old knife - discard?

[sasquatch]

Get a new whetstone from a cheap shop. I have one near me that charge a couple of quid and sometimes have aluminium oxide stones. When you have a new flat stone give it a 5 minute soak and have a play at getting this sharp the proper way. Or you could have a look at British Red's £5 sharpening thread. Either way it's a necessary skill to have if you like knives.

I wouldn't get rid of it or put it in a drawer, they're handy to have when sharpened properly. Don't go into town with it in your pocket but if you're out bushwhacking I don't see why a pocket knife wouldn't be justified. In North America these are the knives we had as kids and teens because they worked well but didn't cost a fortune. Or like Flexo said, it makes a great beater knife in the workshop. Shame to have it sat there not being used!

 

[jtbutcher]

Get a new whetstone from a cheap shop. I have one near me that charge a couple of quid and sometimes have aluminium oxide stones. When you have a new flat stone give it a 5 minute soak and have a play at getting this sharp the proper way. Or you could have a look at British Red's £5 sharpening thread. Either way it's a necessary skill to have if you like knives.

I wouldn't get rid of it or put it in a drawer, they're handy to have when sharpened properly. Don't go into town with it in your pocket but if you're out bushwhacking I don't see why a pocket knife wouldn't be justified. In North America these are the knives we had as kids and teens because they worked well but didn't cost a fortune. Or like Flexo said, it makes a great beater knife in the workshop. Shame to have it sat there not being used!

Thansk I am definitely keeping it, perhaps I should pull the sharpening question of to a new thread.

 

[IanM]

It looks like an early version of a late sixties Buck 110 'Folding Hunter' or a decent copy, does it have any markings?. The design has not changed for fifty years and has therefore stayed the test of time.

My Buck 110 is a beast to sharpen but then it lasts for decades. But there again it was a gift from a lad who said that I had saved his life (I did, at least from being paraplegic) so whilst it is my favourite in the field it gets special treatment and not abused. Getting to be a collectors item in good condition (which this one is not) they are getting silly prices in the US.

A good solid workhorse, use it.

 

[jtbutcher]

It looks like an early version of a late sixties Buck 110 'Folding Hunter' or a decent copy, does it have any markings?. The design has not changed for fifty years and has therefore stayed the test of time.

My Buck 110 is a beast to sharpen but then it lasts for decades. But there again it was a gift from a lad who said that I had saved his life (I did, at least from being paraplegic) so whilst it is my favourite in the field it gets special treatment and not abused. Getting to be a collectors item in good condition (which this one is not) they are getting silly prices in the US.

A good solid workhorse, use it.

The only marking is this one:

 

[John Fenna]

Aldis are selling their famous and excellent 4 sided diamond sharpening "stone" at the mo - less than £8......
That is a decent enough copy of a Buck to warrant sharpening and using.

 

[maddave]

I'll go against the wind and say throw it away. When I say throw it, I mean donate it to someone who will put it to use.

This is just my personal preference as I no longer trust locking knives since a jack pike folded on my fingers. Im sure it fractured my bone!

The clue is in the brand !!..... I have an old whitby that is very similar that lives in my toolbox. I say give it a fettle and put it to use !!

 

[jtbutcher]

Aldis are selling their famous and excellent 4 sided diamond sharpening "stone" at the mo - less than £8......
That is a decent enough copy of a Buck to warrant sharpening and using.

stopped off at aldi to pick one up but they didnt have any so picked some food up got home, and realised that there is no aldi near me and i had been to lidl I will go look for one tomorrow in my lunch break..

 

[santaman2000]

The only marking is this one:

That definitely is not a Buck! The style is a good copy but I would be suspect of the materials and workmanship from Pakistan. Interestingly Pakistani factories also make Khukuri knives but they too are far, far less desirable than a true Nepalese one.

 

[santaman2000]

The clue is in the brand !!..... I have an old whitby that is very similar that lives in my toolbox. I say give it a fettle and put it to use !!

I've never had a real Buck or Case fail me either. I'm sure they're not the only good brands but they are the only ones I've tried lock-blades from. The Buck 110 was THE knife to have for a toolbox for decades over here in the US. I still don't trust very many non-locking folders over 2 or 3 inches and once it's over 4 inches I'd rather have a fixed blade.