2020 GEC #23 Trapper Thread

The blue ones came out so nice! Such a range of color. I am very happy with my light one and my friend on here who I am the proxy for is very happy with his sark one! Cant wait to see what my mesquite looks like :)


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William Pace said:
All these pics of these blue 23s and I'm just waiting for the mail man to come and drop mine off. Sure ain't easy to be patient when you see everyone else's treasure
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Between here an fb I have seen a lot of them today and not a bad one in the bunch! Hopefully tomorrow for you :)
 
I’m relatively new to GEC and just have a quick question guys...

I received my LL Beavertail in the mail today. All the photos I’ve seen on this thread have managed to make me pretty excited, and having it in-hand....it’s amazing! I love everything about it, but I noticed something. When I move the liner lock out of the way to close the blade, the action is SUPER gritty! It’s only between fully open and the half-stop, but it almost sounds and feels like grinding. In your experience, is this normal for a brand new blade of this type? I’m in no way complaining, just trying to understand better the product I received. It really is a beauty!
 
el gigantor said:
I’m relatively new to GEC and just have a quick question guys...

I received my LL Beavertail in the mail today. All the photos I’ve seen on this thread have managed to make me pretty excited, and having it in-hand....it’s amazing! I love everything about it, but I noticed something. When I move the liner lock out of the way to close the blade, the action is SUPER gritty! It’s only between fully open and the half-stop, but it almost sounds and feels like grinding. In your experience, is this normal for a brand new blade of this type? I’m in no way complaining, just trying to understand better the product I received. It really is a beauty!
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Oil the joint and work the blade... it should improve over time.
 
el gigantor said:
I’m relatively new to GEC and just have a quick question guys...

I received my LL Beavertail in the mail today. All the photos I’ve seen on this thread have managed to make me pretty excited, and having it in-hand....it’s amazing! I love everything about it, but I noticed something. When I move the liner lock out of the way to close the blade, the action is SUPER gritty! It’s only between fully open and the half-stop, but it almost sounds and feels like grinding. In your experience, is this normal for a brand new blade of this type? I’m in no way complaining, just trying to understand better the product I received. It really is a beauty!
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It’s pretty normal for them to have varying degrees of “stuff” in the joints. Some knives I never feel the need to flush, others clearly have a lot of gunk in there and need to be opened and worked vigorously for a few dozen times, under warm running water (probably with blade well wrapped in a washcloth for safety.) Obviously after a treatment like this the knife needs to be thoroughly dried and oiled. That should take care of the issue.
 
rockgolfer said:
The blue ones came out so nice! Such a range of color. I am very happy with my light one and my friend on here who I am the proxy for is very happy with his sark one! Cant wait to see what my mesquite looks like :)


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Dang! 45 with the deep blue is fantastic!
 
el gigantor said:
I’m relatively new to GEC and just have a quick question guys...

I received my LL Beavertail in the mail today. All the photos I’ve seen on this thread have managed to make me pretty excited, and having it in-hand....it’s amazing! I love everything about it, but I noticed something. When I move the liner lock out of the way to close the blade, the action is SUPER gritty! It’s only between fully open and the half-stop, but it almost sounds and feels like grinding. In your experience, is this normal for a brand new blade of this type? I’m in no way complaining, just trying to understand better the product I received. It really is a beauty!
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I use gun patches , an old broken Boker small folder , and oil to clean my new knives. I wrap a cloth around the blade and work it back & forth. Every new knife needs break in exercise. The more you play with your knife , the better it will work for you. "Heads up !" I just read on YouTube , about this subject. GEC uses a black gritty buffing compound . Your knife needs to be flush out and cleaned with oil. I do not like the water idea at all. Remember , oil and water do not mixed. GEC says ,"Flush it with oil". That is just what I do.
 
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Count me in the minority on the blue, but I’m glad y’all like ‘em! ;) :D

hornetguy said:
My beaver arrived.... here is my pair... soon to be a triplet, when the mesquite arrives.

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That’ll be a nice trio! :thumbsup: I missed out on the mesquite, so I’m going to try to round mine out with the Bullet. (Right now I’ve got the same pair you do.)
 
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