GEC #73 in Red Stag

[Modoc ED]

"Rick" - I hope this doesn't anger you or offend you but I'm curious. In the second picture you posted of your knife, it appears that the stag handle is just short of reaching the end of the knife leaving the liner exposed. Is that the case?

Absolutely nothing negative meant to be implied here. It is truly a beautiful knife and as stated by others, your pictures are stunning.

 

[KnifeHead]

"Rick" - I hope this doesn't anger you or offend you but I'm curious. In the second picture you posted of your knife, it appears that the stag handle is just short of reaching the end of the knife leaving the liner exposed. Is that the case?

Absolutely nothing negative meant to be implied here. It is truly a beautiful knife and as stated by others, your pictures are stunning.

I noticed the same thing. Since handle materials have to be hand fitted and attached, it would be impossible for the person doing the hafting to miss that. This means that they just thought it would be ok for the stag to not fit the knife properly. I'm curious what the GEC fans think about that?

I asked on another GEC thread about the "flushness" of the springs at half-stop....are these springs flush at half-stop on this knife?

 

[joe-bob]

I asked on another GEC thread about the "flushness" of the springs at half-stop....are these springs flush at half-stop on this knife?

They are supposed to be, but I noticed on mine that some are nicely flush and some are less than exact.

As far as the short scale goes, I have to wonder if this knife wasn't an "EDC" version, which are knives with minor cosmetic flaws (this particular knife pre-dates the EDC release era, but could be in that category nonethelesss).

 

[KnifeHead]

Interesting...so they have a class of knife that they call "EDC". Are these QC culls?

In some ways that might seem like a good idea but to me it doesn't. after a while of these getting out into the market???...I'll just say in the future it might not seem like it was such a good idea to put your culls out on the market.

 

[Modoc ED]

They are supposed to be, but I noticed on mine that some are nicely flush and some are less than exact.

As far as the short scale goes, I have to wonder if this knife wasn't an "EDC" version, which are knives with minor cosmetic flaws (this particular knife pre-dates the EDC release era, but could be in that category nonethelesss).

Rick said: "I just received this '07 Scout from Mike Latham's "odd lots"".

 

[joe-bob]

Interesting...so they have a class of knife that they call "EDC". Are these QC culls?

They are knives with minor cosmetic flaws. Scale colors, ugly pin heads, letters buffed off of the shield, etc. Stuff that is insignificant if you're going to be leaving your knife out in the rain, but that "collectors" would balk at.

 

[black mamba]

Interesting...so they have a class of knife that they call "EDC". Are these QC culls?

Kerry, my understanding is that they are for very minor visual details, nothing mechanical. The only one I own is the little 3" Wharnie, picture below. The retailer could not determine what the imperfection was, but in my opinion it is the sunken pin in my photo. Most commenters on their EDC knives say that most other companies would release them as "firsts" because of the almost imperceptable nature of the imperfections.

In previewing my post, I realized that the nick is also just touching the spine (not perfect), but have seen Queen and other knives released with worse nicks than this as "firsts."

 

[Rick]

"Rick" - I hope this doesn't anger you or offend you but I'm curious. In the second picture you posted of your knife, it appears that the stag handle is just short of reaching the end of the knife leaving the liner exposed. Is that the case?

Absolutely nothing negative meant to be implied here. It is truly a beautiful knife and as stated by others, your pictures are stunning.

I appreciate the downright painstaking tact displayed in your question, ED, but I'm a big boy . And hell, it's only a knife, not my wife!

Yeah, the obverse scale is slightly 'squared-off' on the top if its head--think "jarhead"--but the second photo exaggerates the flaw. I didn't even notice it until I saw it in enlarged high-rez. The last photo is a more accurate depiction of its visual impact. No factory knife is gonna be perfect, and that hint of liner showing under the scale's skirt is pretty easy (for me) to overlook. I'd be far more irked by something like an uneven grind, an off-center blade or a badly distorted pin.

I noticed the same thing. Since handle materials have to be hand fitted and attached, it would be impossible for the person doing the hafting to miss that. This means that they just thought it would be ok for the stag to not fit the knife properly. I'm curious what the GEC fans think about that?

I asked on another GEC thread about the "flushness" of the springs at half-stop....are these springs flush at half-stop on this knife?

The springs are dead-nut flush both open and closed, but both are evenly shy at half-stop. At least they're consistent.

A note on Mike's "Odd Lots." I haven't discussed this with him, but the description on his site sez:

"These are Great Eastern knives that we have either bought in individual collections or elsewhere. Typically they will be older models and either short runs or hard to find individual Great Eastern knives."

I infer from this that they aren't culls or EDCs, but rather knives that arrived through channels other than recent factory direct releases. I'm sure that Mike missed the slightly short scale; as I said, I missed it myself until I saw the pics. No way it's goin' back.

Thanks for all the comments! Sharing a recent acquisition in the traditional board always enhances the new knife rush.

 

[coyote711]

I still wouldn't kick this knife outa bed!!!

 

[Modoc ED]

I appreciate the downright painstaking tact displayed in your question, ED, but I'm a big boy . And hell, it's only a knife, not my wife!

I just didn't want you to think I was nit-picking your knife. I was just curious. I would never knock a guy's new knife that I knew he was downright proud of. (By the way, terribly sorry to end that last sentence with a preposition).

Oh, I'd much rather have a wife with a flaw than have a new knife with a flaw that I'd ordered sight unseen unless of course the wife was a mail order bride, in which case, I'd be more inclined to return the wife rather than return the knife.

Once again, that knife of your's is very nice. I wouldn't return it either.

 

[Rick]

I would never knock a guy's new knife that I knew he was downright proud of. (By the way, terribly sorry to end that last sentence with a preposition).

Once again, that knife of your's is very nice. I wouldn't return it either.

Yep. A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with.

Thanks, guys. I'm really enjoying the shiny new toy.

 

[cnas122]

Man, that stag is to die for. Great knife.