Question about Buck 111 classic

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Ganondalf

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The knife was handed down to me by my great grandfather. It was his go-to tool, which he used to cut just about everything, and as you'd expect, it has some serious wear and tear on the blade. The handle itself is a little worn, little dirty, has a few chips in it probably from being dropped, but the blade has some serious scratches. I feel like I should send it in for a blade replacement, but for some reason, I want to keep it just the way it is. The issue is that, while keeping it this way may remind me that it's his and that he loved it, I may not get any use out of it myself. I don't mean for the thing to just sit in its sheath forever, only to be taken out and looked at or shown to someone. I'll include links to pictures.

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/477254772785676304/565001034951426048/20190408_223205.jpg

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I would send it in to Buck for a spa treatment and leave the blade in it. I look at it like restoring grandpa's old truck that gets handed down. It may have been beat up from grandpa using it on his farm but
would he mind if you restored it to it's old glory and drove it around the streets. That would make him proud. That blade would look like new once Buck got done with it. Can't do anything about the wear
on the handle though.
Fix up the knife by having the blade cleaned up, enjoy using it and tell everyone who sees it that it was your great grandfathers knife.
 
gedlicks said:
I would send it in to Buck for a spa treatment and leave the blade in it. I look at it like restoring grandpa's old truck that gets handed down. It may have been beat up from grandpa using it on his farm but
would he mind if you restored it to it's old glory and drove it around the streets. That would make him proud. That blade would look like new once Buck got done with it. Can't do anything about the wear
on the handle though.
Fix up the knife by having the blade cleaned up, enjoy using it and tell everyone who sees it that it was your great grandfathers knife.
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Thank you! I really appreciate the response! I don't mind if they can't get all of the scuffs and dings out of the handle, not everything can stay clean and new, and I feel like that just shows that it truly was his favorite knife.
 
Ganondalf said:
The knife was handed down to me by my great grandfather. It was his go-to tool, which he used to cut just about everything, and as you'd expect, it has some serious wear and tear on the blade. The handle itself is a little worn, little dirty, has a few chips in it probably from being dropped, but the blade has some serious scratches. I feel like I should send it in for a blade replacement, but for some reason, I want to keep it just the way it is. The issue is that, while keeping it this way may remind me that it's his and that he loved it, I may not get any use out of it myself. I don't mean for the thing to just sit in its sheath forever, only to be taken out and looked at or shown to someone. I'll include links to pictures.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/477254772785676304/565000433639227430/20190408_222826.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/477254772785676304/565000433639227432/20190408_222832.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/477254772785676304/565001034951426048/20190408_223205.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/477254772785676304/565001034951426050/20190408_223214.jpg
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Don't replace the blade. It's actually in really good condition. It hasn't been over sharpened or reprofiled and if there are chips in the edge, I didn't see them. The sharpening in the past was rough, but Buck will smooth that out and put a terrific edge on it.

It just needs some TLC. Use it in good health!

Zieg
 
I'd send it in for a SPA treatment, and not change the blade, and specify the Edge 2000 when they sharpen it, rather than the edge geometry they were using when your knife was made. (the old edge geometry was hard to sharpen.) That blade looks full to me. Also, that blade is either 440C or 425M. If they change it, it will be with a 420HC blade, with the wrong date code.

Your grandfather had excellent taste in cutlery, and obviously did not abuse his tools.
 
I'm gonna echo what everyone else said. ( And they know a million times more then me) but the blade doesn't look all that bad. It doesn't seem like there's and real material loss just scratches from maybe sharpening on a course stone. I think u will be shocked when it comes back after the spa.
 
I was going to tell you to have it replaced so you can use it. Then I looked at your pictures. No need to replace that blade it is very full. Send it to Buck for a spa treatment you will be amazed how nice it looks when it comes back.
 
I'm going contrary to the popular opinion here and say if it were my knife, I would leave it as my great grandfather had it. I'm sentimental enough to value those things as there were when owned by a loved one. Those are nicks and scratches were put there by him and are part of the history of the two of them. It's yours now to do with as you please, enjoy it!
 
Definitely, spa on this one. The down side is that it will come back so pretty, you won't want to use it.
 
@Ganandolf , your knife doesn't need a new blade. Buck can get out those sharpening scratches. What does the engraving read on the
ribbon? DM
 
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Ya just get the blade cleaned up. There are no battle scars to be proud of it enough to leave it. Its not like it has a nick from stopping a bullet or it got gouged somehow saving his life, etc.
 
Hard to tell but it looks like it might be a 3 dot. One of the early one's with a 440C blade. DM
 
I definitely understand where you're coming from.

I don't like quality usable tools to sit unused, it may have sentimental value but I'm not going to treat it like a museum piece because of it.
I'd rather honor the one it belonged to by using it just as they did, if that means it needs work then it'll get it.
My grandfather's tools and his Waterloo top box have all been put back into service as best as I could and are used as often as possible.

Lucky for you Buck has the spa service you can utilize as has been suggested.
They can renew the blade so you can use it , and they can leave all the wear and history in it's aluminum frame for you to remember your grandfather by.
 
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