Your New Knife!

not new guy said:
I truly don't mean to offend anyone, but what's the attraction of Buck knives? The blade steel they use seems to be meh, the designs are ancient, the locking mechanisms are either non-existent or archaic, and they're not user serviceable. Yet they seem to have a cult following. Why?
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I get what you mean, but, sometimes I just like having an older looking pocket knife like a case on me, even though the pocket room it takes up could more efficiently be filled with a Swiss Army knife, which I also sometimes carry. It’s nostalgic and makes me think of the old pocket knives my dad used to have. I almost always have something like a spyderco military or paramilitary in my pocket, but, I usually also have a Swiss Army knife or a Case trapper type knife in another pocket. I whipped out my paramilitary in my office once to cut something open and the shocked looks were unexpected. Nobody reacts that way in an office environment when you use an old timey looking pocket knife or a Swiss Army knife.
 
ChevyGuy91 said:
My dad gave me my first Buck 110 when I was like 7. I also like and carry Case knives too. Not every knife needs to be a $300 wonder steel fiddle f***.

But I also like old Chevys and cowboy boots. I suppose I could drive a brand new truck and wear whatever the cool dudes are wearing too, but I don't.
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My dad bought two 112s at the PX. He later had myself and my brother and we each got one. My grandmother gave me my first pocket knife, a literal Dime Store purchase from the 5 and 10 on Mass ave in Arlington, when I was 5.
 
chris_1001 said:
eBay to get a replacement?
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I haven't looked too hard to replace it yet. It was a promotional knife that Case put out at a show back when I was in the service. It was more memorabilia than the larger Spyderco knives I have in rotation. I still have the same Maui Jims from the early 2000's that are for driving only and sit in the 18 yr old truck. This is why I can't have nice things; I lose them. [laugh]
 
Matt_SERE said:
I carried a nice little Case folder for 30+ years and recently misplaced or lost it. Good little knives. [frown]
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i don't know why, i take case blades for granted, i always managed to lose my case knives. i used my case knives hard and tossed them around when i should have taken better care of them. i have one now. a 3" wharncliffe blade folder with nice jigged bone scales made by case and branded carhartt on the scale shield. the blade is stamped case on the recasso. i have a photo up here somewhere... i remember mr. enbloc was giddy over that knife. i tried to get him one but they were a limited run and hard to come by. i'd like to get another, i should look to see if any are around.
 
not new guy said:
I truly don't mean to offend anyone, but what's the attraction of Buck knives? The blade steel they use seems to be meh, the designs are ancient, the locking mechanisms are either non-existent or archaic, and they're not user serviceable. Yet they seem to have a cult following. Why?
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Same.

I generally like old-skool stuff in life, but stockman-style knives just do nothing for me. To each his own, but I don't get it.
 
Matt_SERE said:
I haven't looked too hard to replace it yet. It was a promotional knife that Case put out at a show back when I was in the service. It was more memorabilia than the larger Spyderco knives I have in rotation. I still have the same Maui Jims from the early 2000's that are for driving only and sit in the 18 yr old truck. This is why I can't have nice things; I lose them. [laugh]
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I always use eBay to find things that I used to own.

Hate the place, but it is a good resource.
 
not new guy said:
I truly don't mean to offend anyone, but what's the attraction of Buck knives? The blade steel they use seems to be meh, the designs are ancient, the locking mechanisms are either non-existent or archaic, and they're not user serviceable. Yet they seem to have a cult following. Why?
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In a word, nostalgia. In the mid 1960’s and ‘70’s, a Buck 110 was the knife to have.
 
A new addition to my knives. Have many but thanks to @Marty McFly for giving me this very cool knife made by local NH company Granite Forge. I also have another here that is a Damascus knife given to my by a very good friend made by Silver Stag and a Western Knives w77 boot knife I have had since college.

