Two hikes with a Rosewood 124

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I like this Rosewood 124 so much I bought a second one which I have yet to receive. The following hikes occurred on 10-16-14 and 10-18-14:























Lawrence
 
Very nice pix Lawrence! I recently acquired a rosewood 124. Its nice, i wish it was 440 instead of 425m though. Still good steel.
 
buckman110 said:
Very nice pix Lawrence! I recently acquired a rosewood 124. Its nice, i wish it was 440 instead of 425m though. Still good steel.
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I may have made the initial bid on the one you got. At least I thought it might be someone from these 124 threads and since I already had a 124 decided not to bid against you (or whomever). Besides I found another auction and got that one. :)

Lawrence
 
Nope wasnt me :D im hanging onto every 124i can get. There great knives, mine was one that been gently used. You can tell it was well loved. Im gonna clean it up some and sharpen it and carry .
 
I like my 124 with the rosewood handle as well. It's a 1993 model with 425M steel. Plus, it has the full hollow grind. Thus, it's much better for slicing and skinning, delicate cutting. It holds an edge long enough to wear me out. A 7" blade is not such a big blade, it will allow you to do a lot of stuff. Some good photos Lawrence. DM
 
Mine is between 83 and 85 that would be the convex grind right?
And is it impregnated berch or rosewood? Ive heard both.
 
Nice Pictures Lawrence, thanks for sharing.
What kind of dogs? Never quite get a good look at the small black one. Lab pup?


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I'm amused to find this thread, as the 124 on its way to you now was mine.

Some history of the knife: I received it as my first fixed blade for my 10th Christmas and despite its impracticality for most uses was my go-to blade for a lot of mountain tramping until I was old enough to buy my own toys. Just before my 19th birthday it helped me finish off my first wild boar, a feisty 200lb male, during a spear hunt up in Canada...the boar jumped into a stream to escape and I threw down the spear, tackled it, and drove the 124 under its ribs...first I found the liver, then the heart. An intense experience to be sure.

That was almost 15 years ago, though, and it became just another sentimental keepsake blade. As part of a purge of my overdeveloped collection of knives, swords, axes, and other stuff I like having but don't need, I put it up for sale, then pulled it down thinking I might want to pass it on one day, then changed my mind. I'm now down to one spyderco folder, a Busse AMS for most tasks, and a NMSFNO for going walkabout for a week or more. It feels good to have settled on a few blades that really just click for me.

I'm very pleased to see my 124 found a good home, though. Enjoy!
 
Dr. Lecter said:
I'm amused to find this thread, as the 124 on its way to you now was mine.

Some history of the knife: I received it as my first fixed blade for my 10th Christmas and despite its impracticality for most uses was my go-to blade for a lot of mountain tramping until I was old enough to buy my own toys. Just before my 19th birthday it helped me finish off my first wild boar, a feisty 200lb male, during a spear hunt up in Canada...the boar jumped into a stream to escape and I threw down the spear, tackled it, and drove the 124 under its ribs...first I found the liver, then the heart. An intense experience to be sure.

That was almost 15 years ago, though, and it became just another sentimental keepsake blade. As part of a purge of my overdeveloped collection of knives, swords, axes, and other stuff I like having but don't need, I put it up for sale, then pulled it down thinking I might want to pass it on one day, then changed my mind. I'm now down to one spyderco folder, a Busse AMS for most tasks, and a NMSFNO for going walkabout for a week or more. It feels good to have settled on a few blades that really just click for me.

I'm very pleased to see my 124 found a good home, though. Enjoy!
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Dr. Lector,

There were actually two 124s offered on eBay recently and I bid on both of them. I put a top bid of $80 on the first one and then decided I really wanted another Rosewood 124 upped my maximum bid to something like $95. When someone bid higher and I thought he might be someone from these 124 threads and chose not to bid against him. The second 124 was offered at $100 and I put down a maximum bid such that someone was going to have to be really serious to outbid me. Someone bid me up to $105 and I believe that is about what I paid for it, plus $18 shipping.

I'm assuming you are talking about the second 124. The date stamp on it was 1990 if I remember correctly. Is that right?


Lawrence
 
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DeSotoSky said:
Nice Pictures Lawrence, thanks for sharing.
What kind of dogs? Never quite get a good look at the small black one. Lab pup?
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DeSotoSky,

Yeah, Duffy is hard to figure out much of the time. I need to take him to his groomer for a trim. He is a Schnoodle (1/2 miniature Schnauzer and 1/2 miniature Poodle). My wife wanted a lapdog so I did the research and came up with several possibles. Susan has a serious illness and I knew that I would eventually have to take care of which ever dog she chose and campaigned to get something as large as possible. She saw a puppy photo of Duffy and fell in love with him. He eventually grew to be 20 pounds although he may have put on a bit of muscle as a result of our frequent hikes but he can't be more than 25 pounds now.

