Why should I buy a 110 Folding Hunter? (I bought a 110 Folding Hunter!)

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Overall, I like it and I've already gotten a little attached to it. There is both lateral and vertical play, and I am not impressed by that. I am impressed by how sharp it is out of the box, and how it looks and feels. If the blade play starts to worry me or affect performance, I'll send it to Buck, and I have faith that they'll fix it right up.
 
Kwon Kwang said:
Ladies and gentlemen,

I like Buck as a company, and a few months ago I bought my first Buck knife, a 119 with what appears to be a super high quality leather sheath. I REALLY like my 119, and I've been thinking of heading over to the Custom Shoppe and ordering myself an S30V 110, or even just heading to a dealer and getting an Ecolite 110.

I think I just need that extra push.

So, my question to you: Why should I? What makes the 110 special in your opinion, and why should I get one? Furthermore, which one should I get? The standard 110? An Ecolite? A Custom Shoppe 110?

Sell me on this knife.
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Try as they might. These guys have not totally given you the correct advise.

Get one each!!!! :D

Ask any of this bunch if they have only one!
 
Pack Rat said:
Try as they might. These guys have not totally given you the correct advise.

Get one each!!!! :D

Ask any of this bunch if they have only one!
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Yeah, I hear you. I'm already thinking about getting an Ecolite 110 like the sicko I am. :D
 
Kwon Kwang said:
Overall, I like it and I've already gotten a little attached to it. There is both lateral and vertical play, and I am not impressed by that. I am impressed by how sharp it is out of the box, and how it looks and feels. If the blade play starts to worry me or affect performance, I'll send it to Buck, and I have faith that they'll fix it right up.
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Ugg. This is why I won't buy new Bucks. This comes up in this forum too often and all my recent Bucks have done this.

Unless you are hunting and cutting up meat and needing to clean out your folder with hot soapy water all the time, I would return the knife now and get my money back.

Use your money to find a used 2 dot or 3 dot 110 (it is a classic and everybody should own one for that reason alone) along with an Opinel #10 (its lock and joint is more rugged and the convex blade out performs Bucks hollow grind for cutting wood, vegetables and most utility work).


Buck 110 and Opinel #10 by Pinnah, on Flickr

It's a dirty shame. I really love/loved Buck but I just don't trust their production ability currently. Would be really cool to hit this sub forum without seeing blade play issues.
 
The 110 was the first knife that I carried with me everywhere... And i did so for more years than i can count. It was my edc before that was even a term. Great knife. However, I eventually got tired of the bulk as I carried it in my back pocket. I moved to a 532 and carried that for many years. Then I discovered benchmades...

I still have a 110 and know it to be a great knife. I don't carry it anymore. But being my first, I will never forget it.
 
pinnah said:
Ugg. This is why I won't buy new Bucks. This comes up in this forum too often and all my recent Bucks have done this.

Unless you are hunting and cutting up meat and needing to clean out your folder with hot soapy water all the time, I would return the knife now and get my money back.

Use your money to find a used 2 dot or 3 dot 110 (it is a classic and everybody should own one for that reason alone) along with an Opinel #10 (its lock and joint is more rugged and the convex blade out performs Bucks hollow grind for cutting wood, vegetables and most utility work).


Buck 110 and Opinel #10 by Pinnah, on Flickr

It's a dirty shame. I really love/loved Buck but I just don't trust their production ability currently. Would be really cool to hit this sub forum without seeing blade play issues.
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Besides the blade play, I do love my 110, and I have heard people say that blade play is a normal thing for folders. Most of my folders are Cold Steel, so blade play is not something I'm used to (although my Kershaws, Benchmade Ally, Victorinox and Spyderco Tenacious exhibit some play). I think the blade play is a minor issue currently (like the slight wiggle on my 119's guard) and I still trust the knife. If it becomes a problem I'll send it to Buck.

I've got an Opinel 7 and I think it's nice. I do generally prefer other locking mechanisms, however (except maybe liner locks, I hate those)...but for the money an Opinel is a fantastic deal, for sure.

delrio said:
The 110 was the first knife that I carried with me everywhere... And i did so for more years than i can count. It was my edc before that was even a term. Great knife. However, I eventually got tired of the bulk as I carried it in my back pocket. I moved to a 532 and carried that for many years. Then I discovered benchmades...

I still have a 110 and know it to be a great knife. I don't carry it anymore. But being my first, I will never forget it.
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I'm not bothered by the weight at all because I plan to carry the knife in its leather sheath at all times. I don't even notice its weight when the knife is on my belt, and when it's in my hand, I like the substantial feel of its <8oz.

