Buck 105 fill me in

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iamjethro

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Well, I never could find a 632 to check out and I got impatient. I don't have a lot of knives. I had recently purchased a Mora Companion and still wanted something that looked like what I thought a knife should look like, so...since I had the 4 inch Mora I ordered a 105 for a little difference.

I had looked at a 119 before, but it just seemed a little too big for what I wanted.I am not a hunter. I might clean a fish (hopefully be able to fillet) with this knife. Mostly it will ride my hip and look cool and cut a few things here and there.

I liked the modified clip point. Kinda between a drop and a clip.

so, fill me in... How much am gonna love this thing? :D
 
I think you will love it very much. It's not to small, not to big, it's just right. The blade is curvy and attractive like a beautiful woman. Need I say more?
 
It is a standard 105. I was just going by the description. It called it a modified clip. Doesn't have as much of that swoop upward at the end of the blade.
 
iamjethro said:
Well, I never could find a 632 to check out and I got impatient. I don't have a lot of knives. I had recently purchased a Mora Companion and still wanted something that looked like what I thought a knife should look like, so...since I had the 4 inch Mora I ordered a 105 for a little difference.

I had looked at a 119 before, but it just seemed a little too big for what I wanted.I am not a hunter. I might clean a fish (hopefully be able to fillet) with this knife. Mostly it will ride my hip and look cool and cut a few things here and there.

I liked the modified clip point. Kinda between a drop and a clip.

so, fill me in... How much am gonna love this thing? :D
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Two legitimate reasons to love a fixed blade knife. Or any knife for that matter.

The first is purely functional. Some knife designs are driven by functional considerations and if a knife matches your desired use well, it can be a marriage made in heaven.

The second is aesthetics, or how a knife looks and how it makes you feel when you hold it and use it. This is just as legitimate.

Functionally, the Mora Companion and Buck 105 are designed for different uses. The Companion is a wood working knife and is highly optimized for that sort of work. The 105 is a meat cutting knife and ideally suited for that. Both will handle general cutting tasks well, so long as you recognize when you're pushing use into territory they are really designed for. The 105 will handle fishing cleaning and meat processing better than the Companion, while the Companion will be better for wood working but you can certainly use both knives for both purposes and your head won't explode into flames and the Apocalypse won't be unleashed on Earth.

Aesthetically, I think it's a no-brainer. The Buck 100 series of knives are drop dead gorgeous while the Mora Companion series has all of the beauty and charm of an Estwing hammer or Stanley screw driver. It's straight-forward tool and makes no attempt to look good.

If Buck were to make a sabre ground 4" or 5" bushcrafter in the 100 series with handle ergonomics that came close to the Mora Companion, I would buy a gaggilion of them.
 
Arrived today. May be too pretty to use.
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I wasn't expecting that model 105. You picked a nice one. Keep it pretty, but definitely put it to use! Congrats.
 
I really thought after seeing everybody say spring for the brass, that I could just use it and clean it well. Now I am not so sure. I want to use it. I hate to buy a knife and it not be used for purpose of manufacture. However, It just looks so good that as of now I cut one piece of tape to tape a box up and then put it back in its box.

I gotta get over that.
 
Like I said earlier, I've been using my 105 since 1975 and it still looks very nice. The stainless blade pretty much maintains itself, as far as corrosion or discoloring. Flitz will keep the brass looking new and the laminated handle material is tough. Use the knife for its intended purpose and it will look great for many, many years. :thumbup:

The Pathfinder has been around for over 50 years. You picked a good one for your needs.


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I plan to do so. It may trim up a slab of spare ribs this weekend.

I am fast deciding that Buck is where most of my money will go Knife wise.
 
TAH wrote:
Been loving mine since 1975..
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Hey TAH,
Out of curiosity, where did you get that lanyard on the SAK? Looks rather interesting, especially with the snap clasp..

Cheers,
Serge
 
Hi Serge,

I made it out of a spare hiking boot lace and small "lobster clip". The clips are pretty easy to find on the internet. I think this one came off a cheap keychain flashlight. Here's an alternative clip that is a little nicer: Link


The knot is a Fisherman's knot.
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