Great Eastern 3 1/2" Jack

Can someone post a picture in their hand when they get it.

thanks in advance

joes
 
just came in:

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case medium stockman for more perspective:

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this is my 1st GEC knive and it lives up to the GEC reputation for quality and F&F. it is, and should be, a fair step above the case in most areas.
i kinda expected 1/2 stops but this one does not have them though there seems to be a hitch about 1/4 of the way down on the closing arc. hard to describe... walk is not smooth but i like to hear the talk. i was afraid the springs would be too stiff but this is not the case at all. also, the pen blade spring is a bit thinner than the main blade spring.
the main scale pin in the center of the knife is proud on both sides which i'm a liitle surprised at and there's a very slight chip in the bone on the pile side that most would never notice. the pins do bother me as they are right near the edge of the scale so i'll have to file them down a little. i'm very impressed with the color match of the scales though not so taken with the GEC jigging.
compaired to my case it's thicker but just as pocketable. F&F is slightly above case but i gotta ding it a little for those proud pins. the blades have a nice swedge on them that the stockman can't touch. the case has better walk but the GEC has more talk and overall feels heavy built. having said that, if GEC goes to make a stockman from this pattern it looks like they would almost have to add another spring (that's just a guess on my part) which would make it just a bit too thick for my taste.
i will buy another GEC for sure.
 
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GEC just released (in the last couple of days) the first 4 of the Northfield line of these medium jacks.

Handle materials are snakewood, pumpkin patch acrylic and rotten banana bone with cloud shields, and jigged yellow rose bone with the rose shield. All have swedged clip mains with long pulls, plus pen secondary blades.

GEC, if you are listening, please bring this pattern out with bare head stag scales and sheepfoot secondary with long pulls both on the mark side. I believe you could sell half the run (or more) to members of this Traditional subforum alone.
 
I got my ebony jack last night. Again, no half-stops, which was a surprise. Smooth walk and talk. However, the point of the main clip blade was sitting above the liner. A few seconds on the ample kick of the liner with a file fixed that. Aside from that one minor issue, this is a lovely knife. I like everything about it.

I think if GEC were to come out with a barehead jack with ebony scales and bar shield with a main clip (long pull and swedges) and secondary wharcliff, that they would go like hot cakes.
 
Wayne, the only reason I said sheepfoot instead of Wharnie is because it makes it easier to have both pulls on the same side, i.e. it rides high enough to clear the top of the clip blade. If they went with the muskrat clip blade like on the mink pattern (same frame), then you could have a more slender Wharncliffe secondary and still reach the pull from the mark side. Either way, I want my secondary to be a straight edge and a little smaller than the master clip.
 
black mamba said:
Wayne, the only reason I said sheepfoot instead of Wharnie is because it makes it easier to have both pulls on the same side, i.e. it rides high enough to clear the top of the clip blade. If they went with the muskrat clip blade like on the mink pattern (same frame), then you could have a more slender Wharncliffe secondary and still reach the pull from the mark side. Either way, I want my secondary to be a straight edge and a little smaller than the master clip.
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I could get with that. More of a California Clip with a Sheepsfoot, with the pulls on the same side. I am with you on that. But, I would move away from the stag. Don't get me wrong, I like stag, but the ebony is really, really nice.
 
black mamba said:
GEC, if you are listening, please bring this pattern out with bare head stag scales and sheepfoot secondary with long pulls both on the mark side. I believe you could sell half the run (or more) to members of this Traditional subforum alone.
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You are absolutely correct:D

I'd go for bone Barehead too.
 
black mamba said:
GEC, if you are listening, please bring this pattern out with bare head stag scales and sheepfoot secondary with long pulls both on the mark side. I believe you could sell half the run (or more) to members of this Traditional subforum alone.
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you should be a consultant for GEC jeff. :D
 
Keith, thanks for the detail criticism of the Jack. Hopefully someone from GEC reads these threads!!
I like their knives, and will continue to buy one now and then, but constructive criticism helps those who listen.
 
Ive got to say that I think those are the nicest GEC's I've seen yet. I love the serpentineness of the frame. Good work GEC!!!
 
1095 and ebony? I think my wallet just got thinner.:eek::D Don't own anything from GEC yet but this one has got me to pull the trigger. Can't wait.
 
moonwilson said:
I like that a lot. I'm a sucker for ebony. I'm not a huge fan of the muskrat blade configuration, so I've been waiting for a stockman variation on this pattern. But these jacks are pretty tempting!
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I feel the same way about waiting for a stockman but with serpentine in the 3 1/4 to 3 5/8 range....and cam tangs.
 
I got mine a couple days ago, its my first GEC and will not be my last. It's quite a "small" 3 1/2" compared with my other knives that size I just got - couple Northwoods jacks and a Queen Dan Burke small barlow. Fit and finish are impeccable - sharp, zero gaps, nice walk and talk - about a 5 on the main blade and a 4 on the pen. I picked up the ebony scaled version and I do believe it will be riding in my watch pocket when I wear jeans quite often. Excellent referreral from this forum I must say, now I have to go resurrect the Queen Burke thread. Please lets show some restraint recommending great knives as my bank account has some Christmas recovery to do:)
 
I just ordered one of these in stag. I have been looking forward to GEC coming out with something like this.

- Barritt
 
I'm glad to see GEC coming out with this size. While the larger Jacks & other patterns are very nice, they're on the stout side (Well, the single blade versions weren't too bad) & the Barlow & Barlow Jacks (3") were nice, but a little small. I find the 3.5" slippie to be just about the ideal size.

I also love the look of the ebony wood versions.
 
Anyone have any thoughts as to whether the ivory acrylic would yellow over time? I like that look. I really like the ebony, but there is something about GEC's acrylics that really appeal to me. I read they won't crack, so it seems like a tough scale. I'm torn between the two, anyone else have any love for acrylic? Has someone purchased one of the ivory jacks?
 
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