buck 110 broken tip fix

[jimnolimit]

a co-worker asked me the other day if i could "do anything" to fix his 110. here are the before and after pics, i think he'll be happy tomorrow .

what the knife originally looked like:

after i reshaped the blade

finished after polishing and sharpening

 

[ssblood]

Beautiful job! The finger place looks like an eye on a mean bird.

 

[jimnolimit]

Beautiful job! The finger place looks like an eye on a mean bird.

lol, thanks man.

 

[KennyB]

Nice. Did it thicken the blade out too much removing that much metal?

 

[jimnolimit]

Nice. Did it thicken the blade out too much removing that much metal?

any extra thickness at the tip is not really noticeable (unless you put a new 110 next to this one). i re-beveled the spine in the curve all the way to the tip.

 

[matt1987]

The finger place looks like an eye on a mean bird.

lol i agree! nice job

 

[aznpos531]

Very nicely done!

 

[russde]

I've bought a couple with blades like that and sent them in for new blades ($10).
Honestly though, you did an outstanding job, most reshapes end up looking awful, this nicely keeps the shape of the clip point.
Well done,
R

 

[Robert Ptacel]

Looks like a factory perfect job.

 

[rpttrsn]

Very well done. You have a talent there. I'm sure that the co-worker will be pleased with his NEW knife.

 

[jimnolimit]

thanks for all the kind words everyone.

 

[Gunny Bob]

Good workmanship. Kudos.

 

[richard j]

looks good jim. did you have to cut down the kick to get the tip to lay below the frame?

 

[David Martin]

That would be my question as well. DM

 

[snowalker]

Great job!

 

[jimnolimit]

looks good jim. did you have to cut down the kick to get the tip to lay below the frame?

That would be my question as well. DM

i left the kick alone.

i didn't shape the edge toward the spine, i shaped both the spine (swedge) and edge to meet each other. i should see him tonight at work, i'll try to get a pic of the knife closed.

 

[Seals]

Its a bit more of a drop point now.Looks great!

 

[divechief]

cool to know a new blade is $10, 35 years ago a friend broke of 1/2 inch of the tip of my 110 extracting elk molars. He had a local knife maker regrind it and it still seems perfect. Mine looks the same as the pictured knife.