• Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I hope that you all have something to be grateful for this year and for many years to come

  • The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is available! Price is $250 ea (shipped within CONUS).
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/

  • America has reached 250 years, and I am grateful to be here, in the best country in the world. Thank every one of you who helps make this country a better place, those who have gone before and risked it all, and those who've paid the ultimate price to make the United States what we are today.

    Happy Birthday America! Let Freedom Ring for all time!

Finally a GEC Saw Cut Test VIDEO!!!!

Thanks Ash. You could tell from the pics it is a novelty. The saw on my old leatherman supertool is killer for this. Plus it has tons more tools all in a more compact size then the lumberjack...
 
I had been thinking about getting one of these for cleaning game. That was a pitiful showing though. Thank you Ash for the review and saving me some money.

Ben
 
I like all of my GEC's. I think this is just a case of their branding/marketing getting ahead of themselves. I'm warming up to the lumberjack idea, I like the canvas micarta scales. Was never sure about the saw. I'll look for for the lumberjack 2.0 as have another look.
 
Thanks for the review!

It´s a pitty, that the saw doesn´t really work. On the pics I´ve seen from the Lumberjack the sawteeth aren´t crossed. They are just one on each part of the saw. The saws of Vic and Wenger are crosses so you have a sharp triangel with three blades on each sawtooth. Material is much better cut and can fall out very easily. On the GEC saw this seems not to be the case.

Just my 2 Cent.

Kind regards
Andi
 
Dang, thanks for the heads up I know that this knife is marketed more towards collectors and the saw blade is more of a novelty/curiosity but stil I figured GEC would pull through and make it halfway useable. I'm very dissapointed seeing as I liked the looks of this pattern hopefully GEC will improve the saw blade, but I'm doubtful.
 
I don't want GEC to out right copy swiss companies but maybe taking a look at there saws that are of such high praise would help. :thumbup:

Sent from Ash forum mobile
 
Why the heck would a lumberjack carry a knife with a saw accessory any way? Pocket knife =/= Tool for harvesting lumber. A nice knife with an axe or true saw is a lovely combination. I like the stockman and whaler patterns, but I don't think a saw function on a pocket knife is useful. Any wood short enough for the saw can be notched with a knife and broken.

The saw should be replaced with a non-locking spey or sheepsfoot blade.
 
Last edited:
Language, Brandon. Keep it rated "G".
 
GEC seems to do well with blades and heat treats. Their accessories like cap lifters and saws leave much to be desired. My 2011 Forum knife still doesn't do caps well, even after I improved the angles with a jeweler's file.

I love their overall F&F, and blades, though!
 
richstag said:
Thanks Ash. You could tell from the pics it is a novelty. The saw on my old leatherman supertool is killer for this. Plus it has tons more tools all in a more compact size then the lumberjack...
Click to expand...

I use my Leatherman charge for cutting pvc pipe and it has saved me from having to leave a jobsite to get my job done. Come to think of it, it always is there in a pinch.

I believe the teeth are very aggressive and they are offset as well, which is what makes it effective.
 
brandonc said:
Why the hell would a lumberjack carry a knife with a saw accessory any way? Pocket knife =/= Tool for harvesting lumber. A nice knife with an axe or true saw is a lovely combination. I like the stockman and whaler patterns, but I don't think a saw function on a pocket knife is useful. Any wood short enough for the saw can be notched with a knife and broken.
Click to expand...

I thought that when I saw it. (No pun intended... :D)

Do tell - would a man with a truck full of tree felling and trimming equipment of proper size for the job do with a tiny saw with no kerf (or criss cross as referenced here) to cut wood properly? No doubt with equal access to hatchets, axes, and proper handsaws, this to me seemed a bit silly.

Even for the weekend lumberjack or anyone else that has used a poor saw design would run from that little toy gizmo. Although touted as users, may this was GEC's foray into collectables.

Robert
 
I thought the name was intended to convey something more like, "big enough and tough enough even for a hard working Bunyon-type lumberjack guy", not that it was actually to be used for the act of lumberjacking...

What self-respecting lumberjack is going to whip out his peanut at lunch time?:D Nah, this guy's so hard core he's even got a saw on his knife to cut his sandwich!

Who knows, it's just a name.
 
Blue Sky said:
What self-respecting lumberjack is going to whip out his peanut at lunch time?:D Nah, this guy's so hard core he's even got a saw on his knife to cut his sandwich!
Click to expand...

I think you've solved this one.

It's a sandwich saw!

Ash, we need another comparative video. :)

~ P.
 
Blue Sky said:
I thought the name was intended to convey something more like, "big enough and tough enough even for a hard working Bunyon-type lumberjack guy", not that it was actually to be used for the act of lumberjacking...

Who knows, it's just a name.
Click to expand...

When I first read the title I was expecting something like a big, heavy trapper.

midnight flyer said:
Although touted as users, may this was GEC's foray into collectables.

Robert
Click to expand...

No, that was the lady leg:thumbdn:
 
If you put a saw on a knife then it should work. Same as a bottle opener, screwdriver, file, or whatever other tool there could be. The rest of the knife is meant to work so why waste time, energy, and material on a part that won't function? Something like that on the finished products for which the customer is paying full freight really irks me.
 
jujigatame said:
If you put a saw on a knife then it should work. Same as a bottle opener, screwdriver, file, or whatever other tool there could be. The rest of the knife is meant to work so why waste time, energy, and material on a part that won't function? Something like that on the finished products for which the customer is paying full freight really irks me.
Click to expand...

I think everyone here likes GEC and is just playing nice. I don't doubt most here feel the way you do but don't want to offend the fans.

On the other hand, think about the poor guy that has heard the mantra chanted here and elsewhere about the quality of design and build of GEC products that buys this knife. A lot of hard earned cash wasted on a knife that doesn't work as well as a SAK or Leatherman if you are depending on the saw as an important component. Especially when you could buy 3 of them instead of the GEC.

Robert
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top