GEC #86 2021: Angus Jack, 2AB, Spring Street Barlow (BF Knife)

[Jiki]

(Ok, not really. Everyone knows that [IMG alt="waynorth"]https://www.bladeforums.com/data/avatars/s/149/149064.jpg?1492197516[/IMG] waynorth cannot be imitated nor duplicated!)

Are you sure?

 

[JTB_5]

Just arrived today. I like it!

 

[Scott J.]

Are you sure?

Crazy. I had a tough time carving a mushroom.
Nice work

 

[Blades of Glory]

Fresh out of the tube. A fine example…
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[sf fanatic]

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Crazy. I had a tough time carving a mushroom.
Nice work

Well @Jiki +mushroom = Jerry Garcia. “What a long strange trip its been”

 

[Duvel]

This just in:

 

[Jiki]

W

Well @Jiki +mushroom = Jerry Garcia. “What a long strange trip its been”

Jerry Garcia? That's a different carving.

 

[sf fanatic]

Jerry Garcia? That's a different carving.

Oh yeah, now you’re talking Needless to say well done

 

[Old Engineer]

Thanks, Paul! The girls are going as Bill Howard and Charlie Campagna for Halloween this year.

Harry

 

[Kiro]

I love everything about it. Now I'm officially ready for fall.

 

[mrknife]

Loving the variation on the bone so far on the rust orange!

 

[waynorth]

Are you sure?

Jiki did a portrait of me!! Hangs by my desk as we speak!!
I am ever grateful!!

 

[SteveC]

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I love everything about it. Now I'm officially ready for fall.

What a great picture !

 

[Augie]

Last Friday night on the back porch.

 

[Chief]

These are great users, get one if you can.

 

[Chief]

Couple more pics. The fit / finish on these is custom+

No gaps, covers fit tight. Great job GEC

 

[Camillus]

What has changed at GEC that has made their tolerances so much tighter?

 

[Jiki]

What has changed at GEC that has made their tolerances so much tighter?

I would guess two things.

Jack knives are more simple to make well.

They lost experienced knife makers to retirement and the replacements are coming up to speed.

 

[Jake Dudley]

The angus jack I had was nice and tight but my 2ab has got some gaps in it.

 

[akaMatt]

The angus jack I had was nice and tight but my 2ab has got some gaps in it.View attachment 1654467

Same thing here. But I have yet to get a Barlow from GEC (couple 15s, 77, couple 86s) without that exact same thing. Only visible when held up to backlight, though.