Duffy is an excellent lapdog but unfortunately Susan isn't healthy enough to use him in that capacity any longer, especially now that we are in the throes of qualifying her for a liver transplant -- a very complicated business it turns out with lots of tests and consultations. She can't drive so I take her wherever she has to go. I'm a bit worried about having enough energy to get the dogs out on regular hikes, but I still hope to.

Duffy was four this past May. We see lots of coyotes on our hikes. They have never bothered me or my dogs in 15 years of hiking this region but Duffy is awfully small. He thinks he is tough but I got him Ben as a bodyguard anyway. Any threat would must likely occur when Duffy is running out ahead of me. He always runs back right away but on the outward leg if a coyote were to grab him I probably couldn't catch up to them very quickly; hence my 120 pound Rhodesian Ridgeback Ben, whom I got as a three-year-old adult last December.

Now I'm off to edit the photos I took yesterday with my controversial Cherrywood 119. :cool:

Lawrence
 
Dr. Lecter said:
I'm amused to find this thread, as the 124 on its way to you now was mine.

Some history of the knife: I received it as my first fixed blade for my 10th Christmas and despite its impracticality for most uses was my go-to blade for a lot of mountain tramping until I was old enough to buy my own toys. Just before my 19th birthday it helped me finish off my first wild boar, a feisty 200lb male, during a spear hunt up in Canada...the boar jumped into a stream to escape and I threw down the spear, tackled it, and drove the 124 under its ribs...first I found the liver, then the heart. An intense experience to be sure.

That was almost 15 years ago, though, and it became just another sentimental keepsake blade. As part of a purge of my overdeveloped collection of knives, swords, axes, and other stuff I like having but don't need, I put it up for sale, then pulled it down thinking I might want to pass it on one day, then changed my mind. I'm now down to one spyderco folder, a Busse AMS for most tasks, and a NMSFNO for going walkabout for a week or more. It feels good to have settled on a few blades that really just click for me.

I'm very pleased to see my 124 found a good home, though. Enjoy!
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Dr Lecter,

I received your 124. I couldn't tell everything from your photos but it looked as though it was in better condition than my previous Rosewood 124, and indeed it is. My previous 124 was a Buck/124/USA which means it was made in the 1978-1986 time frame. Your knife was made in 1990 so there might be only 4 years difference but my first Rosewood has been more heavily used than yours. I didn't mind that. The knife even with some scratches and a worn-down point is still very solid and reliable. Your knife has only a few cosmetic scratches on the blade. The point is still fine. Of course there are a few scratches on the aluminum pommel. I have them on all my Buck knives even when I will swear I never touched the pommel to anything. ;)

That is an interesting sheath. I don't recall seeing one like it. I prefer a custom sheath to prevent the knife from rattling and I already had a nice one. I may post some photos later on. I put my old Micarta 124 (made in early 80s) in your old sheath.

Lawrence
 
The sheath, with its BUCK stamping, came with the knife. The oak leaves and Boy Scout trefoil were added by me during a scout jamboree a few years after I got it, where we did some leatherworking. It's also gotten more than its fair share of mink oil worked into it over the years.
 
Dr. Lecter said:
The sheath, with its BUCK stamping, came with the knife. The oak leaves and Boy Scout trefoil were added by me during a scout jamboree a few years after I got it, where we did some leatherworking. It's also gotten more than its fair share of mink oil worked into it over the years.
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Thanks. It and the knife both seem in excellent condition. I'm very happy with the purchase. Earlier I had in mind perhaps buying a new 124. I didn't want to use my 1978-86 vintage Buck 124, liked the first Rosewood 124 but thought I might use a new Micarta 124. Then I saw another Rosewood 124 as I mentioned and then saw yours. I am trying to end my Buck knife buying for a while and your 124 allows me to think I've got all I need in the way of 124s. I have all I need of Buck 119s as well. I might still be tempted by a Buck 120 but never used one for hiking in the old days because it seemed too fearsome to carry on the hiking trails we went on. Where I hike nowadays, no one is going to care, but the price of the 120 has gone way up. I have my old 78-86 vintage 120 and a new 2014 cocobolo 120; so that really takes care of all my legitimate needs. I see myself being confused the morning of a hike about whether to carry a 119 or a 124, but probably not taking the 120 too often.

Lawrence

Lawrence
 
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