My Second Re-Handle

Stumps

Stumps

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I had six more pairs of Sambar stag scales and decided I wanted to do a Buck 110 re-handle with one pair of them this time.

I had a hard time deciding whether to do an old 2 dot or something newer. I went with a newer knife with an excellent 154CM steel blade and just plain scales.

I figured that if I am going to put time into the re-handle, it might as well be a nice knife.

I took Craig's advice and taped the inside of the frame so the epoxy could flow into the existing pin holes. I also roughed up the frame and the stag before applying the epoxy.

I decided to keep a fatter scale on the right side of the knife rather than sand it down some. I have large hands and a knife feels good to me with fatter scales. I plan on keeping these knives that I am re-handling for my own use.

I just started this last night and finished it up this morning after a doctor's appointment.

It's picture heavy….and I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.


































































I brought this picture down so you could see the before and after next to each other.
















 
Nice job on the second one two, the first one got me going........

Yep,.....your two recent posts on this has cost me a LOT of money Stumps! What with the purchase of a couple of older "Script B" 500 Dukes, and FOUR sets (need a selection of course :-) of Prime amber stag at about $42/per,....(not to mention the slave labor about to be incurred),.....my charge card has done some serious damage! :D

The only thing I'm thinking about doing different is using a pin for the locking bar to go all the way through the stag, anticipating the day the spring breaks or the locking bar pivot wears out. With the stainless steel locking bar pin still accessible, that could be removed to service other worn out or broken items. Probably not for a long time,....but you never know.

Another thought was to possibly undercut the bolsters so the stag will slide "firmly" into place, with the locking bar pivot locking it all together without epoxy. Maybe a light superglue at the ends, but maybe not needed. The Buck 500 does have a more pronounced taper of the handle material area than the 110 does, so that's an idea I'm drelling on before I finally decide how to proceed. :rolleyes:
 
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Very nice Mark,

Keep the project photo's coming! Looks like you got the DIY bug going in a few others as well:thumbup: Where did you get your bulk stag slabs?

jb4570
 
Nice work Stumps!!

The fat stag looks like some of the handles that are on some of the club Droppie S30V 112 knives back in '06.

Sweet..
 
joejeweler said:
Nice job on the second one two, the first one got me going........

Yep,.....your two recent posts on this has cost me a LOT of money Stumps! What with the purchase of a couple of older "Script B" 500 Dukes, and FOUR sets (need a selection of course :-) of Prime amber stag at about $42/per,....(not to mention the slave labor about to be incurred),.....my charge card has done some serious damage! :D

The only thing I'm thinking about doing different is using a pin for the locking bar to go all the way through the stag, anticipating the day the spring breaks or the locking bar pivot wears out. With the stainless steel locking bar pin still accessible, that could be removed to service other worn out or broken items. Probably not for a long time,....but you never know.

Another thought was to possibly undercut the bolsters so the stag will slide "firmly" into place, with the locking bar pivot locking it all together without epoxy. Maybe a light superglue at the ends, but maybe not needed. The Buck 500 does have a more pronounced taper of the handle material area than the 110 does, so that's an idea I'm drelling on before I finally decide how to proceed. :rolleyes:
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I wouldn't worry about the lockbar pivot wearing out.
I had an old micarta handled script "B" 501..... the frame actually failed before the lockbar pivot!! Right at the holes for the pivot in the frame
 
DesertChris said:
I wouldn't worry about the lockbar pivot wearing out.
I had an old micarta handled script "B" 501..... the frame actually failed before the lockbar pivot!! Right at the holes for the pivot in the frame
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I could see that happening with a brass or nickle silver frame,.....but the stainless steel frame on one of my 500's "should" outlast the lockbar pivot pin. (and for sure probably ME at age 58 on the 17th! :-)

However, I'd think the most likely part to "go" in a well used knife might be the spring? Hasn't happened to me yet on any Buck, though. ;)
 
I imagine that the reason more folders don't have a nice full-bellied palm swell is that the work load asked of such knives is most often less than that of a fixed blade, so the ergonomics, historically, are not as critical. But that thing looks fantastic. So comfy. Voluptuous, even?
 
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