what makes a buck collectable

110 Dave

110 Dave

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i know all you nuts on the 'edge' have lots of reasons as to why you collect buck knives... i have mine but what i am asking your opion on is -
what is it to you that makes a buck collectable ...
why this buck knife at all or
why this one but not that one ....
why folders or fixed blade...
why this artist mods but not another...
why is the box and paper important ...

i mean i see lots of you 'buckesters' bidding on some of the same baldes as i do and know some of you "deal" but have wandered
jest what it was that made you "want that knife" that you bid more on it then others of us....

Me ? i buy any thing cheep or stuff i can afforade... ;<)
so what about You?
 
As stated elsewhere here, I don't consider myself a collector...I just bid on or buy what appeals to me *visually*...I don't particularly care what steel the blade is, or if it is 1 of 500, or if it has tortoise shell scales...it just has to *look* "cool" to me... :D :p :rolleyes:

And I have many more than Bucks... ;)
 
For me, when I first noticed the Buck logo, the one where the knife is to cut through the bolt by being smacked with a hammer:rolleyes:. That begun the Buck mystic for me. When I could afford one I bought the 118.

Following that has been a gradual descension into the depths of Buckism:D :eek:. I would consider myself an accumulator as apposed to collector. I do have quite a few of the 100 year knives and really appreciate stag.

I'm a traditionalist and sucker for the local boy makes good:thumbup:, the history of Buck knives, still being family owned and operated, and have a love affair with the 100 series , fixed and folding and they're still USA made. Great customer service:thumbup:.

I do have other knives, but few grab me like Buck. Preston
 
Hi Dave...
Not being a true collector, I hoard 110s. I bought my BCCI membership and didn't take the entrance exam...got friends in low places.

Your question is interesting as I find there are two camps...one that looks at Bucks like a BetaMax or 8-track and those that appreciate the quality of the product, company, and history or nostalgia.

For me, it is pretty much what Preston stated. When I was a kid, back in the 70's, I thought the bolt/hammer gig was pretty cool. A 110 was my first Buck and I have always had one. It was my first "big" knife. So that is why a like 'em.

I keep the boxes for an investment so that my kids can off them someday I guess. I dunno.

As for ChickenTrax, I think he walked into the wrong thread and thinks you were asking about women at 2AM in a bar. But I agree, be it Buck or those humans with bumps on their chests, "looks" are important...I am so shallow.

Goose.
 
There are a lot of Bucks floating around and a lot of them get used a lot. When I'd come across something I wanted for my collection, I'd want the best one I could find, sometimes the price would seem steep, but after all, you get what you pay for. In my case I always strived for the best, I'm sending one to Goose tomorrow, its like I'm sending him a part of me. Treat her good Goose
 
ZZJake said:
There are a lot of Bucks floating around and a lot of them get used a lot. When I'd come across something I wanted for my collection, I'd want the best one I could find, sometimes the price would seem steep, but after all, you get what you pay for. In my case I always strived for the best, I'm sending one to Goose tomorrow, its like I'm sending him a part of me. Treat her good Goose
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What???? :confused: :confused: ;)
I've been waiting to try that hammer-bolt gig...Sirusly, I will care for her. It will be my first 110FG and first BCS. I will care for it like my sister, Brother.
Goose.
 
Buckaholic said:
...ChickenTrax...asking about women...with bumps on their chests...
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Chickentrax is a leg man... :D

I don't really "collect" anything, but I do like to go to the Spring Antiques at Carlisle...last time I went, I spent over $900... :eek: mostly on junk... :rolleyes:
 
chickentrax said:
I don't really "collect" anything, but I do like to go to the Spring Antiques at Carlisle...last time I went, I spent over $900... :eek: mostly on junk... :rolleyes:
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There you go...I have a basement that is piled with stuff(junk, crap, sh!t) that I've accumulated over years of "junking". Many nice things, lots of early heavy oak pieces that were purchased out of necessity early in a marriage, refinished and now revered. I love the hunt. Preston
 
I bought my 1st Buck 110 from ZZJake, then another, then a 560, then a 532... I like the Buck quality! Then I bought my 1st PCKS from Buck, then a 2nd, then I started bidding on ebay, then..... Please doctor... you have to help me! The herd just keeps growing!
 
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I wish I had that patch back in 1991 when the admiral came aboard to give the obligatory lecture on sexual harrassment. We all thought it was funny since we were surface warfare officers, not aviators, and were on a cruiser, which at the time was a male only crew. :confused:
Sincerely,
Mike (thank God I never had to serve on a ship with females) Kerins
 
Hell Gary, I remember when you were jealous of my collection, now yours blows mine away,
 
I think that the reason I like Buck knives the best because they are an amazing value for the money, at least in my opinion. I'm an accumulator too, like chickentrax, though I have enough Bucks for someone to think that it's a "collection." I don't go the eBay route, so, I at least have to get into my car and drive to a store, rather than just sitting here and going to an auction.

