Buck Knives

Buck Knives is famous for its top-of-the-line manufactured knives at very good prices. There are so many Buck Knives that I could recommend to you for a variety of purposed that it is extremely difficult for me to narrow it down to a single knife.

What I have done for this Buck Knives blog entry is explored the Knife & Supply Company Buck Knives Section and came up with the most practical all-purpose Buck Knife that I could find. This was not easy as there are many that would fit into this description and narrowing it down to my chosen resulted in a remaining five. I could not choose between these based on anything but appearance because they all offer great features.

Buck Knives Alpha Dorado

My practical Buck Knives choice for this blog entry was the Buck Knives Alpha Dorado. There are many reasons for this but the overwhelming best thing about this knife is its all-around practicality. This Buck knife is practical for just about anything you could need from hunting and skinning to trimming your finger nails should you be the hard-core manicuring type.

The overall length of this Buck knife is six and a half inches. This is, for my personal preference, a perfect length. The knife is not so long that it is uncomfortable or difficult to carry when you do not want the world to see it, such as in your pocket. It is definitely not so small in length that it cannot serve any useful purpose. As I said, it is a perfect length.

The blade length is two and a half inches. Again, I like this length. You do not need much more blade than that for really any purpose unless you plan on entering a fencing competition with your Buck knife; which I would not recommend. This blade length makes the knife easy to sharpen and maintain. It also is not going to snap the first time you decide to use it as a pry bar. Don’t act like you haven’t used your Buck knife as a pry before. You are not fooling me.

The steel used to produce this knife is 420HC. I am not going to sit here and lie to you, this is a lesser quality steel. However, ask anyone in the know, Buck Knives does this steel right by treating it properly in the manufacturing process. This will allow this steel to be very corrosion resistant and hold an edge for a good amount of time. Do not for a minute think that you will get out of sharpening this blade every now and then, because you will. Just do it right.

You will find that the contour and everybody’s favorite current day term, ergonomics, of this knife are just right. When doing a bit of long term carving, that little muscle between my thumb and pointer finger can sure get worn out. Weird huh? Well, I am not pulling your leg. The nice thing about the Alpha Dorado by Buck Knives is the simple fact that it just feels comfortable to me when I use it like this. It does not wear my hand out. Maybe there is something to this ergonomics stuff.

Well folks, that pretty much sums up my Buck Knives Alpha Dorado review. I recommend it highly for an everyday knife. The retail price is about $70 or so depending on where you go. You can get the Buck Knives Alpha Dorado from Knife & Supply Company, LLC for about $45 as of today. Stop by and grab one. We carry them in the Charcoal handle and the Rosewood. Both are pretty knives that will take some abuse.