Prester John
Basic Member
- Joined
- May 20, 2018
- Messages
- 13,653
It came! Too dark for good pics tonight. Will post some tomorrow. I am very pleased with this knife!
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
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.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
2019 BF
- Thread starter J0LLY71M3
- Start date
NewBlades16
BANNED
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2015
- Messages
- 1,141
Modoc ED
Gold Member
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2010
- Messages
- 14,003
If I didn't know all of these knives had African Blackwood covers, I'd think many of them were covered with Cocobolo. Further, it's enlightening how members paint the color of the covers with a broad brush - some like pitch black, some like brownish streaks, some like mostly brown, others like what appear to be grey streaks, and on and on. However we all think of this years Blade Forum knife covers, they are all beautiful and almost perfect to a fault.
waynorth
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2005
- Messages
- 32,607
Perhaps I am too defensive of/for GEC!! I admit a fierce loyalty!!
They looked after me when I was down, and they make a great knife - near custom quality for a production price!!
Modoc ED
Gold Member
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2010
- Messages
- 14,003
Yeah, I read Charlie's reply and over reacted
a bit. Had a "the old Modoc ED" moment. After all that, I gotta say you've got a nice looking knife.
Last edited:
Chui
Gold Member
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2012
- Messages
- 3,053
Y'all. I love this knife.
- very nice too
Prefer it when there's some colour to the wood - sure, some folk prefer it as black as the night...
Last edited:
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2004
- Messages
- 18,278
Mine arrived yesterday after dark. These came out great and I'm very happy with the result. A little brown in mine, no problem. Great W&T, F&F right up there too. Everything is smooth, tight and snappy with a 5-6 pull that's pinchable.
We built a nice knife folks!
Thanks to all, especially Mike, for the great effort!
We built a nice knife folks!
Thanks to all, especially Mike, for the great effort!
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2011
- Messages
- 2,618
HEMI 49
Gold Member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2018
- Messages
- 1,140
What a well done and beautiful knife! Nearly flawless. I have one odd spot on my tang where someone got a little over zealous with a grinder or polisher. But man, what a beauty!
Like others have mentioned, flush at all stops. Really pleased.
That is from the punching operation when the blades are stamped.... The metal rolls just before it shears in the die..... Metal hardness, die clearances all have an influence on how much it deforms.... My knife is exactly like yours.... Normal for stamped parts...
waynorth
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2005
- Messages
- 32,607
Nice!! But they only have one blade!!!
cracked open those tubes and took em out. got some variation that my desk lamp wasnt able to really pick up properly
mb>
Gold Member
- Joined
- Sep 24, 2014
- Messages
- 3,802
Ah ok - thx. I haven’t noticed that before, but now that I looked it is there on other models I have to some degree. Guess it stood out on this one because 1) this one is just so dang perfect, and 2) there’s just more of it!
- Joined
- May 9, 2010
- Messages
- 10,105
