Just got my new custom 110 today. I gotta admit that I am a little disappointed. I think they may have been in a big hurry to get the custom knives shipped out before the big move. First let me say that I own two other 110's, an elk handled custom and a plain jane model. So I do have something to compare the new knife to. First item - The bolsters on the new knife have plenty of small scratches on them. This may have been caused by the fact that the yellow box was opened and the knife was sliding around inside the shipping box when I got it. No big deal, I can live with that since I plan to use this knife and it will get a lot more scratches on it. Second item - The knife has a good bit of crud on it. Polishing compound, metal residue, gunk, whatever you want to call it. I can feel and hear the grit when working the blade. This may be why the blade seems to be rubbing against something, and not working smoothly. Surely, it could have been cleaned off before shipping it out. Third item - I have to push the rocker (I believe that is the correct term)as hard as I can in order to get the blade to close. In fact, I can't push it hard enough using my left hand, but I can barely push it hard enough with my right hand. (Being right handed.) Fourth item - I ordered a Cordura sheath, but was sent a leather one. There is nothing wrong with a leather sheath, but I already own three other leather sheaths for the 110 and really wanted a Cordura one.
Before I get flamed for saying something negative on this forum, let me say that I own and use at least a dozen Buck knives and I really like them. In the past few months, I've bought a number of Buck knives as gifts. Some were given to my nephews, and some were sent to soldiers in Iraq. My elk handled 110 is just about the slickest and most beautiful knife I own. The newest 110 is a beautiful knife, but it isn't nearly as slick as the other custom 110. Heck it isn't nearly as slick as my barely-used plain jane model.
No need to tell me that Buck will make it right, I already know that. I can clean it, polish it, and break it in eventually myself. I've already talked to a local engraver about engraving the bolsters, so I'll just keep it the way it is and move on. And I'll probably order more custom 110's in the future. They are a great knife for a great price. Maybe I just got a stinker. I'm just wondering if anyone else on the forum has gotten a stinker lately...
Before I get flamed for saying something negative on this forum, let me say that I own and use at least a dozen Buck knives and I really like them. In the past few months, I've bought a number of Buck knives as gifts. Some were given to my nephews, and some were sent to soldiers in Iraq. My elk handled 110 is just about the slickest and most beautiful knife I own. The newest 110 is a beautiful knife, but it isn't nearly as slick as the other custom 110. Heck it isn't nearly as slick as my barely-used plain jane model.
No need to tell me that Buck will make it right, I already know that. I can clean it, polish it, and break it in eventually myself. I've already talked to a local engraver about engraving the bolsters, so I'll just keep it the way it is and move on. And I'll probably order more custom 110's in the future. They are a great knife for a great price. Maybe I just got a stinker. I'm just wondering if anyone else on the forum has gotten a stinker lately...
