Buck 110 for EDC

Like Panella, I also have a custom shop 110 and what a knife it is. as if the standard asnt great enough, my custom has BG-42 steel and oak handles. Like many of you have pointed out it is quite heavy for every day carry--i usually opt for something smaller and lighter for casual use, but it is practically a fixed blade when opened.
 
EDC'd it for about 1 day and then decided i didn't like carrying it with me because of the weight, the 2-handed thing and, no clip, it's a lockback, and..well,......it's just too old a design for me i guess.

two things i liked about the 110 is that you can do some nice one-handed opening tricks with it and it was one of my knives on which i learned how to sharpen properly. i actually gave my 110 to my kid brother this morning, along with my Spydie Police and a broken-tip-Military........all these knives i could do without easily :o

spring clean-up so to speak, besides, i thought my brother needed more knives even though he isn't a knife-guy at all. oh well..... :p
 
Every now and then I think about a custom done 110 from the Buck website.
 
I carry a 110FG w/BG-42 daily in a homemade sheath. Have a bandit on it and can open and close with 1 hand. I think it's just right; not too heavy, very comfortable in my hand, easy to control, and takes a very fine edge.
Bob
 
SIFU1A said:
carried one edc for yrs, but then switched to the thinner/lighter gerber FS11, carried it for quite a while and went to a spyderco endura, and the rest is history. boy ya dont hear much about the FS11 anymore, wonder if gerber still makes them?? i know in the day they were 'the' tactical folder. still have a drop point and std FS11. they also were a little higher than the bucks, $30 or so vs almost $50 IIRC.

but yes the 1st knife i edc'd was a buck 110 folder,

greg
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That Gerber was a great knife, especially the drop point! I carried one for a long time, until it got lost/swipped...
I only have trailing point ones now, not bad but not as versitule at the dropped version. Loved that knife :cool: Gerber doesn't make any of the FS series anymore, unfortunately.

The Buck 110 is a great knife, though! They sure do get alot out of 420HC. And, the fit and finish on them is first rate, good sheath, too. Good knife for the money. I carry one afield quite often, but not really for EDC. Someday, I'd like to get a BG-42, stag one from the Custom shop...
I do use a 112 at work alot, don't need anything very big on the job.
 
DAVEMGT,
You have great taste.
I have the same knife from the custom shop.
The BG-42 blade is unbelievably sharp!
I will agree it's a tad too heavy and bulky, and I don't normally like wearing things on my belt unless I'm hiking or camping.
But still, I wear it around the house doing chores now and then.
The craftmanship, fit and finish on mine is virtually perfect.
The grind on the blade is awesome and super easy to resharpen.
And the point scares the hell out of me.
All in all, much more value for the money than tons of other knives.
Lenny

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Lenny,

What wood is on the handle of your PCKS 110? I can see the BG-42 stamp and I REALLY like the lighter grained wood. - GOOD looking knife !!!
 
steve1701d said:
That Gerber was a great knife, especially the drop point! I carried one for a long time, until it got lost/swipped...
I only have trailing point ones now, not bad but not as versitule at the dropped version. Loved that knife :cool: Gerber doesn't make any of the FS series anymore, unfortunately.

The Buck 110 is a great knife, though! They sure do get alot out of 420HC. And, the fit and finish on them is first rate, good sheath, too. Good knife for the money. I carry one afield quite often, but not really for EDC. Someday, I'd like to get a BG-42, stag one from the Custom shop...
I do use a 112 at work alot, don't need anything very big on the job.
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Ya'll are making me feel better about the one I ordered from teh custom shop!...I have never owned a BG-42 blade that I know of, but I chose that with my custom one...that was the one thing I was a little nervous about...now I really can't wait til' it gets here!
 
Now Buzz, that pics leaves no need for words!

But of course the question is, are you keeping the beaver chained up, or is he getting out every now and then? ;)
 
My goal is to keep the Beaver for my son, should I ever be fortunate enough to have one, but it does get to come out and play. I was just using it yesterday for some spring yard work. The PCKS 110 is an extraordinarily good cutter, with some of the most well heat-treated BG-42 I've had the pleaure of using.
 
OK, I have a question. I'm going to do a search on it in a seconed, but I might as well as too. How does one go about cleaning the brass bolsters?
-Kevin
 
I carried one in the army. Great knife. It was the only "tactical folding knife" available at the time. Just a couple of days ago, I saw a guy at work cut some food with a brand new one. He also had a cordura/nylon sheath for his. I liked the sheath too. I wonder if Buck stopped making the leather one.
 
Buck still makes the leather. Mine's new and came with a black leather sheath.

The custom shop gives you a choice of sheaths too. Black or Brown leather, or the Cordura/nylon.
-Kevin
 
Morgoth412 said:
OK, I have a question. I'm going to do a search on it in a seconed, but I might as well as too. How does one go about cleaning the brass bolsters?
-Kevin
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Any number of polishing compounds should work - Brasso, etc. Just be careful to tape over the scales so the compound doesn't ruin the wood.

I recently found an old 110 of mine that had been in a box in my garage for over 10 years. The blade (440C) was fine, but the brass was pitted and very discolored. Polishing compounds alone wouldn't work. I used a fine grit sandpaper on the brass to remove the pits and discoloration. Then I buffed it out with a Dremel tool. Looks almost new.
 
The Last Confederate said:
...I have never owned a BG-42 blade that I know of, but I chose that with my custom one...that was the one thing I was a little nervous about...now I really can't wait til' it gets here!
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You will not be disappointed. It is one of the finest blades I own. When I first got my PCKS 110 I caried it everyday and used it, a lot!! That was close to two years ago. It doesn't get carried everyday now, but it still sees regular use and I'll bet in the entire time I've had the knife, I haven't had to sharpen it more than three times. It holds an edge FOREVER !!!! I think your biggest problem is going to be saving enough cash for your next PCKS 110.... :D

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I really like Mother's Mag Wheel and Aluminium polish for spiffing up the brass. It hasn't had any detrimentaly effects on the wood scales at all and it really makes the brass shine.
Bob
 
Living in a country where getting a bandit shipped would be too much trouble and costly, i 'invented' my own assisted opener: glueing folded stapler bullet (4 in a row) folded flat onto the blade using the Super Glue (cyanoacrylate?) will provide a bit of protrusion that your thumb and middle finger would be able to catch on and start an opening. It usually ended either with the thumb all the way or a flick will finish that opening.

And this is on a cheap china copy of 110, cause down here it costs a bomb to buy one (i.e. 200$ for an ionfusion one), and that is even almost a month of salary of minimum wage allowed by government here... :(

The real Buck 110 would be much smoother and i believe should achieve this ease of opening easier. Of course the bandit is much nicer to look at :)

And then, there is this Brownie Pop.. (you've got to ask Brownie for more detail)
 
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