On the Wagon . . . Again

[rhino]

It's been about 10 hours since I learned of the new DLT exclusive Buck 110. I'm not going to say it's not in the shopping cart, but I am holding steady and have not purchased.

I need sponsor.

Which begs the question: do I need a sponsor in the sense of a 12-step program, who offers support when faced with temptation, or do I need a sponsor who pays for my my knife acquisitions?

 

[BluePig]

Seriously, I wouldn't want to sponsor your knife buying episodes.
I would need 3 jobs just to keep up with you.
I have enough trouble curtail my knife buying episodes.
I just got done having to move all my knives bayonets and other sharp/pointy items.
I ended up with a large tote so full, I had to use a handcart.
Now I am wondering if I need to buy another safe just for knives.

 

[obijohn]

It's been about 10 hours since I learned of the new DLT exclusive Buck 110. I'm not going to say it's not in the shopping cart, but I am holding steady and have not purchased.

I need sponsor.

Which begs the question: do I need a sponsor in the sense of a 12-step program, who offers support when faced with temptation, or do I need a sponsor who pays for my my knife acquisitions?

Yes. And Yes.

 

[Simon6101]

Has the wagon broken yet????? Come on Rhino you know you are gonna cave!!!!!

 

[shootersix]

I haven't "knived" in over a year! but its hard, it takes lots of concentration, that and I need a new red dot sight for my bowling pin/steel 22 pistol!...have you seen how much a cmore railway sight costs!

 

[kawtech87]

Hey I have a $10 coupon card from DLT. I'll PM you the code if you want.

 

[warthog]

This is a nice one and has a Great Name Rhino!

 

[rhino]

Hey I have a $10 coupon card from DLT. I'll PM you the code if you want.

SCOUNDREL! VARLET! KNAVE! POLTROON!!!


Still holding strong . . . about two hours ago, I decided to pull the trigger on this year's DLT Buck 110, but I had to pay some bills first and doing that helped me simmer down for a while longer.

 

[Sylvain]

 

[rhino]

I scored 11.

And that Buck 110 is sitting in a shopping cart in another browser tab.

 

[Sylvain]

I scored 11.

And that Buck 110 is sitting in a shopping cart in another browser tab.

And how many paper cuts from taking the test?

I have a few Buck knives, I'm carrying one today.Not as fancy as the 110 though.

That thing can get sharp, great for cutting tomatoes.

 

[rhino]

And how many paper cuts from taking the test?

I have a few Buck knives, I'm carrying one today.Not as fancy as the 110 though.

That thing can get sharp, great for cutting tomatoes.

That's a good looking knife! Buck is really good at hollow grinds, edge geometry, and heat treatment. They can extract better performance out of 420HC than a lot of other manufactures can from significantly more expensive steels.

Excuse me, I have to tend to my paper cuts. Hey . . . what's this tab I have open to DLT all about . . .

 

[Sylvain]

That's a good looking knife! Buck is really good at hollow grinds, edge geometry, and heat treatment. They can extract better performance out of 420HC than a lot of other manufactures can from significantly more expensive steels.

Excuse me, I have to tend to my paper cuts. Hey . . . what's this tab I have open to DLT all about . . .

It's what I read about and noticed.They don't use fancy steel but I can get that knife as sharp or sharper than other blades very easily.

It's the Buck Bantam 286 (top one), they make a whole serie of the same knife in different sizes.
I have the second biggest one as well.
Also the smallest keychain size one at the bottom I think.

 

[rhino]

It's what I read about and noticed.They don't use fancy steel but I can get that knife as sharp or sharper than other blades very easily.

It's the Buck Bantam 286 (top one), they make a whole serie of the same knife in different sizes.
I have the second biggest one as well.
Also the smallest keychain size one at the bottom I think.

Nice!

One of my carry knives in college and graduate school was a Buck 422, which was the original "Bucklite." It had the same blade as the Buck 112, but with a polymer handle and no frame. Here is a photo of a similar knife.

Mine has a 425M stainless blade, which was what Buck used before they adopted 420HC in the 1990s. Edge holding wasn't great, but it would take an amazingly sharp edge after I reprofiled to a "zero" edge geometry. That's the little knife I used when a couple of blacksmith buddies of mine were testing a big bowie they had just finished by severing a free hanging 1" rope with it. I asked if I could try with my little Buck 422 and they laughed, but wanted to see me try and fail. I took one swipe at the rope and the piece I severed hit the ground. Very sharp, toothy edge + hand speed + proper angle = severed rope, even with a short little 3.25 inch blade.

Hey, that browser tab is still open with my DLT shopping cart . . .

 

[kawtech87]

Hey, that browser tab is still open with my DLT shopping cart . . .

$10 coupon Going Twice...

 

[rhino]

$10 coupon Going Twice...

Better PM it to me...

STAT!

 

[rhino]

$10 coupon Going Twice...

Uh-oh . . .

I think I've been hoodwinked!

 

[MindfulMan]

This is the last time I Buck'ed .... and I didn't even have a coupon !

 

[kawtech87]

Uh-oh . . .

I think I've been hoodwinked!

Sorry wife had a job interview early this morning so we ( at least tried to) went to bed kinda early last night

Check your inbox, PM inbound.

 

[rhino]

Sorry wife had a job interview early this morning so we ( at least tried to) went to bed kinda early last night

Check your inbox, PM inbound.

Haha! I thought maybe you were teasing me because you knew I was fretting over the purchase. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!