not worth it. i own both. its just a novelty, the og is cheaper, sturdier, has less to break. bucks fit and finish has gone down quite a bit too. save your money for gas.
I've got one but I mainly got it for the brass and micarta. Not a fan of the auto setup, it's really crunchy and stiff. If they'd make one in a standard lockback, it would be a winner.
Bought the 110 elite when it was on sale and came with the free boker. I’ve since sent it back to buck hope it comes back and impresses me. It wouldn’t deploy reliably and blade play wasn’t as good as I would expect from a knife at that price point...🤞hopefully it comes back the In the condition I hope it does
that "YEAH BOIIIII" is exactlt how i feel sometimes when carrying a larger knife as well. always just explained it as a more secure or safe feeling, but that is way more appropriate
OMG I thought I was the only one with a "BENCHMARK PARATROOPER" I'm so pumped others have that I don't care I want it attitude towards blades like that
Zac you talk about the compact non-stop, but it shows you're genuine. You do you man! The best part about blade hq is that you guys come across as real people. Real people have preferences and sometimes we repeat ourselves. ;) Don't lose that authenticity!
It's a lot of knife "abuse" not "use" if you ask me. I mean he snapped his buck canoes blade and destroyed his HKs tip. Made me cringe watching him use it on his bike.
@Redacted 00078576 you use a knife to cut stuff. Not pry things. If you damage your tools to where u have to repair them or worse, snap a tip, then that's abuse.
an opinel #10 is just perfect for me, im a carpenter and the tip of the knife is just slim enough to fix the jams on my nail guns and its sharp and the carbone blades get the nicest patina,i stripped the varnish and sanded the handle of my opinel and coated it with boiled linseed oil. you HAVE to try it
I am a die hard lefty. Razer Deathadder Left Handed mouse. My conceal carry firearm of choice is the H&K VP9 because the slide drop is ambi and so is the mag release. QVO wingman holster is lefty. But my two knives that I use strictly is my CRKT Carson Design M16-04Z with the lock and CRKT Snaplock without the pocket clip for left handed opening. I have seen a few autos with left handed people in mind. And yes, I agree that @BladeHQ needs a knife banter for lefties!!!!
First knife I was ever given was a Schrade version of the “Buck 110”. Mid 80’s. To this day, never sharpened and still sharp as hell. Used a bunch, especially for fishing. The patina is Amazing. Keep it in the original leather sheath so there’s a bit of green on it too. 👍
Sharpen your damn knives man!! He likes building things and working, putting a good edge on a knife and learning that skill should be right up Zac's alley.
Zac's genuine unbridled joy for these knives is great to see. Put me in touch with a few there which I might have to track down. Not easy to be a British collector though
STD s35vn is a bit easier to sharpen than M390 but yes M390 is better in every other metric. I only have to sharpen my M390 blades 1-2 times a year and I use both of them daily. Cuts cardboard basically forever.
Im telling you, you have to check out the SAK Cybertool S/34. It has an in line screwdriver with interchangeable bits. I won't rewrite what I already stated on the SAK BHQ video but just to reiterate I use it all the time for carpentry needs and the bits have yet to give out. You might think its too thick, but its reall the perfect SAK.
I know its really nothing special but I've wanted a Buck 119 for several yrs now as when I was a kid my father carried one in his semi truck and I used to "play" with it. Yrs after my father's company closed and his trucks were sold I remembered it and hunted high n low for HIS knife. He then passed away a few yrs later and it has yet to turn up. Now every time I see one it reminds me of my father. Need one for my collection to feel complete.
Why did you have to mention Ben!😭 still hurting😭 miss Ben! Love your knife collection. Can’t believe you got rid of the gerber. I’m a gerber boi. So that hurt😂
My favourite two videos are this and Knives Ben Stole. They tell lots of stories behind knives, and they show your charismas, i.e. strong middle finger and long middle finger.
