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imafritz, i don't think i've been carrying the wrong knives. I just come from a family with not so much money so i've always taken extreme care of things i find expensive. My dad abuses everything he comes in contact with lol, so i learned early on how easily things can be broken and how much abuse they can take. If i can learn from someone elses mistake, ie. using a buck 110 around water will warp/swell the wood (an example, i have no facts to back that up) then i'd leave it home and just bring a crappy knife. Do you get what i'm saying? Like, my caly3 in zdp. I can't exactly replace that knife if i break or ruin it, so i use it the way it should and don't bring it around anything i think will screw it up. Now my JK knife can handle the fishy water and all that, but i want to leave it home and test the limits of my folders. I've never carried a folder for woods use. the 110 feels right in my hand, but as far as the wood & steels used, i don't know what they can take and what they can't. I know it's a proven design, but i've seen some messed up 110's and want to ask before doing.![]()
I get ya buddy and I know where you come from. I have a nice collection of 110's because they are attainable for reasonable money. The great thing is that it is a premium performing knife that you can do what you want to do with it and as long as you dont use it for a pry bar or sledge hammer, it'll take good care of you. Those mangled 110's I'm sure were used outside the realm of normal use and any blade would look the same(pardon my off the cuff assumptions). I know guys that use it to cut bailing wire. Not good for it but it works. The 420hc is simple to sharpen like flatlander said. I never let mine get too dull and just touch em up with croc sticks every so often.