Buck 110 Project

[Kevin Zito]

A friend of mine asked me to “clean up” his uncle’s 40 ish yr old Buck 110. The uncle passed away back in the 80’s, and my buddy wants to give the knife to his dad for his birthday. One issue that I had with the project was the fact that the uncle had carved his name and initials into the bolsters. I was told to do my best to keep the engravings. The knife was in rough shape. He also wanted the knife to “knock his dad’s socks off.”

My buddy @Bjmac gave me some hand engraving tools a while back so I made a plan lol. I deepened the markings with the push gravers, reground the blade and started sanding. I still have some work left, but this project is nearing the end.

I was worried about this one.... didn’t want to mess it up. Thanks for looking.

 

[C Craft]

Kevin, you done yourself and your friend and his uncle as well, proud!!

 

[Von Gruff]

A nice tribute to his father. Well done.

 

[Rick Otts]

Very nice job Kevin.

 

[Sean Jones]

Nice job Kevin

 

[DanF]

Nicely done, I think that will bring them joy and cherished memories.

 

[Kevin Zito]

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

 

[opaul]

Klooks good Kevin. I’m sure it will be a cherished memento

 

[Chris Railey]

Good job. I love restoring old knives that one looks great.

 

[Don Robinson]

My first hand made folder was a copy of a Buck 110. I still have both. Thanks for the reminder.

You can probably guess how long ago that was.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Nice job Kevin. I know your friend will be very grateful.

 

[John Wilson]

home run

 

[springer82]

And a fine job you did!!

 

[Kevin Zito]

Thank you all! I think folders are awesome! To me the inner-workings are ingenious. I’m continually blown away by how smart knife makers are. Clever, clever, clever!