Buck 119 Bushcrafting Modifications 

I like how instead of complaining about what you don't like about the 119, you simply adjusted it to what you wanted. I hope you get many years of use out of this knife and have a lot of fun with it.

I love the Buck 119. This is the first 119 mod I've seen. You did a fantastic job to make it your own.

I actually put a bicycle tube around the handle. Rubberized and grippier, and protects from damage!

You could've just bought a different knife with a better steel and a drop point blade since that's what this looks like. I myself would not change a thing about the Buck 119. I love the 119's blade and the clip point on it. I keep mine original and it has served me well. even wet, the handle is perfect and I love the feel of it. But what matters here is if you are happy with it. I would rather just buy another knife than to ruin a perfectly good knife.

Had a Buck 120 years ago and sold it. I regretted that so recently I finally bought a 119. I will keep it original and use it for camping. If you wanted a drop point consider a Jeo- tec #29 made in Spain and good quality.

Nice mods. I've been considering some mods to mine and this helped me visualize how it might work. Good job.

You did a real nice job. Good work.

The 119 will always be a awesome knife

Man, this is super cool. Been around knives for a long time and never come across this mod.

I love that we live in a world where folks can do what they want to their stuff and share it with all. I love modding things and you did a sweet job. My 119 is untouched and might stay that way but I respect the time and attention you gave this project. Looks great to me either way!

Ur knife, use it the way u want But as far as I'm concerned, you ruined it

Gotta say, like what you did there, that handle looks awesome, I have a 119 and love it, might just buy another one to try something like this, great job, thanks for sharing.

I bought mine back in Summer of 09 & it's still in perfect working condition. It's one of my favorite knives.

Personally I just wrapped the handle of mine with hockey stick tape. Haven't really done much else to it other than that and sharpening. Tried to baton some wood and the gaurd bent up a bit so that was kinda annoying. But it actually kinda gave me a bit more room on the handle. I plan to get another one at some point to have a more orginal one but with the tape still. But the current one I have I'll chop the blade and turn it into kinda a seax.

That looks great, nice work!

this is the dopest video i seen all week

Nice improvements!

Pretty cool concept. I couldn't do it to my own for sentimental value, but i do respect the unique plan.

Very useful. Excellent mods.

Love the leather stacked handle. I have a buck 120 and love the blade but hate the slippery handle. I was thinking of leather stacking the handle or getting a sheet of talon grip pro and wrapping the handle. Thank you for the video and showing the ideas to mame it better.

Wow in so glad i came across this video. I just ordered a 119 and was wondering what to do about the tip. Your drop point mod reminds me of my favorite Spyderco the stretch 1, definitely going to follow your lead on this one looks great and more functional for my needs

great job

Wow! Great mods

Great new blade shape, nice job...

I really like your mods. My handle broke near where your index finger would go. I was looking for a fix. I might fill the chip with epoxy and wrap the handle. Great video 👍

awesome. love the handle wrap. i might have to do that

I broke the tip off of my buck & I've been looking for a good idea for fixing it. I like what you did so I think I'm going to try that on my knife.

Very nice mods. I like it

Great suggestions. Thank you!

I think you actually broke the tip and tried to hide it by telling us you meant to re-profile the tip ;)

Nice job. I like the way that turned out. I was wondering about the handle, but after that long, no doubt!

I'd put some serrations on the false edge left. Would be good for cutting tough stuff. And I'd make the finger guard a little shorter. But overall I like the mods. The Phenlolic could take checkering well if someone is up to that sort of job.

I had a 119 that I broke (I forget how) and I’ve been sitting on a 120 that I haven’t been able to get rid of for years. I might just do this to the 120

Looks great! Probably more work than most people are willing to do but if you enjoyed it super! The original version is also worth keeping for hunting because the blood cleans up quickly off the grip.

I ended up using a small triangle file and checkered the handle. It looks almost factory done

eh.....somebody please get this guy a few Old Hickory knives! Seriously though, I customize everything too. More power to you. It's part of the fun of knives.

Did you just drill a hole in the handle for the paracord?

