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GEC Pioneer Blade thickness
- Thread starter wildmike
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I have one in 440C.
It is a complex shape, so I will give you several measurements.
The tang of the drop point blade is 0.110"
Midway down the blade, the spine is 0.97"
Just above the bevel, the blade thickness is ~0.022"
One thing I have previously commented upon is that, because of the thinner edge, this fella cuts like a banshee and will outcut blades made of alloys with better reputations for edge retention. I am much impressed with the blade shapes on the GEC's I have handled. Truly, these are the products of designers who know their stuff about knives.
It is a complex shape, so I will give you several measurements.
The tang of the drop point blade is 0.110"
Midway down the blade, the spine is 0.97"
Just above the bevel, the blade thickness is ~0.022"
One thing I have previously commented upon is that, because of the thinner edge, this fella cuts like a banshee and will outcut blades made of alloys with better reputations for edge retention. I am much impressed with the blade shapes on the GEC's I have handled. Truly, these are the products of designers who know their stuff about knives.
DennisStrickland
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an almost perfect flat grind that reduces friction making a cutting machine .
dennis
dennis
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Not about the thickness like, but I would say that when I got my first slipjoint #23 ( I have a few and will have more I know) it was like some blinding revelation of something I had been seeking for ever and not known
The right length and shape, the blades are robust but thin enough to slice like an atomic-driven Stihl
Along with something that I can core an apple with, the #23 is more or less my 'go to' knife (swaps about with a few bigger sodbusters and other #23s)
Unless it is too big, I can't imagine how you could be disappointed, especially after you have put an edge on it
The right length and shape, the blades are robust but thin enough to slice like an atomic-driven Stihl
Along with something that I can core an apple with, the #23 is more or less my 'go to' knife (swaps about with a few bigger sodbusters and other #23s)
Unless it is too big, I can't imagine how you could be disappointed, especially after you have put an edge on it