quality and pride is USA workmanship
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Topic: quality and pride is USA workmanship
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Subject: quality and pride is USA workmanship
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2019 at 2:42pm
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I carry a Buck knife, it was a gift from my late Dad and has been on my belt everyday since 1977, I use my knifes, they are tools, I'm hard on them. I've managed to break the blade twice, my fault both times. The first time it dropped on a live extension cord and lost an inch or so of the blade, I called them (long before internet!) explained and was told no problem, it would be repaired ASAP and returned no charge. 40 years later some butterfingered man dropped it and broke the tip off. Emailed them and was told that they could no longer repair free unless it was a true defect. There would have to be a $10 charge to repair and return it including parts. I had been given another with a broken blade a while back, so for $20 two knifes were taken apart polished, repaired, and adjusted and returned. How many companies are left that believe in their product this much any more? When I called to pay for the repairs the lady even apologized that their knifes had failed me! I told her that these were my fault and the knives didn't fail, just were mistreated. Just wanted to brag a little for the home team, sad more companies aren't still this way!   ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
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Posted By: 200 10and20
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2019 at 3:20pm
| I also carry and use nothing but Buck knives MADE IN THE GOOD OLE USA. They stand behind what they sell and you get guaranteed quality with out having to buy a warranty like the foreign junk. GOD BLESS THE BUCK COMPANY AND THE USA!!! |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2019 at 6:09pm
I always carry a Gerber multi-plier tool, on my belt. I have also bought a few at auctions (in box lots), through the years. They also fix for free, but postage is like $3 per plier, to send it out to Oregon. Also a good American product(though owned by Finnish Fiskars) ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: exSW
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2019 at 6:51pm
| I've carried a Buck 319 Rancher for over 35 years. I try others but I always go back to the Buck. I have several since they don't make that model anymore. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2019 at 7:52pm
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Several years back my mother gave me a Ruger standard 22 semi auto. My step dad had taken it apart to do a trigger job and all the blueing was stripped. The bolt was bare and missing everything. I tried several gun smiths and they all told me parts were no longer available. My uncle gave me a number for Ruger. I sent it to them. They made every part and blued it. Sent it back and charged me freight. It even came back in a new Ruger box. They said it was same as new. I have a buck just like the one pictured with the walnut handle. I’ve had it for years and it’s never cut so much as a thread. |
Posted By: 200 10and20
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2019 at 7:28am
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DiyDave wrote:Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2019 at 9:04am
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Another huge Buck knife fan here! Have carried a 501 for about the last 35 years, lost it a few times but always managed to find it! Have a new one to replace it if I lose it and can't find it someday. Would love to have one thin dime for every tomato I've cleaned with this thing! Have several others I use at other times. Love my XLTI (basically a folding hunter with titanium handle) for deer season. Have fillet knives, other hunting knives, would have Buck kitchen knives but don't think they made them. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2019 at 1:00pm
| shucks...i'd lose my knife after/before a year! |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2019 at 6:11pm
Well if buck would make a decent plier tool, I might buy 1. Now since alla the Gerbers I have were bought at auctions, here in the states, alla my money still stays here... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2019 at 9:17pm
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Good to have companies that still stand behind their products. BIL gave me a Buck years ago and it is in the safe. Right now I'm carrying a Case Sodbuster and use an Ontario Knife Company Marine Corps issue combat knife during deer season. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2019 at 11:29am
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My good Buck knife is at the bottom of Kaneohe Bay in Oahu. Some jackazz next to me onboard ship wanted to see it. He DIDN'T ask, just grabbed at it and out it came from it's belt case and hit the deck and bounced right into the bay. I'd had that things since,,,,,,,,,I don't know. I could just flip it open with a twist of my wrist. He ALMOST went over after it and I would have gone to the brig. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |