GEC #46 Whaler

rje58 said:
Thanks for sharing the photo. That is an awesome looking knife! Do you have any details on the history of the knife, or the company? If only our old knives could talk!

You can definitely see the legacy between the Platts knife and the #46 Whaler.
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The Platts Cutlery Company is very storied, the link below to more about the company, better than I could tell it all. To continue from that piece H.N.Platts became ill with grinders consumption, so for his health his family moved west to Colorado. Out there after they settled Platts started what we know today as Western Cutlery. In 1992 Western Cutlery were bought out by Camillus.

http://www.smethporthistory.org/eldred/platts/plattsbook.html

History of the knife itself I only know being, as mentioned previously here, a sailors rope knife.

Russell
 
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I would keep the one on the left. My screen shows side by side.

Russell
 
THIS gets my attention. Beautiful knife and finish. Since it's a regrind, I assume it's a user. Can you tell me what kind of performance difference you notice with the new grind? And, what do you use this knife for?

I ask because I just ordered a #46 myself. I couldn't resist because it's so different from the types of knives I usually use (small, pocketable, lightweight--Gent's size up to #15 Barlow). But I'm wondering what kind of niche it will fill.

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RobbW said:
THIS gets my attention. Beautiful knife and finish. Since it's a regrind, I assume it's a user. Can you tell me what kind of performance difference you notice with the new grind? And, what do you use this knife for?

I ask because I just ordered a #46 myself. I couldn't resist because it's so different from the types of knives I usually use (small, pocketable, lightweight--Gent's size up to #15 Barlow). But I'm wondering what kind of niche it will fill.
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The regrind Tom puts on is a convex edge. It's a fricking scalpel. I just got it today but I'll be using it for every day tasks just like my other knives and I'm sure I'll do some food prep with it. That's a lot of blade to put a nice patina on
 
GunGraber said:
The regrind Tom puts on is a convex edge. It's a fricking scalpel. I just got it today but I'll be using it for every day tasks just like my other knives and I'm sure I'll do some food prep with it. That's a lot of blade to put a nice patina on
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Thanks for the reply. I didn't know the regrinds were convex. Let us know how it performs as you start putting it to use.
That satin finish looks great on a knife of this size. It really stands out! I'm considering having this done with my own Whaler.
 
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I had planned to just check out these knives and then sell them, but I am really enjoying this Whaler! Like Travman Travman , I like the contours and texture of the muscle bone. I even like carrying it in the pocket of my jeans. It is actually a cool knife to carry and use.
I think I am going to keep it. BTW, this might have been asked before, but why is it called muscle bone?
 
Funny how things unfold at times. I sold this (foolishly) back in 2015. I regretted it from day one. I had checked the auction site from time to time and last week found a replacement. Little did I know it was the very same knife I sold here on Bladeforums over three years ago:eek:
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Adding to the irony, the member who bought it from me wasn't the seller:eek::eek::eek:

Here's my sales thread: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...viper-whittler-whaler-moose-linesman.1259253/
 
paulhilborn said:
Funny how things unfold at times. I sold this (foolishly) back in 2015. I regretted it from day one. I had checked the auction site from time to time and last week found a replacement. Little did I know it was the very same knife I sold here on Bladeforums over three years ago:eek:
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Adding to the irony, the member who bought it from me wasn't the seller:eek::eek::eek:

Here's my sales thread: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...viper-whittler-whaler-moose-linesman.1259253/
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Alot of great knives on that sales thread. I wish I had a few of those. Great looking whaler!
 
Leslie Tomville said:
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I had planned to just check out these knives and then sell them, but I am really enjoying this Whaler! Like Travman Travman , I like the contours and texture of the muscle bone. I even like carrying it in the pocket of my jeans. It is actually a cool knife to carry and use.
I think I am going to keep it. BTW, this might have been asked before, but why is it called muscle bone?
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Leslie, I'm not positive but I think I remember hearing that it is the part of the bone that the muscle attaches.
 
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