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GEC Visit in September!

Looking forward to the newest 3 1/2" barlow. Hoping they'll offer some in sawcut bone and ebony.
 
Campbellclanman said:
I want a single bladed one, a clip-point and a spear point !, and also I want......:D
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Ho Ho Ho! Have you been a good boy???:D
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On Rudolph the red nose is great, but on Santa it means he's been nipping at the sherry.

Behave, Santa, behave . . .
 
I`m definately in for a clip point 2 bladed sawcut model. Maybe a spearpoint down the road. In my mind the perfect Barlow has a clip, and a pen blade, with the master blade in front, and a long pull. Nice large bolsters, not too vulgar stamping on the bolster, and nice bone handles. I hope this will be the Barlow I`ve been wanting.
 
Art_Vandeley said:
I`m definately in for a clip point 2 bladed sawcut model. Maybe a spearpoint down the road. In my mind the perfect Barlow has a clip, and a pen blade, with the master blade in front, and a long pull. Nice large bolsters, not too vulgar stamping on the bolster, and nice bone handles. I hope this will be the Barlow I`ve been wanting.
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How could this not be the Barlow you have waited for Art? :D, from what I can see, its a honey of a Barlow which reeks of Traditional styling, only the Barlows that Charlie was kind enough to show us from yesteryear would compete with this Barlow - that I am sure of.

Charlie if this thread is a "testing the waters" for orders ...I DO want to order one of each-if these are spoken for already?-then I will of course step back...but if not-then please consider this an official order of one of each.
 
I've pretty much got my birthday and Xmas sewn up as far as knives vs divorce/sending children out to work goes.
The 2012 trad forum knife and the lagiuole I bought recently in Paris ( a lot but you should have seen the one I wanted to get!) have taken care of that.
Nevertheless a man does need a good new Barlow from time to time. This could be the one.
Obvoiusly the nice little RR I got a couple a months ago doesn't count.
What colour will this bone be?
 
Campbellclanman said:
How could this not be the Barlow you have waited for Art? :D, from what I can see, its a honey of a Barlow which reeks of Traditional styling, only the Barlows that Charlie was kind enough to show us from yesteryear would compete with this Barlow - that I am sure of.

Charlie if this thread is a "testing the waters" for orders ...I DO want to order one of each-if these are spoken for already?-then I will of course step back...but if not-then please consider this an official order of one of each.
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Duncan, it is not fair for me to speak of orders etc. in this forum. My sole purpose is to share the exciting process of bringing back yesteryear in the way that I can, with a cutlery that still uses hand methods. Tony Bose, Ken Erickson and others can do it with sheer skill. I rely on others - sigh.
But have no fears old friend!!;)
 
Thank you Charlie for that-I didnt know whether to ask that here-so my apologies, it is pretty exciting to see I do admit!
In bringing back yesteryear Charlie-the Traditional world of knives owes you a lot! Im pretty sure we wouldnt know too much about the HJ as we do now-yet alone own them!
Cant wait to see more updates!
 
waynorth said:
Kevin, one of the reasons I bought the top and bottom knives was to have a good look at the "old school" jigging. They are doing a great job, absolutely great. Just the fact that they try their best to match front and back deserves praise, but the actual jigging and dying really reflects the old time knives. Maybe I'll find the time to compare some, but it will be a while. Too much on my plate these days!
Jake and Jason #15 is not a surveyor or a sowbelly, but I definitely wouldn't rule those patterns out in GEC's future!!
I better not answer anymore questions just yet - 'til I get permission . . . .
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Ok...I gotta ask here Charlie, when you say that GEC are doing a great job with the jigging ( which they are-it does look extremely nice, and in conjunction with the colouring of the Bone = awesome )... are they doing this by machine or by good ol' fashioned hand?...if by machine have you watched this process?...I am afraid I dont even know enough to begin to imagine or picture the jigging in process!
 
Duncan, et. al, one of the main things that GEC protects from outside observation, is the way they jig their bone handles! Bill has spent years re-creating the methods the old cutleries used. And it is all a work in progress. Expect great things in the coming years.
No one comes close to the beauty they are creating, IMO, although I expect someone will send examples to ummmmm. . . .parts of Asia . . . . and ask for copies to be made.
There are some examples of old jigging equipment around, rusting away, but so far, the owners refuse to let go of them.

It is financially unfeasable to jig the bone completely by hand. I understand it is a sort of combination hand/machine process. GEC has been generous with showing me a lot of the steps to creating their pieces, but the bone jigging remains sacrosanct!
 
Thanks Charlie, Love the way the crescent nick lines up with the swedge.

Best regards

Robin
 
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Thank you for the information Charlie - thats really interesting, and exciting for the future! It must be a privilege to see what you have.
 
You are welcome for the info guys. Wish I knew more about production jigging.
Some day I will actually see a machine, I hope!!
 
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