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For those of you who own Buck knives, are you aware of their warranty whereby if you mail them your knife, they will polish it up and resharpen it, what they call their “spa” treatment, and mail it back to you, for $6.95?
The knife above I acquired in the early 1980s or maybe late 1970s. My pal gave it to me because he managed to lose a SAK I’d lent him. It was a hard knife to sharpen, and was looking a bit rough after 40 years. I gave it to my youngest son some time ago, when he was maybe ten or so, and was surprised that he, now 26, recently remembered it. I had Buck refurbish it so that I can give it to him when he comes home next time.
That knife, the 102 Woodsman, is a very small sheath knife. Since I’d no longer have a Buck sheath knife in the house, I thought I’d best get a new, bigger one for me:
The new one is a 120, “the General,” I think it is called. The model seems to have been around since the early 1960s or so. I was surprised at how light it is compared to, say my Falkniven A1 or my Cattaraugus 225Q. But, it is nicely balanced. Has a large, very comfortable handle, too. The blade, at over 7” is a bit large for most practical purposes, but, properly sharpened, would make a nice carving knife. (I have yet to come across a truly razor sharp new knife here in the US. Japan, yes.)
The 120 will probably spend its time with me as a bookshelf or desk knickknack, as most of my knives do, but I enjoy having a new knife. It’ll go, along with the rest of them, to one of my sons when the time comes.
The knife above I acquired in the early 1980s or maybe late 1970s. My pal gave it to me because he managed to lose a SAK I’d lent him. It was a hard knife to sharpen, and was looking a bit rough after 40 years. I gave it to my youngest son some time ago, when he was maybe ten or so, and was surprised that he, now 26, recently remembered it. I had Buck refurbish it so that I can give it to him when he comes home next time.
That knife, the 102 Woodsman, is a very small sheath knife. Since I’d no longer have a Buck sheath knife in the house, I thought I’d best get a new, bigger one for me:
The new one is a 120, “the General,” I think it is called. The model seems to have been around since the early 1960s or so. I was surprised at how light it is compared to, say my Falkniven A1 or my Cattaraugus 225Q. But, it is nicely balanced. Has a large, very comfortable handle, too. The blade, at over 7” is a bit large for most practical purposes, but, properly sharpened, would make a nice carving knife. (I have yet to come across a truly razor sharp new knife here in the US. Japan, yes.)
The 120 will probably spend its time with me as a bookshelf or desk knickknack, as most of my knives do, but I enjoy having a new knife. It’ll go, along with the rest of them, to one of my sons when the time comes.
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