BullRome
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I am a huge fan of the far right and far left models in your collection. The shield I n the far right is great!
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I am a huge fan of the far right and far left models in your collection. The shield I n the far right is great!
I am a huge fan of the far right and far left models in your collection. The shield on the far right is great!bozack said:
The shield on the far right is (one of?) GEC's BEST!
pmew, I do believe that is jobillo wood, as that's the only cover used with that shield on a #25 so far.
As for the beauty on the far left, I'm partial to that one myself-- another "best of" amidst the many variations of #25s. I'm grateful it now resides with someone who enjoys the pattern, and has an affinity for snakewood. :thumbup:
~ P.
:thumbup: Great picture!
PS - You'll get it...
AKC It must be the top line are the current favourites, and you work downwards. A kind of knife Pantheon:thumbup: If anybody cracks it, do they get a crack at that definitive collection....?
I finally got off my duff and mounted the new display cases...
(please excuse the crappy photos, the light in the bedroom isn't very good...)
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Rose Petals (bottom right of the left case) has been my constant pocket companion as of late...
Paul Beautiful atmospheric shot. Those boulders have a lot of lichen and other interesting stuff growing on them, must be that bracing sea-airThe bone on your new 25 is rich and a very attractive type, bit like a warm Cognac
I too share your reservations over EO notches, loads of people like them but they strike me as a kind of assault on the aesthetics of a knife (I fully understand the mechanical advantages) a brutal one, critically on small patterns. The other thing about EO notches is that for me at least, they actually interfere with the smooth handling of a knife. Somehow, the fingertip gets in there. My right ring fingertip was nearly sliced off in a glass accident longtime ago but the scar still makes it unpleasant to touch things.
That said, I'm very keen on this early model I have, it was tough to sharpen at first which certainly surprised me. But now, I like it like it yes I do...
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I blame this thread for my latest situation. I received this knife for Christmas. I took it out of the tube, looked it over, then put it back in the tube where it has remained until now. I have an odd "single blade" anxiety. I'm just used to a multi-bladed knife and feel ill at ease with just a single, even though when I do carry a multi I primarily only use one blade.
So I have been experimenting with single blade knives, and my Esky Zulu made the transition much easier. However, it's a fairly large-ish knife for my needs, and the other day at the mall I felt rather self-conscious and silly pulling out this large (to me) folder just to snip the tag off my wife's new flip-flops. It was then that I remembered this little gem--
We'll see how it does...
That Gerstner sure looks to be a secure way to travel. Have a good time ~P.
Tucked in for Titusville:
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~ P.