2022 GEC H20 fixed blade

SwissHeritageCo said:
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Oh, and whatever GEC is doing to their micarta it's pretty magical. It's the kind of micarta you can tell is going to age beautifully.
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Very nice looking sheaths! Hard to tell from the pics, but did you use a welt or not? Either way, looks much more substantial than the GEC version.

I agree about the beeswax micarta as well. My first thought on seeing it in person was, “Wow, this micarta will age splendidly.”

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Your sheath looks great as well! I love seeing how different people are approaching the carry situation.
 
Hoffmajo89 said:
Very nice looking sheaths! Hard to tell from the pics, but did you use a welt or not? Either way, looks much more substantial than the GEC version.

I agree about the beeswax micarta as well. My first thought on seeing it in person was, “Wow, this micarta will age splendidly.”



Your sheath looks great as well! I love seeing how different people are approaching the carry situation.
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Thanks :) and yes, fully welted.

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and not to self promote but I actually ended up with a third muskrat sheath leftover if anyone is interested.
 
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Hoffmajo89 said:
Very nice looking sheaths! Hard to tell from the pics, but did you use a welt or not? Either way, looks much more substantial than the GEC version.

I agree about the beeswax micarta as well. My first thought on seeing it in person was, “Wow, this micarta will age splendidly.”



Your sheath looks great as well! I love seeing how different people are approaching the carry situation.
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I did use the same leather for the welt sorry for the bad pics and if you can tell the leather is dark blue and the knife is midnight camo
I've used wicket and craig for wallets and pocket sheaths and for the heck of it I made this fixed blade sheath
Its really not that bad but if you ever dealt with wicket and craig their leather is treated soft and not really made for a fixed blade
 
Texoma said:
finally was able to get an H2 with no sheath and as most of you know its hard not being on a dealer list so I'm happy to find one
made my own sheath out of left over10oz wicket and craig I had left over from a knife mat I recently made its real soft probably to soft for a fixed blade even though its a 10 weight
I own a lot of fixed bladed and this is as simple as it gets for the price I like it :thumbsup:

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Nice work :)

I had no idea about the soft w & c leather temper, I imagine it's a bit like dublin in that way.

You could always try casing it or hot waxing with beeswax.
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
Nice work :)

I had no idea about the soft w & c leather temper, I imagine it's a bit like dublin in that way.

You could always try casing it or hot waxing with beeswax.
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Thank you it was just a simple sheath
I’m not familiar with Dublin W&C is soft
I was going to make a valet tray awhile back and read somewhere casing was not recommended for W&C I’ll live with it for now if not I’ll try beeswax since I have some thanks again
 
Just got this one in the mail today. Don't think I have ever gotten a duller knife! Bet it couldn't even cut through warm butter. GEC must be really slipping not only is it dull, there are a lot of rough areas on the micarta. Seems like GEC is about on par with Case now. I'm just glad I got a few good ones while their quality was worth it.
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Mitt said:
Just got this one in the mail today. Don't think I have ever gotten a duller knife! Bet it couldn't even cut through warm butter. GEC must be really slipping not only is it dull, there are a lot of rough areas on the micarta. Seems like GEC is about on par with Case now. I'm just glad I got a few good ones while their quality was worth it.
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On the bright side, I was under the impression that it's a sub $50 knife. The edge on the one I handled didn't arrive sharp either but considering how thinly it was ground it wouldn't take but 10 minutes to put a finely honed edge on it. Personally, I always give any new knife of mine a deep sharpening anyway, not just to convex it but to eliminate the possibility of any over heated steel... so not the end of the world.

That is unfortunate about the micarta though :( The beeswax one I handled was beautifully done. I'm not even a "GEC" guy in general but handling the one I did left an impression; such to the point I considered buying one as I could see it being a super practical little edc fixed blade (especially at the $40-50 price point - but maybe I'm woefully incorrect on that).

Give it a chance, use it like you hate it ;) See if it doesn't warm up on ya!
 
I'm sad I slept on these till after all the beeswax micarta were gone, they look so good! Just purchased a midnight camo drop point from the knife connection. I believe there are still a few of those up for sale there as well as a few of the other blade shapes.

... Having said that if anyone has a beeswax micarta drop point they're willing to let go of I'd be happy to purchase it. Send me a PM!

Also, at this point I dont really expect any GEC's to come very sharp. They are super easy to make sharp though!
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
On the bright side, I was under the impression that it's a sub $50 knife. The edge on the one I handled didn't arrive sharp either but considering how thinly it was ground it wouldn't take but 10 minutes to put a finely honed edge on it. Personally, I always give any new knife of mine a deep sharpening anyway, not just to convex it but to eliminate the possibility of any over heated steel... so not the end of the world.

That is unfortunate about the micarta though :( The beeswax one I handled was beautifully done. I'm not even a "GEC" guy in general but handling the one I did left an impression; such to the point I considered buying one as I could see it being a super practical little edc fixed blade (especially at the $40-50 price point - but maybe I'm woefully incorrect on that).

Give it a chance, use it like you hate it ;) See if it doesn't warm up on ya!
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It was around $60. The bevel is horribly unevenly done and nearly nonexistent near the point on one side. Honestly it feels like it was rushed to make a quota to the dealer. It is by far not what I had expected from GEC quality. I'm not really a "GEC guy" either, a good knife is a good knife no matter the make. This one just says to me that their quality has slipped.