I'm actually not much of a fan of Benchmade. I just don't think I get my money's worth with them, and I think many of their knives are fashion over function (a design philosophy which I consider to be a cancer plaguing the production knife industry as a whole). I bought one of their cheaper models (an HK Ally) and liked it at first, but as I carried and used it, I thought it kinda sucked. I would take my 110 over it any day.
 
pinnah said:
Ugg. This is why I won't buy new Bucks. This comes up in this forum too often and all my recent Bucks have done this.

Unless you are hunting and cutting up meat and needing to clean out your folder with hot soapy water all the time, I would return the knife now and get my money back.

Use your money to find a used 2 dot or 3 dot 110 (it is a classic and everybody should own one for that reason alone) along with an Opinel #10 (its lock and joint is more rugged and the convex blade out performs Bucks hollow grind for cutting wood, vegetables and most utility work).


Buck 110 and Opinel #10 by Pinnah, on Flickr

It's a dirty shame. I really love/loved Buck but I just don't trust their production ability currently. Would be really cool to hit this sub forum without seeing blade play issues.
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Sweet Jesus that Opinel is gorgeous! What's the handle material?
 
buck has the worst customer service ever. I just got back a Buck 110 Alaskan Guide that developed blade wobble, and I chipped the tip. Buck sent me the knife back 2 months later, dull as a butter knife, and the tip was ground back to almost normal, still had blade wobble. I sent an email and got a call from some jerk rep who wanted to argue. Buy Benchmade, or Zero Tolerance/Kershaw, best customer service ever. Always treated right and like a week turn around unlike Buck. The Buck 110 is a good knife, just the company is resting on it laurels and will NOT back it up if you have a problem
 
texasbuck110 said:
buck has the worst customer service ever. I just got back a Buck 110 Alaskan Guide that developed blade wobble, and I chipped the tip. Buck sent me the knife back 2 months later, dull as a butter knife, and the tip was ground back to almost normal, still had blade wobble. I sent an email and got a call from some jerk rep who wanted to argue. Buy Benchmade, or Zero Tolerance/Kershaw, best customer service ever. Always treated right and like a week turn around unlike Buck. The Buck 110 is a good knife, just the company is resting on it laurels and will NOT back it up if you have a problem
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You're the first person I have ever seen to have anything bad to say about Buck's customer service.
 
well not the first I have heard. I loved Buck knives, my screen name is Buck110. I have had a buck 110 since I was like 10, very disappointing, it is like having family let you down. I believe you when you say I am the first you have heard, but on my FB page I have had several friends come forward with the other stories. I wont buy another one of their products again, which is a shame because I have been a Buck fan for years.
 
I've only dealt with their customer service a few times. Each time it was a pleasant experience. Once was with the spa to have some work done on an old 110 I bought off the bay. The other time was a few years ago when I had an issue with a vanguard. Apart from the spa taking a bit longer than what was stated everything was smooth.

I'm really curios on the blade play and wobble on Bucks. I havn't bought many new ones lately so I don't know. My sons large Bantam has no wobble or blade ply. My daughters small bantam has none. That's the only ones bought in past few years. Other 110s are from 2006/2007 and then 2001. I need to try some new examples.
 
evanPGH said:
Sweet Jesus that Opinel is gorgeous! What's the handle material?
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Thanks. It's their standard beech only modified. Dyed black, sanded, dyed brown. Got lucky on the grain.

The real point of the picture though is not pretty stain but how a lousy $15 import like that Opinel has out lasted 3 recent Bucks, all of which developed blade play with less hard use than that Opinel gets.

One huge difference is that Opinel has focused one a very few designs while Buck seems to be trying to be another CRKT or Boker or something. Real pity. That Buck 110 was my first nice knife.
 
I have had some oknife issues with wobbly blades on 110's before,but Bucks' customer service is %100 ,never had a problem with their customer service,its more than I would expect .I had a really bad 110 AG right out of the box,Jeff Hubbard sent me a new replacement AT NO COST TO ME,That replacement has been the only 110 i've been using for months,so far that knife is holding up perfectly in the edge holding dept,the blade is also nice and tight,no side play,no vertical play,feels great in my hand!.

If Buck had such bad CS,why would theY Send me a replacement on their dime all the way over to Canada????????I would say Buck has awesome CS,I've delt with other companies and never recieved the treeyment i have from Buck i'll tell you that!
 
