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Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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2016 GEC Rendevous Dates
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Ha, youd have to put up with quite a bit such as my car karoke, constant stopping for gas just to make sure the tanks full in case something happened. Truth be told, Im not much of a driver, and if not for the gps, I probably wouldnt have made it there, or back home. Actually that gps is a double edged sword, screwed me up quite a bit on the way there and back.
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I am a wiz at driving. I go skiing in Vermont and Maine every year. I make minimal stops and use a MAP system of navigation. I don't do karoke, and you won't want me to. I have been paid for my singing, that is to stop singing.
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Well good to know, next rendezvous will be in 360 days give or take!
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Had a little time now to decompress, what a wonderful weekend, great people, Charlie and his wife Joanne, Lyle, Sarah, Evan, Jack, Rob and many others. Many thanks to Bill, William, Christine and many other wonderful people at GEC, they really made us feel welcome. At the picnic Saturday several of us were given a real treat, Bill spoke about his early history in the cutlery industry and the trials and tribulations with Queen and the effort it took to get Great Eastern off the ground, Lyle mentioned several times how he wished he could have recorded it. It was areal treat.
My wife got to spend a lot of time with Sarah, Joanne and others, she really had great time and also was able to talk a little jewelry making with Jack which is another passion of hers. Donna picked up a Rendezvous knife and a 14 factory second for EDC, she buys a second each year and then carries that one until the next Rendezvous.
The Rendezvous knives were special this year, the primitive bone and the 10 year anniversary blade etch, great looking knife and everyone seemed to have different bone on it making then all unique, if you did not get in line before they opened Thurs and Fri you had no chance of getting one.
The parts knives were special also, 92 Eureka jacks, Northfield in rosewood and Tidioute in maroon micarta, capped end and bare end.
And of course the 45, what a cool knife, this is one of those patterns that I thought I would never like but when I got to see one and hold one that changed, just something about it, huge, hulking, bear trap snaps, wide expanse of beautiful bone. Picked up both the single and 2 blade, we were buying the 2 blades as they were just coming off the line.
Charlie and Lyle both had great displays and some knives for sale, Lyles collection of Farmers jacks is just amazing.
Many of us brought knives to the Rendezvous to share discuss, coon finger, etc, there were tables outside GEC that everyone spread their rolls or boxes out on and we really got to see some wonderful collections, did seem to be quite a bit of horse trading going on also.
Just a great weekend with great people, can't wait until next year.
The roll I brought this year,
Some pics of the Great Eastern knives I pick up this year,
My wife got to spend a lot of time with Sarah, Joanne and others, she really had great time and also was able to talk a little jewelry making with Jack which is another passion of hers. Donna picked up a Rendezvous knife and a 14 factory second for EDC, she buys a second each year and then carries that one until the next Rendezvous.
The Rendezvous knives were special this year, the primitive bone and the 10 year anniversary blade etch, great looking knife and everyone seemed to have different bone on it making then all unique, if you did not get in line before they opened Thurs and Fri you had no chance of getting one.
The parts knives were special also, 92 Eureka jacks, Northfield in rosewood and Tidioute in maroon micarta, capped end and bare end.
And of course the 45, what a cool knife, this is one of those patterns that I thought I would never like but when I got to see one and hold one that changed, just something about it, huge, hulking, bear trap snaps, wide expanse of beautiful bone. Picked up both the single and 2 blade, we were buying the 2 blades as they were just coming off the line.
Charlie and Lyle both had great displays and some knives for sale, Lyles collection of Farmers jacks is just amazing.
Many of us brought knives to the Rendezvous to share discuss, coon finger, etc, there were tables outside GEC that everyone spread their rolls or boxes out on and we really got to see some wonderful collections, did seem to be quite a bit of horse trading going on also.
Just a great weekend with great people, can't wait until next year.
