GEC #62 A taste of what's coming up in the 2013 BF knife

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Wow... The Bird's eye maple is gorgeous. The BF 2013 in micarta will be great too.
 
Yes, the Birds Eye Maple looks fantastic. Must.....resist.
 
I would think the tooling would be similar, but the BF knife will be a two spring arrangement with one being a wrap-around, vice the single spring of the easy pocket congress. A lot of details were kept within the framework of existing patterns to try and keep costs down. I believe enough extra details were added to make the forum knife unique.
 
Regardless, it is very similar... It will be a long wait for ours though. Well worth it if it looks as good as this one does!
 
bwperdue said:
Yes, the forum knife will have rattail bolsters.
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That's great, Blaine. I know the 2012 knife was slated to have them as well but we got the standard Northfield 3-groove booster instead. This is going to be a beautiful knife! Thanks for the reply.

-Greg
 
Well, we're supposed to have them, anyway. That's what was agreed upon in the spec list. I didn't know that about last year.
 
2013 Blade Forums Knife Specs.
Copied from the pre-order thread:

Pattern: two blade congress jack
Size: 3.5" - 4"

Blades: sheepsfoot primary behind pen secondary; half stops on both blades; main blade as long as possible but no longer than 3"

Blade steel: 1095 carbon

Blade finish: satin; cut swedge on primary blade, drawn swedge on secondary; no etch, no serial numbers

Bolster material: nickel silver

Blade tangs: must accommodate a Bladeforums tang stamp; if current stamp is too large, we would like a smaller one made; "2013" also stamped on tang

Bolster style: square, with rattail (one medium thick groove per bolster)

Cover material & color: thin-grained paper or linen micarta, whitish/ivory colored, curved some to bring out some layers in the micarta

Nail nicks: long pull on primary, standard nick on secondary; both on shield side, placed so blades do not interfere with nicks. Possibly a relief cut inside scale in front of secondary nick to help opening, if needed.

Shield: long, centered, and running parallel to long axis of knife; must be pinned

Springs: extended spring to close secondary blade channel


Hope that gives you a better idea of what's to come.... I hope it's what arrives... It's what I've paid for. 😉
 
pmew said:
2013 Blade Forums Knife Specs.
Copied from the pre-order thread:

Pattern: two blade congress jack
Size: 3.5" - 4"

Blades: sheepsfoot primary behind pen secondary; half stops on both blades; main blade as long as possible but no longer than 3"

Blade steel: 1095 carbon

Blade finish: satin; cut swedge on primary blade, drawn swedge on secondary; no etch, no serial numbers

Bolster material: nickel silver

Blade tangs: must accommodate a Bladeforums tang stamp; if current stamp is too large, we would like a smaller one made; "2013" also stamped on tang

Bolster style: square, with rattail (one medium thick groove per bolster)

Cover material & color: thin-grained paper or linen micarta, whitish/ivory colored, curved some to bring out some layers in the micarta

Nail nicks: long pull on primary, standard nick on secondary; both on shield side, placed so blades do not interfere with nicks. Possibly a relief cut inside scale in front of secondary nick to help opening, if needed.

Shield: long, centered, and running parallel to long axis of knife; must be pinned

Springs: extended spring to close secondary blade channel


Hope that gives you a better idea of what's to come.... I hope it's what arrives... It's what I've paid for. ��
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What I meant to say... The quality and good looks of the #62 is indicative of what's awaiting us when and if the 2013 BF knife finally gets here. Yeah, it's a jack, yeah all of the above. I'm hoping that ours looks as good and even better, if that's possible. :rolleyes:
 
bwperdue said:
The forum knife is going to be a new pattern.
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Cool, I always assumed it would be the standard square bolstered #61 frame. I'm really getting excited :)

Shaggy said:
That's great, Blaine. I know the 2012 knife was slated to have them as well but we got the standard Northfield 3-groove booster instead. This is going to be a beautiful knife! Thanks for the reply.

-Greg
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What, you didn't get one with rattail bolsters?
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I'm sorry, just teasing ;)
 
sturzi said:
Cool, I always assumed it would be the standard square bolstered #61 frame. I'm really getting excited :)

What I hoped to do too is maybe get a few more excited enough to order the 2013 BF knife so we could get the show on the road! We may get this one after Christmas if we hurry! (Sarcasm)
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jakemex said:
What I meant to say... The quality and good looks of the #62 is indicative of what's awaiting us when and if the 2013 BF knife finally gets here. Yeah, it's a jack, yeah all of the above. I'm hoping that ours looks as good and even better, if that's possible. :rolleyes:
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I'm sure it will look just as good. I haven't had a bladeforums knife yet, but judging by thoughts and pics of previous ones this one will be lush. And I agree, c'mon guys get your credit cards out!
 
sturzi said:
Cool, I always assumed it would be the standard square bolstered #61 frame. I'm really getting excited :)



What, you didn't get one with rattail bolsters?
Groove_9_small.jpg


I'm sorry, just teasing ;)
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Thats just mean...:cool:

I remember the thread where you did that mod, came out beautifully.
 
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