GEC 86’s for 2023

[HEMI 49]

Ha, well, Randy once confirmed they use CNC for sharpening.

Oh..... Well, maybe I'm misinformed..... My apologies...

 

[HEMI 49]

It doesn't appear Randy Bell is on BF....... But, one expert, who is on BF, is the man himself; Charlie Campagna waynorth ...... Charlie, does GEC hand grind the cutting edges, or use CNC to do the sharpening?......

 

[Alex.Y.]

Edited. Sorry, nevermind.

 

[HEMI 49]

Randy is on FB. Though I am currently not there anymore, so can't provide you any proof, sorry.

Also, if you look at the edges, no one could physically make them that narrow (short) by hand.

How'd they do it 50 years ago?

 

[Alex.Y.]

How'd they do it 50 years ago?

Not that narrow.

 

[HEMI 49]

Not that narrow.

Uh..... Eyesight?..... Morning after shakes?

 

[Alex.Y.]

Uh..... Eyesight?..... Morning after shakes?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Some people can possibly put an edge of half millimeter or less constant width on a specific blade with their hands, but not on hundred blades everyday, I won't believe it.

 

[HEMI 49]

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Some people can possibly put an edge of half millimeter or less constant width on a specific blade with their hands, but not on hundred blades everyday, I won't believe it.

Muscle memory is an amazing tool in the human toolbox..... I'll bet you some old Geezer can sit on a homemade stool and pound out beautiful edges faster than you could hit the cycle start button on a CNC grinder....

 

[birdsbeaks]

Muscle memory is an amazing tool in the human toolbox..... I'll bet you some old Geezer can sit on a homemade stool and pound out beautiful edges faster than you could hit the cycle start button on a CNC grinder....

Well, they took John Henry to the boneyard,
and they buried him in the sand,
and all of the folks that came a'rollin by,
they said "there lies a steel-drivin' man!
Lord, Lord, there lies a steel-drivin' man!"

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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Randy Bell does participate on FB, but I have noticed that he is extremely careful to avoid sharing any information that GEC would prefer to keep in house.

 

[Alex.Y.]

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[Jsega51]

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Some people can possibly put an edge of half millimeter or less constant width on a specific blade with their hands, but not on hundred blades everyday, I won't believe it.

I don’t follow all the discussions here in Traditionals everyday anymore but when I do come around, I read a lot of posts of yours that are simply misinformed. I live in Olean where Cutco knives are made and all of their edges are done by hand, think of how many kitchen knives they make a day! Same with Case knives just over the hill from here and guess what, they’re even hiring if you’re interested in experiencing it yourself…so you can believe it.

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[Alex.Y.]

I don’t follow all the discussions here in Traditionals everyday anymore but when I do come around, I read a lot of posts of yours that are simply misinformed. I live in Olean where Cutco knives are made and all of their edges are done by hand, think of how many kitchen knives they make a day! Same with Case knives just over the hill from here and guess what, they’re even hiring if you’re interested in experiencing it yourself…so you can believe it.

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I wasn't saying "nobody can sharpen by hand carefully". The width I was talking about, I meant this "width":

Please bear with my drawing skills.

 

[Alex.Y.]

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[JTB_5]

I wasn't saying "nobody can sharpen by hand carefully". The width I was talking about, I meant this "width":
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Please bear with my drawing skills.

Take.

 

[SteveC]

At the 18 minute mark

 

[Jsega51]

I wasn't saying "nobody can sharpen by hand carefully". The width I was talking about, I meant this "width":
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Please bear with my drawing skills.

That’s the edge bevel. Did you not see that one of the tasks at Case is “create the cutting edge of the blade by hand”?

What exactly would you call the area highlighted in your art knife? Is that not the bevel and cutting edge that extends from the plunge grind? Seriously, do you know what you’re even talking about?

 

[waynorth]

Muscle memory is an amazing tool in the human toolbox..... I'll bet you some old Geezer can sit on a homemade stool and pound out beautiful edges faster than you could hit the cycle start button on a CNC grinder....

I watched a young woman at Queen, standing behind a two-stone set of grinding wheels on a motor, take knife after knife; once each side on the coarse, and once each side on fine - one side with her left hand, the other side with her right hand!! Slit paper with every blade!! Sharp!!! For years I figured she was magic!!!

 

[GaiusJulius]

I watched a young woman at Queen, standing behind a two-stone set of grinding wheels on a motor, take knife after knife; once each side on the coarse, and once each side on fine - one side with her left hand, the other side with her right hand!! Slit paper with every blade!! Sharp!!! For years I figured she was magic!!!

She was, Charlie! That’s why we all keep chasing these knives

 

[Alex.Y.]

That’s the edge bevel. Did you not see that one of the tasks at Case is “create the cutting edge of the blade by hand”?

What exactly would you call the area highlighted in your art knife? Is that not the bevel and cutting edge that extends from the plunge grind? Seriously, do you know what you’re even talking about?

Right, bevel, that's the word. Please forgive me my terminology lacking, because I am not a native English speaker. Sometimes I may sound stupid, but that's mostly because I am mixing terminology of two languages and fail to use the proper ones in English. Also, my memory got worse after covid, if that's of any excuse.