This person is hard on their knives!

I just emailed the seller to see if I could get any details about the knives.
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Maybe even email the bidder and winning bidder to see what they are going to use them for !
 
The reply from the seller is they don't know, they bought them that way.

So I guess they must have purchased them at a flea market, yard sales, pawn shop, who knows.
 
The tip breaks on the knives pictures are very easy to do as they are thin and stainless steel. I sharpen knives for friends and family, and such tip failures are very common with carpenters and similar craftsmens. You can easily regrind the points, or just convert them to blunt screwdriver tips or chisels as that is how they are frequently used. Those people don't tend to view the knives as pure cutting tools, but more as multi-tools. They generally don't look at the knives as having failed when the tip cracks (depending on what was being done), it is just the expected scars from the job, just the same as they tend to have on their hands.

The edge damage on the top buck is decently hard to do, you would need to be trying to chisel cut through a piece of hardened metal and hitting the knife with a hammer. It only went to the extent that it did because of the hollow grind, the damage would not be nearly as extensive on a flat ground blade and then would tend to be just limited to the edge bevel. Note Buck actually used to promote their knives by doing exactly this with them - cutting heavy bolts so their warrenty department should be careful not to be hypocritical about usage.

In regards to warrenties, all that matters is did the knife act as promoted and expected. Was the break the expected behavior of the knife, and was this behavior clear from the way in which the knife was promoted? In most cases a warrenty department will allow a lot of grace and do more than it legally has to because the cost of replacements is no where near the sticker price you see and such warrenty service tends to make a lasting impression on the buyer.

-Cliff
 
Good Evening All-

Seeking warranty repair from Buck Knives would not be fair as this damage appears intentional.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
An unscrupulous character I used to work with once found the scarred, chewed-up remains of a screwdriver handle..blade gone..lying in a gravel parking lot. The name "Craftsman" was barely legible but when he took it to Sears, they matched it up by the size of the handle and gave him his choice of those that matched!
Last I heard, this guy was in jail on robbery charges!

Larry S.
 
This stuff went for $64 to Leroys 45.
Wonder if Buck will replace. Wow I can't believe the price!
Tom
 
Alright, curse me if you want. I bought the things. Now I should tell you all why.

I was really after the Calypso Jr. None of these knives will go back to the manufacturers because that would be unfair. I have too much respect for Buck and Spyderco to rip them off like that. I plan on regrinding and reworking what I can and they will be "workbench knives" rather than real users. Realistically, the Alpha is going in the trash, there's nothing I or anyone else can do with it. The others have a little bit of hope and at the worst, I can radically round the edges and make them into trainers.

Perhaps I'm crazy, but for those purposes, the price wasn't TOO bad.
 
leroys_45:
You didn't need to tell me your intentions for those abused knives but thanks anyway! From this entire thread, I think I learned something - I'll pay attention to Buck 110's posted blade lengths on ebay items - if they aren't listed as 3 3/4", I won't bid! :D
I promise not to 'curse' you! Have fun with that lot!
 
this has been one interesting thread.

Our warranty is pretty loose. That is the ideal my Great Grandfather and my Grandfather established back in the early 40's. H.H. Buck and Son Lifetime Knives. Their ideal was once you bought a Buck Knife it should last your lifetime.

We do get folks taking advantage of that. If it patterns we no longer take care of those folks.

We feel the service to honest customers is more valuable than knives we get cheated out of. We do not require any paperwork as most do not keep receipts for life.

The warranty was not intended to be transferable yet we honor it anyway.

Leroy, enjoy the knives and thanks for your honesty. I still find it hard to grasp what could have happened to that alpha short of intential destruction. The rest I can understand.

I am starting an investigation to be sure those did not come out of a store's warranty replacement. Some stores do their own and we count on them to destroy the returns. We destroy all our returns, or we retip/repair and send to missionaries overseas. You would be amazed what you can get accomplished with a real knife in the jungles of south america or africa and then we don't have to worry about those coming back ever.
 
CJ,

Your family and the integrity in which it conducts its business is inspirational. While I'm sure that there are some who take advantage of your policies, there are surely many more that respect the Buck name for the great quality and service that it represents.

Thanks.
 
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