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you guys have seen these before however a friend requested a refresher. i think the pic is too poor to aid his memory but i tried.
l to r bocote--snakewood--whitebone--elk--stag--bloodred--grape--deadskunk--& tiger lily.the elk & grape are 440, the rest are 1095 with the snake, stag, &. dennis bloodred having sabre grinds. dennis
 
Nice set of teeth... :thumbup:
 
Good grief Dennis!!! Ya gotta stop doing this to us. Those are very nice looking GECs.
 
I don't know Dennis . . . . . . . . . .:cool:
I think you need a few more of those beauties!!:D
 
if anyone has a gec tooth in orange jig bone sabre grind i sure would appreciate a pic of that knife. have been considering getting one but dist. pics are not good. thanks dennis
 
Well, I was searching for a toothpick thread because I have never owned a toothpick and thought I might make one my next purchase and wanted to find some examples of various makes to help me choose. These GEC's look really good. I like blade shape better than Case (just personal preference aesthetically), so I would pick a GEC over Case for that reason. Also looking at Queen and Schatt & Morgan.

Ed
 
GEC makes the best toothpick on the market, IMHO. That white bone is lovely, and I've had my eye on one of the "grape" versions for a little while now. As usual, Dennis' collection puts mine to shame. Darned recession. I coulda been a contender! ;)
 
Dennis, here is one you didn't show in your great pic.

Rosewood, with the nice mannequin (or hourglass?) shield
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moonwilson'

Not real sure where you're gonna find any more grape toothpicks. There were only 8 made in GEC, and I think the Tidioute used a different name for the color.
 
joe-bob said:
moonwilson'

Not real sure where you're gonna find any more grape toothpicks. There were only 8 made in GEC, and I think the Tidioute used a different name for the color.
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Dangit. You're right. I had things all mixed-up in my brain meats. I would like one of those grape, stainless toothpicks. The Tidioute ones are called "plum", I think. The color looks a bit different though- more red. Those are still out there.

Oh well, can't have everything.
 
black mam. yours looks pretty rich that rosewood & the cocobolo are hard to see on the distributor sites & i hate to get " dead wood".i bought a dark green 440c 23 about 4 or 5 months back & the knife was 100$. it was so ugly i sold it mint to my brother for 50$. i try to see forum pics so i know what i'm getting. you ca'nt return a non-defective knife because its ugly. dennis
 
Do the sabre grinds feel appreciably stouter? I might be getting one of those pretty things soon !
 
dr.pepper the gec tooths are a very nondelicate knife from the get go. you could do a deer if you had the patience. they are no skinny mimmies & would be my edc in town if i was'nt a carpet cleaner. that doe'st mean you can pop the top off of a gallon of canned paint. cutting rope, boxes . whittlin & so on. in hand feel is great . have 3 in. blades & if your skill level is up there can dispatch robust enemies. dennis
 
Dr. Pepper said:
Do the sabre grinds feel appreciably stouter? I might be getting one of those pretty things soon !
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I just put a caliper to a couple of mine, namely a Tidioute flat grind and a Northfield sabre grind.

The flat grind is .098", thickest point of spine just below swedge as opposed to .117" max for the sabre grind, measured right where the clip starts.
Measuring where the clip starts, but at the midpoint of the blade, the flat grind Tidioute is .055" thick, while the sabre grind Northfield is .088".

Yes, the blade on the sabre grind is stouter (thicker) by an average of .026" --
more backbone to the sabre, but also a more obtuse angle into the edge, so not as good a slicer as the flat grind.
 
Thanks for the help.

I was just a little concerned as the blade on my Case XX toothpick is really thin and can easily be flexed.

I was indeed wanting someone to confirm what logic told me; that the heavier grind (sabre) was a bit stouter. I know in principal, this grind always is but having never held one (GEC toothpick) I could not be dead sure if the sabre was made my taking a flat grind blade and grinding out even more below it to make the beveled portion. Now I know that in this case, it is having more material to begin with and grinding away less of it to make the blade as opposed to having the normal flat ground blade additionaly ground to yield a super thin sabre just for looks.

I have no doubt I can take care of deer with one. My most used hunting knife for the past 7 years is a nimble and well blooded Case xx cv yellow 31048 slimline trapper which has a similar profile to the t-picks.

It always rides with a fancier knife but seems to always be the one in my hand by the time I am done and ready to head for the truck.

I am wishing I could have the elk horn, 440C and the sabre version. Too bad. I have to figure out if I am more interested in trying GEC's 440C or the sabre profile.

Again, thanks
 
the elk in 440c is a great knife but i do'nt know if you can find the elk with enough color. a tip from a major dist. got me an elk with lots of character, however i would make sure the handle had color before ordering. talk to the dist. incidentally a prominent engineer [knarfeng] tested the gec 440c & it actually held up slightly better in rope cutting than the 1095. however i like 1095 better for a user.dennis
 
Dennis,

I believe I will opt for the 440C as I already have three GEC's in 1095, and most of my other slips are in carbon as well.

Trying a stainless on for size would be a good project for me.

Thanks for the tip on the general lack of color on the elk horn.

My Christmas wish list continues to grow :D
 
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