2012 Traditional Forum Knife...use or not?

I will use it, why have a knife to just let it sit around? It is going into my rotation as soon as I get it!
 
I will most likely admire it for a week or two, open the blades a couple of hundred times then slip it into my pocket for a wander in the woods. Either that or I will sharpen one of the two I have in my drawer that haven't been used yet and let this one age a bit, but in the end it will either get used or passed on to someone else.
 
Ill use it for sure. May even become my main carry if it looks as good in real as it does in the pics I've seen :)
 
Why wouldn't you use it? It's not an "investment quality" knife and won't appreciate in value.
 
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These haven't found their way into real everyday use yet, maybe some day.
 
I will use mine. Every knife I have gets used. Some stay in the rotation, and some get put away and only brought out occasionally.You have to try them to see what works best for you. By looking at the pictures of the forum knife, l'm pretty sure it will stay in my rotation.
 
cnas122 said:
Why wouldn't you use it? It's not an "investment quality" knife and won't appreciate in value.
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Original Remington, Case Tested, Miller Bros., Schrade, NYKC et al weren't "investment quality" knives in their day either. Look at 'em now.

GEC has only been around for six years, and some of their rare or particularly desirable knives are already being purchased on the collector market for around twice their original value. But even if that weren't true, some of us already have enough users--how many tools that perform basically the same function do you really need?--and just enjoy owning a well made knife that isn't scratched and stained.
 
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I plan to use mine. Time will tell if it becomes my favorite. It has an uphill battle, but maybe it is up to the challenge; we'll see. The clip and wharncliffe blades are my favorite combo for a trapper pattern perhaps because I don't trap. In any case, it looks to be a sweet knife and could become my favorite user. Lately, I've been carrying my single blade wharncliffe mini trappers and have been happy to have them in my pocket. The mini copperhead is lanquishing in my desk drawer while these trappers have been in my pocket. I need one of the new single clip blade models to go with them. But I digress...

Anyway, I am very much looking forward to receiving my 2012 BF trapper.

Ed J
 
I bought mine as a user. I happen to think that traditional slipjoints just look better and better with age and use. This new design looks like it is going to be great!!
 
I bought it with use in mind -- once I have it in hand, I may change my mind, but I doubt it.
pretty sure it won't go in the pocket with the car keys, but it may get a belt sheath similar to the one that came with my Buck 301.
 
Rick said:
Original Remington, Case Tested, Miller Bros., Schrade, NYKC et al weren't "investment quality" knives in their day either. Look at 'em now.

GEC has only been around for six years, and some of their rare or particularly desirable knives are already being purchased on the collector market for around twice their original value. But even if that weren't true, some of us already have enough users--how many tools that perform basically the same function do you really need?--and just enjoy owning a well made knife that isn't scratched and stained.
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I think it's apples and oranges comparing those old knives to these knives. That's like thinking a limited production 1 of 100 Case knife (because it has a green handle for instance and only 100 were made), is going to all you to retire on it some day. Things are different these days.....
 
cnas122 said:
[...] Things are different these days.....
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True, but I think GEC's solid hands-on build quality, on-going diversity of interesting materials and viable patterns (with very little of modern Case's toy-like Beanie Baby kitsch) and unusually small manufacturing runs make them fairly unique in today's market. Unlike modern Case (annual collaborations excepted), I think these knives have a real future as collectibles. That said, I'm not looking at them as investments, but rather as an affordable and (hopefully) financially stable way to enjoy traditional knife collecting without taking a hit down the road. Something that would be impossible if I felt inclined to use every knife I purchased.
 
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