Good Evening, Blade Forums. 3 Knives for sale tonight - a GEC, a Trestle Pines, and a Boker. The GEC and Trestle Pines each come with tube and waxed paper. The Boker comes with a really spiffy box and pouch. The prices include priority shipping and PayPal fees. PayPal only. US shipping only. Must be 18 to bid. Generally, first unconditional "I'll take it" followed promptly by a PM or visitor message/email for payment info gets the knife, but I reserve the right to sell to whom I wish for whatever reason. Thanks.
(1) GEC 381315 Grinling Whittler in Blood Red Jig Bone (USER). I purchased this one here on BF from an outstanding member. He rescued it from some mistreatment at the hands of its previous owner. This one's not perfect, folks. It was over-sharpened at one point, and the tang of the pen blade was ground down a bit to reduce blade rub. It has scratches and the blades are not perfect. That said, it functions just fine and IS a 38 whittler. Walk and talk is good, lighter pull on the secondaries. If I go looking for it, I can coax just a little bit of play into the pen blade when open but nothing major - no wobble. I just don't carry it and thought someone else might be interested since these don't come up very often. $OLD.
(2) Trestle Pines Gunflint in Blue Curly Maple. I purchased this one new and haven't carried or used it at all. Looking at the photos now, though, it does appear that the brass bolster picked up a little bit of patina. Also, I must have used a microfiber with some grit on it to wipe the blade as there are some fine scratches in the satin. The grinds on this knife are not perfect, and the half stop is pretty mushy. It does have a very useful CPM 154 wharnie, though. I have a Superior with the same blade and find that it takes an edge and performs really well (it's actually one of my favorite traditionals). $OLD.
(3) Boker Anniversary Barlow in Bog Oak. This is a really cool little barlow that was part of the run of 500 that Boker did last year. I purchased it as new and carried it in a slip a couple times. It hasn't been sharpened and has only cut some paper. The bog oak has great character, and walk and talk is snappy. There are some fine handling marks on the bolsters. $OLD.
(1) GEC 381315 Grinling Whittler in Blood Red Jig Bone (USER). I purchased this one here on BF from an outstanding member. He rescued it from some mistreatment at the hands of its previous owner. This one's not perfect, folks. It was over-sharpened at one point, and the tang of the pen blade was ground down a bit to reduce blade rub. It has scratches and the blades are not perfect. That said, it functions just fine and IS a 38 whittler. Walk and talk is good, lighter pull on the secondaries. If I go looking for it, I can coax just a little bit of play into the pen blade when open but nothing major - no wobble. I just don't carry it and thought someone else might be interested since these don't come up very often. $OLD.
(2) Trestle Pines Gunflint in Blue Curly Maple. I purchased this one new and haven't carried or used it at all. Looking at the photos now, though, it does appear that the brass bolster picked up a little bit of patina. Also, I must have used a microfiber with some grit on it to wipe the blade as there are some fine scratches in the satin. The grinds on this knife are not perfect, and the half stop is pretty mushy. It does have a very useful CPM 154 wharnie, though. I have a Superior with the same blade and find that it takes an edge and performs really well (it's actually one of my favorite traditionals). $OLD.
(3) Boker Anniversary Barlow in Bog Oak. This is a really cool little barlow that was part of the run of 500 that Boker did last year. I purchased it as new and carried it in a slip a couple times. It hasn't been sharpened and has only cut some paper. The bog oak has great character, and walk and talk is snappy. There are some fine handling marks on the bolsters. $OLD.
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