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When I mention I probably have 150 knives, this is why, I give a lot away, but when I find a stupidly good deal, I buy a bunch. When I saw Mora Companions for $10 a pair a few years ago, I bought four. When I saw the deal on these, I grabbed a bunch. The kids can learn to sharpen with them.

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bfm said:
When I mention I probably have 150 knives, this is why, I give a lot away, but when I find a stupidly good deal, I buy a bunch. When I saw Mora Companions for $10 a pair a few years ago, I bought four. When I saw the deal on these, I grabbed a bunch. The kids can learn to sharpen with them.

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I used to carry one of those in my pocket for a long time but it had the serration on bottom half of knife and it annoyed me. I didn't see the full fine edge ones.
 
cstockwell said:
I used to carry one of those in my pocket for a long time but it had the serration on bottom half of knife and it annoyed me. I didn't see the full fine edge ones.
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Years back I had an unexpected work trip to Canada. Forgot to pack a knife in my checked bag, so I bought a Paraframe at Canadian Tire as it was about the nicest knife I could find there. Spent a night stropping the edge on the back of the notepad in the hotel room and working the blade open and closed till it smoothed out. Was there for almost two months, so I was glad I bought it. I left it for a coworker who was going to be there for another month or two and didn't have a knife with him. He brought it home and still has it. He remarked on how surprised he was that the knife came so sharp, so I explained that it was not that sharp out of the box and it had taken me about 45 minutes to get it there. They are decent knives, especially for the price. BladeHQ lists them as discontinued and marked them down.
 
bfm said:
Years back I had an unexpected work trip to Canada. Forgot to pack a knife in my checked bag, so I bought a Paraframe at Canadian Tire as it was about the nicest knife I could find there. Spent a night stropping the edge on the back of the notepad in the hotel room and working the blade open and closed till it smoothed out. Was there for almost two months, so I was glad I bought it. I left it for a coworker who was going to be there for another month or two and didn't have a knife with him. He brought it home and still has it. He remarked on how surprised he was that the knife came so sharp, so I explained that it was not that sharp out of the box and it had taken me about 45 minutes to get it there. They are decent knives, especially for the price. BladeHQ lists them as discontinued and marked them down.
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Thanks for the heads up!!! I just ordered 5 of them. I had switched over to Schrade pocket knives and have about 10 of them lying around between here and NH house. I use them as a pocket knife and a tool they probably shouldn't be used for all the time so I end up having to stone them quite a bit and just keep grabbing another one when they get really beat on. But they take an edge nicely every time so I have been have stuck with them. Only thing I hate about them is that they don't close straight once you start using them quite a bit and probably why they stopped making that model Schrade. Looking forward to going back to the little Gerber ones.
 
jamison55 said:
Yup, it’s a Leek. I’ve owned, sold, and given away quite a few of these over the years. There’s a reason it’s a classic. But this one I just picked up from the awesome guys at DNA lasering is my favorite EVER!

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the scales are covered in 80"s references? is the flip side the same?
that's awesome.
 
lancecolonel said:
the scales are covered in 80"s references? is the flip side the same?
that's awesome.
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The pattern is called “Stickerbomb”, so I think it’s supposed to look like it’s covered in stickers (like my rifle case and guitar case). I got a great deal because it was on the blemishes and demos section of their website (though I can’t find a single thing wrong with this one). It’s laser engraved, so it actually gives the knife a little bit of much needed grip!

Pattern is on the show side only. Which is fine, because the clip takes up most of the lock side.
 
jamison55 said:
The pattern is called “Stickerbomb”, so I think it’s supposed to look like it’s covered in stickers (like my rifle case and guitar case). I got a great deal because it was on the blemishes and demos section of their website (though I can’t find a single thing wrong with this one). It’s laser engraved, so it actually gives the knife a little bit of much needed grip!

Pattern is on the show side only. Which is fine, because the clip takes up most of the lock side.
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Random Leeks are great little slicers.
 

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