Thinning The Herd.

[sportingspecialist]

I find myself wondering why Buck hasn’t taken to such a great idea. Not as a replacement, but as an additional option. The 112 would see a lot more pocket time from me.

Buck is probably inundated with suggestions about new ideas and concepts for future knives.

If they offered a Slimline series I would be a buyer.

 

[sportingspecialist]

Here are a few more pictures.I hope these further illustrate the thinness of this 112.

 

[BP_]

Buck is probably inundated with suggestions about new ideas and concepts for future knives.

If they offered a Slimline series I would be a buyer.

Very true. I’m sure they have a dozen a day. If a “slimline” means anything like what I’ve seen of yours and others work thinning them out, I’d have to say I agree.

Here are a few more pictures.I hope these further illustrate the thinness of this 112.

Very nice work. I think if I had one done, I might do two. One to use, and one to just look pretty

 

[BP_]

I made a post in the Buck fantasy knife thread, with a photoshopped 55/501 mashup. A bigger, proportionate 55 blade on the 501 handle size. I think the thin 112 would be even better

 

[skyhorse]

Outstanding, love the blue.

 

[sitflyer]

Here are a few more pictures.I hope these further illustrate the thinness of this 112.

You done good work on that knife, it looks great. I love to carry a slimmed down 112, no other knife compares. It would be very cool if Buck introduced such a thing into their catalog, I bet they would fly off the shelves.

 

[Reitwagen]

A more pocket friendly 112 has lived in my dreams for a long time. Make mine thinner, bare head, and a blade hole like the Vantage...please, pretty please.

 

[sportingspecialist]

Outstanding, love the blue.

Thank you.

You done good work on that knife, it looks great. I love to carry a slimmed down 112, no other knife compares. It would be very cool if Buck introduced such a thing into their catalog, I bet they would fly off the shelves.

Thank you.

I think there is a market for such a knife.

 

[tiguy7]

View attachment 910075 The knife (model 560) in the middle has been reduced in thickness from 7/16” to 3/8” by grinding Titanium off the inside of th handle slabs.

 

[sportingspecialist]

They look great! I like the bluewood too. Was it from buck?
You never know until you try. The key is just do it. I've said it here before. It takes a lot of balls to tear into a new knife hoping to make it better or just different. But unless you try...

After tiguy7 commented on this yesterday,I took the opportunity to reread this thread and realized I had not responded to kossetx's comment.

It does take some grit to grind on a perfectly good knife.The vision of something new and different for my collection is what drove me,at least as far as this project is concerned.

 

[sportingspecialist]

View attachment 910075 The knife (model 560) in the middle has been reduced in thickness from 7/16” to 3/8” by grinding Titanium off the inside of th handle slabs.

All of those Buck look cool.

I hope that I'll find a Ti Buck with screwed construction one of these days.

 

[tiguy7]

View attachment 910315 Buck never issued any 560’s with screwed construction. You can remove the 4 rivets and replace them with screw sets. The 1/8” diameter barrels are internally threaded (#2X56TPI). Each barrel needs 2 screws. Often the barrels and screws need to be adjusted (shortened) to fit.

 

[sportingspecialist]

Yes I did know that.I should have been more clear.The Buck,to which I was referring,was the model with the pocket clip and it's screw construction.

The information you posted here will be the basis for a future project.

Thank you.

 

[tiguy7]

The Model 186 Titan has a large belt clip, and it was dsigned to be carried on the right hand side outside the belt. The belt clip does not flex but has a boss on the underside near the tip to aid retention. The knife has 4 places to insert screws, and they came in various lengths to assemble the knife with or without a clip and/or assembly tool.
The options were: 1) No clip or tool, 2) Tool only, 3) Clip only, and 4) Clip and tool.