The 110 S90 v

yeah i was wondering about that bolster too. i wrote it off as a reflection or something. hard to see details on cellphone sometimes.

so its the off bevels and gap of the spring bar? am i close...really hard to see on cellphone properly. maybe time i cleaned my smart phone screen up a bit.:)

if ya aint happy with the bevels and the spring bar gap send it back and ask for a hand picked one. no reason to settle if ya aint happy.
 
Yes, it was the gap mostly. The uneven grind not as much, but still to be noted. Either way, still happy. It is a user, not a collector piece. Maybe one day I will send it in, but she needs a heck of a workout before that thought comes up again. :)
 
The grind line off and if the bolster Was off. It shouldn't be. But me I'd merely spend some time with in my shop and correct it.
Others should send it back. DM
 
David Martin said:
The grind line off and if the bolster Was off. It shouldn't be. But me I'd merely spend some time with in my shop and correct it.
Others should send it back. DM
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I actually sent a note stating just that, with specifics. I am just grateful to own one. I’m not sure it is worth taking my chances. It can always go back to Buck if something goes wrong or fails, something I do not see happening.
 
I don't see any issues. Tough knife, will perform full of blood and dirt just like it should. I don't sweat some of the details, I'm not the greatest sharpener but have Buck to do it for me if I screw it up. I have picked up some ugly ass knives from pawn shops that were disgusting but still snapped open and came put looking new after a spa treatment.
 
You spent good money on it and you have the right to expect it to be just the way you want it. It will never bother someone who doesn't own it. Send it back and I'll buy it from SK's Boneyard.
 
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Tiguy, your comparing a total Custom knife with a Limited Edition production knife. So, if it was close enough for you to be happy.
Then the knife is upper quality. DM
 
Actually the S-90-V Limited Edition looks better than the “total Custom”. The “total Custom” was actually my handle and rocker to which a custom blade was fitted. The ass end of that custom blade looks much better than the front end of the factory rocker.
 
I say if it bothers you send it in. If you send it in now, a month or so later you’ll have it back again and the time without it won’t matter any more.
Mine was great out of the box with one exception I found after a few hours. The sharpening was even, but they didn’t knock down the burr on one side of the blade. I just knocked it down on my sharpener and all is good now. Still debating on whether or not I want to put a mirror edge on it, though. I think that would go really nicely with the shine of the bolsters.
 
Steels with high vanadium content are hard to mirror polish. They resist polishing. It can be done but is not easy. DM
 
I have now made 30 cuts on sugar cane with my Cabelas Alaskan Guide 110. It has many burrs but may still cut. I'll have to examine it, whether I'll continue. DM
 
So David, do you have a head to head comparison on the performance of S-30-V vs S-90-V relative to the whacking of sugar cane?
 
I’m liking the drop point more and more. Wasn’t sure how I’d like it, being such a fan of the traditional clip point. Thumbs up so far. :thumbsup:
 
Tiguy, the numbers part of the comparison is they cut the same. It wouldn't hurt for me to repeat the cutting test. As I had modified the Alaskan Guide rebeveled to 15* and this helped it preform better. Even when dull thinner helps it to keep cutting (even with burrs). I should
do this again when I can get more sugar cane. DM
added: I have the same blade shape in the Buck Club knife w/ drop point in s30v steel and paperstone handle. On that one I haven't rebeveled the grind. This one would operate the same as Buck's blue handle s90v. DM
 
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What the above photo & drawing shows is an example of how I changed the bevel on my Alaskan Guide 110. The top being how it was and how the s90v blade grind looks. The bottom being how I slightly changed the edged bevel. Which increases cutting performance. Though I agree how Buck does it's grinds & edge bevels. Because you never know how the buyer may use a knife; i.e. as a pry bar, a screw driver, ect.. So, they build in a compromise that will cut well and have good resistance to chipping and such forces. I don't change the edge bevel on all the knives I purchase. It really depends on what you may use the knife for that dictates the edge you decide to put on it. Anyway, just trying to
show how cutting can be influenced. Thanks, jbm. DM
 
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