Another homemade 110/426 drop-point

chickentrax · Feb 8, 2006

If this pic looks familiar from another post of mine, it shouldn't...The other one was a Buck 110 re-bladed by Leroy Remer [Thank You, Leroy!]; this one was done/botched [choose one] by me...

I got some supplies in from Jantz; 6" x 3/4" sewn buffing wheels and white rouge...I been practicing on stuff, this is one of my practice projects...

It's a Buck 110 frame w/brass liners/bolsters; a Bucklite 426 drop-point blade [no, not that one!], rockerbar, spring, & spacer; and homemade black linen Micarta scales...

Don't bother telling me it looks like crap; it's supposed to...

No, it's not a "rat knife", but the scanner picks up every scratch and dent/crater and amplifies them...

The scales look "textured" because...well, they are...it's linen...

and I happened to hit the layer between the black epoxy layers...so it shows up as big scratches...(I tried a photo, but it was worse)...

The scales actually don't look this bad in real life...

This has about 2 hours of 320/400/600 sanding and buffing...plus a bit of belt sanding...

I'm happy with it...

This will be my EDC for a while...

It still needs an edge...I don't know diddly squat about sharpening, so I guess a sharpener will go on my hunny-do list...

BTW: This blade has a kind of wavy edge...the last owner evidently tried to sharpen it free-hand...not too bad, but enough to scare me away from trying it...

It's also kind of interesting that this slab-side 110 has "lighter" brass than the newer 110's...It shows up almost as white when it's polished...(I noticed this on some of Mike Kerins' older 110's, too)...and the brass rod I use for pins show up darker...I suppose Buck (or their brass supplier) changed alloys when they switched from cast to forged (or whatever the new process is now)...

pjsjr · Feb 8, 2006

Trax,

I think it looks great and commend you for your abilities and the where-with-all to do these modifications.

As for sharpening, there is lots of info in the Maintainence, Tinkering and Embellishment section in General. I've always sharpened freehand, but because of all the good things said about the Sharpmaker I got one and have experienced better edges than freehanding(the Spyderco store was on one of my day trips). So I would recommend a Sharpmaker, do a search and read through the posts.

Keep up the good work really enjoy what you do. Preston

110 Dave · Feb 8, 2006

ADD my admaration also!!! [;->]= that is truly supper! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

if i were at home i would ask for a look see in hand and send it back sharp and buffed!
NOW what is your next project?
inquireing mimes want to know!!!!

DarrylS · Feb 8, 2006

:thumbup: ...Great stuff as usual Trax...

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Buckaholic · Feb 8, 2006

chickentrax said:
Don't bother telling me it looks like crap; it's supposed to... No, it's not a "rat knife", but the scanner picks up every scratch and dent/crater and amplifies them...

OK, El Pollo, I won't tell ya it looks like crap...'cause it doesn't. It is way

Really like the drop point...opens paint cans effortlessly and w/o as much fear of braking of the tip

Your Fellow Bird,
Goose.

chickentrax · Feb 8, 2006

Buckaholic said:
...opens paint cans effortlessly and w/o as much fear of braking of the tip ...

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...:grumpy: ...

Psychopomp · Feb 9, 2006

I like the look of the micarta. How does it feel?

Looks like it would make a good traveling companion for this...

(that's very well worn micarta, not as white as it looks in that picture, but it's no longer black).

Micarta is nice stuff and I like the look on your 110 better than shiney Micarta (though it may not be as durable, time will tell).

WilltheBarb · Feb 9, 2006

I think the micarta looks really fine. On a few of the knives Ive seen that have micarta scales the slabs are more domed so the layers of linen show though the scales. You end up with concentric rings of linen and that is the look I usually associate with micarta. Dont get me wrong. You are doing things that I admire very much. I really am just trying to help.

chickentrax · Feb 9, 2006

WilltheBarb said:
...You end up with concentric rings of linen and that is the look I usually associate with micarta...

Me, too. The 110 I used was a slab-side, so the Micarta is flat.

I posted a pic for Mike in one of these 110 threads of a stiletto I have w/black linen Micarta rounded scales...I really like the look...but pretty hard to match on a flat sided knife...(you have to match the bolsters)...

chickentrax · Feb 9, 2006

Psychopomp said:
...I like the look on your 110 better than shiney Micarta...

I've done two knives in black Micarta, as well as a set of .45 grips, and I can't get a shiny finish no matter what I do...I'm wondering if they spray the Micarta with clear lacquer to get the shine...

chickentrax · Feb 9, 2006

I forgot to mention that I lowered the thumb relief an extra 1/16" too...

This was an older 110 with many nicks, dents, and scratches...I wasn't too concerned that it didn't turn out perfect...

Besides, I quit trying to achieve perfection long ago...

I figured out how to get the level linen layer on the surface...I've been using the outer layer of the Micarta as my backface (since it's nice and flat)...I should be using it as the outer face...and do my grinding/sanding/milling on the backface to get the desired thickness...shouldn't be too hard - just make the left scale fit the right side and vice versa...