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GEC 38 English Whittler 2021

huntnfishin said:
Did you use the 86 much ? Be curious to know if hand oils darkens it like that...
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Truth be told, I have not used my Bloodwood 86 much outside of occasional toodle-around-the-house carry and some very light cutting tasks. I went and dug up a pic of the knife from right after I acquired it and it was considerably lighter than it is now. Most Bloodwood examples that I have seen after it has aged and such have made for some rather handsome knives.

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PointyThings said:
I don't usually complain about GEC bone, but I was hoping for a deeper orange brown, not the pinkish brown and shallow jigging on the pile side. Not up to the quality of the jigged bone on recent releases.

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Inconsistent dyeing is one of my biggest peeves with GEC - they don't seem to have that dialed in quite yet.

That said, I haven't seen a single jigged bone #38 from this run that I haven't liked - the bone is very reminiscent of the old bone you can find on a lot of vintage Sheffield folders. I'm bummed that you feel that you got a bit of a lemon but I still think it looks quite nice and should you decide to carry and use it, the colors will mellow and meld - it will age quite gracefully, I think.
 
I actually got lucky with a random drawing that I was not expecting, and my jigged bone 38 arrived in the mail today. I'll report back with pictures later today. Hopefully I got some nicely matched covers.
 
Chief said:
After careful evaluation have decided to rate the main on the new 38s a 6 (no halfstop). The tapered split liner is minutely proud on both of my new 38s with the blades closed, with the main open it can't be felt. Shield / shield on the orange jigged bone is not my favorite. Black camel bone has the best fit / finish, zero proud split, a much longer clip main blade and a 5 pull. Lick Creek versions don't have a halfstop on the secondary, the others have halfstops on both secondaries with a nice 4 pull, plenty for a small blade. Lick Creeks have steel liners, an improvement over brass IMO, and the secondary spey is thin and sharp, as it should be. Hope you enjoy the pics!

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Can always rely on The Chief to have a definitive line-up of a great pattern :cool::thumbsup:

That Black Camel's a Rare Bird and a fine one too, likewise the nude Lick Creek. Bone on the English Whittler looks extremely well done, I was against the shield at first but now I think it looks just inoffensive ;)

Regards, Will
 
PointyThings said:
I don't usually complain about GEC bone, but I was hoping for a deeper orange brown, not the pinkish brown and shallow jigging on the pile side. Not up to the quality of the jigged bone on recent releases.

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Sorry it didnt turn out how you were expecting. I hope you hang on to it, as it might grow on you. If not, I know @bigfish64 is looking for one of these. I'm sure he would be glad to take this one off your hands if you aren't happy with it.
 
mcc850 said:
Sorry it didnt turn out how you were expecting. I hope you hang on to it, as it might grow on you. If not, I know @bigfish64 is looking for one of these. I'm sure he would be glad to take this one off your hands if you aren't happy with it.
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I'll keep that in mind if I can get lucky and pick up one with darker and deeper bone!
 
Received my Jigged Bone version today . I have received a lot of Well Made product from GEC , and this gets added to that list .
F&F , Centering , Smooth Opening , Color Match & Jigging Side to Side are all as desired . No Blades are touching the liners or other blade . Can open the Small Blades without them touching the Main blade , but you have to do it carefully . The Only Gap is where the tapered spacer ends .





Harry
 
I think the beaver looks good and will be the most desirable, due to the lower numbers and difficulty to acquire. But I personally think the jigged bone with the blank shield is incredibly classy looking and will stand up as a top knife of the last a couple years. I'm glad they made so many, so a lot of people will get to experience them.
 
Jiki said:
Nice, always remember to make one more cut and not to pry with the beautiful tip of that wharncliff blade.;)
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Thanks for the “tip”. I did catch myself doing that a couple times so I really do appreciate it. This is new endeavor for me. It’s nice to cut more than food and packages and an awesome knife to start off with.
 
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