The Lone Ranger: 112 Dedication Thread

[PatriotX]

This thread is getting me warm for next year’s 112 offerings from the Mothership.

 

[longbow1968]

Buck has more than one iconic product in its line, but I think the 112 Ranger may be it’s best looking folder, at least to a guy in his mid-50’s.

 

[TAH]

I hope that you didn't miss this thread TAH.

In the event you did,here is a link to it.

I always enjoy posts about the 112 Ranger.

Some Buck 112 Love.

Thanks SS! I forgot about that thread until now. I even posted in it.

 

[justsaymo]

 

[TAH]

Okay, I'm not a bushcrafter, so I gotta ask. Whatcha making there? Whatever it is, it's nicely done.

 

[eveled]

I love the handle of the 112 and how it feels, but I love the extra blade length of the 110 more. The 112 handle shape on a 110-length knife would be perfection.

I agree 100%

There are lots of questions about the 110/112 relationship

Why did the 112 get the cool front bolster?

How come the 112 didn’t have a nail nick? How come it has a nail nick now?

How come the 112 cost more? Paying more to get less just seems wrong. If Buck had at least sold them at the same price they would have sold a lot more.

Both great knives but I prefer the 110. If I had to carry a 112 I’d prefer the drop point, but I don’t like the drop point on a 110. Go figure?

 

[BuckShack]

 

[mbkr]

Ecolite Paperstone 112

 

[JSutter]

Here’s my favorite 112 and BUCK, a gift to myself for my 20th anniversary at work. The standard 420HC blade is a snap to touch up.

 

[justsaymo]

Okay, I'm not a bushcrafter, so I gotta ask. Whatcha making there? Whatever it is, it's nicely done.

Used to strip Spruce roots to make cordage and bark off of twigs to make baskets, plus a square reduction just for fun, mostly a whittling exercise. No roots were harmed by it's making.

 

[TAH]

"Used to strip Spruce roots to make cordage and bark off of twigs to make baskets, plus a square reduction just for fun..."

J justsaymo And here I was convinced it was for something illegal. Nice work!

 

[justsaymo]

Whittling with a Buck Ranger is so much fun it will probably be illegal some day...

Actually the only time I've ever gotten into any trouble for having a knife, and I've be EDCing a knife since I was in 2nd grade, is for whittling in class. I was showing a kid how to make a whistle and my 4th grade teacher objected and confiscated my knife. At the end of the day she handed it back and said, "Leave it in your pocket or leave it at home." That was over 50 years ago and happily I have no recidivism to report.

 

[pjsjr]

A couple more recent variants for your thread...

 

[TAH]

pjsjr Well, that's two ways to get a current 112 without a nail notch. Nice photo, Preston.

 

[pjsjr]

pjsjr Well, that's two ways to get a current 112 without a nail notch. Nice photo, Preston.

You're right, I didn't notice that fact. Thanks, and for the compliment.

 

[rhino]

I agree 100%

There are lots of questions about the 110/112 relationship

Why did the 112 get the cool front bolster?

How come the 112 didn’t have a nail nick? How come it has a nail nick now?

How come the 112 cost more? Paying more to get less just seems wrong. If Buck had at least sold them at the same price they would have sold a lot more.

Both great knives but I prefer the 110. If I had to carry a 112 I’d prefer the drop point, but I don’t like the drop point on a 110. Go figure?

I haven't tried a drop point on a 112. I jumped on the drop point bandwagon for 110s, but since experiencing a few, I now prefer the pointiness and utility of the standard clip point.

Good question on the nail nick's sudden appearance on the 112! And why DOES it cost more than the 110?

 

[rhino]

That is some clean work, sir! My notches are never that nice!

 

[rhino]

Ecolite Paperstone 112
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WANT!

 

[eveled]

rhino It’s no secret I’ve carried a 110 daily for 40 years now. When I tried out a drop point 110 (mostly because it had no nail nick) I kept cutting myself. So I went running back to my clip point 110’s.

When I open a clip point 112 I always have the same gut reaction. “What happened to the rest of the blade? Oh that’s right it’s a 112”. Somehow the drop point on the 112 doesn’t invoke that reaction and doesn’t seem small at all.

I know it’s mental but I can’t get past it.

 

[TAH]

That is some clean work, sir! My notches are never that nice!

Sounds like you’re not using a 112. Sorry, couldn’t resist.