Old Hunter, thanks for the kind words regarding the bolsters. I need to do some evening out in a couple of places, but the brass works easily enough. I''ll try to put up some pictures this weekend that show the softening better than that basic side shot. The knife still imprints a bit when pocket carried, but no where near like it did. Really made the knife pocketable for the first time.
Johnny, the 110 is just perfect for belt holster carry. But, I just hate anything on my belt, including cell phones. My work day typically means way too much car travel and I dislike having anything on my belt in that situation (bucket seats).
When I'm in the woods (backpacking, backcountry skiing, hunting) I almost always have a pack of some sort cinched up around my waist, so belt holster are flat out. When I'm in the woods I also generally have a big CF knee brace on (product of a misspent youth) and I've found that a heavy knife in my pocket creates an annoying clunk, clunk, clunk when I walk. I'd move the knife to my LFP, but that's where the altimeter rides.
For EDC use, my issue isn't the weight - I can easily deal with that in my pocket. It's really the blade shape. Try as I might, I've never taken to the extreme clip as an EDC shape. But after all, it's a hunting knife first and foremost, not a camping knife and not a utility knife and not an EDC knife. I get that and am at peace with that.
Here's a picture from another person from another forum that creates massive blade lust for me. Apparently this was done for the Buck Collectors Club. It's a 110 with a 486 blade. (An idea for next year's forum knife?)
IMO, that is just stunning. I'm amazed an interested how people around me react to knives. My Opinel, which isn't much smaller than the 110 in blade length is a non-issue when it's deployed. The 110 deployed is an event - as in an "incident report" type of event. I think it's the clip blade. What do I care? I'm carrying my 110 today and used it to pop of the plastic packaging for some reading glasses here in the middle of the Panera where I'm working this am. Soccer moms on alert.
Last thing... I totally agree that the 110 is really *THE* iconic American folder. It's really something akin to the Chevy small block or Harley engine as being the basis for the most and wildest forms of hot rodded modifications. When you see multiple threads in multiple forums of customized, modified and totally tricked out 110s, you know something really important culturally happened with that knife. I just can't imagine not owning one.