a little later on. The Buckmaster that broke was one of a batch that had a bad heat treat as I recall. He was good about trashing every knife he reviewed and talking his up as the greatest thing ever made.
 
I would'nt mind trying out one of C.Reeves hollow handled knives.One piece A2 construction would be hard to beat.
 
DaveUSAF said:
I remember the followup to this story a little later on. The Buckmaster that broke was one of a batch that had a bad heat treat as I recall. He was good about trashing every knife he reviewed and talking his up as the greatest thing ever made.
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I missed the follow-up. Bagwell certainly was controversial, sometimes for good reason, sometimes... *shrug*
 
GRIM 62 said:
I would'nt mind trying out one of C.Reeves hollow handled knives.One piece A2 construction would be hard to beat.
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Better hurry up. The entire One Piece Range is being discontinued at the year of 2009. :(
 
I absolutely love my Randall Model 18's.

I also think Don Rearic gives one of the best write ups on hollow handle knives on his site.

That and Leroy Thompson's book on Survival knives
 
Bill Bagwell broke knives on purpose to prove his own points that didn't need to be proven. If you wonder why he "fell from grace" for a time from SOF, imagine being Robert Parrish and paying all that advertising money and not having knives returned from SF guys using them all over the world and all of the sudden someone decides to break your ricebowl in a goofy attempt to heap more in their own. (The Knife)

Bill Bagwell is an incredibly talented man, his work is astounding. (The Butter)

Usually, people get The Butter before they get The Knife, I just reversed it. To say that Bagwell had ulterior motives would be the understatement of the 1980s. :D

Thank you Ray, for the kind words. Most people that have commented on those particular articles around here don't like them. They can't separate Marto-Brewer and Aitor from the shiploads of junk that arrived here in the 80s to be sold at flea markets, swap meets and other places. :)
 
TAH said:
Better hurry up. The entire One Piece Range is being discontinued at the year of 2009. :(
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Why? To make other unpleasant looking fixed blades that don't serve much of a purpose except to give out as presentation pieces? :rolleyes:
 
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