Buck 112 home from Spa treatment

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Before and after pictures of my classic 1980/81 three dot 112 . It wasn't in horrible condition before I sent it in, but certainly had years of use on it. While it's not necessarily in like new condition, it's significantly better than it was before. A worthwhile investment...
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Do you like the rounded edges on the bolsters? Looks like the edges pre-work were more the older 90 degrees style.
 
brownshoe said:
Do you like the rounded edges on the bolsters? Looks like the edges pre-work were more the older 90 degrees style.
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Yes I do. I like everything about it. This 112 fits my hand like a glove. I wear a large size glove, but would say that my hands are really a medium.
 
That two dot has a great story behind it. Was looking on the Bay for an older 110 sheath to mate up with my original 2dot 110. Paid $15 ( $22 after shipping) and that 112 came with it. It was a bizarre mismatched listing but i have nothing to complain about.
So as not to highjack the op’s thread it goes without saying these knives that appear ruffed up, dirty and dingy clean and polish real nice. Can’t say enough about the great Spa treatment Buck offers us.
 
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the middle one is the before picture. The tip was either broken or possibly just worn down while cutting something with a hard surface on the other side. I ground it from the non blade side to form the tip so as not to lose any more length. Then sent it to Buck. Came out great.
 
The tip as you can see was rounded. To get a nice pointy tip i ground, filed and sanded the
Point from the top clip point side instead of removing the metal from the cutting edge side. Helped keep the normal shape and really did not reduce very much more length.
I’ve seen broken tips reground from the cutting edge up into the clip point and usually makes the original curve at the end look wrong imho.
 
I see what you mean, I could not picture what you were saying. I have a 110 I snapped the tip and just use it that way but never thought of shaping it from the other side. I'm going to try that can't make it any worse. Thanks David
 
My 112 was $5 at a flea market with a broken blade but solid ebony scales. The spa treatment made it look so new that I bought a new sheath to carry it in. The spa treatment is great!
 
JOE NOWICKI said:
I see what you mean, I could not picture what you were saying. I have a 110 I snapped the tip and just use it that way but never thought of shaping it from the other side. I'm going to try that can't make it any worse. Thanks David
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If i can do it anyone can do it. I had my very first 110’s ( circa 1973) tip broken off by a NMHP officer when he needed a screwdriver to adjust my points in the mountains around Albuquerque. After it snapped off he said it should work better now and got my truck running again. I reground it at my new fire station but from the cutting edge up. Always looked odd. Eventually i lost it in a home burglary. Replaced it with a 1978 110 that i still have. It served me well.
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Nice ,Buck does a beautiful job at the spa making our knives look and perform like new.I sent back a few over the years,one 880 spearpoint came back with a lot of new upgrades I love what they do ,and for the few dollars they charge,Ya can't beat it !
 
The cost really just covers their shipping. Almost feel like sending money for a tip. Hopefully they get paid well and enjoy bringing them back to new condition.
 

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