- Joined
- Jan 20, 1999
- Messages
- 738
I just got my Buck XLT-Ti Crystal B560-WC-0 a/k/a 110T and like it very much. I have a few questions and comments. First, I should say it came sharp. Slices paper in both directions and will easily shave hairs. Considering that the blade is marked 110T, I think it is also fair to call it a 110Ti model 
although the T may just be a coincidence and stand for a date code??
The blade action feels a little rough, I guess because the blade is right against the Titanium, without any other bearing surface. Is this normal? Since it is not a takedown model, it would be a little hard to slip in a couple of bronze phosphor washers. I have not lubricated it yet. I think I will, because the blade tang is getting some scratches from the few times I have opened and closed it. I washed it out, and that had no effect, so it does not appear to be contaminants making it rough, at least none I could wash out..
The lock action is a little stiff in releasing, but I imagine this will improve with time, and with lubrication. I would rather have a strong lock than release too easily. The 110 blade has considerably more up and down play than does the BG-42 blade in my 532. It has very little play towards the spine, the direction one would get when cutting, so it should not affect performance.
All in all, I like the knife. I dont have a standard 110, so I am especially glad to have this version of it. I prefer the lighter weight. At the moment I have been carrying it in my back pocket. Does anyone have any experience how this anodized finish will stand up to items such as keys?
I was interested in the history of the knife and have gathered the following. Apparently the first incarnation of this knife had a clip and could be taken apart. It had the model number 186, but this has been reassigned to the Odyssey. According to this thread
Thanks to Joe Houser & Efrin Reyes
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=264016&highlight=thanks+to+joe+houser
it was available in 1987 and 1988, with some rumored in 1986. There are some pictures attached of what appears to be a very nice model. After getting some silicon carbide abrasive, from a strop, into a knife that could not be take apart, without special knowledge and tools, I certainly appreciate the take-down feature. Apparently it came with instructions on how to disassemble it and to assemble it:
560 versions?
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=280699&highlight=buck+186
Then there was the silver and black Titanium handled versions:
and here being called a
BuckBenza!!!!
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160039&highlight=buck+186
by Buzzbait along with accompanying picture.
This is also one of the threads that mentions that the middle run stopped, at least in part because the factory that made the Ti handles, burned down.
There are some more pictures, including the black handled Ti model in this thread:
pics of my 560
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=174448&goto=nextoldest
Subsequently the anodized crystalline champagne colored ones were produced and were in the 2001 Buck catalog.
560 Handle Coating Durability
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=260593&highlight=buckbenza
I take they are discontinued but were available until recently, perhaps 2003. Of course I just bought mine in 2004, so there are still some around.
Does this all sound about right?
One reason I was curious about the history, was the book, Far North by Will Hobbs. I had heard that a Buck 110 was used in the book, in the efforts of the boys to survive in Canadas Northwest Territories. The actual mention, starting on page 26, states,
The book is copyright 1996, so it would seem from the description that it could be the Buck 560, or in other words, a Titanium version of the 110. I enjoyed the story, which is would be categorized as a juvenile book. I figure with books like this and the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, that they were written after I was a child, so it was only fair that I got to read them anyway!
Another reason that I liked the book, besides the story, was the use of what is easily recognized as a Strike Force version of a ferrocerium rod. The current incarnation can be seen here:
http://www.ultimatesurvival.com/cat...=7&PHPSESSID=988380eb134857e9e90209dc06eac814
although the T may just be a coincidence and stand for a date code??The blade action feels a little rough, I guess because the blade is right against the Titanium, without any other bearing surface. Is this normal? Since it is not a takedown model, it would be a little hard to slip in a couple of bronze phosphor washers. I have not lubricated it yet. I think I will, because the blade tang is getting some scratches from the few times I have opened and closed it. I washed it out, and that had no effect, so it does not appear to be contaminants making it rough, at least none I could wash out..
The lock action is a little stiff in releasing, but I imagine this will improve with time, and with lubrication. I would rather have a strong lock than release too easily. The 110 blade has considerably more up and down play than does the BG-42 blade in my 532. It has very little play towards the spine, the direction one would get when cutting, so it should not affect performance.
All in all, I like the knife. I dont have a standard 110, so I am especially glad to have this version of it. I prefer the lighter weight. At the moment I have been carrying it in my back pocket. Does anyone have any experience how this anodized finish will stand up to items such as keys?
I was interested in the history of the knife and have gathered the following. Apparently the first incarnation of this knife had a clip and could be taken apart. It had the model number 186, but this has been reassigned to the Odyssey. According to this thread
Thanks to Joe Houser & Efrin Reyes
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=264016&highlight=thanks+to+joe+houser
it was available in 1987 and 1988, with some rumored in 1986. There are some pictures attached of what appears to be a very nice model. After getting some silicon carbide abrasive, from a strop, into a knife that could not be take apart, without special knowledge and tools, I certainly appreciate the take-down feature. Apparently it came with instructions on how to disassemble it and to assemble it:
560 versions?
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=280699&highlight=buck+186
Then there was the silver and black Titanium handled versions:
and here being called a
BuckBenza!!!!
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160039&highlight=buck+186
by Buzzbait along with accompanying picture.
This is also one of the threads that mentions that the middle run stopped, at least in part because the factory that made the Ti handles, burned down.
There are some more pictures, including the black handled Ti model in this thread:
pics of my 560
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=174448&goto=nextoldest
Subsequently the anodized crystalline champagne colored ones were produced and were in the 2001 Buck catalog.
560 Handle Coating Durability
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=260593&highlight=buckbenza
I take they are discontinued but were available until recently, perhaps 2003. Of course I just bought mine in 2004, so there are still some around.
Does this all sound about right?
One reason I was curious about the history, was the book, Far North by Will Hobbs. I had heard that a Buck 110 was used in the book, in the efforts of the boys to survive in Canadas Northwest Territories. The actual mention, starting on page 26, states,
The book is copyright 1996, so it would seem from the description that it could be the Buck 560, or in other words, a Titanium version of the 110. I enjoyed the story, which is would be categorized as a juvenile book. I figure with books like this and the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, that they were written after I was a child, so it was only fair that I got to read them anyway!
Another reason that I liked the book, besides the story, was the use of what is easily recognized as a Strike Force version of a ferrocerium rod. The current incarnation can be seen here:http://www.ultimatesurvival.com/cat...=7&PHPSESSID=988380eb134857e9e90209dc06eac814
