Corelon Scales Onto An Older (Square-Edged) Model 110?

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OneStoneFly

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Does anyone here know of someone who has put Corelon scales onto an older Model 110, a knife with the original square-edge bolsters? I've seen recent knives with new scales, just not an older one. Thanks.
 
there are a lot of home shop folks that can do that kind of work,
we have some here that rescale bucks,
and some are very good,,
i have tried my self but i am not good at it..
NOTE any knife that has been rescaled is not under bucks warenty!!
WARNING: there are many on ebay that do such work and
will tell you Buck's forever warranty is still good
IT is NOT..
buck can not replace blades at risk of breaking scales they can not replace!!
they did it once and it cost them over 200 for one knife to have redone..
so buy a rescaled knife on line at your own risk..
you can get work done that buck dont do and like you want it..
that said..
95% i use Bucks former custom shop knife smith -
Leroy Remer http://www.triple-r-knives.com/about.htm
because i know him personaly..and realy like his work
i have used several other pro's to re-do some of my knives
such as: ark's knives , redrumm , painted pony ..
who do good work also
 
If you have a "square edge" that is worthy of being rescaled, it may well be worth more as a collectible, and might decrease in value with corelon scales.

Just sayin,,,,,
 
Pack Rat has a point, you may be better off selling yours and buying a new one already set up the way you want it.

Now, if you're attached to yours and just want to dress it up for several more years/decades of use then good on you!

Dave is right there though on the warranty issue. Go into it informed.
 
My question had more to do with has it been done. Most knives I see are the newer, rounded-bolster ones with enhanced scales. I've just never seen an older knife with fancy scales.

And yes, I would not do this to one of my present knives. But I have my eye on an older knife which needs new scales. It is a Model 110 with two small rivets per scale.
 
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It's been done many times.It's not any more difficult with an older knife.They are basically the same thing.Corelon wouldn't be my choice,but to each his own.
 
may i be so bold as to sujest
micarta
it is some thing that was put on square frames once i belive ;)
and black looks fab!
 
I don't know what Corelon is but I suspect it is some form of acrylic plastic. If that is the case the square edges would make the knife more prone to damage. Thus the knife would not be a good user and as previously indicated it may not have much value as a collector either. I would opt for Micarta, Stag, Ironwood or some other premium wood in keeping with the materials available at the time the knife was manufactured.
 
Richard,

Corelon is Corian by a different company/name. And I have sufficient work with my existing knives not to make one with Corelon. I just asked if it had ever been done. Now I could see a knife with ironwood inlays - I have an ironwood hiking staff that night as well be called steel. The wood is that hard.
 
yes in fact buck did a gray one that was Germany only
and a white one that also was Germandy only
a usa Hardly Davidson 110 had white sides
i had the german white issue and it cracked and buck can not fix it
i ah umm ...was "given" a unused set of white inlays and it is being repaired
 
not every one likes one thing!
there is discussion on buck lite's now were some have differing thoughts
this is a discussion forum and differences are to be savored!!
like most all people like Ice Cream
(hee hee Buck Knives = Iced Cream of the crop!) pun? .. oh well..
but some like flavors like ...
jalapeno would not be in my fav list.. or would it?
heck if every one agreed it would be like a church!

i would not have Corelon/Corian as a user after
seeing the one user crack but many would.. its ok either way
as buck did use it on some 110's i will have them as display knives
i even have some display knives that are not my favs
but because they are important examples in a collection i do..
me and Dick agree on a lot about the 110's...;)
iron wood is a real nice user material as it is so dense it dulls saws:eek:
i have several case queens with it..
 
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Haebbie said:
Dave, what kind of saws you have ??? :rolleyes: :cool: :D ;) :)

Best,
Haebbie
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:(:odull ones...:foot:;):p
there is a LOT of silca (read sand component) in the wood
that is why it is such a good handle materiel
there are other woods with that stuff also
 
Richard Matheny said:
OneStoneFly
Thanks for the info. I was not trying to insult you - just offering an opinion.
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As former GM people, we get to offend each other. No offense taken. Just part of our history. And I wonder if GM is history. I've heard from many of my friend who are still there, at least for a while anyway, and the environment isn't good
 
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