Buck 102 Woodsman — 4 inch clip point blade in 420HC

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Buck 102 Woodsman · Clip Point
4″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 2.6 oz · ~0.76″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.12″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

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Buck 102 Woodsman

Hunting FixedFixed Blade

The Buck 102 Woodsman is a 4" clip point fixed blade in 420HC, hollow ground. The handle is Phenolic. At 2.6 oz it sits 4th-lightest of the 22 fixed-blade hunters here, where the median is 4.1 oz.

Blade: 4″
Weight: 2.6 oz
Steel: 420HC
Price band: Mid

Best for

Skinning and breaking down game

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against buckknives.com.

Blade length: 4″
Spine thickness: 0.12″
Blade shape: Clip Point
Grind: Hollow
Steel: 420HC
Overall length: 7.75″
Weight: 2.6 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Phenolic
Country of origin: USA

Why a clip point

The front third of the spine is 'clipped' away in a concave sweep, dropping the point below the spine line and putting it out in front. That makes a finer, more controllable tip than a drop point — better for piercing, slightly weaker under load. The Buck 110 pattern is the archetype.

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About 420HC

Buck's Paul Bos heat treat is what makes this ordinary steel good. Dulls sooner than premium steels and takes ninety seconds to fix.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All 420HC knives