No no no you destroy a treasure broooooo...it seems like you need another type of knife...this is hunting and primary skinning knife not made to use as Survival etc....it seems you need the bk2 bro

The Horror! While I applaud your ingenuity I beg you prescribe to some kind of penance for your act of Sacrilege... lol. Thanks for showing!

It is rather ugly compared to what it was but I totally agree with the functionality. However you look at it it's not that expensive and you can do whatever the heck you want! I have several different flavors of the 119, most are new in box but one especially gets 99% of the use and it's kinda beat. It was my first and the only mod is wrapping the handle with rubber tape so now it's super grippy. All my others have wood handles, and that first one with the std black phenolic is why. I also have a couple 619's with oem rubber handles which are super cool and don't have much of a bolster/guard on top either which I appreciate. I think you would've liked the 619 a lot more. Your blade mod was a bit of a shock to me but I see the reason and kinda like it. I broke ~1/4" off the tip of my beater which kinda killed the look, so now I'm actually considering your mod which never crossed my mind until I saw yours. I won't be wrapping my handle twine but I may sand blast it and see how that looks/feels, and if a fail I may coat it with something. I've often wanted to remove the handle and replace with a piece of nice wood, which I may end up doing. So thanks for posting that because it's helpful and gives me some motivation to do that stuff to mine :)

I like buck products as a whole and adore my buck 110 folder. However, I don’t like my 119 as it has very few positive qualities. I am pretty sure that I purchased it all those years ago because I watched one too many Rambo movies. I think these mods make the knife a lot more useful.

Nice modification.

How much to send one to ya and have this done?

I DIG IT;-)

ahh this was cool

Love this ungraded. Where did you get the hemp wrap?

Great blade reprofile! I kinda wonder about grinding down the handle some then wrapping it. Make it a little thinner.. this is inspirational though!

Cool mods!!

Perhaps the ultimate mods to turn this knife into a much more practical bushcraft tool. And as these knives are 50 bucks and available everywhere, why not? Thanks for the vid.

Strong work sir! I’ve wished Buck would modify this iconic blade for years! You’ve inspired me to do the same, although I’ll probably just create some texture on the handle, the other mods are spot on. Cheers from one Texan to another!!!

Very nice Mods. Buck should give a choice which knife you want to buy. That model is excellent... PERSONALLY I would buy the original & the mod you just created... I have buy to 2 Buck 119 and have some make the Modifications for me... 👍👍

Great video. Would love to see it with a 4 inch blade

The pronounced clip point is the only reason I have a 119. The handle is already a bit thick for me, so wrapping it is out of the question. I wanted a stainless drop point knife with a blade under 6" with an ergonomic grip with waterproof scales, so I've got a Grohmann #4 with micarta handle on the way. More useful blade shape, and better steel than 420HC, too.

I love it. How grippy was the phenolic after bead blasting it? I would like to improve the handle without adding bulk.

Nice vidéo your knife is awesome...but for me, the original is Perfect. I down the special and the woodsman...both are great knives. With the handle ... slipery So your mod is good

Why did you do that to the blade!really

I wrapped my 119V handle with a single layer of #30 braided nylon fishing line (almost 10 ft) then covered with inner tube for grip. I can unwrap in an emergency for making a fishing pole, repairs etc. Also drilled hole for para cord lanyard I would hate to lose/drop it over the side of the boat. Quit Wish'in Go Fish'in

You shouodnt be bushcrafting with a 119 they are hunting knives designed for proceaaing game.. Not being used to split wood and other stupid shit, get a 124 for that purpose

I like that knife with an drop point then an cliff point

I like it. I think you did a great job. I have always wished the 119 was a drop point.

This is a great idea if I ever break the tip of my knife. But I personally wouldn't want to do that to the blade. I have other knives I can use that came that way. It's your knife. You need to make it how you like it. Nothing wrong with that. I have thought about wrapping the handle with black grip tape. Like you use on baseball bat handles. I have done it with cheapo knives. Just hate messing around with my beautiful good knife.

Someone give Jethro a butter knife to play with....

