Some Buck 112 Love

David Nowlin said:
Is that comment an answer to my question in #417 about my 112 in #416? Bucksway?
Anyway your answer seems to be what i thought.
The wood is definitely different than anything i have ever seen on a stock buck 112 or 110.
Was hoping some one knew the category and type or whatever that is?
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V2V2 if segua wood from '72 or '73

Here's one for comparison. Hard to capture the chatoyancy with a camera. It's unmistakable. I suggest polishing it up to know for sure. It does have that honey color, but like Bucksway said, some blond ebony can foll ya.


 
I really missed a great example a few years ago. It was signed on the bolster by Chuck himself and dated 1973. One of the earliest dated signature of Chuck and on a odd place. Last I heard Buck wanted it for their museum and offered a Custom shop knife in return.
 
MT_Pokt you said polish it? What’s the best way? I do have some Johnsons paste wax i bought to lube and water proof the joint on my wooden Opinel knife. I’m guessing that could be used to polish my 112? Would i rub it out with a rag? How do you do it? I need some pointers.
I will say it’s not smooth and shiny but very grainy. I will try to take a pic that hopefully will show this.
 
Last year I ordered a 112 from Buck, with nickel silver bolsters and elk stag handles.

This year I again went with nickel silver bolsters, but went with a polished blade and buffalo horn handles.

Kinda hard to get a picture of it, so shiny.

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One of my dream 112's is bareheaded in nickel silver mirror polished drop point blade with Buffalo horn. Polished black horn has a fantastic look with mirror polished blades. Make it a automatic and THAT would be perfect!
 
I missed out on the 50th 110 version. Was sad 😢
Totally forgot about the 112’s 50th until i got my weekly BUCK email. Opened it then not very often i actually browsed and low and behold 112 50th was there!! Duh it’s 2022. Credit card took a hit but one of each is on the way.
 
Picked up this 2-dot a few days ago. It's in decent shape but the shiny scratches imply that it's been to the Spa or cleaned up in some other manner.

I bought my first 112 in either 1979 or 1980 at the PX at Fort Bragg but I don't remember if it had a nail nick or not. Lost it in a mobile home fire a year or two after I bought it. Wish I knew if my first 112 was exactly like this one. At any rate, I like these square bolster, no nail nick models.
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