The Story of Buck Knives ...a family business

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pahl

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I received my copy of "The Story of Buck Knives ... a family business" Thursday afternoon. After supper that night I started reading it and I could not put it down until I had read the last page.

I must say once I had finished the book Thursday night I had a whole different feeling about the Buck 701 pocketknife that has been my EDC for the last few day's.

The book is full of photo's. Every time I counted them I got a different number, but it's safe to say there are over 275 photo's in the book.

The photo's of the different knives were great, but the ones I really enjoyed seeing were the ones of the Buck family, the workers at buck and the different factory photo’s. The old Buck ad's were also great to see.

There are 120 pages to the book. I did not have to count them as they are numbered ;)

The book takes you through the history of buck. From the start in 1902 when Hoyt Buck was just 13 years old all the way through time to the early 90's.

The book tells of many things I never knew about Buck. For example in 1987 Buck got into the outdoor clothing market, but abandoned it in 1988.

I could go on and on about this book. It was really great to learn the history of Buck.

I bought my copy on ebay for $5. The book is not in the best of shape, but it still has to be the best $5 I ever spent.

I hope to find a copy in better condition then the one I bought so I can donate a copy to our local library.

I do appliance repair for a living and every so often a customer will see me take my knife out to cut something and the conversation will turn to knives.

It would be great to tell them about this great book about Buck that they have at our local library :)

I enjoyed the book very much and I'm sure I will read it many times over.
 
I told you it was worth the investment..... I keep my copy beside my desk along with the rest of my "BUCK" library for easy reference. It would be really neat if someone at the factory could convince Tom Ables (the book's author) to do an update, or a sequel after they move to Idaho next year. Maybe some pictures of the newer knives, the new factory, an update on the family....
 
Yep, it's a great book and one that everyone with an interest in Buck Knives, Inc. should have in their library.

Take care,
 
I agree about the book. I also bought one off Ebay but mine was in great condition. I had to pay more than $5 but it was worth it. I have read it a couple of times and used it as a reference many times. I had the blessing of having Chuck Buck sign the book a few years ago while he was at Smoly Mt. Knife Works. He is a super nice guy and this is a very special book. I am waiting for the next edition.
 
I received a copy yesterday, and I have to agree, it's a must-have. I wasn't sure what to expect, because a lot of the "Story of" type of books are what's known as "vanity press...";) but the Buck story is historical and interesting, and I read half of it before I could put it down the first time!

For anyone interested, knifeoutlet.com has brand new sealed-in-plastic copies for $14.95. The best price I've seen on a new one.

~Z~
 
I really like the idea of a 2nd edition once Buck moves to Idaho! I have seen a lot of information about Buck written in books but it is usually full of errors. This book is very accurate, might be because Tom Ables interviewed Al Buck for much of the content. :)
Take care,
 
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