sorry to hear that, but good to know to stay away from Buck Knives
Up until now, I'd only heard good things about them. maybe just stay away from this model or lock-back buck knives.
I am now 100% sure the knife didnt close because the way I was holding it.
I used my both hands, one hand on the back of the handle (not touching the steel bar that activates the lockback on the spine of the handle) and the other hand pressing down on the back of the blade with my palm.
It doesnt take much force and the knife closes all the time.
It takes about the same amount of force to close this knife without touching the lock mechanism than it takes to close a swiss army knife (which has no locking mechanism, just a spring to keep the blade open).
This is definitely a very weak and dangerous lock.[/quote
Just be glad that you didn't have your BUCK near any body parts, that doesn't have a bone
sorry to hear that, but good to know to stay away from Buck Knives
Up until now, I'd only heard good things about them. maybe just stay away from this model or lock-back buck knives.
Well I have a big roll of gauze wrapped about my index finger so I cant used this finger anymore as my trigger finger.
I looked at the knife again and I managed to close it without pushing the lockback again!
I know it's not a very expensive knife, quite cheap actually but from a company like Buck and with a "made in USA" quality I dont know what to think.
That is a very dangerous knife to used and even their cheap knives should be 100% safe.
Should I write to Buck and send them the knife?
I know their products have all a lifetime quarantee.
Generally, linerlocks will be stronger than lockbacks. Axis and frame locks are even stronger, but I think it has more to do with the quality of the knife (materials used and fitting tolerances) than with either design. If you need to do a job that requires enough force to overcome or make the locking mechanism fail, you should be using a fixed blade. Folding knives are nice to carry but in real world any mechanical design/device (lock) can fail.
Im not sure about the stiching yet.
I will have to see tomorrow when I change the bandage around my finger.
It's not a huge cut (maybe 1/2 inch long and 1/4 inch deep, not sure since it's wrapped now) but on a finger it's quite a lot I guess.
I would, write them back enclose a picture and at the very leats get your money back
More than anything else the operator has to recognise the tool for what it is, know what they are doing, and use it appropriately. 35 years in factories all over the country in machine shops and maintenance fixing equipment broken on the job and I can tell you there are people out there who could tear up an anvil with a rubber hammer and wind up in sick bay doing it. A tool is just a tool, cheap, expensive, or defective, it's still the operator who is stupid or incompetent to use it.
If a person's first instinct is to call a lawyer when they break a tool, they should stick to paper work or babysitting.