| Buck knives are an American tradition. Do a | | | | knife blades. As knife steel evolved Buck knives |
| search on the Internet for hunting knives and | | | | kept looking for the best steels for their knife |
| Buck knives is the most common brand searched | | | | blades. Now Buck knives uses several different |
| for. Buck knives are known around the world for | | | | types of steel in their blades to give the |
| quality, blades that hold their edge and the Buck | | | | customer the best product based on what the |
| Knives lifetime guarantee. At Buck knives they | | | | knife is intended for. |
| work hard to achieve their mission of building the | | | | The heat treating process used by Buck knives |
| highest quality knives and giving their customers | | | | today has been developed over many years. |
| plenty of choices in knife products. With normal | | | | After the blade is initially shaped the steel is |
| use and care a Buck knife should last a lifetime. | | | | hardened through a heat-treating process. This |
| Buck Knives were first made in 1902. Hoyt Buck | | | | process involves heating and cooling the steel in |
| found a way to temper steel so knife blades | | | | extreme temperatures. Through this process |
| would hold their edge longer. Hoyt hit upon the | | | | qualities are put into the steel based on what the |
| idea to use worn out file blades for the blades on | | | | intended performance of the knife is. This heating |
| Buck knives. During the Second World War Hoyt | | | | and cooling treatment by Buck knives results in |
| made as many Buck Knives as he could as his | | | | knife blades that are ideally suited for their |
| part of the war effort. When the war ended | | | | purpose. |
| Hoyt founded H.H. Buck & Son in San Diego, | | | | Buck knives are super sharp. Using geometry, |
| California with his oldest son, Al, in 1947. Hoyt died | | | | lasers and new technology Buck knives was able |
| in 1947 and Al continued leading the company. | | | | to change the angle of the sharpening, the length |
| Today, Buck Knives are manufactured in Post | | | | of the taper and the bevel. Automated grinding, |
| Falls, Idaho. The company is headed by third and | | | | hand edging and laser measuring is used to create |
| fourth generations of the family. Buck knives | | | | a blade that is sharp out of the box, holds an |
| produces knives for many different types of | | | | edge longer and resharpens easier. |
| users. Most people are familiar with the Buck | | | | Select several handle types on Buck Knives. Just |
| hunting knives. There are also Buck knives for | | | | like Buck knives uses several types of steel they |
| fishermen, campers, military, law enforcement as | | | | also use several types of materials for their knife |
| well as limited edition Buck knives for collectors. | | | | handles. Plastics, composites, wood antler and horn |
| You can even have a custom made knife from | | | | are used. The wood comes from places such as |
| Buck knives. | | | | Africa, South America and Hawaii. The natural |
| Buck Knives was still using old file blades to make | | | | horn comes from around the world, normally |
| until 1961 when the business was incorporated. Al | | | | from naturally shed antlers. |
| Buck created the Buck knives Model 110 Folding | | | | You can see why Buck knives have and deserve |
| Hunter lock blade knife in 1963. This knife, which is | | | | the reputation for quality they have. The care and |
| still popular today, was brought to market in 1964 | | | | attention to detail that goes into each Buck knife |
| and changed the knife industry. The model 110 | | | | is clear. They provide a lifetime warranty to Buck |
| helped move Buck knives into a prominent | | | | knife purchasers for repair, adjustment or |
| position in the knife world. | | | | replacement related to any defect in materials or |
| As stainless steel was invented it was found to | | | | workmanship on any Buck knives. If you bought |
| have better qualities for knife blades and Buck | | | | one of their very first knives it would be over |
| knives started using the stainless steel for their | | | | 100 years old and still under warranty. |