Buck 110 with different scales

[Haebbie]

I own this knife since tow or three years.

But today I went for a closer look.
And what I found: The knife has two different scales

Does this happens more times?

Best,
Haebbie

 

[imafritz]

I've had some wit very different shades of macassar where I thought it may have been rescaled on one side after repair. That however looks like macassar on one side and shedua(segua...ma ma ma ma my sharona) wood on the other.


note: sorry about the "My Sharona" Haebie, if you dont know, that was a terrible disco era pop song over here in the States.

 

[edbeau]

If it is two different woods that would account for the difference. It seems like we had a question like this before? I had thought the first time I saw it, that it was left out in the sun and got bleached. I think it makes it very unique, Haebbie.

 

[wolfdog]

Looking at the sunken pivot pin it looks like there was a switch-off from another knife. (Someone exchanged knife sides, maybe re-bladed at the same time...) Do you have any history on it?

 

[David Martin]

Two different woods, sun bleached or did something spill and it lay in that liquid and absorded it . ? DM

 

[pjsjr]

I posted this thread some time ago... http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=762832

Don't know if this will help you with yours...I do like unique items like this...yours is quite unique. Preston

 

[Haebbie]

Thank you, Guys, for the kind answers.
The structure of the wood is different, so I think the scalees are made of different
woods. No, I have no history of the knife. I bought it and stored it. That's it.
Could they put the halves of two different knives together. Would that be possible?
Different woods means different variations. And do they fit together?
But at least we have the scales from two different parts of one tree.
Heartwood and sapwood for example. But that's true, Preston, it is a unique item.
And I like them too.

Best,
Haebbie

p.s.: Fritz, don't be worried. I only know Sharona from the TV soap "Monk" ;-).

 

[matt1987]

I have a 503 that has mismatched scales like yours. It came like that out of the box. So I suppose it happens every once in a while.

 

[Silverdagger]

Very cool to have a knife like that. Something different to look at depending on your mood.

 

[wolfdog]

The structure of the wood is different, so I think the scalees are made of different woods.

I agree. One looks like Walnut, one like Macassar Ebony. As for switching, if there was a CKS or special from the same era as the standard Macassar, I suppose it could be possible. I'm not saying it is so, I'm just wondering. It could still have been done in-house rather than after-market, but who knows.

 

[Plumberdv]

Here's a similar thing with my 2 dot 112. The two sides are very different and when you look at the spine of the knife, you can see the dark backside of the lighter side scale.

 

[imafritz]

This one is the same but it is definitely macassar on both sides, just different areas of the wood.

seems to me I remember a conversation lately on a thread where someone stated an employee may just go over and grab a slab off the pile. Whether it was when they monkeyed around with one for themselves or something happened to the original scale I dont recall.

 

[Scott Hartman]

I like the old 2 dots with the dark side/light side combo. Quite a few of the 110s left the factory with that Ebony combo. If you get any of Larry O.s "for sale" lists, he will write the descriptions as such, to let a potential buyer know the knife has a dark ebony on 1 side and the light ebony on the other.
Plumberdv's 112 shows a great transition on a single inlay from dark to light.

 

[knivesngear]

Pretty cool. probably the same wood, but a different cut with an odd color to it. woods like birch "the one that buck uses on the 110" can vary in color. not a big deal i guess, just makes your knife different. nice knife by the way.