Alot of favorable comments. Having used my 119 at 31 years now I kinda cringed. The lanyard hole was something I thought about doing....I dropped it in a river in April this year but I reached down and got it. I was near the shore. Maybe 2.5 feet down. I did order another off ebay, the sheath is more wimpy than my 1988 model. I also ordered some 120s but they're from like 1986 and 1987.

Sweeeeeet

I want to make mine a drop point sooo bad but I’m scared that I might ruin it

Great idea! The tip is stronger, similar to a Benchmade 940 reverse tanto.

Badass , wouldn't mind doing mine the same

That blade shape reminds me of the benchmade 940 Osborne lol

Ya, I think you just need to choose another knife if you don't like the 119. That's alot of work into something that you didn't like. Seems counter productive.

This is sick! You did a great, clean job on this baby! I just ordered my buck119 last night on amazon and it’s supposed to arrive today, but we’ll see. Im excited cuz its my first knife! I think im gonna do a similar mod on the handle like you did. Im pretty sure hemp string comes in cool colors like wine red and dark forest green, so im probably gonna use that. Btw, i live in california, and was wondering.. Can i have this knofe in my truck?? im not saying id have it on my hip, but i just wanted tohave it in my truck but i know there are a zillion rules with knives and im new to this knife world so im clueless. Ive tried to look it up but you know how that is.... you can never find what you’re looking for. Please let me know.

Oh God can I send you mine and do that awesome grip for me? Lol

Sweet mods mate :-)

You should have just bought you another knife instead of messing up that knife like you did. I like the knife the way it is from the factory and would not change it. I have the 119 and the 120 knives and the 120 knife have been with me over 35 years and not changed. I also have the 110 folding knife and love it also and would not make changes to it either.

I'm glad you like your knife after you modified it but I have to ask....... Why in the name of all that is good would you destroy a beautiful knife like the Buck 119? They make plenty of knives that are designed specifically for the purposes you were wanting that aren't as expensive. Poor knife........

Look how they massacred my boy 😢”. I like all the mods, I just don’t know I feel about grinding off the top. I think I would just carry a mora 1 as a neck knife or designated “ woodworking “ knife.

I wrapped my handle like that with artificial sinew.

Les Strod carried the buck 119 in his original shows

very nice I just got a 75 year special I'm going to do the same thing awesome

Noooo why would you do that to such an amazing knife

Buck sheath is made of genuine leather which is not real leather. It is engineered product like fiberboard or plywood. Everyone always says they are real good sheaths I guess because they aren’t vinyl?

120 is a better knife !

He'yump string. Ah, reminds me of my home of georgia. Where ya from, friend?

Buck 19 blade steel is 420 hc. its not 440a or 440c steel which is a harder steel. I own a buck 19 and i will keep it cause i lost the receipt.

Why didn't you just buy a Kephart style knife? It is already made to fit your idea of a knife.

Very impressive video. I do like your mods it shows that you use it a lot and is now very utilitarian for your specific purposes. At first sight I thought WTF then as I listened it all made sense. Good job. Trump 2020

I put super glue on the handle. It never leaves my hand.

I would've just purchased a Buck Vanguard but okay.

I sure you like it, but I think you made a beautiful knife ugly af

No offense...but just buy the knife you want

If it's slick just use electrical tape so you can take it back off

I think you fucked it up I would never do that you fucked a the blade and the Handel just have a custom handle from the factory man

Well bro is your knife and you can do whatever you want Whit. It to make you happy I have knifes guns that I made them to fit mine self and to hell Whit the heaters....😂😂😂

U got a weed knife now 👌😂😂😂😂

press f for this knife

...like so much handle mods, but not at all blade mods...

You just ruined that knife

I wouldnt have messed with a good knife like that. Buy a knife thatyou like and sell the one you dont. I'll never understand why people have to take something nice and ruin it. I guess it's just to make it personalized and say they did it themselves. Not me brother.

I personally find your knife to be a cringeworthy abomination, but hey whatever floats your boat. I would've just went with a different model such as the bucklite max fixed blade, but hey your knife is certainly unique now 👍

This is how you dont own a knife

How to void your lifetime warranty in 5 easy steps! Why not just buy a different knife that better fits your needs?