2019 GEC Rendezvous August 8th, 9th,10th

Rockon75 said:
Finally getting a moment to breathe after this weekend. The boys and I put over 750 miles on the RV. After the Rendezvous, we headed for our annual family reunion and got home late Sunday. Every year I do a knife raffle at the reunion. This year I gave away a #12 in perfectly matched dark aqua blue camel bone and a green linen bull nose.

Anyhow, as promised, here are our souvenirs from the 'vous:
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Buttons my oldest received from waynorth waynorth .
Copper proof coins that both my boys received from Half/Stop Half/Stop .
My Special Knife, 1 of 1 #14.
My oldest Special Knife, 1 of 38 #74.
My youngest Special Knife, 1 of 14?, #12.
Our Rendezvous Knife, #40 (had #22 And CC wanted that one, so no problem, switcheroo)
My oldest gift from waynorth waynorth , Swanner/Queen, lockback sowbelly in pearl :)
My youngest gift from waynorth waynorth , QCC, med. Trapper, Winterbottom.
Buttons given to my youngest by waynorth.
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Josh, I’m glad you guys made it home safe and sound! It looks like y’all got some nice ones to take home with you! :thumbsup: I hope you guys can make it back next year! Tell your sons ole Half/Stop said hello. :)
 
L.H.S said:
It was good to see you at the Rendezvous. I think one of your sons dropped a Case Knife card in front of my table that shows the different parts and workings of a knife.

I'd be happy to drop it in an envelope and mail it to you if you give me your address.

I was gonna send this in a PM but your inbox is full.
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Yep. Pretty sure that was him. Sorry, we were away, and I wanted to be sure it was his before claiming it. I'll pm you.

Thank you very much for picking it up for him, and thank you even more for the nice Opinels you gave my boys. The younger one is very proud to have a French knife, and brags about it to everyone who will listen.
 
neal70 said:
Old Engineer Old Engineer -what frame is that gorgeous Equal-end Cattlman? Fingers crossed, a 35?
Thanks, Neal
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As I had said earlier : It is not on a #35 frame . Now the rest of the story as I promised you .
It is a James F. Parker knife and there is a slip of paper in the box that he said : I certify that these Shapleigh knives came from the old factory stock of the closed Krusius Brothers factory . I estimate that these knives were made sometime in the late 1940's and 1950's . The names Shapleigh was discontinued on cutlery in 1960 according to John Goins book .
He then affixed his Signature for what it was worth .
The Tang Stamp on the Main & Secondary blades is : SHAPLEIGH over ST. LOUIS U.S.A over M.I. GERMANY . There is no Tang Stamp on the Punch .
It is 3 & 9/16 Inch Long /// 1/2 Inch thick at the bolsters /// I believe the Blades are Carbon /// Brass Liners /// Steel Pins /// 2 Springs /// Both Blades are pretty sharp now /// The Punch has Never Been Sharpened by Anyone . It is not even as sharp as a butter knife . The Back Rib of the Punch Blade is 3/16 Inch and very similar to many of the punches on some of my older knives but much taller . The punch blade is made from Sheet Steel Stock and bent at a 90 degree angle .
I am not quite sure of how I am going to have to sharpen the Punch yet , but I have some ideas .
The F & F on this knife , except for the punch , is very nice . It is as smooth as a baby's ------ . I liked this knife as soon as I saw it , but did not really look at it until the second day and then waynorth waynorth made me buy it .

Harry
 
Old Engineer Old Engineer -Harry she’s stunning. Reminds me of the Equal End Cattle Knife, Burke(?) I think, did with Queen. Just looks made to hold, too bad there wasn’t an “everyday” model to go with! I love Cattlemen with a punch/awl, a personal favorite pattern.
Thanks for all the info!, Neal
 
Half/Stop said:
Rendezvous photos on GEC’s web site here

I just found these on Great Eastern Cutlery. I thought I would point them out in case y’all missed them. There are 65 photos and some pretty good ones. I wonder who the mystery photographer was?
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The mystery photographer was................................Don’t know her name but she has very long dark hair. I’m sure you have seen her she works at the factory.
 
