Sharpening a Buck 110?

[yaysharpstuff]

Anyone have any suggestions on sharpening a buck 110?
And any suggestions on how to polish the brass on it?

 

[brets-ftw]

should be the same as any other knife, but slightly easier because of the 420hc steel

 

[ono724]

+1 on what Brets said...

As far as the bolsters, probably Brasso, or Flitz..

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment is for sharpening.

 

[David Martin]

Yays, Welcome. What is the age of your Buck 110? Recently new? DM

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Lots of possibilities, both for sharpening and polishing.

For sharpening, I've grown very fond of using wet/dry sandpaper on leather-topped stropping block, using edge-trailing motion (as in stropping). But, as with any knife, you have lots of other options, too. Diamond hones, guided sharpeners, V-crock style (like the Sharpmaker), etc. All comes down to preference, and finding something that you're comfortable with.

I like Simichrome for polishing bolsters. Works great as a stropping compound, too.

Here's a pic of my 4-dot 112. I've used the sandpaper to sharpen, and the Simichrome for both stropping the edge and for shining up the bolsters (also used the sandpaper to clean up some nicks & dings on the bolsters, prior to polishing).

 

[yaysharpstuff]

Lots of possibilities, both for sharpening and polishing.

For sharpening, I've grown very fond of using wet/dry sandpaper on leather-topped stropping block, using edge-trailing motion (as in stropping). But, as with any knife, you have lots of other options, too. Diamond hones, guided sharpeners, V-crock style (like the Sharpmaker), etc. All comes down to preference, and finding something that you're comfortable with.

I like Simichrome for polishing bolsters. Works great as a stropping compound, too.

Here's a pic of my 4-dot 112. I've used the sandpaper to sharpen, and the Simichrome for both stropping the edge and for shining up the bolsters (also used the sandpaper to clean up some nicks & dings on the bolsters, prior to polishing).

Would a wet stone work well for sharpening?

 

[David Martin]

Awhet stone would work fine. What make stone? DM

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Would a wet stone work well for sharpening?

If, by 'wet stone', you're referring to a water stone, I'm sure it would. Otherwise, whatever hone/stone you might use, I'm sure could be used with water. A lot of us do use water as the lubricant for stones, diamond hones and even with the wet/dry sandpaper (I actually use it dry, most of the time). Some like to mix a little dish soap with the water. That helps to break the surface tension of the water, which helps make the surface more uniformly wet, without the water beading up. Also helps afterwards, when cleaning up. Does a nice job keeping the metal particles suspended while working.

 

[linux_author]

I like Simichrome for polishing bolsters. Works great as a stropping compound, too.

+1 on the Simichrome - it's the dog's-you-know-whats!

(use it on all my classic brass camping stoves)

 

[Seals]

David,Beautiful job on that 112.Its a thing of beauty for sure.

 

[richard j]

if you want a fast method for sharpening any knife you have check into the paper wheels. they run on a buffer which you can put on a cloth wheel to buff the bolsters.

here is a link to the paper wheel thread if you want to read more about them. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=578787

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

David,Beautiful job on that 112.Its a thing of beauty for sure.

Thanks Don. It turned out better than I expected. Was sort of an experiment for me, with the sandpaper. Hadn't used it to that degree, before.

Here's a 'before' pic, of one of the bolsters with the 'dings' on it:

Here's the 'after' pic:

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

I sharpened a Buck 110 yesterday that was from 1978. I used a belt sander, a light touch, and then a paper wheel buffing wheel (slotted) to remove the wire edge. It had the shallowest hollow grind and sort of a convex shape down to the cutting bevel. It turned out very well and my buddy was more than pleased.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I sharpened a Buck 110 yesterday that was from 1978. I used a belt sander, a light touch, and then a paper wheel buffing wheel (slotted) to remove the wire edge. It had the shallowest hollow grind and sort of a convex shape down to the cutting bevel. It turned out very well and my buddy was more than pleased.

The older Bucks are different that way. A 'hollow' grind in the central portion of the blade, and then it thickens up again near the edge. More challenging to sharpen, as more metal needs to be removed near the edge, to get a decent bevel. But good steel (440C) on that generation of Bucks. Takes a great edge. I have an older, 2-dot 112 (1980 or so), with the same blade grind. Great knives. Here's mine:

 

[Seals]

Typically i use paper wheels or a belt followed by the slotted wheel loaded with compound.A leather belt is also a great finish,but mine has stretched out and keeps rolling off the grinder which really ticks me off.Very nice cleanup on that 112 David.I love the 112.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Typically i use paper wheels or a belt followed by the slotted wheel loaded with compound.A leather belt is also a great finish,but mine has stretched out and keeps rolling off the grinder which really ticks me off.Very nice cleanup on that 112 David.I love the 112.

Thanks again, Don. :thumbup: