#15 GEC Electrician?

Bigfattyt said:
Wonder if they will release one with a "proper" stripper/scraper screw driver!

Not sold on the saw blade. If it is actually worth while and works, it would be a nice addition (I don't do much wire stripping).
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Modoc ED said:
It would be cool for some to have one of these by GEC but you can buy brand spanking new electrician's knives all day long for a price pointone much lower than what these knives are going to cost. Further, you can pick them up off the auction sites for next to nothing.

Still, I'll be looking out for them to see what covers they will be offered with.

Maybe I missed it so I'll ask; " Does anyone know if this knife will be marketed in their Farm & Field line?
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I think Bill will put his Farm and Field on the ones he does for what it is worth. I can't speak for him or handle material he'll use. Mine, just 70 of each blade, will be green linen micarta. There may or may not be a second run and if there is it may change or it could be dropped. This depends on you guys and how it is received. Time will tell. For now only 290 are being planned to be made available to the public. We're making 300, I'm keeping five of each blade model for me and after that we'll just play it by ear I guess. No one has done it with the saw to our knowledge. The guys seemed to like that idea and no one has done it in this size before, which is smaller but not so much to make it a disadvantage. To our knowledge no one has offered it without the bail by opting for using a lanyard sleeve either. I'm hoping all the subtle changes add up to make it a hit. But again we'll just have to see. For now we'll just give it our best effort trusting that for the quick cut to fit an electric box in place doing an install or to fit a sub floor down when it just needs a quick knock off of one edge or for a quick zip of a dry wall edge without pulling it out to fray it all up or some other obstruction that this will more than suffice. It is not intended to be a replacement for the right tool but a compromise convenience to save time, money and hopefully effort. At 85 bucks which buys about a bag of groceries these days I think it should be fine for the limited number of people we need to buy it and make it at least pay for itself. Most of the electricians I know do quite well so I don't expect when it costs them about 50 bucks to eat lunch that a good knife USA made will shock that much at 85 bucks.;)
 
Most of the electricians I know do quite well so I don't expect when it costs them about 50 bucks to eat lunch that a good knife USA made will shock that much at 85 bucks.
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Based on the electricians' bills I've received, I think most can afford it just fine. :D
And like any other work supplies or tools, it's a deductible business expense for contractors.
 
This is awesome! I've got a couple of real good friends that are electricians and have been waiting a few years for GEC to make a move on an electricians knife. I gave one of the guys an old Case with a hawkbill and he said that the hawkbill put that knife above the rest of any pattern he'd used on the job because it was made for stripping wire... Have ya thought about doing a run with a hawkbill, and maybe stainless steel? I really like the saw, that will definitely come in handy when cutting through drywall! Thanks, can wait to tell my buddys!!!
 
now I understand why the saw is the way it is, since it is specifically for drywall, rather than general outdoors wood sawing tasks. It is interesting that it is really meant for workers rather than primarily appealing to the collectors market.
 
puukkoman said:
Yeah... me neither, now that I see it's not the "normal" stripper blade. Those saw teeth would make for some severely uncomfortable "screwdrivering."
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Why would you be holding the saw to drive screws and not the handle? Its got a liner lock on it right? So theres no worry of it closing on you...or am I missing something here?
 
:eek:You know the number one thing that drove me crazy besides the unwieldy size of all the Electricians knives I ever owned? I hated the way on my Camillus 27 that the bail dug into your palm when turning screws. Mine was so bad it made m palm raw when it was new and I ended up removing the bail on two after first trying to remove the roughness and another Boker old school got this same treatment. The 29 never seemed to have the same issue as they moved the pivot in farther but it was just a bigger heavier version of a nail breaker and another reason I hated it. I never understood the super heavy back spring on a locking blade but for screwing. I use one with a saw, but one I did myself on it that turns the license plate screws of every new car I buy and replaces outlets, pops up drain lids and it seems to do fine. For long term yeah it may bite you but its not a long term tool. Its a in a pinch tool. Its not necessarily the right tool. Its just for us lazy guys with the butt cracks showing when we stoop and its just easier to pull out your knife than walk all the way back to the truck for the right tool that doesn't require bandaids but I guess it could too really.

Somebody call the waaaaambulance the working man got another stab! I don't know about you all but my tetanus shot is up to date!:D I think its going to work up a storm and guys with a callus or three on their hands won't much care about a poke from the saw. I'm planning to cut me a walking stick with one when I get it and if it doesn't do that to my liking I may have to inquire about it but for sheet rock and occasional pine or fir boards I doubt it will be more or less than it needs to be to simply work. Thats the hope. I'm betting the wounds inflicted by that Swiss army saw on my Vic, that also has a flat head on it by the way, would cut you up worse. Those cut from multi angles those Vics. I like em don't get wrong. I debated about several places I could have special ordered from but I am finding I favor GEc right now myself guys. Hope you agree when it arrives. For the purpose at hand I'm thinking this will more than suffice. I'm up to about even numbers of them for both blade shapes and the list of reserve customers wanting one is growing so I'm happy.

