BUCK KNIVES - A cut above

Buck knives are an American tradition. Do a search on the Internet for hunting knives and Buck knives is the most common brand searched for. Buck knives are known around the world for quality, blades that hold their edge and the Buck Knives lifetime guarantee. At Buck knives they work hard to achieve their mission of building the highest quality knives and giving their customers plenty of choices in knife products. With normal use and care Buck knives should last a lifetime.

Buck Knives were first made in 1902. Hoyt Buck found a way to temper steel so knife blades would hold their edge longer. Hoyt hit upon the idea to use worn out file blades for the blades on Buck knives. During the Second World War Hoyt made as many Buck Knives as he could as his part of the war effort. When the war ended Hoyt founded H.H. Buck & Son in San Diego, California with his oldest son, Al, in 1947. Hoyt died in 1947 and Al continued leading the company.

Today, Buck Knives is a corporation with their manufacturing facility in Post Falls, Idaho. It is headed by third and fourth generations of the family. Buck knives produces knives for many different types of users. Most people are familiar with the hunting Buck knives. There are also Buck knives for fishermen, campers, military, law enforcement as well as limited edition Buck knives for collectors. You can even have a custom made knife from Buck knives.

Buck Knives was still using old file blades to make Buck knives until 1961 when the business was incorporated. Al Buck created the Buck knives Model 110 Folding Hunter lock blade knife in 1963. This knife, which is still popular today, was brought to market in 1964 and changed the knife industry. The model 110 helped move Buck knives into a prominent position in the knife world.

As stainless steel was invented it was found to have better qualities for knife blades and Buck knives started using the stainless steel for their knife blades. As knife steel evolved Buck knives kept looking for the best steels for their knife blades. Now Buck knives uses several different types of steel in their blades to give the customer the best product based on what the knife is intended for.

The heat treating process used by Buck knives today has been developed over many years. After the blade is initially shaped the steel is hardened through a heat-treating process. This process involves heating and cooling the steel in extreme temperatures. Through this process qualities are put into the steel based on what the intended performance of the knife is. This heating and cooling treatment by Buck knives results in knife blades that are ideally suited for their purpose.

Buck knives are super sharp. Using geometry, lasers and new technology Buck knives was able to change the angle of the sharpening, the length of the taper and the bevel. Automated grinding, hand edging and laser measuring is used to create a blade that is sharp out of the box, holds an edge longer and resharpens easier.

Select several handle types on Buck Knives. Just like Buck knives uses several types of steel they also use several types of materials for their knife handles. Plastics, composites, wood antler and horn are used. The wood comes from places such as Africa, South America and Hawaii. The natural horn comes from around the world, normally from naturally shed antlers.

You can see why Buck knives have and deserve the reputation for quality they have. The care and attention to detail that goes into each Buck knife is clear. They provide a lifetime warranty to Buck knife purchasers for repair, adjustment or replacement related to any defect in materials or workmanship on any Buck knives. If you bought one of their very first knives it would be over 100 years old and still under warranty.

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