Buck 389 Budget friendly knife on sale at Wal Mart

[@Orlosthedruid]

Kid....that sheath is as good looking as ANY I have even seen made by BUCK !! Not kidding, not messing with ya, that sheath is just damn nice!! As I own that same knife, I would have LOVED to be able to get a nice sheath like yours....you are AWESOME!!! Happy holidays, God Bless you and all of yours!

[@AppalachianAxeworks]

Thanks for watching and Thanks for the compliment . Really appreciate you spending some time watching and commenting on the videos . Thanks !!!

[@garthtimmins2852]

I got one of those in store ($23). Good looking knife. I love the jigged bone scales and the nickle silver bolsters. It wasn't super sharp out of the box, but with a little work on a whetstone and a strop it is now shaving sharp. It will be interesting to see what the edge retention is like. I heard that the steel is 420C, but I don't know for sure.

[@AppalachianAxeworks]

Thanks for watching !! Buck has the steel listed as 420J2 . Nice little knives for the price , Thanks again for watching and commenting on the video . Thanks !!!

[@minerblue9641]

Yep. 420 J2 steel. At least thats what Buck says/w forever warranty. One thing I didn't like is that the bar code taped onto the box had MADE IN CHINA printed on it in all caps. But I liked it and it seems to be a great little knife. I've got an older Buck 110 that seems a little too big now. But it did its job very well gutting deer without losing its edge too much. Back then I wouldn't carry the 119 to save on weight.

[@SpacecityEDC]

I picked up the same knife a while back online. Can't beat it for $12 but I really like it better than I anticipated and have been carrying it almost daily. Man that's a nice sheath. You guys make me want to get back into leather crafting 🤔 I used to do it years ago then stepped away from it but I may have to jump back in seeing all of you and y'all's beautiful work. Thanks for sharing 🎉

[@AppalachianAxeworks]

Thanks for watching !! I agree nice knife for $12 . I really enjoy doing leather work , I don't get to do as much as I would like , really want to keep honing the craft . Thanks again

[@jimmazurek5589]

Good knife. Awesome sheath!!!

[@AppalachianAxeworks]

Thank you !! Thanks for watching and commenting !! Dave AAW

[@chadspurling9048]

Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered one.

[@AppalachianAxeworks]

Your Welcome . Thanks for watching , really appreciate it !!! Dave AAW

[@fatmangaming2720]

That likely isn't 420 steel, it is a Chinese made Buck so it is likely 8cr13Mov steel. If it was a USA made Buck the tang stamp would have USA on it, and it would be made with 420 steel. Was did the included paper work state it was 420?? Regardless it is a nice looking knife.

[@AppalachianAxeworks]

The steel on most of the low end China made Bucks is listed as 420J2 . Thanks for watching and commenting on the video .

[@mikec4684]

Not crazy about 420 stainless but not a bad deal for $11

[@AppalachianAxeworks]

Agree on the 420 , but its a budget friendly Buck with the forever warranty so I gave it a shot . Thanks for watching and commenting , really appreciate it . Thanks Dave AAW

[@minerblue9641]

​@@AppalachianAxeworks Yeah. They also had the MADE IN CHINA taped to the bottom of the box where its not readily visible. I sure liked it though and I also like the 8CR steel. (I don't like China) It holds a prerry good edge. Its hard to sharpen with an oil whetstone though. I've also got an old (about 1980's) Colt CT 20 Trailscout hunter that has a blade stamped 420 J2 stainless. The steel on the Colt seems to be different than the one in the Canoe. It is a little darker steel and it was a bear to sharpen up. I ended up using a diamond stone on it way back in the 80's. Had to recut the bevel. It may have been that the Colt wasn't polished as much as the Canoe, or the big age difference may have made a difference in the steel's appearance.