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

[PoleMonkey13]

Arrived yesterday, my fav of the 3.

 

[mcc850]

Big fan of this one

 

[JohnDF]

When should a backspring gap be considered a warranty issue?

When it interferes with the functioning of the knife... which it never does.

 

[hornetguy]

I'm sure there are others besides me that had zero chance of getting one of these that would be tickled to have it.....

 

[HEMI 49]

Is your Angus Jack a Medium Rare or Well Done? Looks like it could be a Medium Well.

It is technically a Well Done.......

 

[Viper84]

I'm sure there are others besides me that had zero chance of getting one of these that would be tickled to have it.....

Had to buy this one on the secondary market since it was impossible for me to get from dealers. I've decided it's a keeper.

 

[stagmeister]

Had to buy this one on the secondary market since it was impossible for me to get from dealers. I've decided it's a keeper.

That one has great color!

 

[cudgee]

Big fan of this one

That is a really well thought out photo, highlights everything.

 

[mcc850]

That is a really well thought out photo, highlights everything.

Thanks cudgee !! I didn’t even notice the clouds in the reflection of the pool until after I posted. Sometimes even a blind squirrel can find a nut

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Is the green micarta a different type of micarta than the red/black? They look so very different.

 

[Matt_WY]

Is the green micarta a different type of micarta than the red/black? They look so very different.

Yes, the green is a canvas micarta and the black and red is linen micarta

 

[Old Engineer]

Had to buy this one on the secondary market since it was impossible for me to get from dealers. I've decided it's a keeper.

I am sorry that you had to go to the Secondary Market for that my friend . Regardless of that , it is a very nice looking knife . You have some very desirable cover on it IMO . Wear it in good health .

Harry

 

[jsdistin]

Is the green micarta a different type of micarta than the red/black? They look so very different.

Red and black linen= thinner thread and tighter weave

 

[Wharn]

I just got home and had this beauty rust orange bone waiting for me. Thanks to beezwax for trading for my green micarta, it was really kind of you.



Here it is next to my forum knife for comparison.

 

[Modoc ED]

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I just got home and had this beauty rust orange bone waiting for me. Thanks to beezwax for trading for my green micarta, it was really kind of you.

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Here it is next to my forum knife for comparison.

Very nice Steven.

 

[Spaten]

Mine arrived early in the week, and it’s stunning. A bit more on the red side than I envisioned, but I never had a dog in the red vs brown fight so that bothers me not at all. F&F is nice and tight, and I like the domed pins, they add a bit of traction to my grip.

 

[MililaniGrown]

My BF 86 tracking says it’ll be delivered by Tuesday! Haven’t been this excited to receive a knife in a while. Get ready for the second wave of happy and proud ‘21 BF 86 owners

 

[Mass1632]

Beware and prepared of/for the pink bottoms

Still a pretty knife, most all bareheaded bones cant get dye on the bottom of the knife. At least as gecs are concerned.

 

[Markeologist]

I think how much of the lighter shade shows up in the covers is a conscious decision by GEC…I have quite a range in my TCs including completely dyed butts as on the 2014 Anniversary and 2017 in cranberry. Even my rust red sawcuts are dyed pretty thoroughly on the butt end.

 

[Camillus]

I assume the blank gets dyed before being trimmed (or is it hafted?) to its final size.

Assuming the dye doesn’t go all the way through, the length and the width of the blank (relative to its final size) dictates how much undyed bone is revealed when it is trimmed.

If correct, this may explain why the butt shows more undyed bone than the sides.