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

Pollack · Jan 29, 2023

Regarding the hawkbill style blade, it is evident it would be particularly beneficial for some tasks. Although, how would be foe EDC?

Best regards,

bbfish · Jan 29, 2023

Matt_WY said:
Sure does look like ebony. As nice as the Chechen is, ebony always looks like the perfect handle material to me.

Got confirmation from my dealer that there are some ebony, but doesn't sound like many.

Elgatodeacero · Jan 29, 2023

Jigged micarta is the best micarta, the all steel construction is great, love the bolster and shield, very slim, pull is around a 5, I prefer a 6.5/7. My copy is centered, flush, super nice.

I dont see why this couldnt be a fine EDC. The blade seems like it would be great for food use and amazing for a package opener. I have a small orchard of 7 fruit trees and this will be nice for harvesting fruit and propagation. This knife would also be very good for leather crafting. Very well done by GEC. A lock back version in stag and one in cocobolo would be welcome also.

echoscout · Jan 29, 2023

Elgatodeacero said:
Jigged micarta is the best micarta, the all steel construction is great, love the bolster and shield, very slim, pull is around a 5, I prefer a 6.5/7. My copy is centered, flush, super nice.

I dont see why this couldnt be a fine EDC. The blade seems like it would be great for food use and amazing for a package opener. I have a small orchard of 7 fruit trees and this will be nice for harvesting fruit and propagation. This knife would also be very good for leather crafting. Very well done by GEC. A lock back version in stag and one in cocobolo would be welcome also.

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Good pics of your Harvester! :thumbsup:

Jacques Mi · Jan 30, 2023

Elgatodeacero said:
Jigged micarta is the best micarta, the all steel construction is great, love the bolster and shield, very slim, pull is around a 5, I prefer a 6.5/7. My copy is centered, flush, super nice.

I dont see why this couldnt be a fine EDC. The blade seems like it would be great for food use and amazing for a package opener. I have a small orchard of 7 fruit trees and this will be nice for harvesting fruit and propagation. This knife would also be very good for leather crafting. Very well done by GEC. A lock back version in stag and one in cocobolo would be welcome also.

The micarta version is the workhorse, the rosewood is the supermodel lol.

I have a micarta coming my way too but crossing the big pond takes tiiiiime. Great pictures btw!

hedd · Jan 30, 2023

Jacques Mi said:
The micarta version is the workhorse, the rosewood is the supermodel lol.

I have a micarta coming my way too but crossing the big pond takes tiiiiime. Great pictures btw!

I bought and paid for the micarta because I wanted to put it to work, but they sent me a rosewood. I think I'm still going to put it to work, but I going back and forth about selling it to get a micarta instead. Do you think the rosewood begs to be babied? I think It will look good worn in. I try not to keep anything that should live in a tube. I do love the way the chechen config looks.

Jiki · Jan 30, 2023

hedd said:
I bought and paid for the micarta because I wanted to put it to work, but they sent me a rosewood. I think I'm still going to put it to work, but I going back and forth about selling it to get a micarta instead. Do you think the rosewood begs to be babied? I think It will look good worn in. I try not to keep anything that should live in a tube. I do love the way the chechen config looks.

Work it.

Wharn · Jan 30, 2023

if you really want a micarta then trade/sell your rosewood for one. I think the rosewood would make a fine user though.

sf fanatic · Jan 30, 2023

Mike my Postie just dropped these off! A very pleasant start to the week. Passed along the Natural Micarta #47 when I got lucky on a drop for an OD one. The Cotton Sampler is a beauty too! Typical GEC quality. Nice and snappy and a significantly firmer pull than the #47. I’d say in the 6-7 range.
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Will Power · Jan 30, 2023

Can't wait for mine to end its long voyage so I can get it outdoors

Jacques Mi · Jan 30, 2023

Same here

Will Power ...
Which of our knives will reach its finish line first (Finnish in your case)?
The Great Eastern Contest across the Big Pond is ON!

jeffsenpai · Jan 30, 2023

Just picked one up for a dealer. The micarta variant of the 47 has managed to be in stock for over a half hour. If only I can be so lucky for the cotton sampler.

Will Power · Jan 31, 2023

Jacques Mi said:
Same here Will Power ...
Which of our knives will reach its finish line first (Finnish in your case)?
The Great Eastern Contest across the Big Pond is ON!

Well, that's no contest

You're only half way across the Atlantic

Plus you don't have to deal with Suomen Posti and Customs...

.the last packet I had spent 15 days in 'sorting' at Helsinki before coming here, a journey that in the old low tech non Digital Days used to take 24 hours or less. But, do you have trees in Iceland to prune?

Wharn · Jan 31, 2023

I didn’t realize the 47s actually came in ebony as well as chechen. I almost caught a drop today but froze up trying to decide between the two and ended up missing everything. Rookie mistake haha.

bbfish · Jan 31, 2023

Wharn said:
I didn’t realize the 47s actually came in ebony as well as chechen. I almost caught a drop today but froze up trying to decide between the two and ended up missing everything. Rookie mistake haha.

Have there been ebony on drops? I assumed they all went through some sort of back channel.

TheIncredibleHoke · Jan 31, 2023

Scored a rosewood from a dealer, pretty jazzed. It’s going to be a working knife for sure.

Jacques Mi · Jan 31, 2023

Will Power said:
Well, that's no contest You're only half way across the Atlantic Plus you don't have to deal with Suomen Posti and Customs....the last packet I had spent 15 days in 'sorting' at Helsinki before coming here, a journey that in the old low tech non Digital Days used to take 24 hours or less. But, do you have trees in Iceland to prune?

There are many 'parcel Limbos' for a good knife than just Suomen Posti. More than we have trees in Iceland I bet

But don't worry!
The knife will be gifted to my father-in-law who lives abroad. His recent retirement and gardening enthusiasm will keep him pruning hard when summer comes.

Frank Morris · Jan 31, 2023

Got a 47 natural micarta harvester last night on a dealer drop. They stayed around for about an hour. I wanted the Rosewood version but wasn't quick enough.

I think I paid to much compared to other dealer prices but I really liked the knife and didn't want to miss out on it.

bbfish · Feb 1, 2023

Got my natural cotton sampler today, all I can say is its an odd, odd knife.