GEC 2023 Journeyman Electrician Knife #53E323

Bicycle tool on the first Johnny slip. Will GEC release a slip for the electrician and what will the “charm” be? Hope to snag orange delrin to continue the collection.
 
mrknife said:
i love how Johnny on the spot has become a thing
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“Johnny on the spot” still makes me think of port-a-potties. 🤣 And I’m still disappointed they didn’t go with my idea for the pocket slip…

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Interestingly enough, delrin handle would not make a good choice for electrician's knife, I think. Because where electricity is present, takes place slight (?) chance of fire, and polyformaldehyde, which Delrin is, releases toxic formaldehyde gas when burning. Just a thought. 😁

I actually started being cornered about that a long time ago.
 
Alex.Y. said:
Interestingly enough, delrin handle would not make a good choice for electrician's knife, I think. Because where electricity is present, takes place slight (?) chance of fire, and polyformaldehyde, which Delrin is, releases toxic formaldehyde gas when burning. Just a thought. 😁

I actually started being cornered about that a long time ago.
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Something tells me that if you have gotten to the point of your knife covers being on fire? You have a very long list of concerns, with priorities both above and below the toxic gasses coming from the knife fire. Just running through it in my head.
 
Jiki said:
Something tells me that if you have gotten to the point of your knife covers being on fire? You have a very long list of concerns, with priorities both above and below the toxic gasses coming from the knife fire. Just running through it in my head.
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Yeah, that's fair. Believe it or not, but I haven't thought really about how it got on fire in the first place, lol.
 
This makes no sense to me.
I'm an electrical contractor, been in the trade 37 years, since age 17. My father was an electrician, his father was an electrical contractor, his father's father was an electrical contractor. My uncle was also. 2 of my sisters married electricians, their kids are electricians. I live and breathe electrical construction.
The only suitable pocket knifes for electricians are hawkbill blades.
 
Ancap said:
This makes no sense to me.
I'm an electrical contractor, been in the trade 37 years, since age 17. My father was an electrician, his father was an electrical contractor, his father's father was an electrical contractor. My uncle was also. 2 of my sisters married electricians, their kids are electricians. I live and breathe electrical construction.
The only suitable pocket knifes for electricians are hawkbill blades.
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Yea I hear you. My son is an electrician and he has TL-29 that he carries but I think he only does so because I gave it to him. I know that he has a well used hawkbill. On the other hand GEC has be making knives based on classic traditional knife patterns and it seems this is Bill Howard’s variation on the TL-29. 🤷
 
sf fanatic said:
Yea I hear you. My son is an electrician and he has TL-29 that he carries but I think he only does so because I gave it to him. I know that he has a well used hawkbill. On the other hand GEC has be making knives based on classic traditional knife patterns and it seems this is Bill Howard’s variation on the TL-29. 🤷
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i gotta say, in that case a spear might have been better than 2 coping blades
 
Ancap said:
This makes no sense to me.
I'm an electrical contractor, been in the trade 37 years, since age 17. My father was an electrician, his father was an electrical contractor, his father's father was an electrical contractor. My uncle was also. 2 of my sisters married electricians, their kids are electricians. I live and breathe electrical construction.
The only suitable pocket knifes for electricians are hawkbill blades.
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I understand. It’s hard to beat a hawk sometimes.
Perhaps if you look at the original name, Tool, Linesman, Pattern 29, you could argue that it be called a Linesman. From lore I’ve picked up, the military’s original purpose for it was for the guys who had to put their head down and run from rear positions to forward trenches and fighting positions unspooling comm cable off of a spool. The knife was issued in a leather holster that also carried Linesman’s pliers. They cut the wires, stripped the ends, and wired up the field radios aka: Walkie Talkies. They were not cutting heavy sheathing, or roughing out holes in drywall like a modern electrical pro would use a hawkbill for.
Just a guess…

My father-in-law was a telegraph tech in the USAF, and had never seen a TL-29 until I showed him one of mine.
 
Ancap said:
This makes no sense to me.
I'm an electrical contractor, been in the trade 37 years, since age 17. My father was an electrician, his father was an electrical contractor, his father's father was an electrical contractor. My uncle was also. 2 of my sisters married electricians, their kids are electricians. I live and breathe electrical construction.
The only suitable pocket knifes for electricians are hawkbill blades.
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I'm not an electrician, but this one doesn't make a lot of sense to me either.

I've got a great pair of wire strippers for stripping wire and just can't ever see myself putting this one to the use for which it was intended. As I'm not a collector, (I use them all) this would have essentially become merely a piece for a collection. I've racked my brain, but just can't come up with a time or situation in which I'd reach for this example over other knives or tools.

That said, the craftsmanship and materials look amazing (as most of the GECs I've handled have been) and hope that the folks who acquired them find a use that I couldn't or are content to simply have them in their collections!
 
Well, I was only planning on enjoying this one through the photos shared here on the Porch. Totally unexpected, and undeserved, a fellow member messaged me that he wanted to get one for me as a gift. He knows my affection for this kind of knife. He had a more personal motive as well, but let’s just say that it was a most generous act of friendship and generosity that touches me deeply.
Thank you, Greg Leslie Tomville Leslie Tomville ! I love it, Amigo!74BEDE08-A785-4485-B215-693C56B6C50F.jpegC1744405-AA58-43DE-A869-028DB978925E.jpegD64F55EE-1A28-41E4-96F9-5220702B9C15.jpeg56184637-57A4-44A8-966F-37DE05A79371.jpeg
I had the #86 Forum knife in my pocket, but I’ll compare it to my #54 Jack when I get home.
I think the double sheepsfoot blades may turn out to be a good call. I can see using one for rougher stuff, and keeping one sharp.
This is a great size for my hand, and the fit and finish is flawless. I tried taking a video clip so you could hear the utility blade snapping closed from the halfstop. Unfortunately, the audio did not load. But it has a most authoritative sound.
Also interesting is that the edge on the utility blade is quite sharp, with the proper high bevel. Much sharper than any TL-29 in my cigar box.
This is going to get used. 😃
 
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