What is a Great and Cheap Heavy-Duty Folding Knife?

The buck 110 doesn't look very good so why do so many people like it, Can anyone explain what makes this knife so great?
Thanks for the help.
 
yerscattergun said:
Why does everyone recommend the 110? Maybe for a retro type
knife but it has major disadvantages such as:
-heavy
-slow two handed opening
-average blade steel
-no clip(sheath carry)

I don't get it, but they look nice...:)
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Maybe it's because when you get to choose a knife... a good one, some considerations are secondary. I don't know why you care so much if the knife requires both hands to be opened, or if it's "heavy". A good knife is a good knife. Knifers lived hundreds of years without "one hand opening" mechanisms and the knives they designed and carried are still good knives. People lived hundreds of years without cellphones and now for most of people life loses meaning without a cellphone (that BTW are more like portable mini entertainment systems than cellphones nowadays). That's why I don't have a cellphone (and I mean it), and why I still love my Buck 110 and my buck 301 Stockman.

Good luck
 
You just described the Buck 110. IMO nothing is in its class for cheap and strong. I second the Kabar Mule. The Kershaw Needs Work might fill the bill as well.
 
Best bang for little bucks I have seen, Rough Rider locking sodbuster. Locks up solid, it is a linerlock, with a few strops the steel shaves hair from my arms. The steel is nothing special but you don't need ultrasteels for edc.
Cost about $10.
 
Cold Steel Pocket Bushman. Probably the toughest folder in it's price range.
 
the Ryan said:
The buck 110 doesn't look very good so why do so many people like it, Can anyone explain what makes this knife so great?
Thanks for the help.
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That is a personal preference and as such varies by person. A lot of folks think the 110 is very good looking.

You ask what makes it so great. It cuts well. It carries in the sheath well. When doing a heavy cutting job, it has a large enough handle so that you can really control the knife. The steel is easy to sharpen, yet holds an edge for a decent amount of time. And it doesn't cost much. And it is made in the US.
 
yerscattergun said:
Why does everyone recommend the 110? Maybe for a retro type
knife but it has major disadvantages such as:
-heavy
-slow two handed opening
-average blade steel
-no clip(sheath carry)

I don't get it, but they look nice...:)
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knarfeng said:
That is a personal preference and as such varies by person. A lot of folks think the 110 is very good looking.

You ask what makes it so great. It cuts well. It carries in the sheath well. When doing a heavy cutting job, it has a large enough handle so that you can really control the knife. The steel is easy to sharpen, yet holds an edge for a decent amount of time. And it doesn't cost much. And it is made in the US.
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+1 on the Buck 110 :thumbup: .

Since the OP specified "heavy duty", I assume he expects to use it hard or for long periods of time. If so, the Buck is ideally suited, perhaps better than most of the other recommended, all excellent knives in their own right. If the knife is out for short periods of time to make cuts, any of them will do just fine. What sets the Buck 110 apart is that it is very comfortable in long term use. A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to test this out.

While insulating my attic, a friend operated the nozzle upstairs, I was on the ground feeding the blower. That chore consisted of cutting open plastic wrapped bales of insulation and stuffing it into a hopper. I started with an Endura 4, since it was already with me, cutting deeply to get a cleaner break when busting up the compacted material. After two bales, my hand was already feeling the strain from pushing against resistance with the thin, lightweight handle, and the clip was also making its presence felt. Not so good. Since it was close by, I retrieved my Buck 110 and got to opening and dispensing 23 bales of material, hardly thinking about it until, 3 hours later, my co-worker said we were done. No strain, no pain, although it took a while to degunk every nook and cranny from compacted insulation material in the Buck's handle.

Folders of current design are more convenient to carry and deploy. For out and about, during which it gets occasional use, I usually prefer the Endura. However, a Buck 110 is still the goods for serious purposes. Mine is the regular 420HC blade version, which suits me fine, but if that is a concern, 110s can be had with premium steels at reasonable prices. BTW, if necessary, the blade can be opened one handed, easily if not elegantly.

Because it functions so well, I don't think of a Buck 110 as retro at all. Some designs are timeless.
 
Another recommendation, although I will get tard and feathered for
it, Cold Steel Recon folder if you can find one for less than $60...:)
 
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