Buck 112 make over

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devildawg069

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Took and old beat up Buck 112 and did a remodel on her. new Amboyna Scales, stippled bolsters and back spring. She be pretty now. :)

This was my first try at reworking a Buck.

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Dawg,
Is that the knife that you just asked about removing scales last week? If so I can see why you didnt take the learned advise of some pretty experienced forumers.

Spectacular 1st attempt.:thumbup:(and in quick fashion)
 
imafritz said:
Dawg,
Is that the knife that you just asked about removing scales last week? If so I can see why you didnt take the learned advise of some pretty experienced forumers.

Spectacular 1st attempt.:thumbup:(and in quick fashion)
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No this is not the knife I was asking about. It's another that I have that was in really really bad shape. Scales were chipped and cracked, bolsters were all dinged up where someone had used them for a hammer and the blade was all oxidized.

The modification you see was done in about 8 hours which included epoxy cure time. The stippling was done because of all the dings and dents in the bolsters. To complete this knife I need to do some more work on the blade to get remaing scratchs out. I'll probably give this one to my grandson.

I'm in the process of doing another, but I want a damascus blade in it which is where I'm hung up right now. Don't have a press and don't want to beat on the pin for fear of damaging something. Going to call Buck and see if they'll install the damascus blade for me.
 
man that is nice i really like the bolsters is that done with a punch or is there a tool that gives that effect great job on the 112:thumbup:
 
I like the contrast in the wood and the way the stipiling sets off the color....Nice!
 
Have you ever thought about chip-flinting the blade?? Few folders have ever had that treatment...
 
Dave will be better to clue you...Leroy of RRR knives does it and of course David Yellowhorse...Gooogle it and you will at least get to see what it looks like.
 
I don't know how it's done or who did it, but the top knife in this picture has a "chipped flint" blade. That one is a Timberlake Model 532.

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The chip flinting in the above picture looks to me like it was done by grinding. I seriously doubt that you could actually do chip flinting on steel. Therefore, it is my opinion that the chip flinting we are seeing on knife blades is a ginding technique done with a dremel or some other kind of engraving tool.

I'm going to give it a shot on some scrap steel that I have. I'm thinking that you have to grind in the pattern and then cold blue the blade to give the grinds a shadowing effect. We shall see!!
 
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