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either R8shell or Knowtracks has it right, imho. it doesn't sound as though oiled bone is very popular. i'm good either way, but darn it, i had been thinking oiled bone; the afore mentioned photos or (sigh) the catt jigging are excellent,excellent examples of their kind. no corn-cob jigging-i'll buy a case knife from almost any year if that's what i want. plus i live in the land of corn: people wear foam cobs on their heads in these parts when they're watching the cornhuskers playing, and it's not considered strange..in these parts;). it's gonna come down to:
jig or no jig
if jigged, what kind
and color (or natural/white)
unless i'm missing out on something? oh yeah:) talking about it :D this is my kind of fun
thanks, Neal
 
GEC's Grizzly jigging (taken from a thread on this forum):




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I'd prefer any of these, ranked:

1 - wormgroove (Primble's antique samples)
2- irregular (2nd one from knowstracks)
3 - copperhead (like the New Day's) or similar peachseed
4 - corn cob (like Bob showed)
 
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This will be a large framed knife, correct? That's why I think the random or maybe grizzly jigging would look more proportional than the finer peachseed type.

Of course, I admit I'm fickle, and could be swayed by a picture of peachseed on a large knife. :D
 
I've always had a thing for the GEC Gator Bone. Probably just because you don't see it often and I like unique items. But the burnt orange on the Lick Creek looks pretty amazing too. I'm sure whatever is decided it will look good.


Gator bone.
 
With a degree of inspiration from what Case has put out recently, would Bill be comfortable with a factory "pocket worn" jigging? I think if they could find a good way to do it that it could really turn out nice like the way a lot of antique knives look now where all of the sharp edges in the jigging have been rounded over the years.

I would think that given a sufficient rouge in the buffing process that this look could be achieved after the jigging is completed. With the antique style bar shield, this could really be amazing.
 
Maverick299 said:
I've always had a thing for the GEC Gator Bone. Probably just because you don't see it often and I like unique items. But the burnt orange on the Lick Creek looks pretty amazing too. I'm sure whatever is decided it will look good.


Gator bone.
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I have never seen GEC Gator Bone before, that's a good looking knife!
 
I would have to agree that on a large framed knife a random / deeper jigging that is bigger fits well with the size. The SFO 98's are a good example of big jigging on a big knife. Not that something small like peach seed couldn't work it'd just be a lot of fine detail in a larger cover.

My #54 is Grizzly cut and I do enjoy it. If your goal is random that style of jigging fits the bill as Grizzly cut covers are extremely different from knife to knife. The example by Wintermute has a lot of deep jigging that fills the majority of the covers where on my #54 it's sporadic. I know most people like the deep heavy jigging in Wintermute's example. I certainly do, but a lot of people dislike how scarce the jigging is on my #54. All personal preference but I do understand it.



I'd seen that Gator/reptile bone once a few months ago on a serpent series knife. It was on the bay and I snapped a few pictures as it was interesting and I had not seen it anywhere else. I'd say it's the closest thing GEC has done to corn cob jigging.



The worm groove jigging on Primble's Cattaraugus is extremely impressive! Id be willing to put my faith in GEC to produce something in that style that looked both random and natural. I think a seldom used jigging on a new pattern makes for a very unique and memorable knife. Either way I'll be on board for whatever is decided. It will be interesting to see poll as it seems there's a pretty even split thus far between worm groove, Lick Creek, and random Rope or Grizzly style jigging with corn cob gaining some ground as well.
 
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If I recall correctly, I've seen a few posts that imply GEC hasn't done worm-groove jigging before. I don't remember if it's this thread or the other forum knife threads, but the posts usually mention something along the lines of "I know GEC would do a good job (referring to worm-groove)".

I think it was a 53 or 54 that came out with worm-groove.

Edit: found a pic - example of GEC worm groove

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no corn cob. i had wondered if GEC would like to exhibit a new style of jigging, on what's going to be a new style knife; i figured those in the know would speak to this, and since Charlie is asking us, maybe GEC has no plans for this as such. no corn cob. deep, dense, irregular jigging; make it look old and crusty looking-that'll bring 'em running!:) no corn cob.
thanks, Neal
p.s add to my above list ( post #61)- shield type
 
cbr1000 said:
If I recall correctly, I've seen a few posts that imply GEC hasn't done worm-groove jigging before. I don't remember if it's this thread or the other forum knife threads, but the posts usually mention something along the lines of "I know GEC would do a good job (referring to worm-groove)".

I think it was a 53 or 54 that came out with worm-groove.
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I do believe you are correct but for the life of me could not find a picture even know I'm sure I've seen one that I think was green. It had deep worm groove but not a lot of it, it had S style shapes in the cover. I wonder if they'd follow that same pattern or it would be completely different?

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The worm groove pictured below that jfowl posted :thumbup: is the example I'd seen but could not find.

 
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StoneBeard said:
I do believe you are correct but for the life of me could not find a picture even know I'm sure I've seen one that I think was green. I wonder if they'd follow that same pattern or it would be completely different?
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I found a pic and added it to my post.

I prefer the SFO rope knife jigging, but wanted to post the GEC worm groove info. since it's been talked about so much.
 
r8shell said:
Another vote for the deep random jigging like on the rope knife:
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The thing with GEC jigging is, it changes character each time it is done because it is hand controlled. I suspect the amount of coffee the operator drinks that day may influence the jigging spacing slightly. It is people that make these knives after all, not automatic machines or robots.

If we ask for a dense jig like this one, with a rich, deep color, I suspect it will wow us like these knives did when they appeared!
To me, jigging like this pulls me right back to the golden days of NYK, Remington, etc, etc!
 
I really liked this jigging pattern. I could even handle the jigging a little deeper.

waynorth said:
The thing with GEC jigging is, it changes character each time it is done because it is hand controlled. I suspect the amount of coffee the operator drinks that day may influence the jigging spacing slightly. It is people that make these knives after all, not automatic machines or robots.

If we ask for a dense jig like this one, with a rich, deep color, I suspect it will wow us like these knives did when they appeared!
To me, jigging like this pulls me right back to the golden days of NYK, Remington, etc, etc!
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I totally agree that GEC is doing some wonderful hand jigging on their products. And as it varies with each model they produce,
one thing remains the same, it is excellent! It definitely has a Golden Era look and feel to it. I could be happy with something
similar to this Northfield Rope Knife and have a 2016 Forum knife that would be a joy to own and use, not to mention CF and CE! :D

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waynorth said:
The thing with GEC jigging is, it changes character each time it is done because it is hand controlled. I suspect the amount of coffee the operator drinks that day may influence the jigging spacing slightly. It is people that make these knives after all, not automatic machines or robots.

If we ask for a dense jig like this one, with a rich, deep color, I suspect it will wow us like these knives did when they appeared!
To me, jigging like this pulls me right back to the golden days of NYK, Remington, etc, etc!
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that's exactly it,really. that kind of jigging is great! do we have to pay for coffee? what do they like? ;)
thanks, Neal
p.s.-do we begin to have enough opinions to start a poll or is that something you're trying to stay away from?
 
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