Rosewood Black

Rosewood Black

Buck Knives 277 Folding Alpha Hunter TM is the evolution of Buck’s venerable 110 Folding Hunter, one of the most copied knives in the knife industry. The Folding Alpha Hunter is solid, smooth and feels like it was made for your hand. It is the associate to the fixed blade Alpha Hunters, providing a liner locking folding version of this popular design. The Alpha Hunter features a 3-1/2″ drop point 154CM stainless steel blade, and is 5″ long closed. It weighs 8 oz, and comes with resin impregnated Rosewood handles that leave the border of the handle exposed, and sport grip ridges along the top of the rear frame for an extra sure grip. The Folding Alpha Hunter comes with a fitted brown leather sheath, and as with all Buck Knives, features Buck’s 4-Ever Unconditional Lifetime Warranty.

One of the most standard types of wood is rosewood. Rosewood may be found in some dissimilar places of the world and is known for it is strength, durability, and distinguishable coloring.

From flooring and furniture to musical instruments, galore of people’s most prized possessions are made of exotic woods. Craftsmen all over the word seek out these exotic woods from all over the world, including areas such as Asia, Africa, India, and even the United States in order to find the highest-quality materials for their projects. And each type of wood has dissimilar properties and calibers that set it detached from the rest, and one of the most general types of exotic woods is rosewood.

Rosewood may be found in some dissimilar places of the world and is characterized by it is deep red or brown hues. Rosewood is a strong and heavy type of wood that likewise lends itself well to polishing. Commonly employed for developing furniture or musical instruments, rosewood is also on occasion known as cocobolo, kingwood, and tulipwood.

There are a great deal of dissimilar types of rosewood: one type is Bolivian rosewood, which is particularly known for it is dark brown color with black or dark purple grain. Also known as Rio rosewood, rosewood from Bolivia distinctively has a sweet smell that persists over the years. On the other hand, Honduran rosewood quintessentially has a lighter brown color. And rosewood found in Central and South America is exceptionally known for it is high density and it is deep red color with black grain.

Quality rosewoods may in a literal sense be found all over the world, and because of their distinctive coloring as well as their heavy weight and strength, they are a usual choice for craftsmen and other building professionals.

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20 of 22 humans found the following review helpful.
Warning: NOT 154CM steel.
By Mumblin’ Berk
There are a number of difficultnesses with the Buck 277 Alpha folder:

Primarily, this up-scale “rosewood” version is described (on and off Amazon) as being 154CM Crucible steel. Well, it isn’t.
The blade is stamped 12C27M. That is Sandvik strip steel applied in kitchen cutlery. I’m not a metallurgist. I’m not here to debate the relative merits of a queer steel. But in my opinion, this queer bait-n-switch is a violation, and puts THIS knife in a dissimilar use / value / price category. I’ve had to send it back immediately.

I own a number of Buck knives, including my primary Buck 110 folder circa 1970′s. The company says that this Alpha folder is an “evolution” of that venerable knife. After handling the Alpha even briefly, I may tell you with full selfassurance that this Alpha is not even in the same BALLPARK as that 110. Not in any category, not by any stretch of the imagination. It’s insulting to even suggest that. It’s like comparing a Mc’Grease Burger to a slice of Prime Rib.

Despite it’s outward aspect of a heavy, tough knife, you have to SEE the liner lock to believe it. I’m telling you, it’s the thinnest, weakest looking lock of it’s type that I’ve seen, on any knife, ever. THAT is sad. Worse than sad. I have it side-by-side (right now) with a $10 San Ren Mu folder from China which is 1/2 the size, and the lock-up on that knife is much thicker and stronger. BUCK!!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING???

Now, to be fair, there are galore GOOD distinct features to the Alpha,
BUT ONLY if we reclassify it as middle-of-the-road utility folder. (don’t even think when it comes to this one as a “hunter”)

As a utility / each day use / tough “garage” type of knife in the $30 range, yes, it’s OK. Not great, but OK.

It is a heavy knife for it’s size. Personally, I find that pleasant.
I like heft in this kind of knife, as they will get hard use and ought to withstand it.

Balance: I’m going to give away a trade secret; One of the reasons Buck knives FEEL so good in the hand is the balance.
Buck favors a heavy butt. The center of gravity moves aft, away from the index finger, toward the middle finger. To me, this improves the feel, DEPENDING on what you’re doing with it, of course. Most all innovative knives go the other way. Blade-heavy. I find that disturbing. Personal choice? Maybe.

Scales: I complain in regards to the scale material, BUT if you re-classify it down a few pegs, it’s OK. Maybe even a positive thing, because they are simple flat slabs, so any person with a bit of sandpaper and an interesting material may whip up new scales for it and dress the knife up any way you like. I rather get enjoyment from that, and was looking forward to it. Alas… it was not to be.

There’s more, but I’m sure I’m boring you, so here’s my bottom line:

Pass on this one. Do a little more shopping. At this price point, there are MANY fine options.
If you genuinely like the style, wait for a sale, and get the black-handle one.

Best of luck.

4 of 4 persons found the following review helpful.
Excellent liner-lock knife.
By UnexplodedCow
I purchased one of these, and have to say it is very hefty. It’s handle heavy, and feels a bit like a roll of quarters in the hand (in weight especially…this will drag loose pants down). The blade is super smooth when flipping out. A little light weight oil makes it even smoother. The liner lock snapes into place utterly in the middle of the blade, and is rather stable. Buck did make a recent alter from 54CM to 12C27M steel, though it still has the Bos heat treatment (and logo). 12C27M is a Swedish steel that is when it comes to on par with 440A, but the Bos treatment is supposed to improve it is hardness. The factory edge on mine dulled a bit, but it was tested on a lot of cardboard, whittling wood, and cutting things (knife-based activities). By “dulling” I mean that it wouldn’t shave the hair off my arm after a few days of these activities, but would still cut through a tomato without issue. With a little touchup sharpening, the edge is back, and the knife is scary sharp. The wood on the handle is exceedingly smooth and well shaped. The pictures do not convey how severe this knife is: how much a work of art it is combined with it is feel of extreme durability. This thing makes their venerable 110 model look like a toy. The sheath (a very nice burgundy brown leather piece) that came with mine was cut out of the box. I contacted Buck, and they responded within 24 hours. They sent me a alternate sheath at no cost (very nice people to talk to). Overall this is a must buy for somebody looking for a durable, utile knife.

2 of 2 humans found the following review helpful.
Buck Alpha – A Classic
By Bill from St. Lou
Buck makes magnificent knives (I have several). This is one of their better functional knives. It has 154CM steel which is harder steel, harder to sharpen, but also holds it is edge a very long time. It likewise may be opened and closed one handed which is nice in a folder. It has a lanyard hole and an splendid sheath. Also, the rosewood is gorgeous. I’m sorry the one client had such a bad experience. In all the Buck knives I have ever purchased in my 50 years, I have never had a bad one, not one. I also think the founder is a great guy and genuinely believes in a outstanding product. Had the client contacted Buck, I’m rather sure he would have been more than satisfied.

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