What was your experience with these knives?

[decote]

What has been your experience with Buck nigthawk and Buck paklite skinner?

I just bought those and still do not use them, but I would like know more about them, greetings and thanks in advance for their contributions.

 

[allenC]

I have a Buck NightHawk and it does everything that I expect a 6" fixed blade to do.
It cuts well and it's easy to sharpen.
The handle is very comfortable, even when cutting for a long time.

 

[zyhano]

Buck nighthawk was the first 'real' knife I bought in the nineties. It has seen lots of use by me in the woods but I admit that it was more for the looks. I did not know anything about knives.
The handle is a little damaged after all these years, the coating held well. It has no rust on it and has resided in my shed a couple of years too.
I sharpened it to take some chips out this year and even though I don't use it at the moment, it has a lot of sentimental value for me.
The handle is comfy indeed.

 

[Planetcat]

I have the short nighthawk. Decent 5" knife for the price. Decently sharp out of the box, thick blade, and comfortable and non-slippery handle. I bought it for a hunting knife, but the blade is too thick and the knife is quite heavy. I haven't tried to sell it yet, so it must be worth keeping.

 

[poco]

A friend once told me he was going to try his hand at making a knife. Never heard much about it after his initial announcement. Then, a couple of months later, he tells me that the project has him totally frustrated and he hands over his first effort in all it's unfinished glory: a Night Hawk blade with a steel oval handguard and a roughly shaped wood handle.

I took it all a part and started over. Had the blade beadblasted, filed out a guard and epoxied and pinned on a walnut handle. I sewed up a sheath and scratched up a concho for it. All-in-all, I think it worked out ok. You can't beat free stuff and it sure does look good on my CAS pistol belt:

 

[Cynic2701]

A friend once told me he was going to try his hand at making a knife. Never heard much about it after his initial announcement. Then, a couple of months later, he tells me that the project has him totally frustrated and he hands over his first effort in all it's unfinished glory: a Night Hawk blade with a steel oval handguard and a roughly shaped wood handle.

I took it all a part and started over. Had the blade beadblasted, filed out a guard and epoxied and pinned on a walnut handle. I sewed up a sheath and scratched up a concho for it. All-in-all, I think it worked out ok. You can't beat free stuff and it sure does look good on my CAS pistol belt:

Wow! If you showed me that knife without mentioning what you had done to it, I never would have guessed that it was a re-done Nighthawk. And I have one myself.

Great job.

 

[Emanuel]

Poco, that is awesome!! You did a fantastic job.

By any chance, did you take a pic of the tang before you put the wood handle on? I'd like to maybe rehandle mine, but I want to know what to expect.

I have a 653 (the tanto that came out years ago), and it is a great fixed blade. It's in my BOB as a backup.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

The Nighthawk is one of the best stainless fixed blades on the market in my opinion.
Only problems i see in my example would be the somewhat hard cornered back of the handle, and i'm not a huge fan of hollow grinds.

I google imaged buck nighthawk and from what i can tell some russian doofus killed his nighthawk by using it as a throwing knife.

 

[poco]

....By any chance, did you take a pic of the tang before you put the wood handle on? I'd like to maybe rehandle mine, but I want to know what to expect....

No, I sure didn't take a picture. I probably should have but I was under the influence of a spontaneous and fickle muse and had to strike while the iron was still hot as it were.

I do remember that it was a long, narrow, full tang and that it had an odd number of holes for cross pins. Not sure if this was the result of my buddy's drilll press work or if they were original. I inlet the tang into both scales and then drilled them for the few hidden cutlery bolts I was able to dig up in the shop. Hence the odd number in the new handle. I figured the more reinforcement the better.

Hope this helps and thanks for the feed back.

poco

 

[fatcat55]

I have a paclite skinner with the black traction handle.
I have not used it much but it was very sharp from the box and it is sturdy and fits my hand well. I put a paracord wrap on the handle and that makes for a more comfortable feel.

The knife is obviously much different from the nighthawk but it is a useful size.

The only complaint I might have is that the blade can accidentally cut the snap strap when placing the knife in the sheath. Also, it is not the greatest nylon sheath but quite functional.

I think it is an excellent knife overall and for only $20.00 an even better value.

 

[PayetteRucker]

The Paklite skinner is pretty epic-all I can really say without gushing is that it's an extremely well designed, ergonomic slicer. Been EDCing it on rotation for maybe three months now. It has a very full, comfortable grip with jimping in all the right spots. The recurve is practical, as is the working point. Made in good ol' Cour D'Alene, Idaho, USA...

 

[Emanuel]

No, I sure didn't take a picture. I probably should have but I was under the influence of a spontaneous and fickle muse and had to strike while the iron was still hot as it were.

I do remember that it was a long, narrow, full tang and that it had an odd number of holes for cross pins. Not sure if this was the result of my buddy's drilll press work or if they were original. I inlet the tang into both scales and then drilled them for the few hidden cutlery bolts I was able to dig up in the shop. Hence the odd number in the new handle. I figured the more reinforcement the better.

Hope this helps and thanks for the feed back.

poco

Thanks, that helps a lot!

 

[Jpalmer1988]

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I need one! :thumbup: