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Inlays made by Buck?

Haebbie

Haebbie

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Question: Are the Inlays of this knife made by Buck?



Many thanks for every answer.

Best,
Haebbie
 
Hi guys, it would be very kind of you if help me. I need informations to the knife on top before it bid for it at eBay. The seller told me, that the knife is not a custom and that it is made 1998. But I never saw a 110 with scales like these you see on the picture. Do you have an idea?

Best regards,
Haebbie
 
That's a tough call Haebbie. The only input that I can give is that I have seen various standard factory 110's & 112's with scales that have a lot of color contrast. Varying from very dark to very light in the wood. In most cases the light and dark pattern forms more of a tiger stripe. But in some the stripes have a serpentine flow to them. And meander a little across the scale(s)

Not much help, I know, but it's all I can offer.

Good luck.....Mike
 
It looks factory to me, due to the pinned scales and the size/shape of the heads on the pins.
 
It does not look like any special project we have done but it does look like our work. Did the seller have the box/catalogue number?
If I had to choose, I would say it came that way from Buck. But that is only a guess, would need to see it in person to know for sure.
I hope thats not too vague an answer? :)
 
This may be a dumb answer...but since you have it labeled Buck110Pacca.jpg, is it possibly Pakkawood??? :confused:

Pakkawood is an outstanding material of exceptional quality and long-lasting beauty. Utilizing advanced processes, carefully selected foreign and domestic hardwood veneers are impregnated with phenolic thermosetting resins. Under intense heat and pressure, multiple layers of these treated hardwoods are fused into a solid, homogeneous block of material that is:

* Beautiful
* Strong and durable
* Dimensionally stable
* Weather and moisture resistant

The impregnated color in Pakkawood carries through the entire thickness of the material, while the resin provides a built in finish. Sanding and buffing the completed part will yield a gloss finish without any spraying.

I believe I recall reading here that Buck did do some Pakkawood 110's...some time ago...
 
Good catch Trax!

Haebbie, did you receive that jpg from the seller labeled like that?
 
Thanks a lot, guys, for your answers. The seller has the Box, but theres no number on it, it seems, that it got lost. The material of the scales is pakkawood as the seller described. It has vour layer and the surface feels a few like wax, just like pakka.

The pic is from the seller, but it has no name. I gave it the name.

As I know, Pakka are a impregnated and compressed layer of wood, just as the Birchwood that is used for the Buck knives. But the Wood on the knife I asked you is made of wallboard, thats the difference. I hope, Joe finds a little more Information in the Buck library.

Once more, many thanks for your help and best regards,
Haebbie
 
He has the box but no number? That is strange. The number is on a label that gets stuck to the box end. This is no "loosing" of that label. Wild horses can not drag the label off. :rolleyes:
Still, no way to know for sure unless the knife is inspected up close. Sorry I cant be more definitive than that.
 
Joe Houser said:
He has the box but no number? That is strange. The number is on a label that gets stuck to the box end. This is no "loosing" of that label. Wild horses can not drag the label off. :rolleyes:
Still, no way to know for sure unless the knife is inspected up close. Sorry I cant be more definitive than that.
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Wild horses ... a nice Picture. When I got the mail I had the Impression that he thought that there is no number. He doesn't remeber the Box and he could not have a look. but let's see, if the knife is not to expensive I'll bid on it. Now I become to be curious what that is what he offers. But have a lot of thanks for your activities.

Best regards,
Herbert
 
Well, if it's not too late, here's something you could ask the guy...

Take a look inside the liner cavity (blade open). Use a strong penlight and a magnifying glass. Look at the ends of the scale rivets. Are they hollow looking? Is there a hole in the middle of the end of the rivet? If so, it is 99% sure it is original Buck...or else a former Buck employee who has a supply of the hollow rivets... ;) :thumbup: [coff *Leroy* coff]
 
Well, Guys, I bought the knife. Let's see what that is.

Chicken, the method to have a look on the ends of the rivet helps me at once. Or not? I have a 110 that has no rivets in the scales. But in the inside of the knife the holes for the rivets are closed --- with rivets. And they have the hollow. So I know, that the rivets are from Buck. It should be impossible, that someone else fitted the original rivets into the hole before gluing the scales. I think this work was done by Buck. Many thanks for the tip.

Best Regards,
Haebbie
 
Hi Haebbie,

When you get that new knife in hand post some more photos. It looks like it has very nice grain to that wood.

jb4570
 
Question a bit off the subject, but what sort of scales or inlays does Buck offer? Any Ram's Horn or Giraffe bone?
 
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