GEC #47 Harvester and #74 Cotton Sampler. First 2023 run.

[Hatchet_Jack]

Lighter than I'd like on a Pruner. Around a 5. I'd have preferred a 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 pull on a Pruner.

Is the rating for this in pounds of pressure?

 

[echoscout]

Is the rating for this in pounds of pressure?

No.

Its a basic rating on 1-10. 1 being floppy and 10 being next to impossible to open by hand. Its subject to personal preferences. Your mileage may vary.

 

[echoscout]

Thank you for the response. I really like this one. Purpose built!

Yes it is. I intend to get good use out of it. I have quite a few Pruners and this with the micarta covers is thinner and lighter than any Pruner I have. The jigged micarta provide a good grip. Cant wait to get it into the garden. Plus it just looks great!

 

[echoscout]

 

[Jacques Mi]

Both the micarta and chechen looks good albeit very different from one another. I don't think there is a "winner" of the two and I'm very pleased to have a micarta coming my way from one of GEC's distributors.
I would love to put the knife to use myself but had already decided beforehand that, should I land one, it will be gifted to my father in law who more or less has been living in his garden since his retirement about a year ago. I'm sure that the knife will be cherished and put to good use in is hands.

 

[Erik Hansen]

I received my 47 Micarta yesterday. The texture is rough and provides a lot of grip. Bolsters look great and are suited to the all steel construction. Is a lot thinner than my 47 Hayn Helper in orange delrin, which makes it much more pocket friendly. Looking forward to landing a 74 sampler next. I’ve heard the numbers are quite a bit lower for the covers in rosewood for both the 47 and 74. I love the Good as Good logo. Makes me think of watching old westerns where the cowboy is in a hard spot and has to trade his trusted knife to get further along in the quest lol

 

[HEMI 49]

A couple 47 Harvesters..... One in Natural Micarta and the other in OD Green Micarta.... Steel construction; half stops; no nail nicks.... The ergonomics are great in my book... Besides the obvious gardening use, they make great package openers....

 

[Alex.Y.]

A couple 47 Harvesters..... One in Natural Micarta and the other in OD Green Micarta.... Steel construction; half stops; no nail nicks.... The ergonomics are great in my book... Besides the obvious gardening use, they make great package openers....
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I like how you always strive to collect them all. Is the jigging on the OD lighter than on the natural one? And blade seem to be satin?

 

[HEMI 49]

I like how you always strive to collect them all. Is the jigging on the OD lighter than on the natural one? And blade seem to be satin?

I'm dogged..... They're 2 peas in a pod exc for color...... Yes, satin...

 

[Alex.Y.]

They're 2 peas in a pod exc for color...

Ah, must be the lighting then, thanks!

 

[calm]

Is the rating for this in pounds of pressure?

No.

Its a basic rating on 1-10. 1 being floppy and 10 being next to impossible to open by hand. Its subject to personal preferences. Your mileage may vary.

adding that in general a 5 is what a Victorinox 91 mm would be

 

[Alex.Y.]

adding that in general a 5 is what a Victorinox 91 mm would be

Really? Interesting. So 5 is kind of perfect then?

 

[calm]

If you like the victorinox 91mm feel.

The wenger models were a bit looser, lets say 4 and the bigger 93mm Victorinox were a bit more, like a 6.

 

[Jacques Mi]

Really? Interesting. So 5 is kind of perfect then?

I think what you need to understand that all of this is subjective measurements - not just the pull but also how strong a pull one prefer.
On mid-sized and larger knives I prefer a strong pull, over 5 at least. Maybe up to 7. On smaller knives that does not have the same leverage and fuller grip that larger blades give, I find a pull around or just under 5 more comfortable.
A person can easily feel that, say, the #47 Pruner has a weak, sort of dissatisfying pull around 4 but see it as perfect on a much smaller peanut knife.

 

[Johnnythefox]

I received my 47 Micarta yesterday. The texture is rough and provides a lot of grip. Bolsters look great and are suited to the all steel construction. Is a lot thinner than my 47 Hayn Helper in orange delrin, which makes it much more pocket friendly. Looking forward to landing a 74 sampler next. I’ve heard the numbers are quite a bit lower for the covers in rosewood for both the 47 and 74. I love the Good as Good logo. Makes me think of watching old westerns where the cowboy is in a hard spot and has to trade his trusted knife to get further along in the quest lol

I think it says

As Good as Gold.

 

[fishin1635]

I haven’t had a chance to handle the jigged micarta 47s but I’m really impressed with the pictures of everyone’s. Just grab this Chechen from the mail box… I like

 

[hedd]

Well that was a roller coaster. I had originially thought the Northfield too good looking to pass up, then I decided minutes before the drop to get the Tidioute because the Northfield is too close to my ironwood viper. Then I got an email saying that they oversold the Tidioute and could offer me the Northfield at no extra cost. Either way, new knife to play with!

I did really get attached to the idea of the jigged micarta and steel construction though.

 

[Jacques Mi]

 

[Viper84]

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What's that channel in the blade for?

 

[Jacques Mi]

Viper84 I believe that part (middle, flat area) of the blade was used to roll cotton on to check its quality/density and see if the crop was ready to harvest or something.