Buck 120 Cocobolo and Brass Handle is splitting at seam...

skypeace

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I have a Buck 120 that the handle is splitting at the seam. This is one of my first and most favorite of the Bucks I own and am wondering if it can be fixed.
I do not care to replace it, if it can’t be fixed I will just tape it and keep using it, but it is one that I would like to hand down to my grandson.


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how is it put together? two pieces and an epoxy or glue of some sort? I never really thought about it til now......
 
jbmonkey said:
how is it put together? two pieces and an epoxy or glue of some sort? I never really thought about it til now......
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Jess, I always thought the "Dymondwood" type handles were shaped from solid, not split halves.
Does anyone know different?

addendum.... yes, I know Dymondwood is a laminate... poor wording on my part.
 
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Your Dymondwood handle is not a solid block of wood, rather thin layers of birch, impregnated with resin and stained a cocobolo color. It is generally a very stable material and quite durable. If the glue or resin holding the veneers together fails, the result would be delamination, or separation between two wood layers. There's probably just a manufacturing defect in your handle and Buck should take care of you.
 
The only time I’ve seen dymawood made in two halves is when it had a spacer. All of my dymawood handles are one piece. Someone mentioned solid and I think they meant one piece.

I can’t tell just by the picture how deep the crack is if it is delamination or just a void where it didn’t bond completely. I would send it in and I’m sure they will take care of it.
 
The reason I thought it was a separation down a seam is because it is so perfectly down a center of the handle where the grip indentations are. The idea that it is the separation of an individual laminate layer is quite plausible.
The knife has not been misused or abused as I am a hunter, outdoorsman and woodsman, not a bushcrafter. I don't use a knife on wood except for whittling, I do all of my wood fire building and wood craft with a hatchet or axe. Insinuations to the contrary are not appreciated.
 
skypeace said:
The reason I thought it was a separation down a seam is because it is so perfectly down a center of the handle where the grip indentations are. The idea that it is the separation of an individual laminate layer is quite plausible.
The knife has not been misused or abused as I am a hunter, outdoorsman and woodsman, not a bushcrafter. I don't use a knife on wood except for whittling, I do all of my wood fire building and wood craft with a hatchet or axe. Insinuations to the contrary are not appreciated.
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What insinuations? Have you read your previous post a few times? It can be taken rather condescending towards a few members that were trying to be helpful.

Contact Buck. They'll take care it. End of story.
 
casting a bigger net helps sometimes and OP's thread is almost a complete trip around the sun old.
 
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