shugy wrote:
thats a beauty Pinnah!

Thanks. My wife, who for some reason loves me, got it for me for Christmas last year from one of the AAPK sellers. I love it.
@Gardog, actually the 500 is the big brother of the 501 and 503. It's the slimmer cousin to the 112. Here are my 110, 112 (carrying today), 500 and 482 "side buy each"
Buck Folders by
Pinnah, on Flickr
The 112 is such a classic and I love the shape of the handle, but the 500 stunning, pockets much better and I vastly prefer the drop point blade.
Here's a shot (not mine) of some of the 500 series knives taken from the bladeforums Buck forum.
From the top: 500, 501, 503, 505, 506.
Full thread here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... -on-a-buck
There is a guy in that forum who is making "slim line" Buck 112s, often rebladed with Buck drop point blades. Similar to the 500 Duke, but with the classic brass and ebony look. I think they're stunning and might push my mother off the curb for one.
Full thread here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... omplete%29
Gardog, was thinking of you the other day. The family and I took a drive up through Berlin to catch a glimpse of the Nansen ski jump. Next day, we climbed up Mt. Madison. Berlin is off to the right just a bit from this picture. Had my Opinel #10 and Buck 482 on this trip. Full day of rain on the hike out left some spots on the Opinel. Our weather prefers stainless? Anyway, your neck of the woods, no?
Above Randolph by
Pinnah, on Flickr