GEC #55 Hounds Tooth Convince me!

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combatjiujitsu

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Been eyeballing one of these babies and was wondering what you guys thoughts were on them. I love the warncliffe blade shape and curves. Really close to pulling the trigger just need a slight nudge lol. Give me some opinions guys.
 
Do it! I love the lines of it open and closed, the wharncliffe just snugs into the frame so nicely and of course it is very ergonomic. Only downsides I can think of are a non-sunk joint (as Doug Add has previously mentioned) and a firm snap (love/hate.) They also come in some great cover materials, look at this bone!. I wish I had gotten the stag as well my first time around but I may yet.



PS. Jeff reminded me, another vote for the liner lock! With the strong spring I am sure it'd be fine in most applications as a slipjoint but I say go for it.
 
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Not on my comp at the moment but ill add a few pics later ;)

I have been carrying it every day since I recieved it in the mail. I first said the spring was the strongest I had ever recieved and that was true but it has lightened up nicely. The wharnie has surprised me at how versatile a blade it is. I have had no problem not having belly in my blade but find it getting harder to not carry the wharnie because of the tip. Oh how this thing is a slicer. The dogleg just melts in my hand more so then any other frame I have held(I will say most are not single blade). Mine has the liner lock and while the first few times where weird, its now second nature. It does not interfere with anything and I could not be happier with mine. If you want to know anything specific just ask away.

Jeff
 
I won't be able to get pics of mine up until tomorrow, but I have two - a Northfield in autumn gold bone and a Tidioute in bocote. I really like this pattern and aside from the fact that the joint is exposed a bit, I don't have any complaints at all with the two of mine. I love wharncliffe blades aesthetically and practically. They are not good for every thing, but they are great for most things. A pair of 55s, one wharncliffe and one spear would just about cover the whole gamut of everyday use. I'd say get one and give it a try. They are well made. A lot of us like them and you can unload it on those of us that do if you decide it's not for you.

Actually, I can put up some pics tonight because I have the seller's photo of the bocote and I made a photo of the Northfield when I bought it a while back.

First the bocote Tidioute:

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and the Northfield:

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Ed J
 
Shot of the liner lock


This one best shows off the texture of the bone


Think this is a pretty accurate showing of the color in the bone under normal viewing. I do not touch up any of my pics.


I just like this one ;)
 
Which one will you opt for? I got my Tidioute Redbone from a fellow forumite who was selling in the Traditionals For Sale thread. It's well exceeded my expectations, really excellent in the hand, nice long Wharncliffe and a very smart looking knife indeed. Premier division build quality too. Any gripes? No, well I'd prefer Barehead but then, I like all knives in that style. For me, it's THE Wharncliffe of my collection, the others I have are: CASE SBJ, Paul Chen, GEC Half Whitt, CASE/Bose Norfolk. The Houndstooth is quite simply the best made and best in use of any of these other decent knives.

Thanks, Will
 
go on, you know you want to

Kinda hope you don't though, less people buying them means they might still be around by the time I save up to buy a northfield version...for backup :p

This was about the only picture I couldn't find for the linerlock version, perfectly safe, if scary the first few times, kind of like a case russlock only the first stage of the spring is firm enough I can't really do it comfortably with one finger as it looks in the pictures, it's been a two hand closer, don't know if it'll loosen up later

the bocote is subtle (brown over yellow) in person at least on this one, that was something that made me hold off at first because I like wood but not normally something as starkly grained as bocote, it's a lot nicer to my eye in person

Honestly very happy with the 55, don't think you'd regret it
 
It's a perfect apple knife for me.

I'm usually in to knives that are a bit bigger, but I really like the 55.
 
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