GEC 25s - Gots 'em?

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I've had my #25 for a while now. I don't know why but I am yet to completely "feel" the knife.
There's nothing wrong with it, in fact it is very pretty knife.. but could I say, even too simple? :0 The pull is also very hard.
In the same time when I got the #25 I also had my powderhorn. It speaks to me lot more. Nice, fuller handle and bit bigger blades.
We will see how our relationship builds up. :D
 
A.L. said:
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I love that picture A.L. Give a little time, I wasn't sold initially when I got my first (a 252208 in green tractor bone) due to its odd stoutness but fell completely head over heels and started a pretty expensive obsession - I've over thirty now...

:)
 
Dragged up an early picture of my first from photobucket as I'm away from home at the minute. This and my beloved 61 are my two most carried by a long shot.

 
pertinux said:
No worries, at all. I admire your confidence in addressing the bone on so many handles that others would quail to touch, and for the most part I enjoy your outcomes. They are all an eye-opener of sorts, in terms of what years of use might look like on knives most of us keep relatively pristine. Your scratted bone adventure, in particular, keeps me looking back at Charlie's/Waynorth's oldest true Ancient, thinking in new ways about what the bone on that one may have looked like new (and what mine might look like, 100-years-of-careful-use hence!).

With this one, however, I am so pleased at what GEC accomplished with the new bone, your results prompted my :eek:. ;-)

Thank you! This is Pioneer bone, evidently one of a small number of #25s clothed in the same at the time of the most recent run.

I am very much taken with its idiosyncratic shaping and coloration-- a very useful knife disguised as a perfect worry stone.

With its companion:

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With my white bone Northfield Bullet Jack, which shared similar coloration earlier in its life:
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~ P.
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Thank You for the kind words.
Now I understand better, and yes, the GEC bone is great in so many ways!
Thanks for explaining and showing the Pioneer Bone, together with the other two (contouring on the PB is awesome).
I was hoping for a new run of '#25 Northwoods, as they look so nice, but maybe next time...:rolleyes:
 
I think a lot of folks were hoping for some Northwoods bullet jacks. I have a fantasy that a secret run was done and will be released at a later time.
 
Had the same one arrive at my place last week. Very nice! Now I need a spear point in black or red.

,,,Mike in Canada
 
pmew said:
A beauty! Big fan of the early ones.

I came across this beauty thanks to a forum member here. The tube had been miss placed so I'm looking for clarification; I asked Chris at GEC but have yet to receive a response.



This is part of my email to GEC;

"Scouring your production schedules I note the famous banana peel quintet from '08;

Banana Peel Sheffield Jig 10 pcs. ser
Banana Peel Herringbone Jig 4 pcs. ser
Banana Peel Rodgers Jig 3 pcs. ser
Banana Peel Single Wave Jig 7 pcs. ser
Banana Peel Jig Bone 11 pcs. ser

Are you able to clarify which it is? I believe it's probably the last seeing as it's serialised #05 however, had I looked without noticing its number I would have said it looked more like the Rodgers jigging..."

Any thoughts guys?

Paul
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That is the Banana Peel Jig Bone, s/n 05. The jig is similar to the Rodgers, but much more uniform. The Rodgers is more random, swoopy and deeper in places, with jigs large and small.

Ryouchijtx said:
Hm I can't help on this front but a bump for this thread to ask anyone who can~

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After some research I found an ebay listing for all four bone jigging styles
If the tubes were arranged in order of the knives..you've got "Peel Jigged Bone", couldn't be Rodgers jigging just due to serial numbers. Beautiful knife Paul :)


1. Peel Herringbone 2. Peel Jigged Bone 3. Peel Single Wave 4. Peel Sheffield
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Haha before that it came from me. The horsecut bone is wonderful as Pertinux so enjoys.
~great signature line too~
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That Ebay set is s/n 03, and should contain the Rodgers knife. I don't know why it's not there, unless the owner is not willing to part with it. The set would be far more valuable complete. However, it is lined up correctly with the tubes.

Here is set s/n 02, in it's entirety. (mine)

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I had hoped a little shadowing would help bring out the jigs a little better, didn't quite work out.

I do like the older script serial numbers...
 
AKC said:
That is the Banana Peel Jig Bone, s/n 05. The jig is similar to the Rodgers, but much more uniform. The Rodgers is more random, swoopy and deeper in places, with jigs large and small.



That Ebay set is s/n 03, and should contain the Rodgers knife. I don't know why it's not there, unless the owner is not willing to part with it. The set would be far more valuable complete. However, it is lined up correctly with the tubes.

Here is set s/n 02, in it's entirety. (mine)

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I had hoped a little shadowing would help bring out the jigs a little better, didn't quite work out.

I do like the older script serial numbers...
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AKC - thank you very much for posting these images. A truly beautiful sight to behold. I am in awe. I have always thought - after seeing Greg Holmes YouTube with the full quintet - that GEC should do more little enticing variations like this, it's such a fabulous notion.

Paul
 
This thread is trouble!

I've owned a WLST before (a GEC-made Cripple Creek Punkin' Seed Barlow), and found it too small for my hands and too chunky for its length.

But a stainless EO sheepsfoot crossed my path, and I suspect the combination of a single blade (and one of my favorites) and the EO notch for a better grip will make a big difference. :)

The many, many gorgeous photos in this thread were really helpful in making that decision. Thank you to everyone who has shared pictures! :thumbup:
 
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Some LA postal employee got himself a nice knife probably. I still look for it to pop up on eBay.
 
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