Well i am glad you had a good experience with Buck. I did not, I was very disappointed. I have a Buck 110 made in 1972 that has never had an issue. I have another Buck 110 Alaskan guide that has no problems whatsoever, I think the quality is there, just every once in a while they turn out a bad one. I a am disappointed that they just cleaned the knife up and sent it back, after I specifically mentioned the blade wobble. A rep did call after I sent nasty-gram, and wanted me to send the knife back again, but it had already been gone 2 months and still wasnt fixed, so I sold it cheap. Maybe their customer service is like their knives, mostly good, with some bad every once in a while. I got bad. I have never gotten bad from leatherman, benchmade, and zero tolerance. Benchmade sharpened my knife replaced all the psrings and had my knife back in a week and a half and communicated the whole time. I will only carry one of these from now on. YMMV
 
I'm not trying to beat a dead horse. But you say you have 2 great knives from Buck. You have one bad experience and you write them off? Maybe someone missed the part in you knife where there was blade wobble and needed sharpening. I mean stuff does happen. You yourself said that the broken tip was fixed almost back to normal.
 
You made your experience with buck what you wanted,you sent them a "nasty-gram",that right there says it all.I attach a note with an elastic around the knife,and other in the package i ship ,detailing what i want done to each knife,in case somethingn gets lost,i include phone numbers as well.I have benchmade knives,I have a zero tolerance frame lock,leatherman multi tool,none of them are in the price range of a 110,not one of them.What do you expect from a mass produced product?It won't be all perfect all the time,otherwise they wouldn't have the lifetime warranty to back them up.

I'm sure if you calm down a bit and look at it from their position,you will see they were doing their best to help you out.Did benchmade send your knife back at their cost?,because the one time i needed my benchmade axis lock fixed i had to paty ALL THE SHIPPING FEES BOTH WAYS,Buck always pays return shipping.

I might also mention why i am so loyal to buck when i have a huge kniofe company Grohmann knives,in my province.I had a buck 110 i lost on a hunting trip in 1994,I lost it because the stitching on the sheath let go on the side and the knife must of slid out sometime whil i was hunting.,I wrote them a letter,they sent me a brand new buck 110 to replace the one i lost,no questions asked,Buck in my experience is hard to beat,especially at the price you definatelly get what you pay for.

I have a chris reeves sebenza and its a custom left hand model,i get better performance out of buck bg-42 steel than the sebbie in bg-42,the sebbie was well over $400.
 
Nasty-gram was sent after they sent my knife back UN-repaired. I was nice when i first sent it. Like I said, I am glad you have had good experiences. I haven't. I have had Buck knives that have never had a problem, and used them for years. I don't expect perfect, I do expect the company to fix it when i spend 14 bucks shipping it to them and explain exactly whats wrong. I get a call from a guy saying I can send the knife back, but it was already gone almost 2 months. It would have been gone longer than i have had the knife. Stuff does happen, agreed and stuff slips through the cracks, I understand that too. It is because of stories where people receive great service that it mad me mad. They did fix the point on the blade, but sent the knife back dull as a butter knife. The wobble would be noticeable to a 3 year old. I do contrast that to my 1972 Buck 110 that is flawless after many many hunting seasons. If they had sent me a new knife or fixed the wobble, I would have been happy with them. They didn't. They could have made it right the second time, they didnt. Yes I am writing them off. I am not a fan of the sebbies, I do own a CRK Green Beret that is fantastic. To each their own i suppose. I carried my Buck 110 the Whole time I was in the Army, and put it through hell and it still keeps trucking, so I hoped a brand new 110 AG would be solid. it wasnt. oh well....onward and upward.
 
My last issue with a buck 110 was with the ag 110,I also had a hards time getting anyone to listen,I was frustrated but i realized they have a lot to deal with.

After mant attempts I sent my ag 110 to a maker on here and he fixed everythingn wrong with the knife,and made it what it should have been from the factory.Then,Jeff Hubbard sent me some emails and ended up sending me a perfect ag 110 AT NO COST TO ME,I can't turn my back on a company that has that kind of service,or those kinds of people working for them,I just can't do it.People make mistakes all the time,in the end doing the best they can to help resolve an issue is all i caqn expect.Maybe they lost the note detailing what your uissues were?I have no other knife brands that stand behind their knives like buck does.
 
Well that sounds reasonable. I dont anticipate having anymore problems, but if I do perhaps i will be more patient and try to find a rep that is as cool as Mr. Hubbard seems to be.
 
I just want to say that I love my Bucks the longer I own them and the more I use them, and I intend to buy a Buck stockman next. I don't anticipate any problems with my Bucks, and Buck can expect my business for a very long time. Buck is quickly becoming one of my favorite knife companies.

So one of us has a bad experience with their customer service. I think that for every one person who has a bad experience with them, there are dozens ans perhaps hundreds of good Buck customer service experiences that people have.
 
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