Buck 110 with a pocket clip?

wildmanh

wildmanh

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Hey guys, I really like my 110 but don't carry it much because it doesn't have a pocket clip. Does anyone know if Buck offers a service to install a pocket clip one one? Or if there is a knife in their line up with the same blade but different handle and a pocket clip. I have a custom Armoralleather belt pouch for my 110, but there's already so much on my belt some days that I'd rather have it in pocket. A Case stockman is already in the pocket so my other carry knife needs to have a clip. If Buck doesn't offer the service and doesn't have something, I'll probably have a local machinist fit mine with a spare pocket clip I have. Thanks!
 
I do pocket clips on 110's. An Odessey Clip (186) fits nice, as do some aftermarket clips. I don't think Buck will put one on for you
 
Of course Buck won't put one on for you. There's a reason for that.

The 110 is really too heavy for a pocket clip.

It's a sheath knife (which some of us can determine by the fact that it has always been furnished with a sheath).

;)
 
In stock form it is heavy for a clip. Many of us have determined that. I guess it depends on the size of your pocket and type of pants you wear.
I know a way to shave a few ounces off one to make it more clip appropriate.
 
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jarheadz28 said:
In stock form it is heavy for a clip. Many of us have determined that. I guess it depends on the size of your pocket and type of pants you wear.
I know a way to shave a few ounces off one to make it more clip appropriate.
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Do it! Get Jerad to work yours over, and you won't be sorry. He's been posting one after another, prime examples of awesome workmanship.
A little skeletonizing under the wood scales here, a little tap & die there, and that 110 will probably become your new favorite.
 
BG42EDGE said:
Of course Buck won't put one on for you. There's a reason for that.

The 110 is really too heavy for a pocket clip.

It's a sheath knife (which some of us can determine by the fact that it has always been furnished with a sheath).

;)
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I've seen plenty carry it in there pocket. So why not have a clip.
I know the 501 comes with a sheath maybe even the 503, I wouldn't consider them sheath knife.
 
Oh, don't mind me.

I'm incredibly prejudiced about the bastardization of classic knives.

:)
 
Lol, many of us have noticed. What about ones with modern date stamps? Are they classics, or classic reproductions??
P.S. I promise I won't bastardize my one and 2 liners. ( I've heard of a fellow who wanted a bulletproof glass 1 liner....)
 
BG42EDGE said:
Oh, don't mind me.

I'm incredibly prejudiced about the bastardization of classic knives.

:)
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That's understandable, to a certain degree. But I also understand making something you like traditional or not better suit you.
 
Ah, as I said......don't mind me. I'm hopelessly prejudiced on the matter.

Yes, even the contemporary version of the 110 IS a classic (even though it may be slightly different from the earlier and probably somewhat better versions).

If you think you can improve upon it......go for it. You just won't get my vote.

:)
 
I'd love a 112 with a clip..I have a few folders w/sheaths that sit in the drawer because I don't like carrying a sheath.

As was stated, Buck may never put them on, but I bet they'd sell like hotcakes..
 
I will bastardize anything that turns a useful item into a more useful item, especially if said bastardization is well within my ability to perform. Knives in drawers will probably out perform my stock portfolio, but having useful tools at my fingertips is much more satisfying.
 
tiguy7 said:
I will bastardize anything that turns a useful item into a more useful item, especially if said bastardization is well within my ability to perform. Knives in drawers will probably out perform my stock portfolio, but having useful tools at my fingertips is much more satisfying.
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Hoyt and Al Buck probably wouldn't have said it quite this way, but the customizations, modifications, and evolutions of their knives have given us what we have today. Go for it I say. Never know when something that someone comes up with will be the next best seller.

Look what Buck did with the 890650! That one should have become a standard production knife.
 
clip2.jpgHeres one solution to putting a clip on a 110,112, 422. 426, etc. They are not permanent so if you don't like it you can remove it. They are pretty durable and hold extremely well.
 
Realizing that the Buck 110 was a little heavy, did not open with one hand, and did not possess a premium blade; I went to work. I took a Titanium (model 560) and ground the handle slabs down until the total thickness was 3/8" (versus 7/16"). Then I drilled and tapped holes in the Titanium handle to accomodate a pocket clip. A thumb stud was installed to facilitate one hand opening. Finally I installed an ion fusion (Buck Cote) blade with a Zirconium Nitride Particle Vapor Deposition blade which is chisel sharpened to expose the 86 RWC coating on the microedge. Now I have a "Champagne Buck" (handle and blade) which is self sharpening, light weight, pocketable (clip wise), one hand opening, and out performs some of the super steels (none of which possess an 86 RWC microedge). Don't stick your knives in a drawer, if with a little effort, you can turn them into a world class tool.
 
If you are looking for sheer practicality, check out the Bucklite Max -- 110 blade with an incredibly tough and light handle of glass-filled nylon, and a very secure clip. Probably more durable than the classic 110 brass frame, and a lot cheaper, too. (For the record, I love my classic brass-framed 110s -- one in 420HC and the other a BassPro in CPM 154. But they are heavy and best carried in a belt sheath.)
 
I have a buck 110 that I've been carrying in the pocket, I've gotten a little bit used to the feeling when it tips sideways and just lies in the bottom of my pocket. While a pocket clip would be nice this is sufficient.
 
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Pack Rat said:
Look what Buck did with the 890650! That one should have become a standard production knife.
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wildmanh said:
Or if there is a knife in their line up with the same blade but different handle and a pocket clip.
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Easy, Buck 186 Titanium, screw construction enables blade selection of your choice & carry clip is removable with the accompanying tool.

I bot one @ a pawn shop for $60. A good friend gave me two super steel replacement blades. This knife is the bomb. Out of production but they surface regularly.
 
Here is my redneck ranger.
I've taken the pocket clip off of an old frost knife, the hole is the exact size as the lanyard hole. I used a stainless steel screw that was a little small and taped the threads so it is not damaging the lanyard hole in anyway should I want to change it. I think this pic shows the old blade, it now has a 2012/ 112 ranger blade in it. The knife is originally a 1988.
The screw was just a test to see how it would hold up and it works perfectly and has never losened so at some point I'm going to try to put some type of rivet in there in it's place, or something more permanant and "pretty."
You can't really see form this pic, but this is a bucklite that I bought at a flea markent. The original blade had been broken at some point and reprofiled and was a little shorter than it should have been.



http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s509/jeclowers/bucklite.jpg
 
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