334dave's Alpha-scaled 110 Workman

Messersmit, I have it and you can send my your address to jack9393@msn.com and I'll get it on it's way to you first part of next week.

My comments about the knife:

Although I'm not a fan of rubber grips, this one does stay in your hand while doing most common 110 type jobs. I cut up a piece of steak that I BBQ'ed in my yard last night. It did the job nicely and even cut clear through the paper plate without a hitch. Just kidding about the paper plate thing. I, too, think the 110 is a little large to carry around in your pocket. Kinda puts me in mind of Mae West who would have said, "Is that your Buck 110 in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" Therefore, my contribution to the PO knife is a leather holster, of my own design, that can be carried straight up on either the left or right side, or as a "crossdraw" on the left. I've never cared for a horizontal carry, so my crossdraw idea is a compromise. Although my holsters are individually form fitted to each individual knife, the added friction of the rubber scales keeps this puppy in it's place nicely, yet is accessable when needed with very little effort.

I'm thinking a knife with the rubber scales could be a real blessing to fellers who work in situations where they may want the extra gripability to prevent dropping or losing the instrument. The first to come to mind is a lineman who would be using a knife from the top of a power pole or perhaps a fireman who needs to cut seatbelts with his hands wet or a fisherman who doesn't want to lose his knife overboard. I'm sure you all can think of other scenarios as well.

Best wishes to all you Buck Nuts from the Rocky Mountains!

The knife will soon be on it's way to Messersmit.

Jack (aka rudderjt)
 
Rudderjt said:
Messersmit, I have it and you can send my your address to jack9393@msn.com and I'll get it on it's way to you first part of next week.

My comments about the knife:

Although I'm not a fan of rubber grips, this one does stay in your hand while doing most common 110 type jobs. I cut up a piece of steak that I BBQ'ed in my yard last night. It did the job nicely and even cut clear through the paper plate without a hitch. Just kidding about the paper plate thing. I, too, think the 110 is a little large to carry around in your pocket. Kinda puts me in mind of Mae West who would have said, "Is that your Buck 110 in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" Therefore, my contribution to the PO knife is a leather holster, of my own design, that can be carried straight up on either the left or right side, or as a "crossdraw" on the left. I've never cared for a horizontal carry, so my crossdraw idea is a compromise. Although my holsters are individually form fitted to each individual knife, the added friction of the rubber scales keeps this puppy in it's place nicely, yet is accessable when needed with very little effort.

I'm thinking a knife with the rubber scales could be a real blessing to fellers who work in situations where they may want the extra gripability to prevent dropping or losing the instrument. The first to come to mind is a lineman who would be using a knife from the top of a power pole or perhaps a fireman who needs to cut seatbelts with his hands wet or a fisherman who doesn't want to lose his knife overboard. I'm sure you all can think of other scenarios as well.

Best wishes to all you Buck Nuts from the Rocky Mountains!

The knife will soon be on it's way to Messersmit.

Jack (aka rudderjt)
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thanks Jack!!!
as a fromer high voltage electrician that was one thing i had thought of..
as i said i had a thumb cut in half and have grip issues with the right hand now...
the alpha gripe were a cobble togeather to over come the slight dissability
and have better grip:thumbup:
nesstay still the mother of invention and then it came to me some of the other advantages that it would have yet still enable me to carry a traditional 110 .... :thumbup:
sniff sniff ... i missed it i did ...;)
thanks for your comments and i am sure the others will also comment on the sheath! i cant wate for it to make the rounds!
 
Dave's rubber scaled 110 arrived at my place yesterday all snug in a nice custom sheath made by Jack. I'm not sure if I like the look of the rubber scales on such a classic but the grip is excellent! I did some comparisons with a wood scaled and a bone scaled 110 and the grip is much better on Dave's knife (as one would expect).

The sheath is a work of art! Jack, you have a real talent with leather!

I plan to EDC the knife for the next week to get a solid feel for it. Pocket carry by day and in Jacks custom sheath the rest of the time. Luckily I'll be able to take the knife to camp for a turkey hunt this coming weekend before shipping it off to the next user. I'll post pics and more comments in the coming days.

The knife could use a bit of a sharpening. Dave, do you mind if I hone the blade lightly with a ceramic rod?
 
Dave had no objections to me sharpening the knife when I had it, so its probably safe to assume you can do the same. Jack must have really given it a workout because I had it poppin hairs before it left here. Well, that is the intent of this knife (working hard) so I guess thats a good thing.

schiesz
 
it was a user when i got it and it still is!!!:D
sharpe it as needed use it on what ever!!!:D :cool: ;)
jest dont cut your selfs! :eek: :p
bantoneing :thumbup: - ;)
sure go ahead what ever you would do with yours!:)
the idear is feed back on the rubber alpha grips and
if it is worth Joe's attention to see if he can get it as a option
yea i agree a 110 in the pocket is a bit 'large'
and i have used them in wet spots before like skining and in the rain
like i said one of the insperations for the grips was that
my thumb was cut in half and the first joint is frozein
so it is harder to maintain as strong a grip with reg wood.
on some tools i have used rubber tape (like who hasan't)
but you can tape a folder...:confused:
 
Things have calmed down around here some, so put me on the list to fondle Dave's knife.

Good info guys!!
 
Pack Rat said:
Things have calmed down around here some, so put me on the list to fondle Dave's knife.

Good info guys!!
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yes good info!!
it is not jest Joe , thought he is who we talk to most but
many others at buck like cj sign in and read what we nuts wright...

ok PR! send your addy to to the messersmith!
and first to post for it after rat send your addy to the rat...
 
I got your email Pack Rat. I'll ship the knife and sheath out to you early next week.

I touched the blade up a little last night and used it on some grilled boneless pork chops. Got some marinade on the handle and it remained grippy. But then I guess that's the whole purpose of the rubber grips :thumbup: :p

Here are some pics of Dave's knife and Jack's sheath:





 
Well I'm back from a weekend at camp with Dave's rubber scaled 110. I didn't have much luck at finding a gobbler, but I had a great time. The knife performed a variety of tasks including shaving wood to fix a door jam and slicing scrapple for breakfast (delish!). :thumbup:

I've really become attached to the sheath.... it rides slightly higher than the factory 110 sheath, fights tighter to the belt, and lets you do a quick draw because there is no flap. It does look somewhat like a pistol holster so in public I made sure I wore it completely exposed (shirt tucked in) so people could tell it was a knife or completely concealed under the tail of a jacket. The lower half of the sheath sticking below a t-shirt may lead people to think you are toting a pistol. :o

The knife and sheath are boxed and ready to ship out to Pack Rat.
 
I recevied Daves rubbery 110 from Messer a while ago. Cool Deal!! Really fine sheath!!

Very first impression. It gripped tight, but my thumb seemed to want to slide on out on to the spine of the blade.

Grabbed up the AG and the difference is that the smooth wood lets your whole hand move into position all at the same time.

Where as Daves rubbers grab your hand, in position, but my thumb was a little slow getting on into position .

After I fondeled it a little it wasn't noticible. But I kept thinking how nice it would be to have thumb grips like on the alphas, or in the spine on a 470.

All in all,,,I like it!! I would have one if offered in rubber. Sure would help processing a deer.

Thumbs up Dave!!!

Who wants it next? This is the one we are passing around to test Daves rubber grips, remember!!

Oh yeah!!!!!! I would like it better with no scale pins or rocker pin!!! I don't see a need for them on a user!
 
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