BladeForums 2024 Traditional Knife

[TouhouFan]

Got an email from GEC, figured you guys would want to see

Oh glorious day… wait… NO CHICKEN?!

 

[SharpBits]

The sauce, it is weak.

 

[pvicenzi]

Got an email from GEC, figured you guys would want to see

Where's mine?

 

[cudgee]

Got an email from GEC, figured you guys would want to see

Thanks for the update, and good to see we're back on track.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

Goodness that is curvy like Mae West……..

Some people see the corset, some people see the lady missing her corset…….pretty scandalous really. I imagine only bounders and cads would carry such a thing……

 

[birdsbeaks]

I would've preferred darker, with more random jigging, and with a classic serpentine shield - or bollocks, or chicken, lima bean, whatever.

It's alright. I can dig it. It's a big GEC three-blader -that's the important part to me.

 

[Matt_WY]

I would've preferred darker, with more random jigging, and with a classic serpentine shield

I can agree with all of this. After the incredible jigging on the City Stock, this CNC jigging leaves a bit to be desired. Going to be a fantastic knife, been waiting a while for a GEC stockman release.

 

[AusLoX]

Got an email from GEC, figured you guys would want to see

Cool snakeskin look to it. I’m a fan

 

[calm]

Not having a blade is a good idea, making it easier to carry everywhere legally.

 

[Alex.Y.]

this CNC jigging leaves a bit to be desired

So that's CNC jigging we seeing here? Or just a guess?

 

[Leslie Tomville]

Yikes! No need to worry about flippers flipping this one.

As much as I love GEC, they really struggle with jigging. Corset shields are great, but not on this knife. The proportions are out of whack. As for the color and elongated curving handle… see below. If we continue to have to “take it or leave it’” sight unseen without Forum members input, could we at least appoint Charlie to be our designated designer?

 

[EngrSorenson]

I think there’s gonna be a lot of negative Nancys changing their minds once it’s in hand. The golfball jigging is unique and I like the color fade. It’s a great combination for a pattern with so much space.

 

[TouhouFan]

I’m a big fan of it. Mostly because it will have a nice variety of blade shapes, comfortable handle, and bone jigging. I couldn’t care less about if its secondary market value goes up or down as I never plan on selling it.

I also think it looks true to the rendition that was shown when the pre-order first went live. I also think the corset shield is fitting for the pattern. It was one of my guesses originally.

Thanks for the update Spark!

 

[Matt_WY]

So that's CNC jigging we seeing here? Or just a guess?

I’m speculating, but some of the recent jigging and sawcut patterns just seem too uniform to be done in the back room by an individual with a rotary blade. Not that it’s a bad thing. I’m sure it’s a decision made by GEC to produce a consistent product in consideration for time and expense.

 

[birdsbeaks]

After the incredible jigging on the City Stock, this CNC jigging leaves a bit to be desired.

When I think CNC, I think more perfectly regular jigging patterns - like on the recent run of "Sawcut" 15s. This doesn't scream "CNC" to me - just curious what gives you that impression?

So that's CNC jigging we seeing here? Or just a guess?

It doesn't look very CNC to me.

Yikes! No need to worry about flippers flipping this one.

It's funny - when I'm given the opportunity to simply purchase a knife I like, I care less what the flippers do with, or think about, it. It's when I miss out on picking one up due to losing an idiotic fast-clicky contest to them that my toast gets a bit charred.

 

[TouhouFan]

When I think CNC, I think more perfectly regular jigging patterns - like on the recent run of "Sawcut" 15s. This doesn't scream "CNC" to me - just curious what gives you that impression?



It doesn't look very CNC to me.



It's funny - when I'm given the opportunity to simply purchase a knife I like, I care less what the flippers do with, or think about, it. It's when I miss out on picking one up due to losing an idiotic fast-clicky contest to them that my toast gets a bit charred.

It sounds like there will be enough to go around once orders open up again, so I think anyone who is paying attention to the forum knife this year should be able to get them, toast uncharred!

 

[Boru13]

Yikes! No need to worry about flippers flipping this one.

Good

 

[Alex.Y.]

I’m speculating, but some of the recent jigging and sawcut patterns just seem too uniform to be done in the back room by an individual with a rotary blade. Not that it’s a bad thing. I’m sure it’s a decision made by GEC to produce a consistent product in consideration for time and expense.

I don't know really. I did cut dozens of wooden planks with circular saw and all marks are as uniform as the teeth on the blade of the saw, that is - very unform. As well as looking on pics of older runs they are quite the same for my eye.

 

[birdsbeaks]

I don't know really. I did cut dozens of wooden planks with circular saw and all marks are as uniform as the teeth on the blade of the saw, that is - very unform. As well as looking on pics of older runs they are quite the same for my eye.

This is what I'm taking about. I don't believe this was cut with an actual saw, rather, I believe this was cut by a CNC machine and conceived to give the impression of an authentic sawcut pattern. It works because, as you've pointed out, authentic sawcut patterns are typically very regular - just what CNC machines excel at.

 

[Alex.Y.]

authentic sawcut patterns are typically very regular - just what CNC machines excel at

Wait, if both ways produce regular cuts, wouldn't that be easier to hand cut them rather than to program a CNC to imitate the saw markings?