Customer Reviews

Buck 326 Scholar Frame Lock Folding Knife

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This is a smaller knife (the blade is under 4.5cm), and is pretty thin. The small size makes opening it one-handed a bit tricky, but it is possible. It is a frame-lock, so closing it one-handed is also hard but possible.

I love the mirror finish of the handle and blade. It has a rough area near the blade on the handle around the joint, but aside from that everything on this knife is a smooth mirror finish. The back side of the handle (opposite where the blade goes into the handle) has a black plastic spacer between the metal halves of the handle.

There is no keychain or lanyard hole, and the black plastic spacer means that you can't put a string around one of the screws either.

Overall a very nice looking smaller pocketknife.

I own both the Buck 326 (scholar frame lock made in China) and the Buck 525 (Gent lock back made in the USA). The Buck 326 Scholar is a decent knife. It has one glaring flaw, at least for the way I use these knives. I use these knives as a daily carry gentleman's knife. I find that the Buck 326's opening assist studs dig into my leg, making it very uncomfortable to carry. The 326 Scholar is also about double the width of the Gent, making it more visible with dress pants. The Gent is the perfect size and shape to make you forget that you are carrying it, yet it's ready for use for many small jobs that arise. The Gent also out-classes the Scholar in looks and design. If you're looking for a small daily carry gentleman's knife that goes well with casual or suit pants, I recommend the Buck 525 Gent. The Gent is one of those products that makes you feel intelligent for buying it every time you use it.

Warning: If you let someone use either the Buck 326 or the 525, make sure you get it back. These knives have invisible legs, which is not noted in the description.

This is a great everyday knife. The blade is very sharp "out of the box", and its small size and light weight make it perfect for carrying around in a pocket.

I was very inpressed with this knife, very classy and the stainless steel is awesome. Made to the true Buck standards.

I own a lot of Buck knives. It is "My" brand and I needed a small lock blade to carry in dress pants. This knife is well designed, tight and razor sharp-I love it for the limited use I plan for it. It is even good looking.

However, Al Buck is rolling over in his grave. It did not come the usual message flyer and it was manufactured in China. This is a high quality knife at a good price but I hate to see another American institution go overseas. At least include the traditional flyer.

I got this Knife to give to my dad for my fathers day, and i was a little surprised by how small it actually was. i was curious to how sharp it was so I cut some paper to test the edge a little before I gave it too him. it came out of the box super sharp did great much better than i was expecting it to.

This is as close to a liner-lock version of the classic "pen knife" that one is likely to find. In such a role, shaving down pencil tips and opening packages, it functions well. However, this is not a rough-and-ready one-handed opener like my inelegant but eminently practical Smith and Wesson tanto, despite the thumb stud that is intended to enable such operations. The problem is that the old-fashioned, polished handle causes the knife to slip in your hand as you open and close it, necessitating that you pay some care lest you suffer an unfortunate stab wound. This is what happened to my middle finger, which erupted in an alarming shade of crimson during the testing phase. For this reason, I think I would prefer a Zytel-type plastic handle that affords a better grip but won't chew through your pockets as a knurled metal one would if carried daily in one's pocket. A belt clip would also be nice, especially as I had assumed at the time of purchase that it was equipped with one.

All told, this is a lovely, well-constructed pen knife, great for common tasks, but unlike the larger and more ergonomic liner-locks, you're gonna need a band-aid if you get sloppy with it.

You took a good American made brand, and sullied it by having stuff made in china.
In the product description, it was never said where the knife was made.
Since I have lots of Buck knives, it was a given this was American made.

Not so. This is a piece of crap that was made in china. It's didn't even last a month before it started falling apart.

Thanks for the junk Buck!