Reshaping broken knife tip advice?

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mjblazer

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I dropped my Buck 110 on garage floor and tip took a casualty. I think I can send back to Buck to fix but was also thinking I might flatten the tip to a small flat head screw driver for using as a gun cleaning tool, removing grip screws, sight adjustments, cleanings and the like...I would still keep the basic blade sharp for slicing, carving, whitling, or whatever. Only the very end of tip broke but could still provide a different function, dont you thinkg? Of course, then I would have to buy another shiny new one with a tip. Has anyone done something like that or am I crazy?
 
not crazy!!!! why throw it away. I know i have seen many a Buck 110 on here somewhere that have broken tips that people have modified but i cannot find it to link you too. good luck and post pics
 
I accidentally rounded off my Svord PKM's tip a little while sharpening it, but that's it. Also, your idea should be fine as long as you don't overtorque it.
 
^^^i agree with them^^^

It should be fine!!.....and When you grind the tip down, make sure to dunk the blade in water every once in a while so you don't overheat the blade (might mess up the heat treat)
 
Cool, and thnx. Im a noobie to knives, this is my first day on the forum and first posting on this site. Any particular way to file down or just scrape against a flat file?
 
Depending on how much tip broke off you'd probly save time roughing on a bench grinder, just keep it cool. Then I'd sand, and you don't need W/D paper for the roughing, aluminum oxide cheaper. I just put the paper on a bench, turn the knife upside down and have at 'er. EZ to fine-tune the silhouette, you'll be happy.

I'm guessing tho that knife steel hardened a bit more than the tip of your average screwdriver, you might keep that in mind when using it....
 
may files and sand paper be your best friend. try and stay away from the grinder if possible, but yes keep it cool 110%
 
If you haven’t started any alterations I would suggest calling Buck customer service and explain what happened, it might not be that much for them to replace the blade.
 
Screwdrivers are not hardened to 60 HRC (hardness Rockwell C) because the screwdriver tip at that hardness tends to snap off. Screw drivers and prybars are much easier and cheaper to make than knife blades. I would fix the knife, repointing or replacing the blade. Then I would buy a screwdriver.
 
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