Clean it, OK?

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Seanski

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Hey guys, just need a little advice. I just received my '70 110 from
Al in California via an ebay sale and am very happy with it. It is my first
collectible 110 and looking forward to many more. The only thing it really
needs is the edge re-profiled with a lansky or a gatco because the
sharpmaker won't quite handle it, it's gone so dull.
The other think it could use is a bit of a cleaning. I just want to make sure
it's ok to go ahead with some brasso and maybe a bit of lemon oil for the
nice wood scales? Do you guys clean 'em regularly or should I just leave it
au natural? Thank you.

Merry Christmas,
Sean
 
Sean, I know what you mean recieving knives that look like that . I'd use Flitz or Scrimchrome as its milder on the brass . Then Old English on the wood its probably just dried out maybe lite hand rubbed linseed oil would be fine . When you have time tell us more about the knife its stamping and pin configuration . Good find . DM
 
If it has been used a lot, then the dish soap in the hinge is in order. Liquid dish soap and a good hot rinse as you work the hinge will get the gunk out. A blow drier will be next then your favorite lube. If the scales are the regular ones just some paste wax will get them shining again.
 
I'd sharpen it freehand on a diamond stone for starters,get it nice n sharp,then give it a bath in warm soapy water,clean and dry using compressed air to dry it completely out.

Clean the brass up with some flitz metal polish,little bit of lemon pledge on the scales,and polish it all after with a polishing cloth,she;ll be good as new!
 
Go at it with the Brasso. You won't hurt it! Go lightly if you are just polishing it up, and a little harder if you are having to get out scratches.. Brasso won't hurt the wood either...

I have been using Brasso on a 70's 110 for near 30 years.

Use a cotton ball with the brasso if you are just lightly polishing out swirl marks and tarnish on a collectable.

I have been using brasso since my stint in the army. I have tried some of the other and always come back to brasso. It is often just what ever you have gotten used to using.
 
Seanski said:
The only thing it really
needs is the edge re-profiled with a lansky or a gatco because the
sharpmaker won't quite handle it, it's gone so dull.
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First, if this is a collectable and you aren't going to use it. I would leave the edge alone.

If you put it on a stone, or Lansky or Gatco, you will definitely reprofile it and it will not have a factory edge, if it has one now. Try and find pics here of factory edges on those oldies. They won't look like one that has just came off a Lansky or Gatco.

But, if you just have to sharpen it, The Lansky or Gatco either one will more assure you of a balanced edge. If you are good, go with a stone. Me, I can not hold the same angle on each side using a stone so I really need the Lansky to get the edges I like on my users.

Sharpening is also a personal preference thing and boils down to the methods you have learned and are most comfortable using.

I do like the coarse and find diamond on anything other than 420 to get my edge started, But I almost always finish off with the regular Lansky medium and fine hones, and a stroping on a leather belt. Again, just the way that works for me.

Thats my method and I'm sticking to it... :p:D
 
Cleaning, and then I will hush,,,

My go to hunting knife right after I make sure the deer is truly dead, is a Buck 110.

After it is gutted and all the parts are out, and the animal is on the tailgate, The 110 lays in the truck floor board till I get back to hot water. Hot soapy water and a brush does fine, but I also have some dollar store spray cleaner that I equate to 409 and it helps remove fat a bit faster.

As a last rinse, I run the water as hot as I can get it all over and inside the 110, long enough to heat up the metal. Dry it and then blow it out by mouth as good as I can. If you have let it heat up under the hot water, the heat will go ahead and dry it.

I rarely oil one. When I do, I prefer sewing machine oil. 3n1 if no sewing machine.

Between me and my sons in law, and Dad, before he passed, and the rest of the family, we have processed dozens and dozens of deer with 110's and cleaned them like I have said here. No ill results or failures of any kind. Well,,,except for the brother in law that uses a Schrade LB7, but we forgive him for that... :D
 
Pack, YOU let a Schrade guy marry your sister ? I'll let the rest go with a nod . ;)
Also, Norton doesn't make diamond bench stones ! The others are EZ-Lapp and Smith and some from China . DM
 
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Hey you guys thanks very much for all the good advice! Lot's to consider and hopefully
not alot to worry about. :) I'll get cracking with it pretty soon shortly after Christmas and
post some pic's of the new units.

Sean
 
I'll have to get back on this as that pdf reader is too high for me to download and look at . For several years now, you say . DM
 
+1 on Buck 110's choice of Never Dull. You can shove it down in the liner and run it back and forth-cleans the liner brass, springs and inside edge of the tang in one fell swoop. I just cleaned 2 70's 110s last week with it and one had a lot of patina on it. I found rubbing the wood with it and then the hot soap and water treatment, as already stated, brings the wood back fine.
 
Buck_110 said:
They sure do! They have been making them for several years now.
http://www.nortonconsumer.com/uploa...mer/Documents/SharpeningStonesCatalog-200.pdf
Go to page 28 and take your pick.
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Ok, I finally received an answer back from Norton on this subject: Brendan C. James from Norton's Marketing Dept. writes saying Noton has never offered diamond stones--until just now and those are just appearing very recently in our 2010 catalog and will not be available to our distributors until Feburary .
As a note I check Norton's distributors weekly and usually e-mail Norton several times a year on products (for sure every other month) . So, I was shocked to hear about them offering diamond stones and thought this must be very recent ! Then after doing some research into the matter I found thats exactly the case . But thanks for the heads up . They'll be available to purchase in 2 months . DM
 
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