Half/Stop said:
My last two days at the Rendezvous yielded some more bounty to go along with my initial purchases. On Friday I bought a Tidioute #74 Stallion in Natural Smooth White Bone. It was a 1 of 38 “S” model. I also picked up another Northfield #93 Real Rams Foot. This one was an “S” model. It will go in the rotation and the first one will go into the darkness! On Saturday morning it was quite in the store so I was talking to Bill and I decided to pick up a Northfield #74 Mustang in Natural Smooth White Bone. It was a 1 of 10 “S” model. Bill was surprised that they didn’t sale better and after looking them over I was surprised too! While at the picnic I was talking to a friend who gave me a tip about some SFO’s that he had stumbled on in the area. On the way out of town I was able to buy two Tidioute #65 Ben Hogan’s. These were an SFO for the Drake Oil Well Museum. They were 49 made in 2015 covered with Oil Sucker Rod Wood.

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:cool: That's it Ron! I know you come from a republican country, but you have to get a fitting for your crown my friend :D King Kutlery :thumbsup: Wotta haul:D Choice examples there and more.

Regards, Will
 
Rusty1 said:
The mystery photographer was................................Don’t know her name but she has very long dark hair. I’m sure you have seen her she works at the factory.
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Thanks Russell! I think I know who you're talking about! :thumbsup:

Will Power said:
:cool: That's it Ron! I know you come from a republican country, but you have to get a fitting for your crown my friend :D King Kutlery :thumbsup: Wotta haul:D Choice examples there and more.

Regards, Will
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Thanks Will! :) The folks at Great Eastern worked very hard throughout the year to provide their visitors with some fine knives to choose from. I’m pleased with the knives I was able to acquire. As I stated earlier the #38 Lick Creek, #38 Orchard Gem and the Smooth White Waynorth would have made for a great Rendezvous. Especially since I bought all three from Charlie! The others were just icing on the cake! My haul pales in comparison to some. I’m not going to mention names but I know one individual that bought 45 knives at this Rendezvous! :eek:
 
Old Engineer said:

As I had said earlier : It is not on a #35 frame . Now the rest of the story as I promised you .
It is a James F. Parker knife and there is a slip of paper in the box that he said : I certify that these Shapleigh knives came from the old factory stock of the closed Krusius Brothers factory . I estimate that these knives were made sometime in the late 1940's and 1950's . The names Shapleigh was discontinued on cutlery in 1960 according to John Goins book .
He then affixed his Signature for what it was worth .
The Tang Stamp on the Main & Secondary blades is : SHAPLEIGH over ST. LOUIS U.S.A over M.I. GERMANY . There is no Tang Stamp on the Punch .
It is 3 & 9/16 Inch Long /// 1/2 Inch thick at the bolsters /// I believe the Blades are Carbon /// Brass Liners /// Steel Pins /// 2 Springs /// Both Blades are pretty sharp now /// The Punch has Never Been Sharpened by Anyone . It is not even as sharp as a butter knife . The Back Rib of the Punch Blade is 3/16 Inch and very similar to many of the punches on some of my older knives but much taller . The punch blade is made from Sheet Steel Stock and bent at a 90 degree angle .
I am not quite sure of how I am going to have to sharpen the Punch yet , but I have some ideas .
The F & F on this knife , except for the punch , is very nice . It is as smooth as a baby's ------ . I liked this knife as soon as I saw it , but did not really look at it until the second day and then waynorth waynorth made me buy it .

Harry
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Yup, it was all my fault, Harry!!:D
I actually treasured that knife for many years! Despite the lack of an edge on the punch, it is very well made, displaying the best of German craftsmanship, and also representing a tumultuous time in the pocket knife world!! I could never bring myself to finish the punch grind, as it was representative of that rascal and scammer, Jim Parker!!! But perhaps you will see clearer, Harry!!
I loved that knife but it was time for it to move on!!
 
Rusty1 said:
The mystery photographer was................................Don’t know her name but she has very long dark hair. I’m sure you have seen her she works at the factory.
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That is Sue. I never saw her taking pictures.
 
waynorth said:
Yup, it was all my fault, Harry!!:D
I actually treasured that knife for many years! Despite the lack of an edge on the punch, it is very well made, displaying the best of German craftsmanship, and also representing a tumultuous time in the pocket knife world!! I could never bring myself to finish the punch grind, as it was representative of that rascal and scammer, Jim Parker!!! But perhaps you will see clearer, Harry!!
I loved that knife but it was time for it to move on!!
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And I thank you for it Charlie !!! It is now a Treasured Knife in my meager collection my friend .

Harry
 
tmd_87 said:
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Oh those are phenomenal!!! Got a clip point on its way allll they way out to California. I can pretend I went to the rendezvous this year!
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Congratulations! :) Be sure and post some photos in this thread when you get the knife! :thumbsup: :cool:
 
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