Buck & DLT Team up to create the 110 Ultimate Hunter

bt, I don't live in a wet area. Still, one of the first things I did to my S30V blade was to give it a step finer finish. This made a big difference in the way the blade cut deeply into materials and the help in clean up. Same M.O. as the coated blades. DM
 
The blade coating applied to the Alaskan Guide is TiAlN (Titanium Aluminum Nitride). This is a very hard material (92 HRC, hardness Rockwell C). Besides protecting the blade from corrosion and wear, the sides of the blade can also be used as a finishing steel for lesser blades. I often use coated blades to touch up my kitchen and Swiss Army knives.
 
This has been an interesting thread. The knife offered at first was a skeptical item to me. I was pretty sure I had purchased have my last 110 prior to this thread. (Fixed income restraints.) I purchased one anyway. But I did, and now I have one more knife that I am proud to add to my collection. Will I use it? Maybe! DLT may have initiated the deal, but the Buck Knife family are the ones that created it and it smacks of great quality. American made! And I am proud I have one. Thank you DLT for initiating the venture. Thank you Buck for the superb product.
 
The model I posted in the photo came finished with a rather coarse satin finish. I took it to my belt grinder with a worn 600 grit belt and gave it several passes. Then on to a sisal buff wheel and to a sewn cotton wheel loaded with the dark chromium oxide and the later with green paste. This work refined the blades surface giving it more of a polished look. Which helps it slide during cutting and materials cut adhere less to the blades face. This also helps with the blades abilities to resist staining. Then I had to go back and sharpen it. Steels containing vanadium are very difficult to mirror polish. So, it's not easy. As Tiguy said, coatings are very hard and a costly mfg. step. Still, this option boots the blades performance when no coating is applied. Hope this helps. DM
 
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The model I posted in the photo came finished with a rather coarse satin finish. I took it to my belt grinder with a worn 600 grit belt and gave it several passes. Then on to a sisal buff wheel and to a sewn cotton wheel loaded with the dark chromium oxide and the later with green paste. This work refined the blades surface giving it more of a polished look. Which helps it slide during cutting and materials cut adhere less to the blades face. This also helps with the blades abilities to resist staining. Then I had to go back and sharpen it. Steels containing vanadium are very difficult to mirror polish. So, it's not easy. As Tiguy said, coatings are very hard and a costly mfg. step. Still, this option boots the blades performance when no coating is applied. Hope this helps. DM
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Thanks, Dave. Maybe I will give it a try.
 
GoJoJo said:
This has been an interesting thread. The knife offered at first was a skeptical item to me. I was pretty sure I had purchased have my last 110 prior to this thread. (Fixed income restraints.) I purchased one anyway. But I did, and now I have one more knife that I am proud to add to my collection. Will I use it? Maybe! DLT may have initiated the deal, but the Buck Knife family are the ones that created it and it smacks of great quality. American made! And I am proud I have one. Thank you DLT for initiating the venture. Thank you Buck for the superb product.
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It's been our pleasure. We have received very positive feedback from everyone who has purchased one of these knives. Buck did a great job with these as always.
 
Eric, Not meaning to detract from you topic in anyway. Let me know should you desire me to delete this photo.
Here are 2, 110's that were used yesterday to process chickens. One has the same blade were talking about here the other is Buck's coated offering, from Bass Pro. I merely washed the two when finished and did not dry them. Today, 24 hours later I'm looking for rust. Neither blade has any. Only water streaks. DM
 
Hi everybody...first time posting, long time lurking...
Just got mine this week...great knife! My suggestion for your next model would be the exact same thing with finger grooves.
 
Jon, welcome. You can easily install finger grooves in your 110 handle with a wooden dowel and sandpaper. DM
 
My pair showed up today. Shipped quick as a flash! These are fantastic knives. I bought two thinking I would put stag scales on one of them but man, these are awful pretty as is. It will be difficult to modify one of these. I'm still contemplating it.
 
I bought one myself. All I can say is wow! The drop point configuration is what Buck should have done in the first place. Nice thick tip, great grind, this is the best Buck 110 I've ever had and I own quite a few of them old and new.
 
I purchased two...one for each of my sons as one of their Christmas presents this year. They are beautiful.
 
I couldn't stand it. These are too good not to have another.
I bought one last month. I really like it, so (as if I didn't already have enough to do) I decided to get one as a project knife for this winter.
Planning on adding Sambar stag covers to the one I just ordered yesterday.
I held some exterior ram's horn up to the one I have, but I like the ram's horn so much better with brass bolsters.
I put some Sambar stag up to the one I have and I like it even before I start! :)
 
Wow, that's beautiful, great price, too! :thumbup:

The only reason I'm not jumping on this is that it's already very similar to the 110 I got from the custom shoppe. Otherwise I'd be on it like bird turds on a windshield. The pewter inlay is a really nice touch, too.
 
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