#25 Watch Pocket Barlow

sf fanatic said:
Beautiful! 🎉
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Thank you. It is a real cutie. I'm into it. I thought i wanted a really veiny one, but this one has a perfect tactile/ haptic experience. The action is snappy in 3 of the 4 movements, it is still sluggish from half stop to open. I have cycled and flushed it a bunch, but it will need some more time and effort to smooth out. I am not worried in the least about that.

The edge was a little funky upon arrival. This is my first GEC stainless and i'm still working on improving the edge. I know from my other GECs over the past several years that edges are not generally great from the factory. This is also a non issue.

In terms of size, this is my first really small GEC, the next smallest i have is a 15 crown lifter. Most of my traditionals are in the 3 3/4 to 4 inch size range.

I've been wanting a 25 for years and not surprised how much i like the size and shape. it fills a void in my horde. I do have one other 3 inch handle knife, but it is not as chunky and too small for practical use for me. The girth works great with the length on this thing.
 
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There seems not to be much active discussion of the new 25s.

Was this a short run?

Are folks underwhelmed with their purchases?

I really like mine. I got the edge sorted out and have been enjoying it.
 
I had one from the very first run and found it too small for my large arthritic hands to control. Now, ten years later and I'm even less interested.
The green soup bone is great looking, though. Love to see it on a larger knife, especially in stainless.
 
black mamba said:
I had one from the very first run and found it too small for my large arthritic hands to control. Now, ten years later and I'm even less interested.
The green soup bone is great looking, though. Love to see it on a larger knife, especially in stainless.
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I can understand that. Thanks for the response. I held off on the 22s because they are too small to be practical for me.
 
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