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The Case knife has a lock and puts food on Tony's table.
As far as Northwoods, I'm more interested in what's next. The sleeveboard was pretty cool. :thumbup: I'll leave posts about the Esky Zulu up to the people selling them on Ebay. If I understand correctly, the GEC Eurekas were patterned after old knives provided by galvanic1882. That's the way to do it. :thumbup: They are very nice knives. There are lots of variations among old Eureka jacks and Tony's pattern has some differences.
Although often aesthetics and minor details get a lot of attention, there are some large differences in the way the collaboration knives are manufactured, including wire EDM cut parts. The blades on this Norfolk (one of my favorite knives of all time) are just phenomenal.
You can see some of the differences between regular production (swayback jack) and collaboration knives (Norfolk) in this photo. But you can't see the mill relieved liners and pivot bushings.
I could go there. :thumbup:
Just when I said I wasn't going to buy any more knives . . .
No pocket clip . . . right ?
No pocket clip, thumb studs, or spydie holes !
I guess my resolve to only buy GEC's this year to build up my collection of them is shot.
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This thread has not been good for my wish list! I have always admired Tony's knives, but doing some research on the case eureka jack has really stoked the fire. Now I must own a lockback hunter, lockback whittler(wharnie and clip), a Norfolk, and a coffin jack. Then there are his full customs... It's times like this where I'm happy I don't have a credit card!
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I guess my resolve to only buy GEC's this year to build up my collection of them is shot.
Look at that! 2000 posts, right on the money. Good catch Alan.
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I found a wee YouTube clip of Tony talking about both patterns that some might find interesting;
https://youtu.be/J_yM1Fr_7Zg
Although often aesthetics and minor details get a lot of attention, there are some large differences in the way the collaboration knives are manufactured, including wire EDM cut parts. The blades on this Norfolk (one of my favorite knives of all time) are just phenomenal.
I absolutely love that Norfolk. So hard to find though, thanks for posting those pictures
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Thank you. That was a nice clip of Tony describing the knives.
I wonder how long before they appear on the dealer's websites? Seems they are ramping up early if the Expected Ship Date is really August? The sooner the better!
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Not every yearly release is going to appeal to everyone, but for the most part they are almost always a big success.
I for one am very excited for a Eureka Jack.
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I will buy the Eureka. I think they're selling the tribal pretty well.
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Love the Eurekas... I had a GEC version and had to pinch open the main blade (no complaints). Do you guys have any tips when the secondary covers the main? Is it either grow my thumbnail out to look like I can climb a telephone pole or open the secondary first to get to the main? Respectfully thanks
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That was a small flaw in the GEC design. Also, the corner on the coping blade was sharp and would have been best rounded into a sheepfoot or Wharncliffe (also the coping blade could have been much more full). Otherwise great design.
You might lower the height of the coping blade so that you can better reach the nick on the spear. Just be careful. A small difference won't be very noticeable but a large difference might noticeably sink the spring... mostly cosmetic but something to be aware of.
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Thank you, I like the secondary in front of the main. I am looking forward to these bose case collaborations (specifically the eureka, what a beautiful pattern)
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I've found that a very short thumbnail works better for me on most knives with stiff pulls. I keep mine trimmed down to a maximum of about 1/16" but really about 1/32" works best for me.
This leaves just enough thumbnail to get a good purchase on the nail nick but not enough thumbnail to bend or break.
It also sometimes helps to file or sand down the top straight edge of the nail nick. Sometimes those can have sharp edges that will tear up a thumbnail in no time.
Your results may vary but I've found that those two things are helpful for me.
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Thank you Railsplitter, good day to you
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Thank you for the info, keep it coming.
I would say "for sure." Case stops making production patterns that don't sell and most of Tony's are still around, some with long runs.
Some limited edition patterns are more popular than others. You can see this in the availability of the pattern as time goes by and the lowering in price, but they usually sell out by 3 years after issue. Some are very popular, price does not drop and some patterns return with damascus blades for a limited edition run for Case's core group of dealers.
Tony and Case success in pattern variety and premium construction/price possibly helped pave the way for GEC.