The roll I brought this year,
Some pics of the Great Eastern knives I pick up this year,
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Great Barlow collection Augie, and it sounds like you had a wonderful time 
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ah i see. If I had known, id have bought more of my users to display. I didnt show any of my knives even though I had most of my collection with me. Everything was all neatly packed away in their boxes/tubes in cigar boxes wrapped in tshirts. Even the used/handled GECs that ive accumulated or stored and separated from the new ones. I actually do buy old knives from time to time, but they become users. Im still stuck in the phase of they are too nice to use, store em up!
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Great scores on the new ones, Augie! All gems and those 45s....wow!! Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more from everyone's time at the event
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The Primitive Bones look very good, glad to see this material being used again as it can be really spectacular.
Those Rosewood Eurekas too...any BAREHEADS???
Too bad the Old World is so far away and I have aviophobia....I'll have to build a boat:thumbup:
Those Rosewood Eurekas too...any BAREHEADS???
Too bad the Old World is so far away and I have aviophobia....I'll have to build a boat
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Thanks for the info Augie.
Those 45s are huge, maybe I could use that as my raft?
Those 45s are huge, maybe I could use that as my raft?
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Thanks for the info Augie.
Those 45s are huge, maybe I could use that as my raft?
Little heavy for a raft but I fried an egg on it this morning
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The Primitive Bones look very good, glad to see this material being used again as it can be really spectacular.
Those Rosewood Eurekas too...any BAREHEADS???
Too bad the Old World is so far away and I have aviophobia....I'll have to build a boat
probably use that thing to chop wood to build the boat!
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Awesome post Augie!
Looks like you had a pretty good haul! I wanted to possibly snag up one of those two blade 45s for squirrel duty, but I ended up with a #72 in the grizzly bone. I was able to handle about 10 or 12 Rendezvous knives and you've got a great one!
I'll have a more in depth review of my experience soon. I have to say though I truly missed seeing Mr. Bob Andrews at the redezvous. He has been a constant each year and not having him there was.... strange to me. Get better soon Bob!
Looks like you had a pretty good haul! I wanted to possibly snag up one of those two blade 45s for squirrel duty, but I ended up with a #72 in the grizzly bone. I was able to handle about 10 or 12 Rendezvous knives and you've got a great one!
I'll have a more in depth review of my experience soon. I have to say though I truly missed seeing Mr. Bob Andrews at the redezvous. He has been a constant each year and not having him there was.... strange to me. Get better soon Bob!
They finished some #72s during the Rendezvous?
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...and from left to right...Charlie "da' pisano from Waynorth", Lyle "Lick Creek" Fry, William "the future" Howard, Evan "has mad knife skills" Nicolaides and Derrick (I think he sells knives) Bohn.
I just got back...and thought to post this rogue's gallery of obsessive knife enthusiast enablers, who fuel our mutual obsession. I truly had a great time, got to see both factories, got some knives, and truly enjoyed the time spend with some of my favorite people. Looking forward to next time
Wolfsschanze
a.k.a "Steve Conte"
PS. Rob, your pic was face down...DOH! So, next time Apostle P.
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I ended up with three new knives from the Rendezvous. Two from my good friend Charlie's stash,the whittler being a gift and the other also a gift of sorts ,and the Rendezvous knife.
First the Rendezvous and the Paul Bunyan whittler.
Borrowed a couple pictures. Charlie brought this one at my request and told me to display it with my other Ken Erickson rooster comb and the other displayed farmers jacks. When I was packing up he said he thought it belonged with it's kinfolks and would I like to acquire it for my collection. I said quickly yes and how,knowing whatever it took,which was very satisfactory for me and agreeable to my good friend.
I have a few pictures of the Rendezvous participants I'll get on in a bit.
First the Rendezvous and the Paul Bunyan whittler.
Borrowed a couple pictures. Charlie brought this one at my request and told me to display it with my other Ken Erickson rooster comb and the other displayed farmers jacks. When I was packing up he said he thought it belonged with it's kinfolks and would I like to acquire it for my collection. I said quickly yes and how,knowing whatever it took,which was very satisfactory for me and agreeable to my good friend.
I have a few pictures of the Rendezvous participants I'll get on in a bit.