#78 American Jack

L.H.S said:
What is it about the hot dog shield that people dislike so? It is FAR from my least favorite. I'd prefer no shield on a lot of knives, but I'd certainly prefer something simple like the hot dog shield over the bollocks or cloud or unxld shield.
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I think my only real objection to it is that it is simply referred to as the "hotdog" shield. If it was called a bar shield, which it technically is, at least a variation of such, I would have no issue with it.

That being said, I do think it tends to be overused, almost as if it is the standby or go to shield for the Tidioute line...
 
B B.F.U I’m not a hater. I was just making fun. But in answer to your question.. I think it’s boring. If your going to have a shape like that, I would rather have a square corner bar.
In reality it is way at the bottom of my importance list for skipjoints.
 
It's refreshing to see a largely renewed interest in non-blackwood wood covers. Although this run of #78s is uninspiring to me, I hope 2018 continues with more ironwood, bocote, bubinga, osage, rosewood, walnut, etc.
 
L.H.S said:
What is it about the hot dog shield that people dislike so? It is FAR from my least favorite. I'd prefer no shield on a lot of knives, but I'd certainly prefer something simple like the hot dog shield over the bollocks or cloud or unxld shield.
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Now that you mention it I do not really know why I don't like the Hot Dog shield, but, I don't. I do however like some of the other less favorable shields, like the cloud/ key hole, UNXLD, Tidioute, and would love to get a knife with a "bollocks" shield. This run though does have some really nice shields, particularly liking the Spear shield.
 
I don't like it... I'm hoping for hamburger or corndog shields in 2018 as I prefer hamburgers
 
Leslie Tomville said:
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Really not worth debating too much. Sellers can sell however they want, and buyers can buy however they want. There are more than enough options.

Personally, I will always choose to see what I am buying in advance if I can. But others prefer to be surprised. To each his own, and there are pros and cons to each method. For example, by the time I was able to pick this Ironwood, many better ones had been scooped up. If they were just mailed out blindly, maybe I would have gotten an even better one or maybe I would have got an extremely poor example. But would they really be mailed out blindly or would favorite buyers be rewarded?

When it is all said and done, I would prefer to have some little bit of control.
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Show side looks good :thumbsup:
 
L.H.S said:
Both classics!

I love the acrylic on that French Kate. What do they call that?
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They called it "Red Slipper". Not very creative, but it is a pretty cover.

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Travman said:
Very classy. I don’t think I have ever seen ebony, the cloud shield, and a long pull all on the same GEC View attachment 817245
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Not very common to see ebony in the Northfield line, not unheard of either, but it is usually a Tidioute handle. I traded mine off long ago, but this was a nice 72.
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Sidenote, and only for knerds, what good fun looking through the annual pics over at GEC's site. They actually did a few 53 muskrats with 2 diamond shields.
 
robbobus said:
Sidenote, and only for knerds, what good fun looking through the annual pics over at GEC's site. They actually did a few 53 muskrats with 2 diamond shields.
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If memory serves me, those muskrats had diamondwood covers and sat on shelves for about a year!
 
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