My Buck 124 re-handle project

I do believe these are the first images with the Buck 124 exposed tang :pride:
removed the scales easily by soaking in boiling water for 10 minutes.

Progress is being made, now it will slow down because of the hard wood.
Curly Maple.

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Yes, those were blind cutlery rivets. A good up grade rivet. Then the fittings are silver soldered. Also, a fine effort on a upper end knife. Buck really took some time on putting this model together. Good work. Hope you get what your wanting. DM
 
Rappy, thanks for the great photos! Really looking forward to following the rest of your project. I would not have had the nerve to do what you've already accomplished. :thumbup:

David, is the first time we've learned that the fittings are silver soldered? If yes, this is a significant discovery in my opinion! Like you said, there are not many production knife companies that take this extra step.
 
Quality control issue or Defect?

Apparently I didn't notice it initially until the next day.
I noticed something about both the tang holes, there is a much smaller hole / cut out, next to it
this is factory.

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TAH, that's what it looks like to me. Rap, the hole your showing was made from over run of the bit of a CNG lazer cutter. I've seen those cutters in operation at the Buck factory. They can do precise shaping cuts on steel. From the looks of it the bit had a little over travel when cutting the hole. Not a cause of concern as the slabs covered it. DM
 
TAH said:
David, is the first time we've learned that the fittings are silver soldered? If yes, this is a significant discovery in my opinion! Like you said, there are not many production knife companies that take this extra step.
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I tried breaking the pins in half in clamps but they didn't budge, if they're soldered they did it right.
got it to 25 degree angle.

David Martin said:
, the hole your showing was made from over run of the bit of a CNG lazer cutter. I've seen those cutters in operation at the Buck factory. They can do precise shaping cuts on steel. From the looks of it the bit had a little over travel when cutting the hole. Not a cause of concern as the slabs covered it. DM
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Thats such great news DM. :thumbup: :)
I was really worried for an hour, thanks!!!


I'm borrowing some tools from a friend tomorrow, I should be done by the end of the week.
In the meantime I'm cleaning the epoxy residue, heading out to get sandpaper and a new hacksaw.
from homedepot.
 
The pins are stainless. The fittings (the guard & pommel) are soldered and pinned to the blade. DM
 
Update

I finished prepping one side of the handle, Masur Curly Birch (ordered from Thompson's knife supply)

The other side will be, Curly maple
Going for different wood on each side.

I may finish sooner than I thought!

ordered some liners & pins from Jantz supply.
 
TAH, I don't think they're aluminum as they're too strong. My pins like those a magnet won't adhere to them either and they are hard to grind. This give credence to your later sentence. I also checked the pommel I made for my modified 103 and a magnet didn't adhere to that either. And I might could produce the invoice for that piece of 320 bar stock. It is stated the guard is aluminum on those. ? DM
 
Maybe the pins are nickel silver??

Looking forward to seeing your Frontiersman with two faces.
 
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I still say they're aluminum. They even look like twisted aluminum in this photo. Rappy, what do you think? Do they feel "lightweight" in hand?
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Can't say I'm no metal expert, each weighs 2 grams on my scale. If I had to guess, they aren't aluminum.
 
Update #2

Shaped the handles well enough for drilling pin holes, now I need a method to drill both accurately with a hand drill.
:cool:

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