2015 Forum Knife Photos

[Pomsbz]

Don't get these random recurves, hope mine doesn't have it.

 

[Markesharp]

 

[Jsega51]

Crappy pics but it shows the grain. I love the subtle blue tones in this wood. Might not even show up in the pics very good. Both of mine had the edge dings from hitting the back spring as well upon unboxing them.

 

[Will Power]

How does the knife feel in the hand when cutting stuff? Looks promisingly comfortable.

 

[Railsplitter]

Thanks for those pics, Jake. They are the first that I recall seeing that show the backspring area. I did not get one of these but I'm curious. Is this a two spring knife or is that just a wide backspring?

 

[Jsega51]

Thanks for those pics, Jake. They are the first that I recall seeing that show the backspring area. I did not get one of these but I'm curious. Is this a two spring knife or is that just a wide backspring?

It's just one wide spring Rick. I'll take some better pics when I get the chance, these were just quick seat of the pants pics to show the variation in the two that I got even though they are somewhat similar

 

[greg c]

I'd rather have my kick side peened a bit taller than have a recurve- that blade profile isn't one I care for much.

 

[knarfeng]

I'd rather have my kick side peened a bit taller than have a recurve- that blade profile isn't one I care for much.

If you bought one and don't like it, I'm sure you can sell it on the Exchange.
If you did not buy one, why do you care?

 

[supratentorial]

Greg, The "recurve" is mostly just the grind for the edge bevel. They were hand sharpened and I suspect they were sharpened on a belt. If you are like me, the first thing that you do when you get a knife is put a bevel on it and sharpen it on stones. And then the bevel will be completely straight. From what I gather from previous posts, there are a lot of folks on the forum that never sharpen their knives and use their knives in place of kitchen butter knives. Then the factory edge may be important to you. It's not to me. But this one actually cut paper out of the box.


I received my knife today and it's currently in my pocket! I'd like to thank Eric and the other folks at CSC, Charlie and Barry, and other folks behind the scenes for all the hard work that they put into this project.


Double end jacks are a great pattern. There should be a "catch bit" appreciation thread! I'm sad that CSC will be closing their doors. But I hope that other manufactures will produce similar patterns.

 

[greg c]

You're right Jake, it's just a few blades like in tdkfm and Berkly's pics that look more than just a little recurved and make me fear that sharpening them straight would make the blades thin.

There's a lot of pics with blades i consider perfect, so I hope luck finds me when it's time to take delivery.

 

[tdkfm]

Greg, The "recurve" is mostly just the grind for the edge bevel. They were hand sharpened and I suspect they were sharpened on a belt. If you are like me, the first thing that you do when you get a knife is put a bevel on it and sharpen it on stones. And then the bevel will be completely straight. From what I gather from previous posts, there are a lot of folks on the forum that never sharpen their knives and use their knives in place of kitchen butter knives. Then the factory edge may be important to you. It's not to me. But this one actually cut paper out of the box.


I received my knife today and it's currently in my pocket! I'd like to thank Eric and the other folks at CSC, Charlie and Barry, and other folks behind the scenes for all the hard work that they put into this project.


Double end jacks are a great pattern. There should be a "catch bit" appreciation thread! I'm sad that CSC will be closing their doors. But I hope that other manufactures will produce similar patterns.

I think it's a bit more than just the grind for the edge bevel. I'm OK with it, but it is a bit disappointing. I will still keep the knife and use it. I appreciate all the work that goes in and understand that a bunch of people losing their jobs might not be overly motivated for perfection. I do hope this leads to a permanent GEC traditional forum knife annually from here on out though.

 

[btb01]

Hmm, that does look like it would take quite a bit to straighten that out.

 

[fatcorgi]

Hmm, that does look like it would take quite a bit to straighten that out.

The recurve really tales a big chunk of steel from the knife. I would rather have the knife blades delivered without an edge, so that I can put my own on.

 

[Ballenxj]

You guys are making me jealous. I haven't received notification of shipment for mine yet.

 

[glennbad]

I do hope this leads to a permanent GEC traditional forum knife annually from here on out though.

Sorry, I don't think I want the same company to provide the forum knife each year.

 

[Modoc ED]

I do hope this leads to a permanent GEC traditional forum knife annually from here on out though.

What for? GEC isn't perfect by a long shot. Personally, I hope the annual BF traditional knife is spread over various manufactures throughout the years if in fact any more are made after this year.

Eric did a heck of a job on these knives especially with the time-frame he had to work with.

For those who got a knife that has a recurve in the blade, the easiest way to sharpen them is with a rod - round, triangle, whatever.

If you're getting a ding in your blades when closing, peen the kick (difficult to do) or lay a matchstick in the bottom of the well of the frame or just ease the blade down when closing instead of lettting it snap shut when closing it.

 

[Peregrin]

Sorry, I don't think I want the same company to provide the forum knife each year.

From my perspective the more quality manufacturers we have involved, the better. No manufacturer pleases all of it's customers, all of the time.

Now back to the photos!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I am guessing the reason the blades may hit is due to a narrow frame if you pean the kick or put something inside you may run the risk of the tip being above the frame, they probably ground the kick so the tip ends up inside of the frame to protect the user

G2

 

[Will Power]

Since it's based on their Stockman frame, do those show a tendency for recurve/blade knocking the spring too?

 

[sitflyer]

This is one really well built pocketknife. Snappy action, smooth, lightweight. Rides un noticed in my pocket, my two most preferred blade
shapes, and my favorite blade steel. Such a bitter sweet thing to behold...