The Pathfinder Club - Members Only!

TAH said:
Welcome to the Pathfinder Club, koreamarine! Thank you for your thoughts on the 105 and for your service to our country! You have a very collectable and desirable early Pathfinder. Did you buy it new or pick it up along the way?


Pathfinder Club List of Members:

Hoyt Buck - Honorary Chair
TAH - Founder, President, and all-round Pathfinder enthusiast. :)

Ace Rimmer
Archie
Barman1
Barneycanoe
Behr95
BennyD
bertl
Bluf6
Brownwm
Buck_for_Life
bucklife301
BuckShack
bucksway
Buck21
Buck311
BusyDad
caine
caquino
Chalet
chuck4570
Cvrobinson
David Martin
David Nowlin
DDDWho
DeSotoSky
DOGPOUND77
dpsk
drei3ree
etexas
eveled
FLINT77
fuzzybuck
gedlicks
gordyt
GPyro
gunspease
gunstock
gunstockjack
Haebbie
Hawkeye5
hhmoore
Hjalmar69
Hornbill
iamjethro
IDhorace
ilvexyret
imafritz
Irishgrouch
ItsTooEarly
Jaxe
jbmonkey
JBuck
jb4570
Jeff of the North
JOE NOWICKI
junkenstien
justsaymo
koreamarine
kyhunt
K1500
Lesknife
LostViking
Luke73
Makael
matthewtstock
MaxCast
Mitch110
m r merrill
MT_Pokt
Old Hunter
Ole Joe Clark
Pack Rat
plb
pjsjr
sassafrassdogs3
ScottK
sd550
sextant
shortwinger
skylercstevens
specgrade
sportingspecialist
STEELHEADBULLY
Stuffer
st8yd
sustratiotes
Switchblade61
Tecate
The Fort
tigerdale
Tim.E
tongueriver
topgun03
troutfisher13111
turbosquirrel
Weiss
westgin
Wicked Sharp
Wildcat
wonderboy1377s
Wood Splitter
zakjak221
1912er
7x57hunter

Members: 106
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Thank you much!

I found this awesome little blade while scouring the auction sites for a similar age Buck 119. Sometimes you get some nice surprises!
 
David Martin said:
Still, its a darn fine knife which will cut very nice and serve you well. I like the 105.Try buying a 5" knife today w/ 440C blade, well built w/ leather sheath and see what it costs? I don't think pictures could take us any further on from this point. Unless you care to destroy it in order to have it tested. Just enjoy it, go camping and use it. DM
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This quote from David Martin was taken from a 2008 thread - the same year David joined BladeForums. It is the earliest comment I could find regarding his thoughts on the 105.

David Martin said:
Tah, I like your sheath. I have used a 105 on many outdoor trips and like it. Even used it on processing meat birds, trimming brisket cutting up vegetables and other items around the home. It works for all this.
People should keep a couple around to try. DM
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This quote is the second post in this thread making David the 1st member to join the Pathfinder Club after I started it! Both quotes exemplify the fact that David was a straight shooter, appreciated a good knife, and understood its application and limitations. What more could you ask of a Pathfinder Club member.

Rest in peace, my friend. You have found your path to our Lord in Heaven.
 
Guards and Pommels. Interesting how their shapes and lengths changed over the years. More evidence of early handwork. I pulled these photos from the internet for comparison and discussion.

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A noticeable difference in these two inverted stamp models...

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Two different pre-date code knives...

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Curious, do you Pathfinders lean towards the small pommel or the large pommel with the more pronounced hook? 🤔
 
Yep, same here. My 70s Pathfinder has the small hook, so that's all I have ever known.
 
When re-handling this 105 I really wanted to do the pommel as on the solingen steel knife my dad gave me when I was a kid, which was given to him by his dad when he was a kid as well. I really like it but it is a large part of my abhorrence of carbon steel, I have had to clean this up so many times it isn't funny.
But at the same time I wanted to keep it more true to form of Buck.
I think the next one I do will be the different pommel and blue transparent lucite.
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st8yd st8yd Great job on the re-handle! So, is that the original Buck pommel or did you make it from scratch?
 
TAH said:
Looks great, Jeff! Keep us posted on your friend's reaction, if you still decide to gift it. 👍
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Update:

I just wanted to let you good folk know that the knife has been gifted to the fellow I spoke about. He is thrilled to have it and I'll try to get a photo at some point in the near future. It is his first Buck and may not be his last. 😁 He's been eyeing up a few of my 110s.

Please add "Gordon" to our list of names in the Pathfinder Club, if possible. I'm hoping that he'll even consider joining us here on Bladeforums in the future.
 
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Jeff of the North said:
Update:

I just wanted to let you good folk know that the knife has been gifted to the fellow I spoke about. He is thrilled to have it and I'll try to get a photo at some point in the near future. It is his first Buck and may not be his last. 😁 He's been eyeing up a few of my 110s.

Please add "Gordon" to our list of names in the Pathfinder Club, if possible. I'm hoping that he'll even consider joining us here on Bladeforums in the future.
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Thanks for the update, Jeff. What a great way to introduce a friend to the world of Buck knives! Our club rules are very simple and accommodating - no photo required, just word-of-honor of 105 ownership, but a person does need to be a registered user of BladeForums and make a post in this thread. Please do encourage Gordon to sign up. It would be a pleasure to hear from him! :)
 
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