Does the Buck 110 Have a Weak Tip?

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Does anyone here think that the buck 110 has a weak tip? I was talking to some people about the knife and they felt that is had a bad tip design in terms of strength. I don't think the design is the strongest but certenly not weak. you guys know a lot more than I do so tell me what you think. thanks.


-kng
 
I don't think it EVER had a really weak tip, but it's been thickened several times, especially in 1981 when they went to 425Mod.

It's an army tank as far as I'm concerned.
 
It's a great design for a knife. Weaker than others that are designed to be more of a pry bar but the 110 isn't made for that.
 
Use it like it is intended and it won't break.

Nearly any knife has a weak tip if used wrong.

I have used a 110 since mid 70's. Never broke one
 
knivesngear said:
anyone ever break a 110 tip just from normal use?

-kng
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As already mentioned, using it properly as a cutting tool, and not for any other purpose, you won't break the tip on a 110, or any other knife for that matter...

I would say that the combination of heat treat and steel on the 110's makes them very forgiving, because I have received a couple 110's in the past that had tips that were bent, but they didn't break. The tip does come to a very fine point though, and I'm sure if a person tried, it wouldn't be hard to snap one...
I have however seen pics of them with broken tips, but we know what causes that. Same thing that causes them to bend.

One big factor IMHO is that, most of us here know how to properly use and take care of a knife. Unfortunately some others, don't
 
I agree with 338 and others . I see at pawn shops 110's with broke tips and upon a closer look, will reveal the blade has been torqued . Dang, knife--they used to be able to open paint buckets ! DM
 
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This mangled Buck isn't mine but the good news is if you do break a tip, there are more tips in the blade.
 
I'm not going to lie I've seen quite a few 110's with broken tips however these tips weren't broken doing everyday cutting task but instead being carelessly used as screwdrivers , prybars ,ect.
 
whetrock said:
I'm not going to lie I've seen quite a few 110's with broken tips however these tips weren't broken doing everyday cutting task but instead being carelessly used as screwdrivers , prybars ,ect.
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Bingo! Nuff said.:thumbup:
 
Well, I have managed to break one. I was using it to pop a center cap out of a wheel. I was using it as a prybar and it broke nearly immediately. IMHO it should have been able to do it without breaking but whataya gonna do......buy drop points.

Needless to say, I havent used one to pry since.
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Back in the late 60s and early 70s most guys carried a 110 on their belt if they carried a knife.It's such a strong knife it was used for things you should never use a knife for and I'm guilty too.It's a miracle I never broke mine.I did use the blade up after a thousand sharpens and abusing the heck out of it every day for 25 years.I still have the sheath.You could say it was the original multi-tool.
 
In the late 80s I bought a Buck 110. First knife I ever bought. It was seldom used and never in any way abused. One day I took it out of its sheath and noticed the tip was gone! Have never figured out what happened. It was never dropped, pried with, or used in some inappropriate medium. It was primarily used as a letter opener.

I know two trustworthy people with the same experience.
 
If a tip on my knife came up broke or missing I would have noticed the second it occured and I would know something of how . DM
 
The Buck 110 has a unique distinction, in being the first and most popular lockback folder ever made. Combine that with the exceptionally 'beefy' feel of the handle (even more so, in early versions of the knife), and it's not hard to see why people assumed it to be indestructible, and treated it accordingly. Hence the 'reputation' for broken tips. I think modern framelocks are viewed the same way. People assume them to be unbreakable (and even marketed as such, sometimes), and abuse the you-know-what out of them. Every time I pick one up (or a 112), that beefy handle just screams 'TANK'. It simply feels like it's supposed to be used with some 'muscle' behind it.

Having said that, it's still simply a knife (not a prybar, screwdriver, etc.). Use it correctly as such, and you'll never have a problem.
 
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