My collection already included 4 Buck 110's, but...

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If I remember right it seems I read somewhere that some of the diamond wood on flat sided handles did have an outer layer of the actual wood type similar to a vaneer such as oak, walnut or whatever wood was desired. I know my 112 custom with heritage walnut sure looks like walnut vaneer and the oak ones looked like oak grained. On rounded handles it would be of no benefit as most would be ground off. I’ve seen some exotic type woods done similarly on laminates for fancy trim on watercraft where weather and water resistance was necessary.

 

I think you are correct Les. The 110 above doesn’t look like birch. I know for a fact Cherrywood didn’t come from a cherry tree! Just let the consumer know what they are buying.

Sorry for the thread drift OP!

I did something similar to you recently. I have more 110’s than I’ll ever need. But I found a 25th anniversary model. Ebony wood with nickel silver. The blade is broken off. So I got it cheap. Eventually it will get sent in for a blade replacement and spa treatment. It will be a really nice knife for not much money.

But to your point. I didn’t need another 110. I’m so weak. Lol

 

Sounds like you'll definitely have one sweet user for a great price.

You know it's funny, with how much I love the 110 my original has really been enough for me.
Until the 110lt came out I had no desire for another 110 since I already owned one, I had to really convince myself to buy the LT at that.
I'm an accumulator of users and there's no way I could justify more than one classic 110.
If I was a collector I'd be broke

 

yep a slippery slope easy to go down.......have to have a full budget and stick to it. running your own wallet or home is no different than running a small business. cant go over budget or not for very long. sadly many run their wallet/household like a bankrupt business with too far much leverage.......

the dymondwood types are great users. never worried about drying out, shrinking, getting too wet etc. sure ebony is stabilized and will hold up well, but time will tell. now waiting for multi colored ebony to hit the shelves outside of rare special runs.......just like the coloring more than the all black wood.

 

I like the solid black ebony...I also like the multi colored

I posted in the SPS my new 2019 110 and compared it to my 1991 110, both with solid black ebony. There is just something about the solid black...it's just solid!

 

I suppose I'm just used to the diamondwood on 110's, I've got a knife with ebony and plenty of other black handled knives i like so that has to be it.

 

Even before the Dymondwood was used the Macassar Ebony was largely multi-colored, so it goes back further.

 

I agree they were multicolored. I think mine turned solid black over time during hard use. The anniversary one I have is very light almost grey.

 

So far we've only seen the multi colored ebony on special runs labeled as such. "Multi colored handles" so idk if buck let's the different color wood go into the regular production runs, I hope they do.

 

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I've found the 110 to be just about perfect for every day use..especially with a drop point blade. My first was the 2007 BCCI 111 Elk and I have used it since the day I got it. I talk about 112's because I collect the odd ones but a simple Ebony 110 is classic for a reason..it works well. I had a very over sized 112 with Ebony in a brass frame that was as thick as Stag that I now know must have been a employees or Custom shop knife that felt great in my hand but looked plain and now I don't even remember what happened to it. When Buck made the 112 BOTM in Ebony I did a lot of research on Bucks use of Ebony and it dates back to the very beginning after WW2 and into the 50's for fixed blades. Joe mentioned in the early days of the 110/112 Buck had a employee who tried to match the scales..