I've acquired an abused 2 dot 110

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Stelth

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Like the title said my father-in-law had this really messed up 110 in his garage. I looked and saw it is a 2 dot. I'd like to get it fixed up. I don't have it in my possession yet, but I just got off the phone with him and he said I could have it. I'll post some pics when I have it in hand but it looks like the lock had some serious stress exerted on it and the blade is really scratched and one wood scale has a small chunk missing. I don't mind paying a few dollars to get it restored; what's the process?
 
From the Buckknives.com FAQ: "You can always send your knife to us for repair and we’ll let you know the costs before we proceed."

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That is correct. Warranty will always contact you if there is going to be a charge so you can decide whether to proceed or not.
 
I just won two more two dots and am very pleased. I wanted a good 'user' knife and as I really love 440C, the two dot is a natural. I already sharpened one and it will now slice cigarette paper without tearing it. Buck truly does magical things with their steel.

Show us some before and after pics, Stelth, if you can. :thumbup:

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A handsome 2 dot, 110 A.P.F. . Did you strop it ? Those 2 and 3 dots are worth the money and getting it for free it's worth putting some money in it . DM
 
David Martin said:
A handsome 2 dot, 110 A.P.F. . Did you strop it ? Those 2 and 3 dots are worth the money and getting it for free it's worth putting some money in it . DM
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Hi, David, yes I gave it my proverbial toilet roll strop. I never have gotten around to getting a proper strop. I am either too cheap or too lazy, not sure which. ;)

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Just be aware that you need to tell Buck that you want that particular knife restored, and not replaced. You need to be specific about that or they may just send you a brand new replacement, that is if the lock is deemed broken and a warranty item.
 
A.P.F., what the heck--it puts a nice edge on it . You can make a nice strop just from a good piece of leather from a saddle shop . Get it and glue it to a board and then apply compound . DM
 
APF: thanks to you I now have a toilet-paper roll strop. One of my kids has been saving these things for a year for an unrealized art project. I almost threw them out until I saw your post. I tried it and it works great! Thanks for the idea.
 
David Martin said:
A.P.F., what the heck--it puts a nice edge on it . You can make a nice strop just from a good piece of leather from a saddle shop . Get it and glue it to a board and then apply compound . DM
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Hi David,a pal of mine that is a metallurgical engineer uses a fine sand paper in the same manner and swears by it,I'm still a stone guy.Force of habit I guess.:D
 
Sky, Thanks . I know what you mean, I've used a X-fine ceramic stone for the same purpose at times with good results . DM
 
OK, here are the pics. They're the best I can do with my camera phone but I think they highlight the problems well enough.
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This one shows the scale chunk that's missing:
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Here's the worst problem; the lock bar is bent
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I wonder how much Buck would charge to restore this?
 
I wonder if they will replace the scales. If so, I would doubt that it would be with ebony. Maybe a job for Leroy or Eric at arksknives once hes on the mend. Bolsters and blade should come back nicely without too much trouble by the looks of them.
 
Ebony isn't necessary. I would settle for the heritage walnut they show on the custom Buck section of their website.
 
An email to Joe or call to the shop(warranty dept) is probably the best thing and see what can be done.
 
Thing is, I am pretty sure it has been said that Buck might not have the right parts to rebuild that old style frame, and the new frame parts might not be compatible.

So I would definitely talk to Buck before sending it in.

Leroy Might be your better option.
 
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