I couldn't help it, I grabbed another 119 Special at Wal*Mart this evening, another of the Idaho stamped models. One of these days, I might make them have to order more.... ;)

GeoThorn
 
well well it seems that i also am part accumulator... have had a 110 of one yearn or another sense 67 ... a great tool but unlike a set of linesman's or fish tape they have a forum and function looks that is 'art' in a way ...
i also have thoughts of the way cool look and the 110 is adaptable as an art object in it self ... i first was attracted to the hibben art fantasy knives but suddenly realized they were a fantasy that no one really used them ... kind of the difference between having a 'new reproduction cheep sword' and a real civil war sword...
and bucks are real knives ....
i was caught up in the mist-teek of that Al learned from his father and elder chuck from him...
like trax - it must look cool - there are few others i would not mind having but cant have every thing as i am not a leg man it is all whats up front that counts ...

i don't know why but i have of late wanted the complete 110 set with the pierced blades and seem to be gathering the gold washed blades ... now the wife had gotten me a way KOOL 396 custom so the fixed blades may gather some also ...

i compare them to cars in that there are the drivers , the looow riders kemps full flame both new and old style (kalaiag),, high tech(184) , and jest BIG motor ( that would be the 124)

but it comes down to that the first knife i owned as a tool was a 110 and when i was with the journeyman getting my tool pouch set up as a new electrical apprentice he said get the best and they will last and for a knife it was to a store and a locking folder by buck so it is a collecting thing from my youth that it was the first true adult professional knife i owned and now i think they are pretty not jest kool looking...
 
ZZJake said:
Hell Gary, I remember when you were jealous of my collection, now yours blows mine away,
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See what you started! :D I'm completely addicted! How you doing Jake? :thumbup:
 
I'm still kicking Gary, trying to stay aflloat, I dropped about 80 pounds. Things could be a lot worse, I just wish I could increase my Bucks instead of watching the cases slowly deplete. At least the ones I have to give up are going to knife knuts that appreciate them.
 
For a while, as I have stated elsewhere, I tried to collect, or acquire, at least one of every model in the older series - 100, 300, 500, 600 etc. One day I realized I was acquiring a lot of knives that had no specail meaning, or history to them, or me. Several years ago I trimmed my tastes to the oddities, factory goofs, prototypes, and I still have a soft spot for good looking stag especially when it is combined with a specailty steel. I still like to "acquire" different knives for EDC use, but I won't go out of my way to get them, or spend beyond what is going rate for them. Now, when I find something different, if I have the cash, I'll spend it...

What started me on Bucks? The 110 way back when, as a "kid" learning how to ride mototcycles and all the "bikers" had a 110 hanging on their belt. I got one for myself, felt how good it was in my hand, how easy to use and take care of and vowed that I would always have one. For a time I was not true to myself, or Buck, but when the opportunity was given to me, again, I bought another 110, and more, and more and more......
 
I have always loved knives and guns. I started collecting knives, all kinds, then just customs. I met John Foresman and Ken Burns at knife shows and enjoyed their knives,comments and insights into collecting Bucks. I went through a transitional period,where knives and guns were sold and replaced with Bucks. I enjoy the comradery shared amoungst Buck collectors. I'm trying to narrow what I collect, but it's difficult. New customs catch my eye, as do Bucks from 35 years ago.
119's and 110's are my favorites, for use or display and I'm as apt to buy mint in the box, as used with out a sheath.
 
ZZJake said:
There are a lot of Bucks floating around and a lot of them get used a lot. When I'd come across something I wanted for my collection, I'd want the best one I could find, sometimes the price would seem steep, but after all, you get what you pay for. In my case I always strived for the best, I'm sending one to Goose tomorrow, its like I'm sending him a part of me. Treat her good Goose
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Thanks ZZJake...just put a OAB on it and it's on my belt. VERY nice. I will care for it well. It will never be mistaken for a hammer or pry bar.
Goose.
 
ZZJake said:
There are a lot of Bucks floating around and a lot of them get used a lot. When I'd come across something I wanted for my collection, I'd want the best one I could find, sometimes the price would seem steep, but after all, you get what you pay for. In my case I always strived for the best, I'm sending one to Goose tomorrow, its like I'm sending him a part of me. Treat her good Goose
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"What makes a Buck collectable?"
That's like opening the center of "Playboy" and asking me why I like women.
All you have to do is look...

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Know that I am "old school" when it comes to knives. Tradition, quality, value, aesthetics...the study of beauty, form, fit, and function. Something you see that gives you a funny feeling like climbing a pole in the second grade.

Thanks again ZZJake. :thumbup:
Your Brother From Another Mother...
Brother Goose.
 
I certainly agree with all who have responded here. I like value for my dollar, aesthiclly pleasing to the eye, and something that'll do what I want it to do when the chips are down. For these reasons I like Bayliner boats, Ruger guns, and Buck knives. Oh, and dark-haired women, although my wife of 35 years is showing more gray then the dark these days. When I bring home a new knife or gun, she just rolls her eyes and knows that's better then my hanging out in bars and chasing blondes. And, we enjoy the Bayliner together. What more can you ask for?

Rudderjt (Jack)
 
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