A couple of GEC Jacks

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There is something about Great Eastern Cutlery, specifically their Northfield brand, that really appeals to me. I am really fond of their swedge cuts and long pulls topped off with the fact that I have been lucky enough to only receive knives from them with excellent fit and finish.

I think I might have found a couple of real users here. I know they're older patterns however they're new to me and I am quite happy with what I received. The harness jack has been in my pocket for two days now and I'm looking for excuses to get it out. I like the fact that it feels like a knife. Not something that needs to be babied. Sometimes I get that feeling from the blades, this one is all user.

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Nice photo's of NICE knives, you are right, there is something about G.E.C, they have captured the "old" traditional quality styling, fit...everything for the modern blade user.
I myself have only one, but love everything that I have seen, and I tell yuo what...I am going shoppiong ( once I recover from Christmas :rolleyes: ) and one of the single bladed Wharnies are comin' my way.

The top jigged bone Jack....looks as though you have started using this already?...I see the patina starting to come out...what did this so quick?...for my serpentine Jack it was apples..whew..if you let that eat in...it will do very quickly!
Once again...great to see yet another very happy customer with the awesome G.E.C Jack!
 
I'm pretty good about cleaning my blades pretty quickly after I cut fruit. I like a patina however there is no rush to get there. The Harness, on the first day I got it, I was using it on a mango when the phone rang. It was for my wife so I had to go find her which turned into a mini adventure. That's another story. When I finally got back the blade was already heavy in patina. Oh well, it was going to happen anyway, just a little sooner than expected.
 
Very nice pics, I have come around, after a few years, of one hand openers, to slip joints. I am very pleased with the GEC's, the Harness Jack, is the one calling to me. Should receive my order buy the end of the month, cant wait! :D
 
MHill said:
I'm pretty good about cleaning my blades pretty quickly after I cut fruit. I like a patina however there is no rush to get there. The Harness, on the first day I got it, I was using it on a mango when the phone rang. It was for my wife so I had to go find her which turned into a mini adventure. That's another story. When I finally got back the blade was already heavy in patina. Oh well, it was going to happen anyway, just a little sooner than expected.
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Hey dont get me wrong....I just mentioned that as my blade was brand new-and as soon as I got stuck into a apple...it was extremely quick...and for all the better I might add!:thumbup:
 
Some real good lookin knives there. Have to agree. They do seem to capture that original styling quite well.

Probably like a few fellas on here I got introduced to the Harness Jack by that champion and historian of the HJ, our own Waynorth. Got a chance to have one of each of his S&M commissioned HJs and from the first time the first one hit my hand the term "purposeful" planted itself in my head like a stubborn mule. I think that term just goes with the Harness Jack and that is just what they resonate with. A sense of purpose. No matter how fancy they may be, there is still that solid sense that this is a knife that is first and last a knife meant to be used.

That bottom one just looks old. Old as in a well cared for knife of yesteryears. Something to really like about that quality in a new knife.
 
The bottom knife, the #66 serpentine jack, is without doubt one beautiful knife. My camera skills, or lack there of, prevent me from really picking up how bright that rotten banana bone is.
 
Good looking knives.

Congrats!
 
Ahh, I've been pining for a Harness Jack ever since I saw Christian's beauty; yours is just as good. Great scores mate.
 
Another quality that GEC excels in is using a range of attractive bones and jigging on their knives. These examples show that off well!

On the subject of Jacks: I'm using my Queen Harness Jack(it has Schatt stamps)a lot recently. Nice fit, Greenbone,and carbon longpull Spear. (is this the Waynorth sourced knife?) It's really grown on me.
 
is the 66 jack a "banana bone"? I have one too, gifr from the dealer
really nice edc knife and edc size, quality is high
Maxx
 
I have a #56 Dogleg in antique yellow bone on the way. The Northfield blades are really nice.:D
 
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the top photo highlights the gec jack in rotten banana which is hard for me to photo.
i hope mhill wo'nt resent my addition to his thread. the 2nd photo gives a perspective of the various robust gecs.--pioneer ,bubinga--big jack,burnt grizz--jack,rotten banana--moose,appalosa bone & the lastest pattern stock in stag which is the 1st gec stock not on the cuban frame.
dennis
 
willgoy said:
On the subject of Jacks: I'm using my Queen Harness Jack(it has Schatt stamps)a lot recently. Nice fit, Greenbone,and carbon longpull Spear. (is this the Waynorth sourced knife?) It's really grown on me.
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William,

Charlie commissioned three types of Harness Jacks from Schatt & Morgan. Here's a thread with the different patterns.

- Christian
 
DennisStrickland i hope mhill wo'nt resent my addition to his thread. the 2nd photo gives a perspective of the various robust gecs. dennis[/QUOTE said:
Absolutely not. I welcome the addition. It's threads like this that highlight the different materials and really show the beauty of the product. That rotten banana bone is by far in my top 3 material. So, the more the merrier.
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Anyone got a side-by-side pic of the GEC Serpentine Jack & the Dogleg Jack?

Thanks - Pat.
 
kamagong said:
William,

Charlie commissioned three types of Harness Jacks from Schatt & Morgan. Here's a thread with the different patterns.

- Christian
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Christian, many thanks for that link:thumbup: It's the 3rd of those models. Fit&finish are beyond reproach and the bone has smoothed really nicely. The 2010 Foum Knife that I've just got also has the same quality.

I'd like to see what he could achieve if he gets the opportunity to work with Great Eastern:D Yes!
 
Very nice.

Wanting to see that smaller Serpentine next to the Dogleg Jack though. Those are the 2 that interest me at the moment.
 
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halfneck the dogleg stag compared to the jigged yellow rose jack. the dogleg is less streamlined but in my old hands feels more secure. if you are carrying wearing thin slacks the jack has less presense.
dennis
 
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