BladeForums 2024 Traditional Knife

RustyRick said:
Got curious about model numbers for GEC and did some searching and found some answers... go something like this perhaps? (Correct me..)

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91=pattern, 1=shape of main blade, 3=no. blades, 24=year

Main blade:
1=clip
2-4?
5=drop
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From the GEC website :
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BrotherJim said:
While I respect your opinion @GaiusJulius , my experience and perception is vastly different than yours.
My experience and perception comes from almost 70yrs of pocket knife carry, which predates the interwebs by a bit eh.
And a couple of the knives in my collection predate my personal pocket knife experience, by decades.

I'm left handed. So what MIGHT seem "natural" and unnoticeable to a right handed person, is often, not always, 180degrees opposite for me.
One reason I generally won't buy a fixed blade belt knife unless the sheath is left handed or at least ambidextrous.
Tired of carrying fixed blades with the cutting edge turned the wrong way.

Pictured are 12 of my pocket knives. 9 are two spring knives and all are noticeably krinked. Some more than others.
The last three pictured are 3 spring knives and if krinked, not so noticeable.

Bear in mind, I haven't even gotten into the issue of blade rub which many of my 2 spring knives experienced.
That is until gently persuaded and corrected with patience and a mallet.

DISCLAIMER: None of the knives pictured are from Great Eastern Cutlery.
I would hope that GEC would do a better job with 2 spring Stockman knives.
But the thing is, while MUCH less and fewer and perhaps rare, I've encountered and seen the same general "defects / faults" in GEC knives as any production knife.
So time will tell, but I'll pass on this one. I'd rather purchase 250 lotto tickets than take a chance I'll be disappointed in the 13th addition to my collection.
Sure, "Get one and if you don't like it, pass it on". There is that option I guess, but I don't take pride in passing "disappointing" knives along.
... Not that ANY of these knives will be disappointing, just that I think I'll pass on another 2 spring Stockman altogether. My loss eh.

TWO SPRING STOCKMAN IN MY COLLECTION:

Dave Shirley era Northwoods (Queen)

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J.A. Henckels (Germany)

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Vintage Kutmaster

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Old Timer

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Old Timer

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Sears (Schrade)

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Sears (Camillus)

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Ulster Old Timer

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Bulldog Brand (Germany)

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THREE SPRING STOCKMAN IN MY COLLECTION:
(Aren't noticeably thicker than the 2 spring knives of similar size)

Case

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Buck

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Buck

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Hi Jim, I’m a fellow left hander. I havn’t noticed krinking on any of my knives yet, but most of my slipjoints are one or two blade GEC’s. I’ll try to report back on this one when I get it. I’m very excited for this years club knife. Do you also open your knives “upside down”? I do carry a few fixed blades backwards, and I’ve made my own sheaths.
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
Same boat but rolling the dice on Waynorth 😬 forum knife not being open to internationals yet helps.
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Best of luck to you! Y'all are certainly getting a smaller allotment but hopefully competing against a smaller pool of prospective buyers?
 
MarbReds said:
Best of luck to you! Y'all are certainly getting a smaller allotment but hopefully competing against a smaller pool of prospective buyers?
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From what I recall Canadian #'s are pretty low on average. 15-20 ish in past years. I can't speak the the rest of the world though.
 
there are folks on here in our little corner of the forums from uk, france, germany, and members as far flung as i want to say japan, the down under. the exact number, i cant put my finger on... these are just folks i know of, there may be folks who dont make a peep and enjoy the threads in silence tho
 
Wow. This year is a special build. Beautiful. I’m fighting the urge to pull the trigger. I can’t wait to see these in the wild.
 
Lone_Wolfe said:
No disrespect or offense taken. I only said that because there are some who don't seem to realize that us non-slipjoint people want to have a Bladeforum knife, but can't seem to convince Spark to get Sebenzas made. (Joking on that part, I know how impossible that would be)
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So a BF Sebenza in 2028 if we're lucky and the lead time doesn't change 🤣
 
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