Pic Request... Buck 110 Alaskan Guide from Cabela's

Mike Kerins said:
We can only speculate as to whether or not they're just blowing smoke. :rolleyes:
Mike
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Mike -

Do you have a S30V blade??? I'm wondering how they look bare...Maybe that fusing process looks like crap??? :eek: So they coat it???

Whatever the reason, it seems to be selling...
 
Knifemaster said:
I would never purchase this knife with a black coating to the blade. Anyone who says that it looks good must be blind . The coating ruins what would be a great knife. Is there anyway to remove it to make itlook like the original ?
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The black coating on mine reminds me of the bluing on my firearms, so I don't really mind it that much. Since its the only knife in my small kitchen, I do however use the 'darkness' of the blade to judge if there is any oil/grease present and would clean according to the 'colouring'.

Tough as they claim the coating to be, I am begining to notice wear marks on the bearing surfaces of the blade pivot after nearly 5 months of light use. Hence, it should be safe to assume that either a wire brush on a pedistal grinder or a bead blast session would remove the offending coating.
 
nagamitsu said:
Hence, it should be safe to assume that either a wire brush on a pedistal grinder or a bead blast session would remove the offending coating.
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But would the wire-brushed or bead blasted finish be better than a bare S30V blade???

I've read here that the finish on the plain-Jane 110 blades is a "satin" finish, but so far no one has said how the finish is done... :confused:
 
chickentrax said:
But would the wire-brushed or bead blasted finish be better than a bare S30V blade???

I've read here that the finish on the plain-Jane 110 blades is a "satin" finish, but so far no one has said how the finish is done... :confused:
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I was just speculating on methods to remove the Ti coating without a thought of the after math !!! :eek:

In a home workshop environment, I would chance to say that the 'finish' was not done after the blade has been manufactured. It had been there all along in the form of grind lines and grind marks, which may then be soften with a flap sander or wire brush wheel.
 
Okay ... I was looking at mine earlier this evening and I noticed that the angle at which you view the blade affects how dark the blade coating is. If you look directly down at the spine, you almost can't tell any difference from bare metal. The more you rotate the edge toward you, the darker it gets. I still don't see "black," but I do see a medium/dark gray. Probably splitting hairs here, but hey... we're talking about knives! :D
 
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