GEC Rendezvous 2023 Announced

[mrknife]

SFAs not too shabby either

 

[Jerbhola89]

I’m really enjoying my time and it’s great to meet all the people!

Did not go for the 81 or 87 stag, beautiful knives just not my cup of tea especially when I already have an 87.



SFA round 1

 

[mrknife]

Looking good!!!! more sfas! more sfas!

 

[Kiteman72]

That ebony cattle knife is off the chain! Thanks for the pics!

 

[untytled]

I’m really enjoying my time and it’s great to meet all the people!

Did not go for the 81 or 87 stag, beautiful knives just not my cup of tea especially when I already have an 87.
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SFA round 1
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Thanks for the pics! Glad to hear it's a good time ova there. Great looking cattle knife. Love ebony on an already great frame.

 

[Travman]

 

[Travman]

 

[lithicus]

I’m really enjoying my time and it’s great to meet all the people!

Did not go for the 81 or 87 stag, beautiful knives just not my cup of tea especially when I already have an 87.
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Thanks for the pics! I like the muskrat pattern and picked up a red onion micarta one. That stag muskrat is gorgeous!!

 

[mrknife]

ha you and that waterfall micarta!

 

[Graham24]

Hope to one year get up there for this event. All the pictures always looks like a good time.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I got there around 9:30am today, met up with DavidZ always good to meet up in person with you Dave !
And later on with waynorth aka Charlie which I was glad to see this year. His health had recently had taken a turn as most of us know, but he was walking pretty good, no cane needed and just as lively as I remembered him. I did not get any other images as the event didn't seem very photo friendly/opportunity wise and the tour I had taken years ago would just be similar images taken again. As in the past, the folks at GEC paced the volume of people that got to go into the 'store' to look/buy by using tickets. You'd get a ticket and when your number was called, then you were able to venture into the store. Bill walked by and I said hey, I think he even remembered me but he asked if I got a ticket yet and I said not yet. So he flagged down the nice lady and she tore off a ticket for me. Quite a high number, so the wait would be fairly lengthy. But, I got lucky at the porta potty, hmm that sounds worse than it was, by lucky I mean as I was waiting my turn to make my bladder gladder, a fellow came out of the 'booth' and asked if I just got to the rendezvous and I said yes, then he asked if I had gotten a ticket again I replied yes and he handed me his ticket which was about 40 numbers lower than mine and said 'here take mine, I'm leaving and won't be using it'. But as I needed to leave in a little while, I saw a fellow sitting in the queue for the store and asked him what his number was, it was quite high, so I gave him that ticket so his wait would not be as long.

But I did grab this candid of Charlie as he just got to GEC and was talking with one of the attendees, many people were waiting on his arrival, seemed about the same as you'd see at a Taylor Swift concert with fans swooning at the sight of him! well maybe not all that...

Charlie by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

The Rendezvous again as the last time I was there seemed not the same, before it was more open and not so much a individual sales opportunity, maybe one day it will revert back, but I imagine that would be a difficult thing.

Charlie, it was great to see you again and glad to see you in fairly good health, as you noted, we're both aging ...rapidly and that's comes with ups and downs health wise!

Here's a link to a previous visit to GEC with a lot of photos

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G2

 

[Let'er Buck]

R

Excited for my first Rendezvous and getting a chance to meet many of you.

Rick

Your collection is definitely one that I always enjoy seeing. You have some great pieces.

 

[Let'er Buck]

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Awesome scores!

 

[Travman]

ha you and that waterfall micarta!

I have the complete GEC set of Waterfall Micarta knives. The 86 and the 59.

 

[flylock]

Here’s some rendezvous loot. They had out some special pieces this year for sure

 

[Campbellclanman]

Charlie is looking good! Keep that going my friend!

Looks like Travis is buying up a Storm there! nice to see, I hope that everyone is having a great time!

 

[Hoffmajo89]

Here’s some rendezvous loot. They had out some special pieces this year for sure

That cattle knife with the “antique amber jigged” is super cool. Would make a great companion to one of the 68 white owl from the recent run although they called that one “cowhide jigged” or something like that.

And the 77 Jack knife in cocobolo is just incredible!

 

[pat9198]

Now I know what the gold mine image was all about, congrats to everyone there and your mighty fine scores!

 

[btb01]

Some really cool knives coming out of the Rendezvous! The #35s in ebony and bone are nice, and those spear point #25s?! Really good stuff.

While I am envious that I couldn’t make it for the knives, I wish I was there to meet and talk with some of the people even more. It’s hard to beat talking knives with fellow enthusiasts in person. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[mrknife]

with endcaps! but i think the 77 ebony with end caps is gonna steal the show!