Buck 110 for EDC

I dont mi d the two ha d opening part but I would like one with a pocket clip no idea why buck doesn't offer it with a clip. It's not like people don't already carry knives that heavy anyway. A 110 paperstone would actually make a great pocket clip knife since its not so heavy. It wouldn't be hard actually for buck to do it either since it has that metal pommel.
 
It's nice to have a knife on my hip rather than in my pocket. I carry enough crap in my pockets the way it is. I enjoy carrying the 110.
 
I carried one a lot from 1977 when I got my first one till about 1993 when the last one I had was left on a rock on Fish Camp Prong after gutting a trout.I looked for it on the way out but couldn't find it.it was lost on the same creek that I had dropped another 110 several years earlier that landed tip first on a rock snapping off the tip.

I recently got a never been used 110 in the original box with papers and receipt of purchase dated 1974 as a gift and it sure brought back memories. The one I looked at while at Smoky Mtn Knife Works summer before last was a real disappointment what with its poor grind and sloppy feel when opening and closing, not to mention the plywood scales.

Yes they were heavy and bulky but carried tip down with the spine forward in the sheath were easily opened one handed by pinching the spine as it was pulled out then snapped downward letting that heavy handles momentum lock it open.Any good hand could close it and sheath it with one hand as well with a little practice.

Maybe I will carry the new old one I got some but I don't see it replacing the Caly 3 that I have carried clipped in my pocket every day for the last 5 years.Now if I still had the Bucklites I foolishly got rid of it might be a different story, same blade in a light handle and opened one handed with just a little more wrist snap .
 
I made a modified Buck 110 into a gravity blade and carried 4 years in the military. It was a very useful tool and I liked the weight. I still carry one after 40 years.
 
Like most things, the Buck 110 is a pretty emotional item. It's an icon.

The 110 was never meant to be "an EDC knife". It was designed as a hunting knife and then became hugely popular in trades and military (and to be fair to the history with motorcycle gangs) in the 70s and 80s. This was long before the Spyerco Worker came out and carrying a folding sheath knife on the job site or in town in a rural town was totally accepted. Today, there are still places where you can wear a 110 on your belt without causing a stir and if that describes your situation, then the 110 could definitely be reasonable EDC knife for you. It's your hand, your life, your choice.

I got my first Buck in the 70s when I was in high school. Still have it. Still locks up tight as a drum.


Buck 110 and Opinel #10 by Pinnah, on Flickr


But after years of denial, I've had to admit to myself that the Opinel is (for me) a far superior EDC knife. The Opinel's flat/convex grind goes through most materials better. The lock/joint of the Opinel is much tougher (I've destroyed several Bucks but no Opinels). The handle on the Opinel is (for my hands) much more comfortable for prolonged use. The Opinel is much, much, much, much lighter making it a no brainer on the lightest of backpacking trips and a very easy to carry in the pocket for EDC.

For EDC use, I actually prefer the Opinel #9, which is just between the Buck 110 and Buck 112 in size.

EDC Pair by Pinnah, on Flickr


Lastly, if there is just something that tugs at your heart about Buck lockbacks, give the (recently reintroduced) Buck 500 Duke a close look. IMO, it's much more suitable for EDC use than the 110 is.

Buck 500 by Pinnah, on Flickr
 
As long as the Buck 110 has been with us and unchanged, I find it hard to consider that it didn't see a fair share of EDC use simply because of its size and weight.
 
stvpourciau said:
The 110 doesn't offer me anything that an Opinel doesn't but much much more weight.
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Except for an automatic locking back capability, thus reducing the number of manual steps necessary to physically perform to make the knife ready to use.
 
I thought the only way to carry a 110 was in a belt sheath. I have a 501 that's smaller than the 110 and I still like it in a sheath.
 
I carry the 501 in the jeans' watch pocket, and even the 500 fits in there, sort of. But the 500 and the 110 and 112 are really for sheath-carry or in the backpack or messenger bag (in my case).
 
I carried my 110 in my Gravel Gear pants pocket today with no discomfort. I just bought this beauty about two weeks ago, and for what ever reason hadn't carried it until today. I read this last evening, and decided to give her a go. It was a joy to spend the day with her.
 
I love them, and I may get scalped by my Buck Brothers for saying this, but if I was to carry one EDC today, it would be the Eco-Lite 110.
 
It's possible to lighten up, skinny up, and/or one hand open up the 110. Just modify the Titanium, Aluminum, and/or Valox handles. Add pocket clips and thumb studs.View attachment 392908
 
If you want to carry a Buck 110 with the fast easy open option of a thumb latch. Use one of the old biker tricks.
What we used to do is this. Take your buck, and do one of the following.
1. Open it half way, where the lock release is disengaged and hit the lock lever on the spine of the knife with a hammer a little at a time till it suits your style.
2. Take a small file and file the hip of the blade between the bolster where it rubs against the lock till it opens easily.
3. Keep opening and closing your knife a million times till the lock wears down enough till it open easy.
Then wear your case upside down on your belt. Put your buck in it hinge end first.
When you need to quick draw it, Just slide your hand down the case, your hand will unsnap the case. The knife will fall into your hand and then you can hold the handle and swing it and snap the blade open. Either snap it down or up like in the movies. It's as easy as pie.

If you need a video lesson msg me. or reply to this post.
 
I can have my Buck ready to fight or kill in two(2) strokes. Slide my hand down against the sheath, and snap the blade. After which my hand and knife is above my head ready to come down and slice.
 
I carried one for a a long while. Buck pissed me off with a warranty deal, so I quit carrying one and switched to a ZT 301. I carried a 110 Alaskan Guide. a great 110 and served well. After I started EDC'ing a Tactical folder, I never looked back.
 
The Buck 110 is an excellent knife. It has probably been EDCed more than any other folder out there. The term " Buck 110 " is almost a generic term as it is that popular. I carried one for years when I was younger, way before I ever heard of the Sebenza.
 
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