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Buck Pocket Knives Outsourced
Author: Knife Guy
Economic reality has struck again. Buck Knives a long time American company recently started outsourcing more of their knives. Many of the favorite Buck Pocket Knives have fallen victim to this outsourcing to save money. The knives are now being made in China. Some of the Buck pocket knives that seem to have been recently outsourced include the: Gent, Knight, Prince, Solo, Deuce, Trio, Stockman, Rush and Mayo.
Don’t Let Your Knife Get Dull
Author: Knifepoint
There’s no sense in carrying around a knife that’s not sharp. Many people carry pocket knives around for protection and daily tasks without realizing they need to be sharpened. A dull pocket knife won’t cut an apple, let alone protect you from an attacker.
The best way to keep your pocket knife sharp is to purchase a knife-sharpening kit. These kits will include all the tools you need to begin the knife sharpening process. Just make sure you follow the directions and don’t cut yourself.
Boker Pocket Knives Warranty
Author: Knife Guy
Boker offers a limited lifetime warranty on all their pocket knives. Their warranty has been in effect for over 135 years. Any Boker product that is defective in material or workmanship will be repaired or replaced by Boker at no charge to the customer.
Here is the Boker Pocket Knives warranty - ”Every Boker product is guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workmanship for the life of the product to the original owner. If this item should fail under normal use, we will repair it or replace it at no charge with an item of equal or better value.”
To help you better understand whether your product is covered under warranty, the following items are normally not covered by Boker under their warranty, but exceptions do exist: Blade rusting, particularly on carbon steel blades; Broken blades, especially after you have owned the knife for more that a year and Handle scales cracking or breaking.
Ceramic Pocket Knives
Author: Knife Guy
When we talk about ceramic pocket knives we are talking about pocket knives with a ceramic blade, not ceramic handles. One of the big advantages of a ceramic blade is they are extremely hard, harder than steel, so they stay sharp a long time. Also, a ceramic pocket knife blade does not rust. They are non-magnetic and non-conductive and can be used where steel bladed knives can’t.
A ceramic blade is not the answer to everything. You do not want to use them to chop, pry or do anything that may cause the blade to chip. If you drop the knife the tip may break off. Ceramic pocket knife blades can not be sharpened like most knives as sharpening requires using a surface harder than the knife blade. Diamond sharpeners are the normal tools used to sharpen ceramic pocket knives.
Boker makes several high quality ceramic pocket knives.
Damascus Steel Pocket Knives
Author: Knife Guy
When you hear someone talk about Damascus steel pocket knives, they are not really talking about the entire pocket knife. They are only talking about the pocket knife blade. Damascus steel is an excellent tool for the blade on pocket knives. Compared to the stainless steel that most knives are made from, Damascus steel holds a better edge, is more durable, and is harder to break or damage than the traditional stainless steel knife blanks.Damascus steel is made by folding several layers of steel onto each other.
There are several ways this is done, ranging from doing it manually to using a multi-ton press to fold the layers of steel into one blank that can be used to make pocket knife blades. As the blade is shaped, the different layers of steel are exposed and after a final washing the different layers of steel react differently creating pocket knife blades with beautiful unique patters. Damascus steel blade pocket knives are really works of art.
Case Pocket Knives
Author: Knife Guy
The roots of W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company, the company that produces Case Pocket Knives, go back to before 1900. The company is based in Bradford, Pennsylvania and is now owned by Zippo manufacturing, another United States company that is also based in Bradford. Today Case knives are one of the few brands of knives still made in the United States.Over 100 pairs of hands are used to create each Case pocket knife. Case pocket knives have continued to evolve and today handles are made from rare Brazilian cattle bone, Buffalo horn, rosewood, mother-of-pearl, and stag. Metals like brass, nickel, and silver highlight each pocket knife, creating pocket knives that are beautiful and will also stand the test of time.
Uncle Henry Pocket Knives Warranty & Repair
Author: Knife Guy
Uncle Henry Pocket knives are now made by Taylor Brands, LLC. Taylor Brands offers a Limited Lifetime Warranty against any manufacturing defects on their Uncle Henry Pocket Knives. This includes any problems a customer might experience such as loss of screws, breaking of clip or breaking of the blade. On any Uncle Henry Pocket Knives manufactured using natural materials such as bone, stag, wood, buffalo horn, sheep horn, pearl etc… these are considered natural materials and they are subject to shrinking with time. This shrinking can cause cracks in the handles and as this is a natural process it is not covered by their warranty.
In order to have an Uncle Henry Pocket Knive repaired or replaced, you must send the product to 1043 Fordtown Road, Kingsport TN 37663 and include a check or money order for $6.95 for each item that is included (for return shipping and processing fee). Please remember to include a return address and phone number. If item has been discontinued and is no longer available, Taylor Brands will exchange for an item of similar value of their discretion. Please allow 2-3 weeks for repair and return.
It is important to remember that some items can only be replaced, therefore, if your item has sentimental value please consider this before mailing the item in.
Old Timer Pocket Knives
Author: Knife Guy
Old Timer Pocket knives were originally made by the Schrade corporation which closed up shop in July, 2004 after 100 years. As with the ending of all things, no more original Schrade Old Timer pocket knives will be made. However, you can still get Old Timer knives due to the foresight of Taylor Brands.
Taylor Brands acquired the rights to continue producing Old Timer knives.Although Taylor Brands is producing the popular models and styles of Old Timer knives, they are now made in China. This is a trend many knife manufacturers are following. Labor and manufacturing costs are lower in many foreign countries so the knives can be made cheaper. Regardless of where they are now being manufactured, Old Timer pocket knives are still delivering quality and are now available with handles of brown or yellow Delrin, Desert Iron Wood, Turquoise and Sheephorn. The blades are stainless steel.
Uncle Henry Pocket Knives
Author: Knife GuyOriginally Uncle Henry pocket knives were produced by the Schrade corporation until Schrade closed their doors in July, 2004 after being in business for 100 years. Uncle Henry knives are truly classic traditional pocket knives. Uncle Henry pocket knives have been carried by generations of Americans, and are prized for their reliability, durability and value.
After Schrade closed their doors, Taylor Brands, LLC purchased the rights to Schrade, Old Timer and Uncle Henry. Today these wonderful pocket knives are made with wood, staglon, mother-of-pearl handles. They come in single and multi-blade models for everyday use as well as executive type models for dressier occassions.
Buck Pocket Knives
Author: Knife Guy
Buck Pocket Knives are only one of the many styles of knives that Buck knives produces. Buck also makes hunting, rescue, survival and tactical knives. You can even get a custom made Buck knife. All have the same great quality. Buck Knives was started in 1902 by Hoyt Buck. He came up with the idea to turn old file blades into knife blades. Today Buck Knives are made at their company headquarters in Post Falls, Idaho.
Today the line of Buck Pocket Knives feature traditional and modern styles. Their handles are made of wood, plastic, Aluminum and stainless steel. You can find a knife for everyday use, survival or tactical purposes, or a fancy stylish model for a gift. Regardless of what knife you choose, it will come with the Buck history of quality.
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