Hi everyone!
I hope to solicit some advice from the community. Here's what happened: I recently got a 110 from a popular auction site. I guess the photos were poor and I wasn't paying enough attention to realize that the blade had a broken tip. The overall funkiness was pretty clear, though. Here's what it looked like on arrival.
It looks like it had only really been used one or two times before someone snapped the tip and (I assume) put it back into the sheath in a damp location. The funk appears to be leather that stuck to the bolsters. It might have been something else. I ain't asking and it's gone now, leaving some discoloration but no real damage.
Rather than abuse the labor and generosity of our friends at Buck, I figured I'd draw a new point out of the blade since is has lots (and lots) of life left. Here's where I hope y'all can help. I flattened the clip from its original location on the spine to meet the new edge (to make sure the point stays within the handle). It doesn't look too bad, and certainly works. I still could remove a tiny bit more from the point, but I didn't want to bring it all the way down before I decided what to do.
You see there's a little bit of the original swedge grind still visible. Do y'all think I should leave it as is? I see a few options. I could extend that grind down toward the point more. I could bring the top back along the spine some to remove the existing grind, essentially making a California clip. I suppose it would be possible to make a drop point of it (like a big 500 - would that be a 499?). Or, I could leave well enough alone and just use the dang thing.
Any thoughts?
I'm fearful that if I mess around much more with this thing it will end up like one of the slimlines from an earlier thread. Which would be OK, really.
Thanks in advance!
I hope to solicit some advice from the community. Here's what happened: I recently got a 110 from a popular auction site. I guess the photos were poor and I wasn't paying enough attention to realize that the blade had a broken tip. The overall funkiness was pretty clear, though. Here's what it looked like on arrival.
It looks like it had only really been used one or two times before someone snapped the tip and (I assume) put it back into the sheath in a damp location. The funk appears to be leather that stuck to the bolsters. It might have been something else. I ain't asking and it's gone now, leaving some discoloration but no real damage.
Rather than abuse the labor and generosity of our friends at Buck, I figured I'd draw a new point out of the blade since is has lots (and lots) of life left. Here's where I hope y'all can help. I flattened the clip from its original location on the spine to meet the new edge (to make sure the point stays within the handle). It doesn't look too bad, and certainly works. I still could remove a tiny bit more from the point, but I didn't want to bring it all the way down before I decided what to do.
You see there's a little bit of the original swedge grind still visible. Do y'all think I should leave it as is? I see a few options. I could extend that grind down toward the point more. I could bring the top back along the spine some to remove the existing grind, essentially making a California clip. I suppose it would be possible to make a drop point of it (like a big 500 - would that be a 499?). Or, I could leave well enough alone and just use the dang thing.
Any thoughts?
I'm fearful that if I mess around much more with this thing it will end up like one of the slimlines from an earlier thread. Which would be OK, really.
Thanks in advance!
