The Sunday Picture Show (April 12, 2026)

[DeSotoSky]

Hello and welcome to the Sunday Picture Show. Share your Buck knives with others by posting pictures of them here. New or old, plain or custom, user or safe queen, one or a collection, we love to see them all. This weekly tradition was started in 2010 by ItsTooEarly (Armand Hernandez) and Oregon (Steve Dunn). Help keep the tradition alive. Feel free to click that 'LIKE' but lets not let it replace discussing and complimenting each others knives. Above all, enjoy the show. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)
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On This Day, April 12, 1981. The first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Mission STS-1
The crew were Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen. The April 12th launch date was chosen as the 20th anniversary of the first manned space flight on April 12, 1961. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space circling the earth once in the Vostok 1 spacecraft (Gagarin would die 7 years later in a MiG training accident). The final Shuttle mission was STS-135 by Atlantis in 2011 making a delivery to the International Space Station. Shuttle missions were numbered sequentially with a STS designation (Space Transportation System) so Atlantis's final flight was the 135th Shuttle mission. In all there would be 6 shuttle vehicles built, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor, and Enterprise. Challenger mission STS-51 was lost in 1986 just after launch due to a seal failure of a booster igniting the main tank. Columbia mission STS-107 was lost in 2003 on reentry due to a heat shield failure damaged at launch. Each accident resulted in the loss of 7 crew. The first Shuttle built was Enterprise. It was a test platform and never went to space. It was carried aloft by a 747 for atmospheric glide and landing tests. The four remaining Shuttles are on display and locations can be Googled. I've seen the Discovery at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly VA. I was blown away by how large it is when seen in person (122'). At launch the Shuttle system is 184' tall and weighs 4.5 million pounds. The cargo bay is 60' long,15' in diameter, and has a payload capacity of about 25 tons. A total of 306 men and 49 women Astronauts from 16 countries flew on the Space Shuttle program between 1981 and 2011. Many flew multiple times filling a total of 852 crew positions over the 135 flights.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Space_Shuttle_missions
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For April 12th I have the model 412 ScoutLite c.1985. Red Valox handle and 425m steel.

 

[tiguy7]

Thank you Roger for doing the Sunday Picture Show and the Space Exploration Synopsis. I read that it cost about $1,000,000/lb to send stuff to the moon in the ‘70’s. I saw a Case machete that went to the moon at the Smithsonian. Probably weighed about 2lb. They needed it in case they stumbled upon some coconuts.
This Model 112 has a 420HC blade and FRN scales. Fiber Reinforced Nylon (Polyamide) contains about 30% chopped fiberglass which is added to the pellets prior to the injection molding process. The glass strengthens the plastic. The extra screws on the show side allow the pocket clip to be oriented for southpaws.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

My heartfelt thanks goes out to Roger and all who post here on this Outer Space edition of the Sunday Picture show.
Now let's see those beautiful Buck knives!

 

[sparrowj]

Thank you, Roger and all who contribute to the SPS, always a pleasure to view.

Sitting on a non-moon rock and needing very little pocket space is this centennial 525.

Have a wonderfully blessed day all.

 

[howiema]

A few of my favorites for today, Thank you for the SPS and all who post, Enjpoy Pete

 

[matthewtstock]

Good Morning All. A nice deadhead I found a few weeks ago........goes nicely with the girls' fairy village

 

[Ironbut]

Thanks for the SPS, Roger, and I hope everyone's having a great weekend.

Thank you Roger for doing the Sunday Picture Show and the Space Exploration Synopsis. I read that it cost about $1,000,000/lb to send stuff to the moon in the ‘70’s. I saw a Case machete that went to the moon at the Smithsonian. Probably weighed about 2lb. They needed it in case they stumbled upon some coconuts.
This Model 112 has a 420HC blade and FRN scales. Fiber Reinforced Nylon (Polyamide) contains about 30% chopped fiberglass which is added to the pellets prior to the injection molding process. The glass strengthens the plastic. The extra screws on the show side allow the pocket clip to be oriented for southpaws.View attachment 3157502

Here's another lightweight 112. My wife's kitchen scales says that it weighs 2.5 ounces. So if they'd have been around in the 70's, they could've been sent into space at a fraction of the cost of the machete, and the crew probably would've gotten more use out of it too.

 

[GPyro]

Good Morning All. A nice deadhead I found a few weeks ago........goes nicely with the girls' fairy village

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Mathew, you always come up with some impressive deer.
Very cool.

I like the knife too.

 

[Old Hunter]

Buck 112 Slim Pro - lightweight, strong, and capable.

 

[howiema]

Good Morning All. A nice deadhead I found a few weeks ago........goes nicely with the girls' fairy village

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I tell ya what you keep the rack and send me the Knife lol , both beautiful

 

[howiema]

Buck 112 Slim Pro - lightweight, strong, and capable.

One of my choices also carry the 110 version daily

 

[ferider]

( GPyro - another attempt to show how the knife really looks in person. The grind is not as prominent/rough as shown yesterday in harsh midday light ....)

 

[Ironbut]

Buck 112 Slim Pro - lightweight, strong, and capable.

I like those thumb studs. Yours look to be the size of the ones on my 112 Selects, but the studs that came on my Pro are big, fat, black ones that just feel way too big for the knife.

 

[GPyro]

( GPyro - another attempt to show how the knife really looks in person. The grind is not as prominent/rough as shown yesterday in harsh midday light ....)

Thanks.
I wish Buck would post more / better pictures of the custom knife offerings.
I like that ebony / brass combo.

That flat grind sure does change the look of the knife.
One of my favorite Bucks is the 104 flat 3V.

 

[matthewtstock]

Mathew, you always come up with some impressive deer.
Very cool.

I like the knife too.

Just a matter of spending a whole lot of time in the woods and a bit of good fortune...

A white melamine barrel nut 119 and a pinned and plugged 119 that Leroy refurbished recently. I do not have the skill nor the confidence to sharpen the old/collectible blades. Leroy does amazing work at a reasonable cost.

 

[ferider]

One of my favorite Bucks is the 104 flat 3V.

Mine, too ! I like Bucks 119 and 124 hollow grinds but it's very nice to have something different, in a harder steel no less.

The 124 came with a relatively course grind, which I like (~600 dpi ?) and very sharp.

This is me after wiping the knife on my sweater arm, for yesterday's photo; stupid, I know, but surprised how sharp it was out of the box ... definitely a keeper

 

[pjsjr]

Thanks Roger for today's Sunday Picture Show. I like the interesting information on the space program and space shuttle you gave. Thanks to all who post and comment.
Posted this photo for this week's Two Fer Tuesday, it works here also...

 

[matthewtstock]

pjsjr Love your carbon fiber 112.

 

[GPyro]

Thanks everyone for contributing this week.

One of my favorite yard knives.

 

[Invoice]