Matt,
In terms of grind, I've come to prefer a convexed sabre or convexed scandi grind. I would love to see some more close ups of your early Bucks before they moved to a hollow grind. I find hollow grinds like on the 119 to jam the most when splitting wood.
In terms of blade shape, I strongly prefer a drop point, or some variation of that. The clip on the 119 is too frail for wood working, imo.
Buck is kinda sorta moving in the right direction with the Selkirk but a) I don't think they got the handle right, b) I would prefer more convexity to the grind for better splitting, c) it should have Bos heat treat (that is, should be made in Idaho).
I would really like to see an authentic convex ground bushcrafter in Buck's 100 series line up. At least I can say it here in this forum without getting shouted down for the opinion.
Bean boots get worn in 2 places... First, great hunting boots in the wet fall when you need to deal with a combination of mud, water and snow all while keeping a relatively quite foot fall. Second, a lot of people use them for around town in wet snow/slush type conditions. Enjoy!!
