Buck "Spa" Experiences - Good or Bad?

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I have several knives, (3) 503 & (3) 703, that need to be sharpened. A few of them could use a bit of a cleaning as well. I was wondering if I should send them to Buck or if there's a resident Buck expert who you guys could recommend. Two of the knives have sentimental value, so I'm a little worried about sending them to a giant company like Buck for fear that they'll get lost.

Any thoughts? Have you had good experiences with sending your knives back to Buck for sharpening and a cleaning?

Thx guys!
 
When you send a beat up old knife to them and it comes back looking like a new knife.......it seems like a miracle. You actually have to look carefully to verify that it's the same knife. Most people are quite amazed the first time.

Thus I suspect this service is by far the most highly rated and highly appreciated operation at Buck.

If you give clear instructions you will get your knife back and it will be beautiful.
 
They do incredible work. If you have sentimental attachment to the blade or other parts of the knife, just let them know and they will treat it accordingly. You'll be thrilled when you get them back, and the price is right too.
 
Print the warranty repair form from their website. That way they have all the info that they need. You won't believe how nice your knives are when you get them back...
 
I've sent maybe as many as 30 knives(often 5 together) to the spa and have had nothing but spectacular service and results. The one bad experience is when Joe found a hairline crack in the phenolic handle of an inverted 3 line 105(trying to collect all models). I'm sorry it was cracked, but glad he found it so I can find a good one. It is now my hunting knife. I like telling people I use a relatively rare antique as my normal hunting knife.
 
Little Story. In about 2001 we passed through Solvang, CA. Wife and I went into a shop called Nordic Knives. I looked at a 501 and told my wife I wanted to buy it. She said, "what are you going to do with that?" I told her I would use it every week to open the envelope my paycheck came in. The store manager later told me that was the best comeback he ever heard. That 501 had a coupon in it to send and old buck in for a new blade. My father gave me a new 110 in 1980. I had carried all the time for about 5 years. It had a broken tip and I had to use the knife as a hammer in a few emergency situations. I sent it in for the blade replacement. I was so surprised when I got my knife back. It was beautiful. They polished out nearly all of the indentions in the brass. I could tell it was the same knife, but restored better than I ever expected. I have sent my old 118 in for sharpening and they make it look like new. Very happy with the service.
Robert
 
Worry not, friend. Buck will take excellent care of you.

Side note: make sure to write “Please Do Not Replace” on your warranty/spa form next to the knives that have the sentimental value you mentioned. :thumbsup:
 
I recently got a Buck 110 date coded from 1988 that a friend gave to me, I’m thinking about sending it in for a spa treatment soon...How much does it cost for the spa treatment?
 
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It appears that if you have a rust problem and/or need a new blade it's $10. But to sharpen, polish, and adjust it's still $6.95. It's an amazing deal offered to all Buck owners. There use to be a knife shop in my town (closed in 2016) and they would resharpen knives for $3 and machetes for $5, and they never did a polish.
 
RevolverGuy said:
It appears that if you have a rust problem and/or need a new blade it's $10. But to sharpen, polish, and adjust it's still $6.95. It's an amazing deal offered to all Buck owners.
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That sounds like a correct interpretation.

I have one to go soon and I think I'll send $10 just because......because they do such a good job.

:D
 
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