Great story. I got me a leatherman tool and the first wave in good condition again. I hade the when i was younger working om the farm. Fun to find them used i good condition.
Ooh, I have thinking about a build knife, something simple and classic-a tried and true design and remake it, my idea is a kershaw leek, refinish the blade, stonewashed it, then still out the liners a bit to lighten it, make one scale micarta and texture the clip side, just make one big build video about one knife
The bronze biblio is the obvious next knife for you. Fits your aesthetic and the way it patinas is so damn sexy. There are also some neat little improvements they did to the design for the Ti and Bronze models too.
Is it bad I'm just sitting here watching knife banter while cleaning one of my guns and a few old knives and I end up cutting myself trying to unfold one of my great grandpas old swiss army knives. Dangit Bobby!
You should have a functional version of that frost cutlery knife, take a pencil make an outline and make a blank. Put a copper and micarta handle on it too.
I carry a leatherman charge titanium. Give it a try. It's never let me down. Hunting, camping, or working on vehicles.. it's a handy tool. And the S30V blade has treated me well so far.(3 years)
I share Zac’s sentiments on M390. I like it way better than D2, and I think S30V. Especially after I got and carry my Bradford Guardian 3 in M390. That’s what made me fall in love with M390. I feel like that could be a good big game caping knife.
They were originally made for disassembling rifles and opening cans,but I received a swiss champ on my 16th b day and I lit s a smoke with magnifer,very coool.
I just started collecting about 2 years ago. I have a Cold Steel SRK SK5, TOPS C.A.T. Tanto with the Cyber G-10 grips, ESEE Candiru with the orange G-10 grips and the Ontario Rat II D2 Black With the Carbon Fiber/G-10 grips. I have a thing for coated blades if you can't tell lol.
There is the Victorinox "Duke of Edinburgh" (a UK youth charity) it's a compact with a Philips. It has the rounded tipped blade, but I'm tempted to get one and make the blade into a sheepsfoot!
For the scales, drill the hole over sized. Fill the hole with epoxy. Then drill the correct sized hole. Then you'll have an epoxy bedded hole of the correct diameter. Use a contrasting dye to color the epoxy fill for extra credit!
110 actually have less patina the more you use them lol. Sitting in the sheath is how they get so dark and dull. I work with brass a good deal and if you rub the brass with your finger the patina will come off and you will see a dark green on your finger.
There is no way he didn't alter the finish of that Buck 110 @8:00 without the use of chemicals. The blade is the tell... I do like that knife enough to have just bought one ;) LOL
Thats not a pet bar on the Swiss army knife. It's a bottle opener and flat blade driver. And it does have a Phillips driver, the can opener tip is designed for Phillips head screws.
It's funny that thieves always say they did someone a favor. Thing is it wouldn't occur to them to say that if they were doing them a favor. Someone says I did someone a favor like that is just admitting that they know they ripped someone off and they're looking for someone else to blame it on.
I love sort of long thin blades. There is something really elegant about them. My 2 favourite knives in Zacs collection are thus the mini kwaiken (I swear if I can find the brass/micarata scales I will get them without question) and the WE Scamp - not really a slip joint guy but damn that thing is beautiful.
Dang when I heard about you losing your Gerber multi tool. It reminded me of my red pocket knife my first knife that I got from a friend in first grade. And one of my brothers told on me. And I got it taken from me by a elementary school principal of gjal.
Zac you ever thought about picking up a Lynch NW. A.A.P prybar? Sounds like you use a Prybar quite a bit and that would be a dedicated use tool that gets the job done. Save your knife tips!
Zac: I love the patina that had developed on my Copper Natrix. The detent on mine is a little loose and sloppy after a year. Have you seen the same issue?
Your new knife should be the Kershaw Barstow. Because they are just stupid fun and satisfy your inner 12 year old. Also, I use mine daily as a beater purely as a box opener at work. Great collection, Zac!
