2013 BladeForums Traditional Forum Knife Pre-Order thread

[biglmbass]

I'm not positive on this point, in fact I asked for conformation from Mr. Howard, but I think this is GEC's 1st extended spring pocketknife also.

I believe the 92 Eureka jack was their first w/ an extended spring.

 

[BigBill5953]

Those are B-E-A-UTIFUL!! :thumbup: :thumbup: Great jobs guys :thumbup:

 

[CoffeeCat2112]

I believe the 92 Eureka jack was their first w/ an extended spring.

The 62 Maverick also has one, FWIW.

 

[pertinux]

The 62 Maverick also has one, FWIW.

Ah, there you are!

I was preparing to write,

"Blaine was a small price to pay for the reward of seeing the 2013 Bladeforums Traditional Knife come to fruition."


~ P.

 

[blademan 13]

Excellent knife gentlemen and ladies. A big congrats to all involved. Coming from someone with ZERO forum knives, I believe this one to be the most visually stunning yet. While participating in the selection polls I just couldn't see where this knife was going, I too was skeptical of the end product. Hats off to those who persevered to see this to fruition. Your efforts stand on their own merits. I will kick my own arse for a month of Sundays for missing this one. I can only hope GEC follow up runs are as desirable.

 

[synghyn]

That does look great, can't wait to get it in my pocket!

I'm also not a big fan of the bar shields, it's just a boring shield most of the time and doesn't do much for me. But the congress pattern is one where it just looks like it belongs there, I think it turned out great!

Jon

 

[pmew]

Some dislike the bar others love it and I expect most are indifferent. I think the way GEC make their congress patterns the bar shield works. A GEC congress tends to have an almost straight back, whereas other makers put more of a banana into it. This style allows the bar shield to run parallel with the edge in a way that I think is very complimentary and yet emphasises the curve of the opposite side. A great job all round in my own opinion, but I'll have to see how it handles to make a true judgement.

 

[Ernie1980]

So when does shipping start???

 

[seanp]

Are there any extra? I'm a late joiner to BladeForums and would love to have one.

 

[Finedges]

 

[pmew]

A pre-Christmas gift for myself.

 

[getout87]

i wonder what the turnaround time will be once they are received by Spark(?)

 

[Mink]

Came out better than expected IMO. The bathroom material doesn't look bad at all.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

It's a very nice looking alternative to Ivory.

 

[timcsaw]

Still not a fan of the white or the main blade but I'll be proud to carry it for a solid year as I did with last years... I've never had a knife with white furniture but maybe it'll grow on me. I do see a possible regrind to a warncliffe in it's future after a year though. There's no substitute for hands on use so we'll see how the main works out for me.....

I have a feeling I'm gonna' wish I'd bought an extra one!

 

[SBuzek]

I have a feeling I'm gonna' wish I'd bought an extra one!

Yeh.....Me too.
Stan

 

[silenthunterstudios]

I hope that GEC picks this one up in their regular lineup, with different covers. Althought the current white scales aren't as hateful as I feared.

 

[akadave2]

I hope that GEC picks this one up in their regular lineup, with different covers. Althought the current white scales aren't as hateful as I feared.

I would think that they would..but didtn they do a Harness Jack a couple years ago that they didnt expand on?

 

[knowtracks]

Time to get in touch with Sparky with the change of address.

Dave

 

[Shaggy]

I would think that they would..but didtn they do a Harness Jack a couple years ago that they didnt expand on?

The Harness Jack was an alternate version of the established #85; our #13 is a completely new pattern for GEC. I would expect GEC to at least test the waters by releasing their own version of the #13. GEC did release their own version of the BFC #74 and the JBFChamplin #92, so expecting a GEC #13 is a good bet. Just have to speculate on scale materials now.