The last time I purchased a Buck was about 20 years ago
when I was 11. I bought one of the original Bucklites.
It was my first quality locking knife. Everything before
that had been SAKs (mainly because of MacGyver. hey I was 11
So now I come full circle. I have higher end knives
like the BM 710, a plethora of SAKS, a couple of Case and
Queen slip joints, a Delica 4, BM Mini-grip and a partridge in a pair tree.
I bought the Squire for the following reasons:
1. inexpensive (under $35)
2. sheeple friendly... looks traditional not tactical.
3. good blade geometry for a wide variety of tasks.
4. I love knives!
I'm used to having D2, 1095 and 154CM as blade steels and love them all.
I've heard that Buck's 420HC was da bomb among 420HCs.
I'll be providing more info on the the perfomance of this steel
at a later date. I plan on testing it against the other steels mentioned above in a sort of showdown.
My inital impressions out of he box were that for the $33 I paid for it
this is a really high quality knife! The blade grind is perfect....
seriously flawless. A nice hollow saber grind on a drop point blade. A very useful geometry. The spine is about as thick as my Delica's
and comes to a nice thin hollow ground with about a 15ish degree edge.
The wood is perfectly flush with the bolsters... better then my Case
Amber Bone Medium Stockman CV. And as good as my Queens.
The lockup is nice. No bladeplay either vertical or horizontal.
The lock itself isn't as chunky as on my Delica but for the blade size
it is pretty decent. It has a nice snap to it when engaged.
In the hand it feels great. Everything is nice and smooth.
No sharp corners or edges even with a tight grip.
The only defects it has are that two of the bolsters are
ground down just a little too much at the corners.
But for $33 not really an issue. Plus it causes no functional problems.
I don't think these are for collecting anyways.
NIB Sharpness was adequate. It popped a few hairs but
wasn't up to Sypderco snuff. So a few rounds on the flat side
of the spyderco white rods made it shaving sharp.
In comparison I can't for the life of me get my Case Tru-Sharp
to shave. I can get all my other knives to pop hairs except this knife.
I dismantled the FedEx box it came in rather efficiently.
It's a great little cutter. I also opened up some envelops.
This might not be a 'tough' test like chopping through concrete
but it's what I need the knife to do. Some knives are better then
this then others. So far my slip joints rule the roost since they
are thin flat ground blades. The nice pointy blade on the
Squire got in and slid right down the envelopes with ease.
I have to say I am impressed with this knife. You definitely
are getting more then your money's worth. Now if it only came in S30V
with titanium bolsters and Stag slabs! But for EDC this knife
should fit the bill more then adequately.
when I was 11. I bought one of the original Bucklites.
It was my first quality locking knife. Everything before
that had been SAKs (mainly because of MacGyver. hey I was 11
So now I come full circle. I have higher end knives
like the BM 710, a plethora of SAKS, a couple of Case and
Queen slip joints, a Delica 4, BM Mini-grip and a partridge in a pair tree.
I bought the Squire for the following reasons:
1. inexpensive (under $35)
2. sheeple friendly... looks traditional not tactical.
3. good blade geometry for a wide variety of tasks.
4. I love knives!
I'm used to having D2, 1095 and 154CM as blade steels and love them all.
I've heard that Buck's 420HC was da bomb among 420HCs.
I'll be providing more info on the the perfomance of this steel
at a later date. I plan on testing it against the other steels mentioned above in a sort of showdown.
My inital impressions out of he box were that for the $33 I paid for it
this is a really high quality knife! The blade grind is perfect....
seriously flawless. A nice hollow saber grind on a drop point blade. A very useful geometry. The spine is about as thick as my Delica's
and comes to a nice thin hollow ground with about a 15ish degree edge.
The wood is perfectly flush with the bolsters... better then my Case
Amber Bone Medium Stockman CV. And as good as my Queens.
The lockup is nice. No bladeplay either vertical or horizontal.
The lock itself isn't as chunky as on my Delica but for the blade size
it is pretty decent. It has a nice snap to it when engaged.
In the hand it feels great. Everything is nice and smooth.
No sharp corners or edges even with a tight grip.
The only defects it has are that two of the bolsters are
ground down just a little too much at the corners.
But for $33 not really an issue. Plus it causes no functional problems.
I don't think these are for collecting anyways.
NIB Sharpness was adequate. It popped a few hairs but
wasn't up to Sypderco snuff. So a few rounds on the flat side
of the spyderco white rods made it shaving sharp.
In comparison I can't for the life of me get my Case Tru-Sharp
to shave. I can get all my other knives to pop hairs except this knife.
I dismantled the FedEx box it came in rather efficiently.
It's a great little cutter. I also opened up some envelops.
This might not be a 'tough' test like chopping through concrete
but it's what I need the knife to do. Some knives are better then
this then others. So far my slip joints rule the roost since they
are thin flat ground blades. The nice pointy blade on the
Squire got in and slid right down the envelopes with ease.
I have to say I am impressed with this knife. You definitely
are getting more then your money's worth. Now if it only came in S30V
with titanium bolsters and Stag slabs! But for EDC this knife
should fit the bill more then adequately.
