What traditional folder?

[woodsman102]

For my dad's birthday I want to get him a traditional style folder, it needs to be about a 3 inch blade, bone or stag handle, and a framelock.
Any suggestions?

 

[Morrow]

For my dad's birthday I want to get him a traditional style folder, it needs to be about a 3 inch blade, bone or stag handle, and a framelock.
Any suggestions?

A traditional style knife with a frame lock?

There are some traditionally styled knives with a liner lock and lock-backs (Buck 110s for example).

Bulldog (GEC) makes a liner lock that is pretty nice.

 

[jackknife]

First; has he been carrying a knife to date, and if so, what kind?

Be careful of overlaying your thoughts of what's a good knife, with what his thoughts and experiance may be.

 

[Absintheur]

A nice traditional that meets the blade size but has liner locks rather than a frame lock is the new Kershaw Double Cross...

http://www.agrussell.com/kershaw-double-duty/p/KEhhh4390/

If a long blade is ok the the Case Trapper Lock or Boker Trapper Liner.

 

[glocktenman]

How about this? Queen teardrop single blade liner lock? Traditional with a lock. http://knives.cx/store/product_info.php?products_id=2336&osCsid=65f1f0feb33ecc366948b2226758b902

 

[woodsman102]

By framelock, I mean like the style of a 110, forgive me if my terminology is off.
He's been carrying knives his whole life- Buck 110,
approach... Something like a smaller 110 with a bone or stag handle is essentially what I'm looking for.

 

[jackknife]

Something like a smaller 110 with a bone or stag handle is essentially what I'm looking for.

Then perhaps a Buck 55 may be the trick. No stag or bone, but maybe the Buck custom shop can be of help.

 

[Absintheur]

The AG Russell 4" lockback is a great knife in a backlock and with the blade made from VG10 it will sharpen up like a razor and still have good edge retention. http://www.agrussell.com/ag-russell-4/p/A345hhhCO/

 

[dannyp]

By framelock, I mean like the style of a 110, forgive me if my terminology is off.

No big deal. The 110 is a lockback.

Case makes some lockbacks with bone handles. They might be a little smaller than you're looking for with a 2.19" blade. A German Eye Brand medium lockback in stag would work if you can find one. Boker also makes some bone handled lockbacks. An Al Mar Hawk is available in bone or stag as well and has a mid lock which is similar to a lockback. It has a different style to it though and it may not be what he would want.

 

[Morrow]

By framelock, I mean like the style of a 110, forgive me if my terminology is off.
He's been carrying knives his whole life- Buck 110,
approach... Something like a smaller 110 with a bone or stag handle is essentially what I'm looking for.

No worries....we're here to help.

Since you already know he likes Bucks....and I don't blame him one bit.....have you considered a Buck from the custom shop? You can pick and choose and basically build the knife you want right on the website. You have choices over almost all aspects of the knife to include blade steel....handle and bolster material...etc. They do a really great job as well. Some of the knives that come out of there are jaw-dropping.

http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=customKnife.build

There is a Buck forum here filled with a bunch of guys very passionate about all things Buck.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=701


EDIT: I missed jackknife's buck custom shop suggestion.

 

[mnblade]

Then perhaps a Buck 55 may be the trick. No stag or bone, but maybe the Buck custom shop can be of help.

It's a wee bit pricey, but here is a Buck 55 with jigged buffalo scales.

 

[xing]

Puma makes some pretty good lockbacks. Make sure to get the gold series.