Buck 110??

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myya

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I gave my father a Buck 110 when I graduated from college.(some 30 years ago) This was for helping get thru the tough times at college.
Well my father passed on and I finally got the knife back. Boy did he use it a lot. The blade looks like a tooth pick. My dad was an iron worker and did everything with that knife.
Well to make a story short. I like to do my own repairs on my stuff. From black powder rifles to archery and everything in between.
Is there any way I can obtain a new 110 blade and replace this myself? I would like to redo the scales to suit my fancy. I know I will probably void the warranty but that would be okay.

Or should I let Buck Factory fix it for me.

Any response would be greatly appreciated.
I know since I am new to the forum it will be difficult to supply pictures.

Thanks in advance.
Myya
 
Just my thoughts and I am no expert but you could have Buck fix it, (replace the blade) and get the spa treatment, or call the Buck factory and ask if you can purchase a blade, or you could ask around here, some of the members do such work on their own and may be willing to square you away.
 
I don't think the 110 is a very easy knife to take down and reassemble. I would send it to the shop and have it done professionally.
 
Just my opinion, but I'd get it encased in glass or on a plaque to mount in a wall. Sounds like your father used that knife well, and it would be a nice reminder/keepsake.
I would either surf the Internet for another one from the same year as the one you gave your father or pick up a new one and make your own memories with it to pass down to your child/children someday.

John
 
I'm sure Buck does not sell just a blade. They will replace the blade for you under warranty and clean it up. Then you can put new scales on it. If it was purchased back 30yrs. ago, they used solid Macassar Ebony then and that is not cheap wood now days. If the wood is badly beat up then replace it. If you do wood, scales are sold in matching pairs. If you do a man made material that's different (micarta). You may can get a blade for it from Leroy Remer at: Triple-r-knives@cox.net . I wouldn't attempt it should this be your first knife repair attempt. There are tricks and know how is required. Pick up one cheap at a pawn shop and learn on that. If that were my Father's knife I'd consider it a treasure for posterity. You do what you want. DM
 
I would suggest that you send it in to Buck for the repairs if you must. They will do a bang up job on the knife and send her back like new. That said, I'm in the camp that you leave that knife the way it is as a reminder of the man your dad was and the tool that he used daily that you gave him. I can see the allure of fixing the knife to make it a user but altering it just seems to take some of the soul away from it, if that makes any sense. I'd shadow box it and hang it on my wall and be proud he loved it as it was. Just my opinion so take it for what it's worth and good luck!
 
Another vote here for leaving it as is and picking up a new one for yourself to use. Lots of memories in that old blade. 110's can be had for less than 50 bucks at the right place and time.

Any chance of seeing some pics of the old girl?
 
Thank you all for the fine input. But I think I will probably send it back to Buck and see if they will replace the blade for me.
I hate to ruin the knife. This way I can continue to use the knife the same way my father had meant it to be. Just not to his extreme.
I will try and get pics of before and after.
Thanks again for all your help.
Myya
 
If you replace the blade and scales, the history of your fathers use of the knife will be erased. Keep it as is and throw it in a dresser drawer. Buy another, same vintage or newer continuing the tradition of carrying and using a 110 just like he did.
 
If you do anything, have Buck replace the blade and leave all the rest of your dad's handling marks on the knife. Otherwise, why not just buy a new one? Countless family heirlooms have been ruined by well meaning family members. Wouldn't it be cool if that knife was passed on to your grandson one day, just as his great-granddad left it?
 
I agree I would leave it as is and get a user. You could still put it on your belt on occasions when you just want to carry something of his.
 
I respect your decision and think you did right by deciding to send it to Buck for the work. Make sure you send a note detailing what you want done and anything that you don't want done. Pictures of before and after would be great, good luck:thumbup:
 
well my two centivoes worth is :
I would try to find a used folding hunter of the same year
with a good blade in it
ya can send both to joe and
he can have the blade from the one put in to your knife..
that way it stays as it once was and still useable
rather then a older knife with a new blade ...
don't know if you will consider it or not
but thought I would through that out there to think about
 
No! Don't do it! The worn blade is your fathers footprint, it has your father's hands and his life story in that knife. I would set it aside and admire it, and perhaps use it once in awhile just the way it is. I wouldn't polish it up either. Take it with you on an annual hunting trip each season and use it as your father would have. Buy a decent replacement knife as your working knife and carry that one on your belt. Belt up your father's knife for those special occassions. Keep it as a safe queen yet put it to work once in awhile.
 
Another vote for keeping the knife as it is. That knife is your fathers life left for you to remember. Get one the same year and use it as he used his. I have a 110 that was given to me by my father and i wouldnt change it for anything.
 
I personally keep the knife as-is and at most send it in for spa treatment with specific instructions for Buck to just clean it and not sharpen it so I can leave it with the edge he left before storing/displaying it. I consider things like that to have too much history to keep using and I have my own knives which have stories they would tell you if they could.

Though if you must keep using it at most I send it in for a spa treatment and replace the blade if you must but keep everything else the same (Is a knife really a same knife if you replace everything on it?). If this is from 30 years ago it probably had 440c steel (from my limited knowledge on buck knives) and they are using 420HC now, I would ask them if they could upgrade you to sv30 and just pay the upgrade fee. This way you have a premium steel on a knife you plan on using. And since your planning on using it just like your father did I say do it right and upgrade the blade and use it to your hearts content.
 
Thank you all for your thoughts. Now you have me thinking again, DARN IT!!
Well back to my brain drawing board again.
Keep your thoughts coming.
Have a great day.
Myya
 
yowsher man seems the most votes is fer to keep it as is ....
but ya knows your first post was who to let fix it
so I assume ya wanted advice on that issue
it is your knife.. do with it what you really want to do wit it
after al it was yours in the first place ...
dad seemed to have tooken a grinder to the blade
well dat sure seems like knife abuse to me but
some few folks do sharpen a knife that much ..
taint no never mind any hows
ya do wit it what ya wants to ...
and dat includes me
dispite da thought I haves over 350 of the dang things
and if ya thinks other wise
jest check outs my sig line ...
 
street soldier said:
Just my opinion, but I'd get it encased in glass or on a plaque to mount in a wall. Sounds like your father used that knife well, and it would be a nice reminder/keepsake.
I would either surf the Internet for another one from the same year as the one you gave your father or pick up a new one and make your own memories with it to pass down to your child/children someday.

John
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+1 :)
 
I would keep the knife as it is, to preserve sentimental value.

There are many more 110's out there
 
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