A month without GEC

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Gotta pipe in that in addition to the Winchester Black Boxes, early 2000’s Queens are primo!
Thanks, Neal

 

Barrett, I understand your aim here. I have to admit that I've got too many knives but on the whole I like it like this It does mean you neglect knives or even completely forget you have them If you get a chance, get hold of a BB Winchester, fine jigging for sure.

Thanks, Will

 

Dang it Will!!!.... shhhhhhhhhhh..... keep it on the down low...

 

Seriously, couldn't agree more. I have been amazed at the BB Winchesters...

 

One solution (I haven't seen it here so far) is to carry multiple knives every day like I did today. I carried my new Boker Trapper in a belt sheath, a Case Sowbelly in my right front pocket, and a very, very, old SOG Stingray that the Kraton covers have worn away from by carrying it with keys and coins in my left front pocket..





I suppose by carrying three knives a day, I could almost carry all my knives within the period of one year.

 

Modoc, I’m sure that last knife is a faithful companion, but maybe it’s time to retire it and move on. I say this as a friend.

 

No offense taken. I'm proud of that knife. It's kind of like a worry stone sometimes. I've been carrying that SOG daily since 1990/1991 when they first came out but not to worry, I have two more like that that are brand new.



They're really tough knives. The SOG Stingray was voted Best Import of the Year at the Blade Show in 1989/1990/1991 (anyway, one of those years.

 

Sorry about horning in on this tread, but i am not to skilled in the ways of the web. Anyhoo the five GECs in the photo above are all the GECs i have left as you can see i have modified the bottom three to suit me, the top two are recent acquisitions and i really dont know what i was thinking because as good as they both feel in the hand they are just over my limit for comfortable carrying, i can tell this because my chestnut bone cv peanut refuses to leave my watch pocket

 

A cool idea for a thread, Barrett.

I will admit, I almost avoided tuning in when I saw the title. No fault of yours, mind you, I just was expecting the regular discussions involving the merits (or lack thereof) of GEC and its all-exclusive fan club. Though my expectations were partially met, I am pleasantly surprised. Things have remained civil.

My collection is comprised of mostly GECs and Sheffield made knives so I guess I would be considered a cultist. I am not ashamed of it, that Kool-Aid is quite tasty after all.

Regardless, I admire your fortitude in making this a reality. I do not think that I could do it. I am rather fond of GEC knives and am particularly partial to those that I have in my collection. Though I usually do have a Lambsfoot within easy reach at all times, I rotate my GEC carries almost daily.

Regardless, your thread has inspired me to look at my other knives and perhaps I will make more of an effort to work them in the rotation.

 

I love my GECs and probably would never make it a month without one making its way into my pocket, but there are options.

Case has been making pocket knives since 1889, to think that carrying one of their knives would result in failure to complete a cutting task most would be folly.

Variety is the spice of life and sometimes that’s what it’s all about. My family, for the majority has always favored Buck knives and I can’t help, but feel nastaglic carrying a Buck pocket knife.

I hope you enjoy your non Great Easterns for the month and I hope you enjoy your GECs when you get back to dropping one in your pocket!

 

The bocote on your big Maserin sodbuster looks great, Barrett!
(How's the Chabon book? I've read many of his works, and enjoyed most, but wasn't even aware of Moonglow.)

- GT

 

It has been fun following along with this thread. Especially like the variety of knives and crayon sharpening!

And I realized that so far I am bringing balance to the universe by carrying a GEC every day this month.

 

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Thanks for the mini-review of the book, Barrett.
I'm not very good at keeping up with new books being released, either. I usually go to our neighborhood branch of the public library every other Saturday and scan through their "new books" display. But it's a tiny branch, and I have no clue about how they decide what books to acquire, so it's pretty hit and miss. I almost never purchase "recreational reading" books anymore, but just check them out of the library. I do happen to have a paperback copy of Chabon's Summerland, because it's somewhat baseball related, and I once was trying to build a collection of baseball fiction (along with a bunch of baseball nonfiction related to what's now called "analytics" but was called "sabermetrics" when I first got interested).

- GT