Let me tell you my vision. Or fantasy I guess. The forum Spark blessed me with is as it turns out a blessing for more than just me. Its doing well and does steady monthly for me. You guys are why. The way I see it this forum of mine here and you guys with me are kind of like a symbiotic relationship or we could be now that my forum has grown and I've done some math and followed a plan. My mind works very systematically. You'll just have to accept that and humor me. Read on. We have this desire you see? Its for these dang pocket knives excuse my French! But the point is the industry has embraced me and these clips and prybars I make thanks to you guys and it put me in pretty good shape after a few years of managing my funds. So I'm putting some of that back into the industry to feed our habit. The plan went like this. First I save 10k for play money. Its clip money! I know go figure. Anyway, I saved up ten grand to spend. I was going to have some dreams fulfilled before I die and if you want in on it hop on, and if not that is cool too. For this fun ride I spent it at GEC on a batch of knives okay? Now the hope is you addicts will buy it and make me a small dime so we can do it again. This one has to move to do that tho or the account dies and no more fun. But once I know this one is a success which I'm thinking based on just what has been reserved its going to be at this point, well in the mean time we'll all discuss what we get em to make next, who we use, how many blades and get some ideas together! Sound like a plan? We have fun, feed our desire and do what we love. Its win win providing my clips and this blasted economy hold up for the plan to work and the guys that love clipped knives still keep supporting that too as you know we could do a He-Man or something I guess but you know funny as it sounds slippies have been my first love all this time. Its just hard to replace the original and in the end I don't want to. Its all good I hope. .

So what do you guys think of split back whittlers? Hmmmm:eek: Just kidding. We'll stay on topic but that is one on my list. I have an old pattern not seen in many years too.
 
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I'm interested, but I don't use a saw blade fixing computer electronics. Wish I could find my dad's old Electrician's knife...
 
When I was in high school, I started carrying a Mercator Cat. When I got to college, I switched to an electricians knife. I used the screwdriver/scraper mostly.

Now this, STR-EK, is another tool kit, not quite like the usual. I've got all those other tools on multitools or SAKs. I always like different capabilities. I know Steve understands tool design, he's a user and sees what works. GEC knows how to build them.

I got mine on order! :)
 
I'm excited to put mine to use. Definitely another tool in the box. A nice one at that.

I don't know if mentioned before, but what blade steel was chosen?
 
Well, evidently I must have girly-man hands that are too soft for you guys... ;) Gimme a break.
Those who actually work with their hands will understand that we don't look for MORE opportunities to rub them raw.
I suppose if someone's working with the fluffy stuff, sheetrock and fiberglass, a little saw blade might be handy. Running cable on steel ships, though, it wouldn't be much use.

Any word on what the handle covers will be yet?
 
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For some reason, my original post did not show, then I typed it again, different, then they both showed.



I think the saw idea is a good idea. I know from experience, that dry wall is not a really tough medium to saw, and that blade looks like it would make pretty clean cuts in dry wall. That thought had, honestly, not crossed my mind until some one mentioned it!

The tube instead of the bail is a fantastic idea. you can still add a bail (GEC has them), but could also just opt to put a retention lanyard, or fob on it if you choose.

Honestly, when I canoe, I put a coated, gun retention lanyard on my nice knife (if I am carrying a nice one), and it would go through that hole perfect.


I want to thank those who are going to the effort of putting this out.

Honestly, and without any guile, an electrician's knife has been in my mind from GEC since I first discovered the pattern. I have held a custom, and quite a few original wood handled versions.

I want an ebony version of the originals with nice tight blades and no gaps.
 
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I like the idea of a GEC rendition of the electrician's knife. They could put quite the spin on that pattern IMHO. I'm not anti-saw on a folding knife, they can be done quite well, just look at Victorinox's, they're sharp, and very efficient. If the saw is as sharp as a Vic, it's be really cool.
 
I am kinda disappointed. The saw blade absolutely kills it for me. I hope they do a run with a scraper/ screwdriver blade.
 
whetrock said:
I like the idea of a GEC rendition of the electrician's knife. They could put quite the spin on that pattern IMHO. I'm not anti-saw on a folding knife, they can be done quite well, just look at Victorinox's, they're sharp, and very efficient. If the saw is as sharp as a Vic, it's be really cool.
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Yep, the vic saw is pretty dern good.
 
I like it 'cept for the drywall saw.

I picked up one of these for the house and would never cut drywall without it again.

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