What's the deal with Buck Knives?

Buck is a great company run by great people, who actually care about their customers. Their products are well made, well designed and have the best heat treatments in the business, never-mind the best warranty.
 
Sulaco said:
I wish my experience with them was as good as most of the folks here. I had a Vanguard I sent in because the tip broke off. I think I had removed it from the sheath and bumped it against a wall or something when it broke. Anyway, I sent it in and they ground it down to look more like a "tip", and sent it back. Pretty shoddy if you ask me so I don't buy anything Buck now. Maybe things have changed, I dunno, but all it takes for me is one bad experience and I take my business elsewhere. Sorry to be the odd man out, sounds like a solid company otherwise!
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Since you stated that you broke the knife , what did you expect Buck to do ? Did Buck
charge you ? If the reground tip was free , i would say you got a good deal .Did you ask Buck what they going to do about the tip , that you broke , before you sent the knife back to Buck ?
 
Plumberdv said:

What were you expecting them to do?
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I think he wanted them grind the tip sharp and then put it on the blade-stretching machine to bring the blade back to full length.

That's new technology, though.

Maybe the blade-stretching machine was not on line yet when he sent it in?

Check on that, Sulaco.

;)
 
I am in Nova Scotia Canada,home of the world famous grohmann knives factory,they are world famous for making knives,i own several of them,and not one of them compares to my Buck knives,i've broke the tips off of 4-5 of my buck knives,all my own fault.I like buck because of the quality products they make,and their warranty is second to none,you can't ask for more than that.They also offer a custom build option on their website where you can pick and choose what you want on your knife and they will build it and send it out just the way you like!
 
Sul,

How about a photo of the redone tip so we (actually the fixed blade experts here) can evaluate situation better. Buck wants and needs feedback on their warranty work, did you send them your comments.
300Bucks
 
Buck has always made extremely affordable high quality knives and they back up every knife they sell.If you use a deer rifle for a jack handle nothing good can come of it,same goes for knives.
 
Buck has always been my favorite even before I was that much of a knifenut. Here's what I always liked about them...

-A wide selection, from traditional folding knives, to more modern looking folders, to fixed blades
-Great prices, they were always the same price but miles above in quality than other knives
-You can find them in just about any sporting goods store in America, and they're one of the few "discount" priced items with a full warranty
-Always great sharpness out of the boxes and really simple "working" designs that quickly became iconic such as the infamous 110 and the 119

So yeah, price, quality, accessibility, build construction, the actual performance of their knives, and the warranty.
 
Time for my 2 cents. Not only are Buck Knives very reasonably priced when compared to similar models of similar quality from other manufacturers but Buck has mastered putting product into every price range. You can buy an $8 buck or an $800 buck and both will be of excellent quality, show me an $8 Spyderco or Benchmade. Ill also point out that we have generated 28 posts in 48 hours.
 
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The Buck family has been making knives for a century. They went big time when they came up with the now-classic, but then cutting edge Buck 110 folding hunter. But even as a larger company, they maintained their family values in their company.

Their designs have always catered more towards hunters and outdoorsmen than to city users, and outdoorsmen appreciate that. The products they make
  • Are designed well for the usage in mind
  • Are made well. I never hear about heat treat problems on Buck knives. I do for almost all other companies.
  • Are backed well.

When I was a teen in the 60's, the Buck Folding Hunter was THE knife to have. I've bought several Buck knives over the years and have never been disappointed with the purchase. I've always considered that I got fair value for what I paid.
 
ohen cepel said:
5th Generation, US made (mostly), Christian company who still puts out great stuff at a great price.
Yes, I'm a BCCI member, but will still call it as I see it.
Many of the US made companies have been bought up or sold out and sadly are only a shadow of what they were.Buck is still going strong and making a great knife at a great price. I took a Randall #15 and Buck 110 to OEF with me, I had many options but those 2 were my choice.
Their stuff is worth a hard look, while a knife is very personal the classic American made 110 is still a great EDC for me and many others.
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ah yes my friend i recall that 110 you took there!
hee hee you should show him a picture!
and yes i would like to see how it stood up also!!!

as to the op's questions
bought my first one ten in 67 at 15
have had one ever after
they used to be relativety more expensive then now
i paid a days wages for that 110 back in the days of nam :eek:
today two hrs and trip to wally gets you one..;)
a credit that they can sell a better 110 now for less money then they did in in the 60's:thumbup:
americian craftsmanship classic design and quality
what more would some one want
ps .. yes a randalll 15 :D would be nice also
 
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znapschatz said:
By "Christian" company, do you mean owned by Christians, or set up to operate on some form of Christian model?

Founder Hoyt and his son Al were both Christian ministers. Chuck is the current Chairman of the board and frequently speaks in churches and at prayer breakfasts/luncheons and so forth. They consider God to be the Senior Partner and regard him as the sole reason for thier success-this is listed right on the product registration and care form that comes with every new knife. They take 2nds(knives with some cosmetic but no functional flaw) and send them to underprivlidged countries so that poor farmers(and others who need knives as tools) have a proper equipment to help them survive.

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Some of it is just good, practical business decisions.

The move, of course, was a big help.

Idaho has no state minimum wage and is covered only by the federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour. The minimum wage in California is $6.75.

Shop floor workers at Buck Knives make an average of $10.25 an hour, compared with $13.50 an hour at the El Cajon plant. Labor costs in Idaho also have been reduced because so many longtime El Cajon employees were replaced, Vice President Phil Duckett said.

But they haven't saved as much as they expected.

Soaring job growth in Kootenai County, where Post Falls is located, has caused unemployment to fall to its lowest level recorded there, meaning wages must be competitive to attract workers. And Post Falls is just four miles from the state line with Washington, where the minimum wage recently increased to $7.63 an hour.

When Buck Knives opened in Idaho, starting workers were offered $7 an hour. That has since gone up to $8.50 an hour.

Property taxes and the cost of medical benefits have also been higher than expected, but those costs are far outweighed by the decrease in workers' compensation insurance, Duckett said.

“The net result is it's a lot cheaper to do business up here,” he said.
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060326/news_lz1n26buckkni.html


Then, of course, there was 2008.

Post Falls knife manufacturer Buck Knives said it laid off 23 workers this week in response to declining orders from retail customers.

The announcement came from company Chief Operating Officer Phil Duckett. “We view layoffs as the very last resort and made every effort to reduce costs before having to initiate the layoff,” he said in a press release.

Another 20 workers were let go by Buck during the holiday season.
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http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/may/31/business-in-brief-order-slowdown-prompts-buck/
 
BG42EDGE said:
Some of it is just good, practical business decisions.

The move, of course, was a big help.






Then, of course, there was 2008.



I am not sure how your post is germane to the OP's question, BG42. It seems a little 'left handed' to me, but perhaps I am wrong. :confused:
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The question was "What's the deal with Buck Knives?"

I take that to mean the person is wondering why they have succeeded where most other large American knife manufacturers have failed.

Certainly the ability to make smart, tough, pragmatic decisions is a part of the reason for Buck's success.
 
they are , just ok, sexy handles,steel is ok, there is better steels, mostly fanatical collectors, i find,
 
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