Buck 110 new skins

[Lesknife]

I finally got around to doing a project I have had planned for a long time. About 6 years ago my SIL gave me a chunk of Osage Orange he got a load of for firewood. I had in mind to do some knife scales or inserts with it. So here it is my first set of inserts. Not perfect but close enough for the girls I go with

 

[Railsplitter]

That looks very nice! Good work and the Osage Orange really pops.

 

[bertl]

Nice job! When I was a kid, we would have battles and the projectiles were either Osage Orange fruits (sort of like throwing a softball) or Walnuts still in the husk (sort of like throwing a hardball).

Bert

 

[Bastler]

Nice job! When I was a kid, we would have battles and the projectiles were either Osage Orange fruits (sort of like throwing a softball) or Walnuts still in the husk (sort of like throwing a hardball).

Bert

We did that too. I nailed my nemesis with a hedge apple launched while at speed on my bicycle. Bad idea, I could have really hurt him.

Anyway, nice work on the knife, looks cool to me.

 

[pat9198]

That looks great, nice work!

 

[Jeff of the North]

Well done!! I have some blocks of micarta and G10 that I'd like to try but my confidence is lacking. Maybe one day I'll get up the gumption.

 

[TheJon]

Well done!! I have some blocks of micarta and G10 that I'd like to try but my confidence is lacking. Maybe one day I'll get up the gumption.

We're all in the same boat. Lesknife is just braver than the rest of us
I've had beautiful chunk of purple heart for probably 6 years that I've been meaning to use to recover a 110...maybe next week

 

[jbmonkey]

looks good Les. nicely done....

 

[Vlade]

I really like the way that wood looks. Fantastic. I couldn't do that. I don't have the skills to do that. It's Very attractive.

 

[Old Biker]

I finally got around to doing a project I have had planned for a long time. About 6 years ago my SIL gave me a chunk of Osage Orange he got a load of for firewood. I had in mind to do some knife scales or inserts with it. So here it is my first set of inserts. Not perfect but close enough for the girls I go with View attachment 2199970View attachment 2199973

Nice. I like the look of your Osage orange.

Well done!! I have some blocks of micarta and G10 that I'd like to try but my confidence is lacking. Maybe one day I'll get up the gumption.

On a take apart knife like that, it isn't that difficult. There is little risk to the knife. Take the original scales off. Use them for a pattern. Trace around them on the new sale material. Cut out with coping saw, jig saw, band saw, or scroll saw, which ever one you have. Cut close to the line but not on it, then sand to the line. A power sander and/or sanding drum is nice, but not necessary. Sanding blocks and elbow grease will get the job done. I find the easiest place to mess up is drilling the holes. You can use the original scales to mark the hole location. You need a larger diameter flat bottom hole for the screw head, with a smaller diameter hole, centered in it, going all the way through the scale. If the position is slightly off they won't line up with the threads in the knife frame. Worst case you make a small piece of scrap and get to start over. The knife and original scale should be unharmed. If your new scale material is expensive, it would be a good idea to practice on something cheaper.

O.B.

 

[GPyro]

Looks good! I like it. Those sorta lend themselves to being personalized.
I don't have a 110 Hunter Sport.
Now you have me looking at them.
Thanks.

 

[Lesknife]

Yeah getting the screw holes on target was the hardest part. I think next time I’ll make a jig for match drilling holes.

I really like the looks of Osage Orange/ Bois D’arc. In natural light it is a shimmering orange. Has some chatoyancy where it changes from light grain to dark grain or disappears flickering like flames. I don’t know if it will keep that look or get darker with age but for now it’s pretty cool looking. I used tongue oil for the finish and no stain.

 

[Abe Stevens]

Transfer centers make being on center to 100%. Grainger might have them.

 

[yamsi12]

Really wish someone offered some carbon fiber, G10, micarta aftermarket scales for the 100 hunter sport.

 

[rhino]

Nice job! When I was a kid, we would have battles and the projectiles were either Osage Orange fruits (sort of like throwing a softball) or Walnuts still in the husk (sort of like throwing a hardball).

Bert

We did that too. I nailed my nemesis with a hedge apple launched while at speed on my bicycle. Bad idea, I could have really hurt him.

Anyway, nice work on the knife, looks cool to me.

I learned early on that my lack of throwing ability made engaging in such behaviors too risky! To say that I throw like a girl is to insult girls everywhere. In 7th grade, I threw the softball in the Presidential Physical Fitness Test 88 feet and that was a fluke! In 9th grade, I didn't even come close to that.

I played little league for three years before I realized that not being able to run, throw, hit, or catch might be holding me back a little.

 

[Old Hunter]

Looks pretty good to me (sounds like my kind of women too!)