Buck 119 Destruction Test

skypeace

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For kicks and giggles this morning I remembered this video on Youtube and replayed it. What it did was reinforce for me what a well designed and produced all around fixed blade the Buck 119 Special truly is. I always enjoy watching this donkey be bowled over when the 119 finally breaks from the abuse and torture. I love 420HC with Bos HT. Waiting for brass and wood or micarta to come back into production fashion.

 
skypeace said:
For kicks and giggles this morning I remembered this video on Youtube and replayed it. What it did was reinforce for me what a well designed and produced all around fixed blade the Buck 119 Special truly is. I always enjoy watching this donkey be bowled over when the 119 finally breaks from the abuse and torture. I love 420HC with Bos HT. Waiting for brass and wood or micarta to come back into production fashion.

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best part was watching him fall off the log.....
 
Hickory n steel said:
Definitely a great knife.

It really ticks me off when somebody writes a good knife off as junk just because it broke under gross misuse and severe abuse.
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I used to get upset, but like in this video it just proves the knife's true quality and ruggedness in the mistreatment & abuse. I wouldn't ever treat a knife like that even if I was testing it. Watching him get bowled over was ironically justice, lol.
 
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I just bought a 119 last week. Before I made my purchase, I watched a few videos on the 119 including the one above. The common theme seemed to be let me do all kinds of things I should not be doing to a knife to see how it handles it. I have been camping all my life and never needed or felt the need to baton wood, but almost every video had someone using the 119 to baton wood. Why? Then there was this guy who broke a nice knife trying to use it as a wood chisel. Am I the only one who was taught to use the right tool for the job? I realize in a "survival" situation you may not have all your tools, but I cannot fathom a survival scenario where I need to pry chips of wood out of a log.
 
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TheFishman said:
I just bought a 119 last week. Before I made my purchase, I watched a few videos on the 119 including the one above. The common theme seemed to be let me do all kinds of things I should not be doing to a knife to see how it handles it. I have been camping all my life and never needed or felt the need to baton wood., but almost every video had someone using the 119 to baton wood. Why? Then there was this guy who broke a nice knife trying to use it as a wood chisel. Am I the only one who was taught to use the right tool for the job? I realize in a "survival" situation you may not have all your tools, but I cannot fathom a survival scenario where I need to pry chips of wood out of a log.
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the most important thing you'll ever do with your knife in life is stab into logs and try to pry chips out of it... if it can do it........it may mean the difference between life and death.......🤣
 
It didn’t even break at the tang. The supposed “weak” spot.

I don't watch knife videos. I only watched this one to see him fall off the log.

I’ve been calling it a one nineteen I didn’t realize it was a one one niner.

I am I suposed to say 110?
 
eveled said:
It didn’t even break at the tang. The supposed “weak” spot.

I don't watch knife videos. I only watched this one to see him fall off the log.

I’ve been calling it a one nineteen I didn’t realize it was a one one niner.

I am I suposed to say 110?
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im thinking 1, 1 zero for a 110 using this fellas versions.

speaking of.......wonder how a 1,1 zero would do at being stabbed into a log and prying chips out...im betting not so great...so if all ya had was a 1,1 zero on ya....death would be imminent.😂
 
The Blacksmith said:
I definitely have new-found respect for this model. It’s a bummer, as I had one of these, mint, and sold it a few years ago.

Reminder my friends, this is why we should NEVER sell a knife; regret is almost certain to follow. :confused:
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I agree on sellers remorse. I have sold several through the years as I was venturing into different knives and many of those sold I greatly regret now.
 
I did a brief search for video reviews of hammers and prybars and didn't find any that featured destructive tests. I'm sure there are some out there that I didn't find, but destructive knife tests are common as dirt. Why is it that when people need a screwdriver, prybar or splitting maul, they reach for a knife instead?
 
Bastler said:
I did a brief search for video reviews of hammers and prybars and didn't find any that featured destructive tests. I'm sure there are some out there that I didn't find, but destructive knife tests are common as dirt. Why is it that when people need a screwdriver, prybar or splitting maul, they reach for a knife instead?
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It's because there are " knives " out there that can withstand this sort of gross misuse, so it has become demanded of all knives.
They won't even except that a knife can cut better than it withstands being hammered on.

I will wager that the people who feel this way also probably use their 3/8 ratchet or 12" adjustable wrench as a hammer, instead of keeping the right tool on hand they choose to demand their tools be capable of misuse.
 
I’ve seen a fair number of dinged-up/hammered-on brass bolsters on 110 & 112 lockbacks when I search the pawnshops for old Buck Knives. It seems to be the second most damaged part (behind broken blade tips). Guessing someone found themselves in need of a hammer and didn’t have one. I for one have always taken care of my gear (all types, hunting, fishing, knives, tools, motor vehicles, etc.) - guess some folks simply use whatever they can get their hands on and don’t care about damage to one of their tools. One of my buddies at the marina said to me, “I want to be that guy” pointing to a fellow who NEVER pulls maintenance on his boat - on the other hand most of us spend a good hour or two after each boating trip cleaning and maintaining our boats - some folks like to push the envelope on every thing they own. OH
 
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