GEC's Warranty?

I had to send back a Viper a few years ago, I used it so much that I wore the blade out. Fertilizer and concrete bags will do that! They put a new blade in it. I think it cost 25$. The new blade didn’t have the swedge, like original, but I didn’t care. And I had to wait until the made that blade shape again. It seems like it took the two or three months. Can’t really remember. But it was perfect when I got it back!
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sgbeskin said:
I had to send back a Viper a few years ago, I used it so much that I wore the blade out. Fertilizer and concrete bags will do that! They put a new blade in it. I think it cost 25$. The new blade didn’t have the swedge, like original, but I didn’t care. And I had to wait until the made that blade shape again. It seems like it took the two or three months. Can’t really remember. But it was perfect when I got it back!
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That's awesome. Good looking 47!
 
Another thing I was wondering: Is it pretty common/acceptable that GEC knives have slightly irregular shape where, for example, the back of the knife is not square all the way through the length of the knife?

My 47 has this odd slope at the front where the blade locks up, but then at the butt of the knife, the body slopes another direction. So the body of the knife is not square from end to end.

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I sent one back a couple years ago. Pretty big void around the shield. I told them I pay a somewhat premium price for a somewhat premium product. No, they're not a custom knife, but it was the worse I had seen from many of their knives I own. The only replacement they had was one they had been taking to shows. It was mint when I recieved it and am more than happy with service and the knife. Kinda cool to own one they may have picked out as an exemplary example of that model. I recently returned another that had a cracked cover. No problem, sent another out immediately. Although apparently a pony from USPS died. The mail is still a mess. Almost here though and I expect it'll be just fine. If you get one and it's not up to par, contact them right away while they might have a replacement in stock. I recently received a 47 in Stag. I don't plan on carrying it so the following probably isn't an issue. It has a crack (natural I believe) from the end to past the pin and tapering off towards the outside edge. Can't tell if it goes through the entire thickness of the cover. But it looks like it could split and an inch plus fall off. Was thinking of sending it back, but it's growing on me. Lol. Nice character in a natural product. I just hope it doesn't get worse over time.
 
Viper84 said:
Another thing I was wondering: Is it pretty common/acceptable that GEC knives have slightly irregular shape where, for example, the back of the knife is not square all the way through the length of the knife?

My 47 has this odd slope at the front where the blade locks up, but then at the butt of the knife, the body slopes another direction. So the body of the knife is not square from end to end.

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While not an ideal look, this is fairly common in hand hafted knives (although maybe not that noticeable). That uneven haft could have been the worker chasing an imperfection or something, trying to grind it off. You don't see that with customs, but production knives, more common than you might think.
 
glennbad said:
While not an ideal look, this is fairly common in hand hafted knives (although maybe not that noticeable). That uneven haft could have been the worker chasing an imperfection or something, trying to grind it off. You don't see that with customs, but production knives, more common than you might think.
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I can appreciate the fact that since GEC knives are handmade they won't ever have CRK levels of perfection, but sometimes it is frustrating to get one with a lot of "issues" due to the luck involved in buying them from dealers, or the amount of money you'd have to spend to get one on the secondary market.
 
I've never sent a knife in for warranty work.
If the GEC has flaws I can't live with, I'll post it for sale and list the flaws... it will still sell quickly.
 
Viper84 said:
I can appreciate the fact that since GEC knives are handmade they won't ever have CRK levels of perfection, but sometimes it is frustrating to get one with a lot of "issues" due to the luck involved in buying them from dealers, or the amount of money you'd have to spend to get one on the secondary market.
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I do agree that it is frustrating!
 
I sent back my 2013 Blade Forums knife. I was stripping back the bark off a limb I was to use as a cane. Nothing that would put extra stress on the knife. The pivot pin popped loose from one side of the bolster. It was fixed promptly. I won’t waste my time using it for anything, not wanting to have the same issue. I had other design issues with it.

Anyway, GEC makes great knives fit and finish wise but mine just stay in my knife bag. Too much money for a knife I won’t use. Blade shapes and etc just not to my liking.
 
jakemex said:
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Anyway, GEC makes great knives fit and finish wise but mine just stay in my knife bag. Too much money for a knife I won’t use. Blade shapes and etc just not to my liking.
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Why buy them then if they are not to your liking?
 
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