Standard 110 Scales?

even the KOA flamewood?
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No the KOA is a real piece of wood. I didn't know that the Walnut wasn't a laminate.
Warrior, how about looking at your CS112 and tell us how it looks.
 
two centivos worth:
to the best of my knowledge CJ was speaking of
standard production 110 scales are all laminated
the following i belive are solid wood :>>>
walnut
maple
ironwood
koa
maccassar ebony
lingnum valutie (sp)
and any burl's

most of the 'oak' is laminated but i think some was solid
i will have to check
 
O-Boy, here we go again.AN employee answers and the last 3-4 guys say,I don't think so.
But I'm still trying to learn how this goes.DM
 
well you see how it is done!
you pop in with what you think and others pop in also!
we all live and learn now
as to what happened here..
Getahl said:
Hi all,
This doesn't just apply to the 110, but to just about any production Buck, I suppose.
What type of wood is used in the
common production scales,
the type that is seen on the
Wally World 110s, standard 112s, etc?
Are they the same scales that are used on China Bucks?
I've seen the material around for years, but never got around to asking.
Thanks in advance,
Keith
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the thread seemed to be hijacked to wandering about LE and customs also
i am assuming that CJ read the first question and then went on to answer that , he has done this in the past, remember his time is very limited ..
i know the award knives i got from him are solid iron wood and solid tiger wood..

thanks Dick! i could not get close enough for a spell checker to catch it!
 
Flat,Dave and Richard thanks guys this helps me to understand this subject more clearly.
Speaking of spelling something close to segua which I've found is a misspelling of its own.Goggle,that spelling and it comes up authors and islands or other things.
Goggle "shedua" and it comes up the wood.Hence,a misspelling carried forward but we all know what we're talking about.So, changing it would just add confusion.DM
 
Great information,I always like it when Joe of CJ Offers up their input on this forum,I really like the looks the laminate gives ,and durability is not an issue on these handles,no matter what useage.I've had a folding hunter on the lobster boat for years,and the handles still look like a new knife.thanks CJ!
 
ohen cepel said:
CJ isn't kidding about the size of those roaches! To make it better they "hiss" also!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_hissing_cockroach

I've played with them in the past and they are BIG for a bug!

CJ- thanks for the info, clears up a lot for me! Of course I now have those hissing bugs back in my head, thanks:cool:
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Thanks for adding that link so I can have the creeps over those bugs too:eek:
I wonder if that is someone at the Buck plant in the picture of "keeping cockroaches as pets":D
 
Thank you to Badhammer for digging this up for me.
Theres alot of good info here.
I think that from what I've seen, The natural wood was changed out in 1994. I believe at this time Maccasar Ebony was the current scale.
I also find it easiest to determine if a wood is real or laminate is to look at the edge for very thin even layers throughout. Any of the handle options that are $7.50 on the Build a Custom Knife page on their site, are surely laminate. That is why Koa is $48, because it's real and likely stabilized. I've heard the laminate reffered to as Dymondwood but that may be a TM Like Kleenex...not sure. Other than this I do not know much else.

I am curious if anyone knows what woods were used on the standard production model 110 throughout it's history. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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jarheadz28 said:
I think that from what I've seen, The natural wood was changed out in 1992. The -BUCK- stamped 110's. I believe at this time Maccasar Ebony was the current scale.
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Just checked my friends Dash and Double-Dash and they are both the good old Macassar Ebony.

My notes say that the 1994 can be found with either Macassar or plywood......so that info means 1994. Of course, I realize the info often changes without notice, so can't be sure.

:)
 
Macassar ebony is very durable in my opinion,but if you constantly wash your hunting knives after heavy use,the real wood doesn't stand up very well without a lot of after maintenence ,the obeechee wood seems to take whatever you give it,the finish on it is super hard,doesn't seem to wear off,I still like real wood though!
 
A couple drops of oil (either gun oil or furniture oil) on the ebony a few times a year keeps it up just fine.

This happens almost automatically, as most of us will oil a knife after it dries after washing and some is sure to get rubbed into the slabs.

Buck has good slabs, even the new plywood ones are almost bullet-proof, if not quite as esthetically pleasing as ebony.

:)
 
I guess the finish stays so good on the obeechee because its just like it says,its impregnated with resin.
 
Just a note: Not all laminates are plywood. Plywood consists of an odd number of veneers with the grain of alternating veneers at right angles; this orientation provides stability and resistance to dimensional changes resulting from variations in moisture content. Other laminates may have the grain of all veneers running in the same direction. Some laminates are made from rather thick wood, rather than veneers: for example structural timbers used in construction.

The veneers used for Buck knife handles all have the grain oriented in the same direction, so technically, and functionally, they are not plywood. However, they are more stable than solid wood.

Bert
 
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