I just purchased a GEC #362212LP, and am curious if any of you people in this subforum, have any experience with this particular pattern, or Sunfish in general, at the very least I think it'll be a fun change up. I know that GEC is making more interesting stuff right now, and that the #36 isn't on most peoples minds, but still I like the looks of it, and would appreciate some firsthand experiences. GEC is just "all out" and rapidly progressing right now, with all of the newer patterns some of the older (not in the scheme of things GEC is like 6 years old) patterns are getting kind of buried.
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Any GEC #36 (Sunfish in general) fans or users ?
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CoffeeCat2112
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I have a 362112EO Tidioute in ebony. It's definitely a stout knife, but the EO notch makes it a lot easier to pinch open than using the nail pull in a normal fashion. I like it; it's relatively flat for its size and the blade doesn't really stick up much when closed, so it carries pretty easily, considering its size.
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It's a sweet pattern that you know is in your pocket. If you like to be reminded of your pocket knife throughout the day, it's great. I used to carry mine all the time but now it's more sporadic. A red bone #36 was my Christmas day knife. Go for it and enjoy the awesomeness :thumbup::thumbup:
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"Any GEC #36 (Sunfish in general) fans or users ?"
And how!
It's funny how a pattern can be eminently resistible until, all o' a sudden, it's on theNeed Want list. 
I was happily following along in a recent Elephant's Toenail thread when this happened:
With an assist from an alert purveyor, I brought in this beauty in early October, and it's ridden along in my back pocket almost every day since:
The stamped blade is icing on the formerly-deemed-too-weird, suddenly-deemed-non-negotiable nick-and-long-pull-combination cake (got that?).
Bigfattyt's pictures and thoughts (in yet another thread, Favorite Elephant Toenail/Sunfish) were helpful understanding the relative size of this knife.
Here are a few of my own:
#26, #36, #26 (sleeveboard, sunfish, sleeveboard, but I calls this "swimming with the fishies" all the same).
And, no surprise but continually amusing, the #36 is slimmer at its tapered bolster than a bareheaded #25:
As noted by others, the #36 makes its presence known (it's by no means a small knife), but I find it fun to pocket. Its proportions (described by some as "cartoonish," in a happy way) make me smile, and its thin blades make it a right fine slicer.
Action, etc.: this #36 one of two slipjoints I own that is harder to close than to open. Both opening and closing were a real bear at first; over time the action has smoothed out nicely, but it still takes more leverage to move off of "open" than most any other knife in my selection. It's a feature, not a bug.
An additional boon of the double nick/pull is that the nick is placed farther forward than it might be otherwise, leading to increased leverage.
Showing signs of use (November):
I've yet to attempt frying an egg on its main blade, but the wide "canvas" suggested a different sort of play.
Mixed results, but fun while it lasted:
The blade today:
Gratuitous glamor shots:
~ P.
And how!
It's funny how a pattern can be eminently resistible until, all o' a sudden, it's on the
I was happily following along in a recent Elephant's Toenail thread when this happened:
So, now I want a Sunfish.
Shoot, I even thought a nick/pull combination was too weird looking, until I saw this old 'un:
There really is no accounting for taste, nor the vagaries thereof.
With an assist from an alert purveyor, I brought in this beauty in early October, and it's ridden along in my back pocket almost every day since:
The stamped blade is icing on the formerly-deemed-too-weird, suddenly-deemed-non-negotiable nick-and-long-pull-combination cake (got that?).
Bigfattyt's pictures and thoughts (in yet another thread, Favorite Elephant Toenail/Sunfish) were helpful understanding the relative size of this knife.
I should add, that the Steel Toenail is not at all too big for pocket carry. Great shape, and the secondary blade really sits low in the frame. Not only that, but the secondary blade is a lovely thin slicer!
Here are a few of my own:
#26, #36, #26 (sleeveboard, sunfish, sleeveboard, but I calls this "swimming with the fishies" all the same).
And, no surprise but continually amusing, the #36 is slimmer at its tapered bolster than a bareheaded #25:
As noted by others, the #36 makes its presence known (it's by no means a small knife), but I find it fun to pocket. Its proportions (described by some as "cartoonish," in a happy way) make me smile, and its thin blades make it a right fine slicer.
Action, etc.: this #36 one of two slipjoints I own that is harder to close than to open. Both opening and closing were a real bear at first; over time the action has smoothed out nicely, but it still takes more leverage to move off of "open" than most any other knife in my selection. It's a feature, not a bug.
An additional boon of the double nick/pull is that the nick is placed farther forward than it might be otherwise, leading to increased leverage. Showing signs of use (November):
I've yet to attempt frying an egg on its main blade, but the wide "canvas" suggested a different sort of play.
Mixed results, but fun while it lasted:
The blade today:
Gratuitous glamor shots:
~ P.
