2 Dot Buck and Brasso - before and after - and a question

[JCOutdoors]

I saw an old 2 dot for a decent price and pulled the trigger. I sharpened the 440C 20 degrees per side and used Brasso to clean the brass. I just wanted to share the results.

The seller said his father bought it back in the late seventies. I’m assuming it’s a version 5 variation 9 made between 1977-1980. What do you think?

Here’s the two dot (left) with Macassar Ebony handles and a current 2023 110 (right) with Gaboon Ebony. I think I prefer the Gaboon but they are both equally gorgeous.

 

[1911bphil]

Those are awesome before and after pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

[GPyro]

I like them.
I would never have sold my fathers knife.
At least someone has it that valued the knife more than the money.

 

[JCOutdoors]

I like them.
I would never have sold my fathers knife.
At least someone has it that valued the knife more than the money.

I was shocked about it myself!

 

[Hickory n steel]

great work removing the tarnish while keeping the knife's history.
I agree on the handle scales, most of the current ebony is just dark and bland compared to the Gabon ebony and even the diamondwood.
Every time I see the ebony 110's I bought my dad cousin and brother I like it more and more, but then I see my 110 with much more character in it's diamondwood scales.
I like the current ebony a lot when it's not being directly compared to something else with more character.

 

[jude_061]

I saw an old 2 dot for a decent price and pulled the trigger. I sharpened the 440C 20 degrees per side and used Brasso to clean the brass. I just wanted to share the results.

The seller said his father bought it back in the late seventies. I’m assuming it’s a version 5 variation 9 made between 1977-1980. What do you think?

Here’s the two dot (left) with Macassar Ebony handles and a current 2023 110 (right) with Gaboon Ebony. I think I prefer the Gaboon but they are both equally gorgeous.

Sweet find. Good looking knives.

 

[FranklinG]

That looks amazing! I also wouldn't have sold my dad's knife, but who knows? Maybe it didn't have any emotional heft for the seller, but something else of his dad's was more significant, like his shaving kit, or mug, or favorite book. I wonder what my kids will toss or keep when I'm gone.

 

[JCOutdoors]

Do any of you know if I’m correct about it being a version five, variation nine? Made between 1977-1980?

 

[pjsjr]

This is a link to the sticky on the title page of this Buck Knives Forum...

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Fifth version, variation 7(doesn't go to 9) so don't know what to tell you.

Edit, OK I see your labeling it from the page 'The 110 Folding Hunter'

 

[RLB0414]

Nice job on the clean-up. Looks great

 

[Ruari]

Looks great tidied up, I prefer the lighter scales, the colour variation in them is very appealing.

 

[garddogg56]

Good job great recovery.My favorite era..

 

[JCOutdoors]

Good job great recovery.My favorite era..

I’m excited to try out the 440C.

By the way, it sharpened differently than all my other knives. I noticed that a lot of metal flakes would come off as I sharpened. A lot! I was wiping metal flakes off the edge after every 20 passes or so. The edge looks polished and razor sharp, but upon closer inspection, it seems a little toothy.

After I use it a bit for whittling, fishing, food, and more, I will make a new post and try my best at an amateur, detailed, and picture-full review of the steel.

 

[marantz]

JCOoutdoors - great find and restoration. You said you used Brasso for the bolsters. Did you use anything on the ebony scales?

As for the blade flaking, 440C is known to have larger carbides sometimes leading to edge chipping. That's one of the reasons (warranty returns) Buck went to 425, then 420HC, if you watch the video C.J. did recently with Larrin Thomas, inventor of Magnacut. Or maybe the owner sharpened it with a grinder, overheating the edge, and you removed all that. But your photos don't really show it.

I wouldn't give up any of my Dad's knives either, except to other family members. Maybe the seller didn't get along with his Dad that well, or more likely he's just not a knife guy, and an old Buck 110 is just a beat up tool to him that he would never use. One man's trash is another man's treasure. And now it's in the hands of someone who appreciates it and knows how to use it and maintain it. Looking forward to your future experiences with it.

 

[Slice-and-dice]

re: ebony scales, I've had a lot of success cleaning and protecting them with Watco Rejuvenating Oil. Sometimes I give a light sanding to smooth out the surface, then a couple heavy coats of Watco, wiping them down in between coats.

 

[JCOutdoors]

JCOoutdoors - great find and restoration. You said you used Brasso for the bolsters. Did you use anything on the ebony scales?

As for the blade flaking, 440C is known to have larger carbides sometimes leading to edge chipping. That's one of the reasons (warranty returns) Buck went to 425, then 420HC, if you watch the video C.J. did recently with Larrin Thomas, inventor of Magnacut. Or maybe the owner sharpened it with a grinder, overheating the edge, and you removed all that. But your photos don't really show it.

I wouldn't give up any of my Dad's knives either, except to other family members. Maybe the seller didn't get along with his Dad that well, or more likely he's just not a knife guy, and an old Buck 110 is just a beat up tool to him that he would never use. One man's trash is another man's treasure. And now it's in the hands of someone who appreciates it and knows how to use it and maintain it. Looking forward to your future experiences with it.

I just buffed them with a lightly damp rag with soap and hot water to clean them. I want to put something on them but I’m not sure what to use yet.