Wooden Wednesday - Traditionals only please

[Travman]

American Cherry

 

[joeradza]

Walnut again.

 

[mbkr]

ebony

 

[Jack Black]

Double Ebony today

 

[pmek5]

The Bunny lives on

 

[afishhunter]

in pocket.
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[pat9198]

Boker Barlow Castle Burg.

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[5K Qs]

I'm totin' 3 wooden knives this week, from 3 foreign countries.
Chinese Buck 373 (aka Trio) with handles made of some unknown-to-me type of wood.
(While searching online to try to identify the wood used, I saw that the current version of this model has 440C stainless blades. I bought a bone version several years ago and the blades were 420J2; 440C seems like quite an upgrade, as I understand it. I don't know what steel is used on this Buck that belonged to my late father-in-law.)


Ebony on English Black Jack, my Jack Black SFO 2018 Guardian's lambsfoot:


Oak on my French Opignel (bought for me in Spain by my daughter):



- GT

 

[cigarrodog]

 

[Modoc ED]

 

[Ironbut]

 

[Hibou Canne]

 

[SteveC]

Walnut and Cocobolo

 

[Will Power]

Superb shot of a superb knife At first, I thought it was living dangerously..over a drain cover Most certainly like to have one of those in my stable of knives.

Thanks, Will

 

[afishhunter]

I'm totin' 3 wooden knives this week, from 3 foreign countries.
Chinese Buck 373 (aka Trio) with handles made of some unknown-to-me type of wood.
(While searching online to try to identify the wood used, I saw that the current version of this model has 440C stainless blades. I bought a bone version several years ago and the blades were 420J2; 440C seems like quite an upgrade, as I understand it. I don't know what steel is used on this Buck that belonged to my late father-in-law.)
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Ebony on English Black Jack, my Jack Black SFO 2018 Guardian's lambsfoot:
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Oak on my French Opignel (bought for me in Spain by my daughter):
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- GT

I just looked at Buck's website. Both versions of the 373 (and 371) still have 420J2 blades.
Whoever claimed 440C is mistaken.

 

[mbkr]

I just looked at Buck's website. Both versions of the 373 (and 371) still have 420J2 blades.
Whoever claimed 440C is mistaken.

To the best of my knowledge, Buck hasn't used 440c in years, except for the occasional special edition.

 

[5K Qs]

I just looked at Buck's website. Both versions of the 373 (and 371) still have 420J2 blades.
Whoever claimed 440C is mistaken.

To the best of my knowledge, Buck hasn't used 440c in years, except for the occasional special edition.

Thanks for the info, guys!

I think I've been giving the descriptions of knives on vendors' websites more credit than they deserve; I just figured they'd want to get things right.
Going to the manufacturer's website seems wiser - going to the original source to minimize the "message" getting garbled as it passes through various "middlemen", data entry clerks who may know nothing about knives, etc.

FWIW, the 440C claim for the Buck 373 came from Chicago Knife Works description. I just checked what their description of the steel for the 371 is, and they list "420C" (which I don't think is even a thing, is it?).

On the other hand, I happened to have Knife Center up in a google search for "Buck 373", and their description says that the 373, the 385 (baby toothpick), and the 382 (a mini trapper I haven't seen before) have 420HC, while the 371 (big stockman) and 389 (canoe) have 420J2.

It's a jungle out there!!

- GT

 

[afishhunter]

On the other hand, I happened to have Knife Center up in a google search for "Buck 373", and their description says that the 373, the 385 (baby toothpick), and the 382 (a mini trapper I haven't seen before) have 420HC, while the 371 (big stockman) and 389 (canoe) have 420J2

As far as I know, the offshore 300 series have always been 420J2.
Buck does specify the current production 373 and 371 both have 420J2 blades.

420J2 may not be the "greatest" blade steel, perhaps, but I think it is slightly "better" than the 3CR (whatever) MoV that BTI-Schrade is currently using on most(?) of the Imperial knifes. Then again, 3CR (whatever) MoV might be the "equivalent" of 420J2, with no practical differences, like 7CR14MoV and 440A?

I only know my offshore 300 series Buck knives with 420J2 blades (a couple 371 and a 389) hold a working edge for an acceptable (to me) length of time, even after thinning and re-profiling the edges to 10 degrees per side/20 degrees inclusive, on a guided rod sharpener with a 10 degree slot.
Stropping usually restores the edge ... on the rare instances stropping (no diamond polish) fails, it only takes a couple swipes on a stone/hone to get arm hair shaving sharp again.

 

[Horsewright]

 

[Travman]

Mesquite