"Any GEC #36 (Sunfish in general) fans or users ?"
And how!
It's funny how a pattern can be eminently resistible until, all o' a sudden, it's on theNeedWant list.
I was happily following along in a recent Elephant's Toenail thread when this happened:
With an assist from an alert purveyor, I brought in this beauty in early October, and it's ridden along in my back pocket almost every day since:
The stamped blade is icing on the formerly-deemed-too-weird, suddenly-deemed-non-negotiable nick-and-long-pull-combination cake (got that?).
Bigfattyt's pictures and thoughts (in yet another thread, Favorite Elephant Toenail/Sunfish) were helpful understanding the relative size of this knife.
Here are a few of my own:
#26, #36, #26 (sleeveboard, sunfish, sleeveboard, but I calls this "swimming with the fishies" all the same).
And, no surprise but continually amusing, the #36 is slimmer at its tapered bolster than a bareheaded #25:
As noted by others, the #36 makes its presence known (it's by no means a small knife), but I find it fun to pocket. Its proportions (described by some as "cartoonish," in a happy way) make me smile, and its thin blades make it a right fine slicer.
Action, etc.: this #36 one of two slipjoints I own that is harder to close than to open. Both opening and closing were a real bear at first; over time the action has smoothed out nicely, but it still takes more leverage to move off of "open" than most any other knife in my selection. It's a feature, not a bug.
Showing signs of use (November):
I've yet to attempt frying an egg on its main blade, but the wide "canvas" suggested a different sort of play.
Mixed results, but fun while it lasted:
The blade today:
Gratuitous glamor shots:
~ P.
Your posts are always very informative and entertaining, with great pictures. Thank you!
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Aw, thanks.
I've had this knife with me so constantly these past few months, I've been meaning to say more about it, and draw together some of the pictures I've taken. This thread was a nice prompt.
The #36 wouldn't make my "if only one knife" finalist list, but I've quickly come to enjoy just always having it along, with a more nimble selection o' the day to accompany it....
That's a nice looking knife Sarah. I'd think that you might be using suspenders while carrying that knife in your back pocket?
There have been some close ones!
I do have to be more mindful of where I sit, or sometimes just how (ka-THUNK on hardwood chairs). 
~ P.
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Once in a while the dream of "the awesome pocket knife" comes true : my Tidioute EO Sunfish is certainly one of my favourite folders. It's sturdy and strong, yet easy in the pocket. Best eating knife ever. And no one shrieks when I use it. I might fall for one more in red bone (that one...)... yes, or black jigged bone, or natural stag... I really like this knife.
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That's a nice looking knife Sarah. I'd think that you might be using suspenders while carrying that knife in your back pocket?
That's what the overalls are for, I think...
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That's a nice looking knife Sarah. I'd think that you might be using suspenders while carrying that knife in your back pocket?
Keeps her fast to the ground on a windy day.
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Here's another view. Really, these bigger knives are a joy to carry!
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Great Patina on that one!
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I love both the red bone of Sarah's and the EO in wood covers, sweet looking knives :thumbup:
I've had a GEC Sunfish on my "roundtuit" list that keeps getting moved down in favor of other, smaller knives. I picked up a Schatt "baby" Sunfish that is darn near perfect for me, but I still will eventually go for a GEC.
I've had a GEC Sunfish on my "roundtuit" list that keeps getting moved down in favor of other, smaller knives. I picked up a Schatt "baby" Sunfish that is darn near perfect for me, but I still will eventually go for a GEC.
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I truly wish I could like them. They just look like such a darn circus to me. In fact, I can't stand them.
Thanks for the input, and pics. The more I read about the sunfish pattern, it seems quite practical, given even it obscure looks. I think I'll like it. Another thing for some of you GEC enthusiast, is that the particular knife I purchased has a shield with the acronym NACB, and a Bull head. Initially I thought it was some sort of rodeo league or something LOL, but in fact it stands for North American Cow bone. The Covers aren't imported.
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not a gec product but i have a yellow rough rider version of the sunfish/elaphant toenail/what have you
i dont carry it super often but i like the almost cartoonish aspect. it is, as the other guy said, certainly a knife that you *know* you have in your pocket because it is so heavy.
i like using it in the yard sometimes because the wide main blade does not easily 'pinch' when you are cutting away seedlings, trimming small branches and so forth.
i dont carry it super often but i like the almost cartoonish aspect. it is, as the other guy said, certainly a knife that you *know* you have in your pocket because it is so heavy.
i like using it in the yard sometimes because the wide main blade does not easily 'pinch' when you are cutting away seedlings, trimming small branches and so forth.
The RR is a nice one. I've got several Rough Riders, they're top notch, also I dig that EKA I've got a couple of them, they're superb. I think that's a laminate Mora, I've got on of those on the way too, and I even have a Red On Arm Jack RR like that one. LOL we have similar taste in knives