Where are the sheaths sold? Are they as hard to get as the knives?
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2022 GEC Cattle Knife/Camp Knife #35 Thread
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jmgruber
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If they follow the B&S and Urban Jack availability, all the major GEC dealers will have them. There are still some of the aforementioned available today, so definitely not as hard to get as the knives.
Ok, thank you!
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I had to go hunting for this thread - 'twas at the bottom of Page #4, tsk, tsk. I am a bit late to the party but I still arrived all the same.
This arrived today and despite being one of the most expensive GEC knives that I've paid retail pricing for (such is the cost of inflation and all the other factors), it's a fine knife and one I had begun to feel I would regret if I let it pass me by.
Like the Cattle Knife, I am fond of the steel construction and though I do wish they had included a punch on this one, all the blades/tools here are plenty useful. I was pretty apathetic with regards to the Texdel covers but I do have to say that they are nicer in person than one might otherwise assume. It's still just plastic but the covers are finished very well and they certainly give an impression of being quite robust.
Of course, one of the very first things that I did was use the can opener - I can very much attest to that it works quite fine. (Now I have to do something with these olives....)
I was right there in line with the others in my criticism for the lack of bail on these and though I do miss it on this knife, I can grudgingly acknowledge that it pockets a lot better than these other camp knives.
In conclusion, it's another fine (albeit expensive) effort from GEC. Both the Cattle and Camp Knives are winners and further demonstrate the sheer versatility of the #35 frame - I will look forward to what GEC decides do with it in the future.
I’m glad you decided (and were able) to get one, Dylan. Great review, and very nice lineup of #35s!
A punch would have been really nice addition, but the tools the knife does have are pretty handy. As others pointed out earlier in the thread (or maybe it was a different thread), the point of the can opener is actually pretty useful for a lot of things for which I might use a punch, and it has the added benefit of being much more robust than, say, the punch on the 2016 BF #35, which is so fine that I’d be hesitant to use it for certain tasks that might damage it. I mean, the thing is a needle!
I felt the same about the TexDel. I was a bit hesitant, but it looks and feels nicer in person than I expected, and doesn’t make the knife feel cheap. And while I think a bail would have looked great on these, I’ve carried mine for over a week now, and I’m kind of glad it doesn’t have one.
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Oh, you'll love it. It acts as such a good cutter and reamer when you do, with quite a cat's claw at the end!
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Ok, I finally got it together to take some nice photos of this knife, as I promised
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Take a look at that nice, skinny bevel at 15.5° per side, and look how it DOESN'T thicken at the tip:
I've gotten a lot of use out of this can opener so far. Someone a ways back said something about opening a can of spam. Happy to oblige!
The can opener isn't my favorite can opener ever, but it's still in my top 3. And it's VERSATILE: Sharpened, it works great as a clamshell and package opener, a reamer and punch, a wood drill, and a scribe. It does a lovely job peeling off the foil on wine bottles. It incises into foam and leather and canvas well. The robust base bends wire nicely.
I was worried the driver would be weakened by the bit notch, but I have done some pretty serious tasks with it, and it's no more prone to twisting than my sudbuster driver. The crisply ground tip grabs stripped screws better than my Swiss Army knives by a lot, even though I sharpen my swiss army drivers, and is able to have much more force put on it. I haven't used the bit driver as a bit driver yet, but I did use it to pull up a plastic connector, working the head up with the tip enough to get the bit notch under the head and around the shank, and it pried wonderfully. I will say, it came nailbreakingly stiff, and I did have to soften it a bit. Perfect now.
I got impatient and made myself a pocket slip.
JRRsix7
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Take a look at that nice, skinny bevel at 15.5° per side, and look how it DOESN'T thicken at the tip:
I've gotten a lot of use out of this can opener so far. Someone a ways back said something about opening a can of spam. Happy to oblige!
The can opener isn't my favorite can opener ever, but it's still in my top 3. And it's VERSATILE: Sharpened, it works great as a clamshell and package opener, a reamer and punch, a wood drill, and a scribe. It does a lovely job peeling off the foil on wine bottles. It incises into foam and leather and canvas well. The robust base bends wire nicely.
I was worried the driver would be weakened by the bit notch, but I have done some pretty serious tasks with it, and it's no more prone to twisting than my sudbuster driver. The crisply ground tip grabs stripped screws better than my Swiss Army knives by a lot, even though I sharpen my swiss army drivers, and is able to have much more force put on it. I haven't used the bit driver as a bit driver yet, but I did use it to pull up a plastic connector, working the head up with the tip enough to get the bit notch under the head and around the shank, and it pried wonderfully. I will say, it came nailbreakingly stiff, and I did have to soften it a bit. Perfect now.
I got impatient and made myself a pocket slip.
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I’m bummed. Was really thinking there was going to be a great opportunity for a nice NW variant this run. Maybe in the next run?
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Nice overview.Ok, I finally got it together to take some nice photos of this knife, as I promised
Take a look at that nice, skinny bevel at 15.5° per side, and look how it DOESN'T thicken at the tip:
I've gotten a lot of use out of this can opener so far. Someone a ways back said something about opening a can of spam. Happy to oblige!
The can opener isn't my favorite can opener ever, but it's still in my top 3. And it's VERSATILE: Sharpened, it works great as a clamshell and package opener, a reamer and punch, a wood drill, and a scribe. It does a lovely job peeling off the foil on wine bottles. It incises into foam and leather and canvas well. The robust base bends wire nicely.
I was worried the driver would be weakened by the bit notch, but I have done some pretty serious tasks with it, and it's no more prone to twisting than my sudbuster driver. The crisply ground tip grabs stripped screws better than my Swiss Army knives by a lot, even though I sharpen my swiss army drivers, and is able to have much more force put on it. I haven't used the bit driver as a bit driver yet, but I did use it to pull up a plastic connector, working the head up with the tip enough to get the bit notch under the head and around the shank, and it pried wonderfully. I will say, it came nailbreakingly stiff, and I did have to soften it a bit. Perfect now.
I got impatient and made myself a pocket slip.
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Thank you for the knife!
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This has me even more excited for mine to arrive! The Johnny OTS and a 58mm Vic are going to be a dynamic duo.Ok, I finally got it together to take some nice photos of this knife, as I promised
Take a look at that nice, skinny bevel at 15.5° per side, and look how it DOESN'T thicken at the tip:
I've gotten a lot of use out of this can opener so far. Someone a ways back said something about opening a can of spam. Happy to oblige!
The can opener isn't my favorite can opener ever, but it's still in my top 3. And it's VERSATILE: Sharpened, it works great as a clamshell and package opener, a reamer and punch, a wood drill, and a scribe. It does a lovely job peeling off the foil on wine bottles. It incises into foam and leather and canvas well. The robust base bends wire nicely.
I was worried the driver would be weakened by the bit notch, but I have done some pretty serious tasks with it, and it's no more prone to twisting than my sudbuster driver. The crisply ground tip grabs stripped screws better than my Swiss Army knives by a lot, even though I sharpen my swiss army drivers, and is able to have much more force put on it. I haven't used the bit driver as a bit driver yet, but I did use it to pull up a plastic connector, working the head up with the tip enough to get the bit notch under the head and around the shank, and it pried wonderfully. I will say, it came nailbreakingly stiff, and I did have to soften it a bit. Perfect now.
I got impatient and made myself a pocket slip.
A fancy acrylic NF like the 54s of old would have been perfect. Or stag, lordy lord.
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Very nice photo of a beautiful knife
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Thank you!Very nice photo of a beautiful knife
