The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Whoa! That is very cool Trav. Love those EO lines. I just do.
What a picture!!!! The knife is tremendous....wow
Sort of like GEC's "what's at the end of the hall?"
I almost always like the Tidioute versions better. There are some exceptions, but usually, the standard nail nick is all I want. I really like the micarta and the woods on these 25s. I've found the sawcut wanting. The lines on these 25s are sleek and classy. The sawcut seems too rustic by comparison. Loved the snakewood and the blackwood. I'm looking forward to seeing the ironwood on this batch's SFO. I can't even guess how I will like the acrylic. Time will tell. Been loving these last two months of GEC production, though.
The calls for more GEC stainless runs seem strong. I know I want more of it. It's too bad that GEC doesn't do more. I agree that a stainless #25 would be great! And I love the idea of a sheepsfoot in such a small knife, so we're on the same page, olywa. My only small beef with the sheepsfoot version of the #25 is that, when closed, the spine of the blade seems to be high, sticking out of the frame. A small thing, I know, when when this is supposed to be a "watchpocket" barlow, I feel like it matters. I wanted the sheep originally (in the last run), but was put off enough by the high riding spine that I sold it and got a spear instead. Oh well, we're pretty spoiled collecting traditionals if this is my largest gripe.
and this is totally bizarre given that it's the best blade for this frame . I can only assume that the blade presents production problems.
