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GEC Bullnose
- Thread starter trapper78
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I carry smaller knives during the week, so I was happy to finally get to put this guy to work. He was in my pocket all weekend helping me re-shingle parts of my house and was so useful and comfortable splitting and trimming cedar shakes. I used the heck out of it and it still looks brand new.
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OK I'm going to wax lyrically about this knife one more time
After receiving mine I gently re-profiled and convexed the edge using the mousemat method (something I do on all my knives). Considering the O1 steel it was remarkably easy. Here's the bit I've been impressed with. Since that point this knife hasn't left my pocket, I've asked some fairly tough task of it (trimming through small knots whilst whittling, zip ties, timber bundle straps etc). Every couple of days I simply strop the edge and its back Much as I love 1095 it wouldn't do that.
Given that it has a relatively fine edge on a thin grind I was expecting rolling with some of the tasks I've asked, nothing.
Very impressed.
Sam
After receiving mine I gently re-profiled and convexed the edge using the mousemat method (something I do on all my knives). Considering the O1 steel it was remarkably easy. Here's the bit I've been impressed with. Since that point this knife hasn't left my pocket, I've asked some fairly tough task of it (trimming through small knots whilst whittling, zip ties, timber bundle straps etc). Every couple of days I simply strop the edge and its back
Much as I love 1095 it wouldn't do that.Given that it has a relatively fine edge on a thin grind I was expecting rolling with some of the tasks I've asked, nothing.
Very impressed.
Sam
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OK I'm going to wax lyrically about this knife one more time
After receiving mine I gently re-profiled and convexed the edge using the mousemat method (something I do on all my knives). Considering the O1 steel it was remarkably easy. Here's the bit I've been impressed with. Since that point this knife hasn't left my pocket, I've asked some fairly tough task of it (trimming through small knots whilst whittling, zip ties, timber bundle straps etc). Every couple of days I simply strop the edge and its back
Given that it has a relatively fine edge on a thin grind I was expecting rolling with some of the tasks I've asked, nothing.
Very impressed.
Sam
Glad to hear that!