All my knives are EDC and this one will be as well once I get to sit down with it at the bench. I just don't see this one getting more pocket time than my LTW coyote. I paid about the same for it and the F&F on the coyote was much better.
 
AxF said:
I'm sad I slept on these till after all the beeswax micarta were gone, they look so good! Just purchased a midnight camo drop point from the knife connection. I believe there are still a few of those up for sale there as well as a few of the other blade shapes.

... Having said that if anyone has a beeswax micarta drop point they're willing to let go of I'd be happy to purchase it. Send me a PM!

Also, at this point I dont really expect any GEC's to come very sharp. They are super easy to make sharp though!
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I think you’ll be happy with the midnight camo. The one I had before selling it to a friend was a really nice color that doesn’t come through in the dealer pictures. It’s dark, but with nice hints of greens and blues.
 
hornetguy said:
One "less than perfect" example, and GEC's quality department has gone to hell.... 😂 😂 🤣 🤣 😂 😂 🤣

Sorry, it just struck me funny..... 🤣🤣🤣😁

still does....
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Those aren’t the only issues I have had with GEC knives. The last three have had various problems. Even had they dye on a red saw cut barlow leach out.

Like I said, this one just feels like they rushed it out the door to fill an order. All are small problems that wouldn’t have occurred a couple of years ago.
 
hornetguy said:
One "less than perfect" example, and GEC's quality department has gone to hell.... 😂 😂 🤣 🤣 😂 😂 🤣

Sorry, it just struck me funny..... 🤣🤣🤣😁

still does....
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Hardly an isolated example. I have two Beeswax H20s, both had crappy bevels. The muskrat bladed knife seemed sharp at first but it rapidly became apparent that what was sharp was in reality a fine wire edge. The actual bevel was about 45°, maybe more, and there was zero chance it was actually a cutting edge. A bit of time on the India stone fixed it, but it should have been sharpened correctly when it was made.....The drop point was just dull to begin with, again with poorly ground bevels......
 
And I believe the expectation that a company should put out a flawless $50 paring knife is a little over the top.
I don't know of ANY company that puts perfect bevels on every knife they send out the door. That's part of owning a knife.... put the edge YOU want on it.

I think we have become so accustomed to GEC "nailing it" with nearly all models, that it is expected, and anything other than perfection is an indication that life as we know it has come to an end.

IMO, GEC consistently makes knives of exceptional quality... with the rare occasional slip. I've got a stag 33 conductor that is rougher than any other GEC I've owned.... but that "bad" one is better than most other companies "good" ones. It's all perspective.

Please don't think I'm criticizing you guys for complaining.... I simply found it amusing, what we have come to expect from GEC....
 
hornetguy said:
And I believe the expectation that a company should put out a flawless $50 paring knife is a little over the top.
I don't know of ANY company that puts perfect bevels on every knife they send out the door. That's part of owning a knife.... put the edge YOU want on it.

I think we have become so accustomed to GEC "nailing it" with nearly all models, that it is expected, and anything other than perfection is an indication that life as we know it has come to an end.

IMO, GEC consistently makes knives of exceptional quality... with the rare occasional slip. I've got a stag 33 conductor that is rougher than any other GEC I've owned.... but that "bad" one is better than most other companies "good" ones. It's all perspective.

Please don't think I'm criticizing you guys for complaining.... I simply found it amusing, what we have come to expect from GEC....
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It’s not that I expect a “perfect” $50 knife. It that I expect it not have rough spots in the Micarta and such a misshapen bevel. I have a drawer full of paring knives from various countertop block sets that came with better bevels and no issues with the handle materials.

It’s not that I think we are so used to GEC “nailing it” every time. I think GEC gets more of a pass than every manufacturer and issues like this are just blown off.

I really don’t think they offer exceptional quality. 90% of the ones I own have an issue of some sort. They do offer different patterns and sometimes better designs.

Yes they are on the cheap end, but let’s be honest, this is a simple fixed blade and they didn’t get it right.
 
hornetguy said:
And I believe the expectation that a company should put out a flawless $50 paring knife is a little over the top.
I don't know of ANY company that puts perfect bevels on every knife they send out the door. That's part of owning a knife.... put the edge YOU want on it.

I think we have become so accustomed to GEC "nailing it" with nearly all models, that it is expected, and anything other than perfection is an indication that life as we know it has come to an end.

IMO, GEC consistently makes knives of exceptional quality... with the rare occasional slip. I've got a stag 33 conductor that is rougher than any other GEC I've owned.... but that "bad" one is better than most other companies "good" ones. It's all perspective.

Please don't think I'm criticizing you guys for complaining.... I simply found it amusing, what we have come to expect from GEC....
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LOL.......

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Mitt said:
I really don’t think they offer exceptional quality. 90% of the ones I own have an issue of some sort.
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I think this might be an issue of YMMV.... I've owned probably 50 or so GEC's, and only one of them had/has anything near to what I'd call an "issue".
Every manufacturer will slip now and then, but from my experience only, GEC is better than most knife companies I've purchased from.
The sharpest knives I've ever bought were two of the Otter Messer anchor knives... they were literally razor sharp out of the box. But if I wanted to nit pick (I normally don't) their walk and talk was not the greatest... tough to open, etc....

I am not a GEC fan-boy by any means... I've owned more Case knives than GEC's, but I do recognize consistent superior quality when I see it.

I'm curious, what mainstream knife company do you consider "excellent" ?
 
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