GEC Rendezvous 2023 Announced

These are the Seconds knives which were in the very first cabinet upon entering the store. Note that the labels marked with a red dot denoted a Special Factory Assembly (SFA) knife.
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mrknife said:
im already disappointed, a lot of my friends were there and I didnt get a chance to see them. received a surprising number of messages missing my presence.
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It would have been great to have had a chance to meet you in person Jack. We have been porch friends a long time.
 
Travman said:
Those were left over 14’s with regular handle covers that were assembled this year. These were not really SFA’s and didn’t have SFA tubes, but they were still special in their own way.
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i noticed, its the 2018 thats special to me cause it had a stouter spring. but sadly they seemed to have raised the price a bit.
 
Jerbhola89 said:
This was also my first picnic and it was an amazing time; I got some awesome knives But more importantly I met some amazing people and had some wonderful conversations. It was great to meet some of the greats like Charlie, Lyle, and of course Bill and William. @Heynowwww, and Travman Travman it was great to meet you and chat as well. Anyone else where I may not have connected you name to the BF handle… cheers! And also to some of the dealers that were there, great conversations and great people!

I camped out Thursday night, and while I may not do that again…. It was splendid experience. Chatting late into the night with folks about knives and life and enjoying some beverages. I rolled over on my keys and hit the panic button on my car so if a car alarm woke you up in the middle of the night, it was me and I’m sorry! 😅

I passed on the rendezvous knifes; but made a great haul (the 77 alone was worth it!!) . I’ll be getting some more picture up/taken but here are a bunch of my grabs, the area, and the event, and the factory. I ventured past the picnic area and took some glamor shots at down in the oil creek - beautiful area.

*I have some other pictures of people and their collections but don’t want to post them without their permission. It was great to see others sharing this hobby and passion.

It was a grand time for sure and I hope to make it again next year.

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Such a great haul Jeremy! It was great to follow along.
 
Travman said:
These are the Seconds knives which were in the very first cabinet upon entering the store. Note that the labels marked with a red dot denoted a Special Factory Assembly (SFA) knife.
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Travman said:
This case had recently produced knifes on the top shelf and SFA’s on the bottom shelf.
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Here is a close up of the 35 Camp and Cattle knife SFA’s based on the 35 pattern.
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Thanks for sharing those. For someone who’s never had a chance to go, it’s interesting to see what all they had and how it’s laid out. :thumbsup:
 
wlfryjr said:
I so thoroughly enjoyed this rendezvous, like Yogi it was déjà vu all over again. It's been five years since I got back because of different health and travel complications.
A lot of new people and many of the familiar ones were hard to put in place. It was really nice putting a handshake to everyone.

Travman I'm sorry, I never did mesh you with the guy who posts on our thread, and I'm sorry I never spent more time talking about our farmers jacks.( I kept taking glances at you and I couldn't figure you out, I knew there was something) I was tired from the drive and that first night of tossing and turning all night, but I owe you. I really like the "newer custodians " I met and hope to get more familiar with everyone.

Here's my Rendezvous knife. I always liked the muskrat pattern. I would have loved if Bill had put a whole baker special blade on this Rendezvous knife but it's a dandy anyway. Bill and GEC have been so considerate of their patronage.
I wish people knew how much this company tries to accommodate their patronage. We're so lucky to have a man like Bill Howard, so dedicated to our passions.
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I’m glad we had the opportunity to meet. I felt like we had met before because I knew who you were from the video Rob Bixby posted back in 2015 of the Rendezvous from that year. Next time we should all wear name tags with our Blade Forums name written under our real name.

BTW, Nathan Denning is my brother-in-law. He is the one that you traded with this past weekend to obtain the red acrylic Hen & Rooster farmers Jack.
 
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Jerbhola89 said:
This was also my first picnic and it was an amazing time; I got some awesome knives But more importantly I met some amazing people and had some wonderful conversations. It was great to meet some of the greats like Charlie, Lyle, and of course Bill and William. @Heynowwww, and Travman Travman it was great to meet you and chat as well. Anyone else where I may not have connected you name to the BF handle… cheers! And also to some of the dealers that were there, great conversations and great people!

I camped out Thursday night, and while I may not do that again…. It was splendid experience. Chatting late into the night with folks about knives and life and enjoying some beverages. I rolled over on my keys and hit the panic button on my car so if a car alarm woke you up in the middle of the night, it was me and I’m sorry! 😅

I passed on the rendezvous knifes; but made a great haul (the 77 alone was worth it!!) . I’ll be getting some more picture up/taken but here are a bunch of my grabs, the area, and the event, and the factory. I ventured past the picnic area and took some glamor shots at down in the oil creek - beautiful area.

*I have some other pictures of people and their collections but don’t want to post them without their permission. It was great to see others sharing this hobby and passion.

It was a grand time for sure and I hope to make it again next year.

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You did well with your selection of knives. So that was you that couldn’t turn off your car alarm 😂 . I was still awake so I thought it was funny. Sorry we had to leave early on Saturday night. Nathan and I couldn’t stay awake any longer. I guess we had spent one too many nights camping out in front of GEC. Hope to see you next year.
 
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Glad so many had a wonderful time. For a traditional knife enthusiast it is the place to be. Everyone had should try to make the trip at least once if you can. Bring a friend and tour the area as well. Even a non-knife nut will appreciate seeing the town, the knife making process and admire the products I am certain.

,,,Mike in Canada
 
Travman said:
You did well with your selection of knives. So that was you that couldn’t turn odd your car alarm 😂 . I was still awake so I thought it was funny. Sorry we had to leave early on Saturday night. Nathan and I couldn’t stay awake any longer. I guess we had spent one too many nights camping out in front of GEC. Hope to see you next year.
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All good my friend! We were all quite exhausted, I rolled out at midnight and James stayed for who know how long. It was great to just hangout and relax after the picnic.
 
Will be making a few posts from the Rendezvous. I'm going to start with some pictures of the people and the event. As usual the people are what make the Rendezvous, Both the attendees and our hosts from GEC, many thanks go out to both groups.

For the second time I set up a table to sell and trade knives and it really exceeded my expectations, I really appreciate Bill putting up the tents and allowing us to display and sell knives, talking to Bill he is also happy with the tents as he feels it gives attendees something to do while waiting to get in to the store and keeps them at GEC. The wait to get in the store was as much as 3 hours.

Anyways here are the pics, first is myself with Charlie and Lyle, it was so good to meet up with them again and we spent quite a bit of time BSing about knives.


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Augie said:
Will be making a few posts from the Rendezvous. I'm going to start with some pictures of the people and the event. As usual the people are what make the Rendezvous, Both the attendees and our hosts from GEC, many thanks go out to both groups.

For the second time I set up a table to sell and trade knives and it really exceeded my expectations, I really appreciate Bill putting up the tents and allowing us to display and sell knives, talking to Bill he is also happy with the tents as he feels it gives attendees something to do while waiting to get in to the store and keeps them at GEC. The wait to get in the store was as much as 3 hours.

Anyways here are the pics, first is myself with Charlie and Lyle, it was so good to meet up with them again and we spent quite a bit of time BSing about knives.


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Great pics; it was great to meet you as well John!
 
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