Several months ago as part of my new pocketknife collecting hobby (and to hit the $100 free shipping threshold for MidwayUSA.com), I bought another Buck pocketknife. This one was the Buck Canoe. The Canoe moniker comes from the pocketknife’s shape (when its two blades are folded and you view it from the side, it looks a little like a canoe). The knife was only $30, I liked the look of the thing, and I clicked on it. My reloading components and the Canoe bumped me over $100, and the order shipped for free. Free shipping. Yippee!
It wasn’t too long after I entered the order and the pocketknife (along with my bullets) arrived. I like it. The scales are jigged bone replicas (they’re some sort of plastic) and they look good. The bolsters are nickel plated, and the two blades are fabricated from 420J2 stainless steel (from what I’ve read, 420J2 is a good and economical knife steel). Yes, there are better steels out there, but this thing was only $30. The knife is made in China, so if that sort of thing bothers you, you can stop reading here. It’s doesn’t bother me. I like the knife and I’m a happy camper.
My next email from MidwayUSA showed their price had dropped to a third of what the Canoe’s cost had been: It was now just $10. Folks, any time you can pick up a Canoe for $10, that’s a good deal. You might think I was annoyed that the price dropped, but I wasn’t. In fact, I ordered four more of the things. I’ve giving them away as gifts to my friends. They think I’m generous and a big spender (so don’t tell them about this blog).
What’s going on here is that Buck discontinued the jigged bone scaled Canoe, and they now only offer a version with wood scales (like the one you see with burlwood above). I got a good deal on mine, and my friends will get an even better deal. That burlwood knife goes for about $27 from Midway, and it’s kind of appealing, too. Maybe the next time I need to hit that $100 free shipping threshold from MidwayUSA, I’ll add one of them to my order.
If you missed the Canoe on ordering one of these from MidwayUSA, fear not. You can still buy a Buck Canoe from Amazon.
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I did stop reading .
We'll mark it as a peaceful protest.