How do you dissassemble a Buck 110 knife with out destroying it?

BossDog

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How do you take apart a Buck 110 and say change the scales to something else and then put it back together? :les:

I'd like to not re-invent the process if I don't have to...
 
(Warning, I've not done this myself with a 110, just seen it done.) If you're just changing the scales, most folks grind off the spun pin heads with a dremel (or drill them out) - if the pins have a taper you might have to go deeper, then pry the scales off with a thin knife between scale and liner (if glued, some easy does it with a heat gun should make it let go - it's typically glued with something that's fairly easy to work since Buck might have rework them at some point - if it has custom scales, all bets are off on the glue). It's important not to get too happy with the lockback pivot pin (assuming it goes thru the scales - often it doesn't) -- you'll want to save some of that on each side to re-peen and grind/file off mostly flush.
 
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