My wife trashed one of my Bucks!!

Jake Evans

Jake Evans

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My wife broke me the news yesterday morning. She "borrowed" one of my 110's to take to work with her, as she lost her Duke. She took my 110 with engraved bolsters and broke almost half the blade off! Apparently she was next to an open stairway,opening boxes and dropped it all the way to the basement from the first floor. Damn the luck! I hate to waste the engraving. Is there any way the knife can be rebladed? I'd love to see it done up in BG42. So Buck guys, can it be done and can you give me an idea of the cost? Thanks in advance.
 
Jake,
Good news. I had my 110 re-bladed through Pete's. I still have the original 110V damascus blade, but had BG-42 serrated put in. I don't remember the exact cost, but it was less than I expected.
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Rob

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Bobby, as much as I love BG42 (have 3 knives in it) I would never replace the blades on my 110V or 110X with it. They are just too pretty for that.
 
Jake,
That is why I kept the blade. The damascus steel is very nice looking, but I wanted a blade I could use (scout leader) that would stay sharp, and wouldn't corrode. After talking with Pete, we agreed that BG-42 was the best option out there.
Well... actually a better option would have been to buy at least 1 more... but I was about to get married (almost 1 year ago now) and wanted to keep peace...
My next one (anniversary gift to me?) will probably be a grey ionfusion with water buffalo fingergrooved handles, with silver bolsters.
At least yours should be "fixable" depending if there is any other damage...
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Good luck.
Rob

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Hey Jake!

I had a similar problem with a broken blade 110 with engraved bolsters.

Buck wouldn't touch it because of the engraving. No way to remove / replace the blade without wrecking the bolster engraving.

I bought another 110 and took the blade from that knife and replaced the broken one.

I center-drilled the front pin on the broken knife and then carefully drove it out.

I replaced the broken blade and then carefully measured the length of the replacement rivet, knowing that there was no way to use the standard length and then grind it to fit the bolster after peening.

I then slightly center drilled the new rivet at the right length [about 1/32 above the bolster] and used a rounded punch to 'peen' the rivet solidly in place.

A friend then tooled the end of the expanded rivet with a very small metal stamp, and then buffed it all back to a bright luster.

The knife is once again beautiful and no one has ever noticed the different design on the pin. It doesn't look like it did, but it does look like a professionally engraved Buck 110.

Good Luck with your project knife!

Dave Evans
Tenino, WA



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Dave, The pin on the front bolster is not engraved enough to matter so I don't think it would be a problem for Buck to change it out.
 
Jake,
Our normal process to change out a blade is to drive out the blade rivet and insert a new blade and rivet. Next we peen the new rivet and then sand it flush. After several buffing operations it looks good as new. Unfortunately, if it is engraved, it will end up smooth, on both sides.
Sorry to hear about the accident!


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Joe Houser
Director of Consumer relations Buck Knives Inc.
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Well Joe, in that case what is the cost and procedure for me to get a BG42 110 Blade? I'd hate to have to trash another knife to fix this one. That would be a waste of a good Buck. I'll send you a close up of the bolster so you can see what I'm dealing with.

[This message has been edited by Jake Evans (edited 06-19-2001).]
 
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