Who NEEDS anything other than a Buck 110?

Originally posted by mschwoeb
For those that find the 110 to be heavy, there is the 560, a ti handled version of the 110.
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I took a Buck Featherweight (I think that's the model name, it had green plastic handles) on most of my hiking trips when I was young. That was a lot easier on the pockets than the 110....
 
tonyccw,

You are probably reffering to the Bucklite, 422, same size as the 112, with synthetic handles.

I have an old one with black handles in 440C, great knife.
 
Have they changed the steel in the Ionfusion series? I did a search through archives (and admittedly, I'm not good at it) and I cannot find the info I need.

The premise of a layered steel knife is that hard alloys, good for cutting, are protected by tough or softer steels for flexibility. A CS San Mai III would be an example.

The Ionfusion I have is chisel cut; the very edge of the knife is the titanium plating, although the bevel shows the shiny steel. To that end, that shiny steel should be a high content chromium steel with a lower Rc rating.

But then, I've been wrong before. Why, just last 1974...
 
Originally posted by Ichabod Poser
The Ionfusion I have is chisel cut; the very edge of the knife is the titanium plating, although the bevel shows the shiny steel. To that end, that shiny steel should be a high content chromium steel with a lower Rc rating.
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The edge of my 710HS is shiny and not too chromeriffic or soft. Could it be possible that your Ionfusion has a well-polished steel of any type? It probably is 420HC, but don't let the shininess be a telling clue.
 
What steel is the 110 currently made of...I may have missed it in a previous post. I thought I read somewhere it was 425Mod. How is that steel?
 
It was 440C, then 425M years ago, now its 420HC.

Ichabod:

The Ionfusion has 420HC under the Ti coating. The Ti is bonded to the the steel. The coating has a rockwell of 80+, and the steel has a rockwell of 58 I think.

Here

This thread talks about the Ionfusion concept in addition to the one Don posted. Just scroll down a little.

Don, there was a Bucklite version of the 110 I believe.
 
Mschwoeb and Don Luis,

Thanks for the info. I had no idea that the coating went to 80 Rc, man, that's glass hard!

When I say 'shiny steel,' I should have said 'steel that takes a shine.' As is my custom, I usually polish or re-profile a new knife on the Edge Pro if the original edge is poorly made.

My Ionfusion 110 had been a sample in a saleman's case; all of the brass showed vertigris (sp?), and the edge was dull, with a few flat spots noticeable to the naked eye. It didn't take long to actually do the work, but it was a 'complete tear down and rebuild.' Oh well, being OCD at midnight helps sometime.

With the brass shining like gold, I wanted the beveled edge to shine, as well. I polished this edge with 4000 series polishing tapes, and the steel shone like chrome.

It had been my previous experience that poor grades of steel never really took a good shine; they might get 'better,' but in the end they were a matte finish or showed aclusions. I've had 154-CM Microtechs that make you wear sunglasses.

I hate to sound like a commoner, but I'm starting to like 420HC for everyday chores. My Alpha Hunter is also 420HC and it's holding up well. Like many of you, I doubted it's edge holding ability; I figured, hey, a weekend here and there out camping and I could sharpen the blade when arriving home.

Having said that, if my hide was on the line, I'd grab for my Strider AR. But that Ionfusion 110 will obviously be passed to grandchildren.
 
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