Can anyone tell me how a 110 comes apart?

[mattz357]

Not that I want to take mine apart any time soon, but I see all these knives with the scales replaced, bolsters removed or changed, blades swapped, filework done... but there are no screws to take the knife apart! Any info, pictures or insight are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

 

[jb4570]

Matt,
Do a search....check out post from chickentrax. he posted a step by step on on of his project knives.

jb4570

 

[Bungwrench]

jb4570,

Here is the thread. The problem is that the pictures are no longer there.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=378651

 

[jb4570]

Hay Trax,

Can you help these fellows out with your old project photo's?

jb4570

 

[jb4570]

Here are some Buck that are taken a part. These are from Joe H.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=453053

jb4570

 

[Joe Houser]

Those pictures I sent are of older 110's. We make them diferently today. Be careful trying to dismantle one, that brass is somewhat soft and hard to fix if you bend it.

 

[Bungwrench]

So how do people take them apart? Do you have to grind the pins down? If so wouldn't you ruin the bolsters doing that?

Myself, I will never take a knife apart that is "pinned".

 

[jb4570]

So how do people take them apart? Do you have to grind the pins down? If so wouldn't you ruin the bolsters doing that?

Myself, I will never take a knife apart that is "pinned".

They are pinned and as such.....you better know what you are doing before taking on such a project. I know it's beyond my skill's....if I can't fix it with my general persuader (4 lbs sledgehammer) , or my saws (skill saw, chainsaw,saws all) ....I leave it alone.

jb4570

 

[Messersmith]

I wonder what a 110 would look like with torx or allen fasteners instead of pins?

 

[Azis]

<<I wonder what a 110 would look like with torx or allen fasteners instead of pins?>>

best guess is it would look screwed

 

[WilltheBarb]

Now that's funny...

 

[Azis]

It would be great if it was easy then most of us would be gluing on new handles all the time, and save spending so much on customs

 

[Messersmith]

<<I wonder what a 110 would look like with torx or allen fasteners instead of pins?>>

best guess is it would look screwed

Good one

 

[chickentrax]

jb4570,

Here is the thread. The problem is that the pictures are no longer there.

Yep! PhotoBucket has a megabyte limit on their free accounts. Had to delete some old pics to get the new ones in!

Tell you what: If there is enough interest, I'll put that three page thread together [edited] as a PDF file...

Some brave souls have used a hammer, vise, and a drift to drive the brass/steel pins out. Same tools to peen the new pins in. Lotsa fun. Start with a knife you don't want. Expect to trash a liner/scale or two. eBay junkers are good training.

 

[Super Dave]

I did a turorial with pics on a website. The knife was a Case Hammerhead, but is identical to the Buck 110. Buck's internal parts look the same as the Case knife, just heavier/thicker/better-made. Check it out:

http://pages.suddenlink.net/superdave/

 

[MikeSEA]

Thanks SD. Nice tutorial!

 

[Joe Houser]

Disclaimer: altering your Buck knife in any way voids the warranty and can be dangerous. If it is not put together correctly, the lock integrity can be compromised.

So keeping that in mind, this is how my rework guy does it.
He starts with a small wedge which is inserted inside the open knife, close to to the blade. One good smack with a small hammer spreads the case slightly by popping the blade rivet.
Then he uses a very thin blade like tool. This tool is inserted between the case and the blade, just over the pivot pin, aka blade rivet. One good smack with the hammer shears the pin. Repeat the process on both sides of the blade and out it drops.
Then he drives out the remaining pieces of the pin that are in both front bolsters. Make sure you put a spacer between the bolsters before you start banging on it so the brass wont bend. An unsharpened blade works good for this.
Now the blade is out and you are ready to go.
Remember, we strongly discourage doing this sort of thing but if you do, PLEASE were saftely glasses and gloves. :thumbup:

 

[Bungwrench]

Joe,

That's cool that you would share that with us. I will never do it as I would rather let your experienced folks do it. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[mattz357]

In terms of removing only the wood from the handles, what would need to be done? Is disassembly of the rest of the knife any easier once the wood is off? Thanks!

 

[muskrat man]

for removing the inlays you'll need to do away with the scale pins, and it isn't any easier to disassemble after they are off