With a history dating all the way back to 1902, when a Kansas blacksmith apprentice named Hoyt Buck started experimenting with better ways to temper steel, Buck Knives has built a rep for high-quality materials and construction. Now offering a wide range of outdoor, kitchen and EDC knives, the Post Falls, Idaho-based brand continues to iterate and innovate.
If Goldilocks were a knife and EDC enthusiast — and she should be, what with all the time she spends in the forest — she’d have trouble finding fault with this blade material.
Latest example? The newest “Buck of the Month,” an exclusive limited-edition version of the popular 663 Alpha Guide Pro ($224.99). This one boasts significant upgrades over the standard model, most notably rocking the blade steel that’s all the rage right now … MagnaCut.
Buck KnivesBuck Knives 663 Alpha Guide (MagnaCut)
Buck Knives 663 Alpha Guide (MagnaCut)
Yep, MagnaCut. Ever since this blade steel started getting really hot a few years back, we’ve grappled with how best to describe it. The angle that hit us today is, if Goldilocks were a knife and EDC enthusiast — and she should be, what with all the time she spends in the forest — she’d have trouble finding fault with this material.
After all, it was developed specifically as a blade steel to be optimized for toughness, edge retention and corrosion resistance. It strikes a perfect balance between the three qualities, rather than making performance tradeoffs, leading us to imagine she would consider it to be “just right.”
