What Do You Think About Stag?

334dave said:
hay JB the dvd from/on buck has good images of the way things are done..
i highly recommend it if you were not able to make it there..
from what i recall it is a bin of scales they pick from..lefts and rights
to do a quick sort for matching sets is possible but might slow down things some..
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Hi Dave,

For a production run on the line I agree with 100%. Not possible for a knife company to sort on the line and meet production standards. However, it should be easy for the custom shop to do. Thanks for the tip on the plant tour CD...I need to get one:thumbup:
jb4570
 
A.P.F. said:
Perhaps I just have lowered expectations, but when a pattern run of knives has been lowered in price by two thirds, I am guessing that there is a good reason for it.
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Selling them as blems, there shouldn't be any complaints...Buck blems usually have the name/model ground off...I don't recall any of the knives discussed in other threads being blems... :confused:

However, if I paid full pop from the Custom Shoppe, I would be singing a different tune.
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I think this is what the main dissatisfaction centers on...Whether it is a Custom Shop order, or a special run of production knives using Custom Shop components, seems to be the crux of the matter...
 
jb4570 said:
Hi Dave,
For a production run on the line I agree with 100%. Not possible for a knife company to sort on the line and meet production standards. However, it should be easy for the custom shop to do. Thanks for the tip on the plant tour CD...I need to get one:thumbup:
jb4570
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ugh... well....
JB there is no custom "shop" :eek:
all customs are built on the production lines.
then only diff is they set up the bins with the custom stuff to pick from
that and any thing with out rivits gets clamped for 24 hrs before finishing
you are makeing a custom order..
one that would not ve done unless requested ..
the order can have notations on it..

there used to be a repair shop... and joe was the boss there
but that floor space is now some thing else
all repairs are made on the 'line' that made them new..

btw the only thing close is the moddleing location were they try
things out .. this is also were all build outs are thunk up and
tryed out..:D

it is not a location were the tour covers...:(
 
I'm speaking to the OP. Can't address the knives ordered recently since I didn't buy one.

I prefer stag or horn, bone and wood would be second and 3rd to me so long as they are all equal quality.

I like the gnarly stag fine so long as they mostly match. Not looking for a perfect match on a production knife. I have thought about getting a custom done at some point made to be right handed with really gnarly on one side (palm) and smooth on the side my fingers hit. I'm not going to see both sides at one time so wouldn't matter to me. Plus, I think it would keep the blade more centered in my hand with one a bit thicker than another.

I have a Randall that has rough gnarly stag on it. Many people don't like it, others love it, so I understand the difference in opinions.

It's all really a preference thing. For me stag and horn are on top though.
 
334dave said:
ugh... well....
JB there is no custom "shop" :eek:
all customs are built on the production lines.
then only diff is they set up the bins with the custom stuff to pick from
that and any thing with out rivits gets clamped for 24 hrs before finishing
you are makeing a custom order..
one that would not ve done unless requested ..
the order can have notations on it..

there used to be a repair shop... and joe was the boss there
but that floor space is now some thing else
all repairs are made on the 'line' that made them new..

btw the only thing close is the moddleing location were they try
things out .. this is also were all build outs are thunk up and
tryed out..:D

it is not a location were the tour covers...:(
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ugh... Ok....

So who makes up the right and left side Stag scales that are in 2 different bins? Is that done in house at Buck or are the scales cut and shaped by an outside supplier? In ether case could the scale cutter/shaper make a right and left scale from the same piece of antler and rubber band them together? Then put them into one bin as a matched set? Do any of you agree with me or am I just dreaming?

Is there anyone from Buck who would be willing to answer these questions? CJ, Joe???? Anyone?????

jb4570
 
It is my understanding that left and right hand scales are usually from the same piece of antler; however, that is frequently a source of the problem since the opposite sides of a piece of antler are often considerably different in appearance from one another. This is most evident when the left and right scales come from a piece of antler that is curved so you get one side that is convex (sticking out) while the other is concave (sunken in), and that particular scenario is a real pet peeve of mine. Joe H. refers to these as "potato chip" knives; that about it for a minute.
 
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