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They're very different beasts in all ways. If you're after a 66 Slim, I'd recommend one for sure. Decent snap and excellent F&F all round. Thanks, Will
 
Will, that certainly does help. Thanks for taking the time to post a few pics. Really appreciate it.
Regards,
Jennifer
 
buendia518 said:
Hi,
Can anyone help me out with a comparison photo of a Northwoods Norfolk and a GEC #09 esquire? I have a nice ebony Norfolk fresh off the exchange and I'm shopping for an esquire but I'm I'd like to compare it to the Norfolk if I could.
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I tried to line up the top 2 knives with the main blade bolsters and the bottom 2 knives with the secondary blade bolsters.

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jone said:
That would be great Logan. Thanks.
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Finally got some time to do this today. Not the best lighting, but tried to get you some different views. Also drug all my Northwoods out for a family pic, which I guess partly applies to this thread. Hope this helps!













 
Logan-
Thanks so much. Very helpful. Appreciate the comparisons. Nice looking set of northwoods you have there.
 
Great Northwoods collection, Logan!
Derrick has wonderful knives produced!
 
Could someone please post pics, especially thickness, of the 66 slim vs the 66 jack? And maybe weights of the two if possible? Thanks in advance!
 
Flint Hills said:
Could someone please post pics, especially thickness, of the 66 slim vs the 66 jack? And maybe weights of the two if possible? Thanks in advance!
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1 a.m. here so it's twilight dark for a couple of hours thus the pic is poor but you'll get an idea. Tidioute Red Sawn Bone 66 Slim and Northfield Rotten Banana Bone 66. The Northfield being a 2 spring Jack is a great deal thicker and this is reflected in the weights: 56g Slim, 74g Jack.
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My GEC #82 (Maroon Linen Micarta)came in a few days ago so I took the opportunity to take a few pics comparing it with GEC's other 2 stockman (#66 Black Paper Micarta, #81 Osage Orange) and 1 cattle knife (#53 Ebony). I find that the #81 is closest to the #82 frame wise (obvious right) and that the #53 is the closest blade wise. I like that the #82, like the #53, provides a full handed grip without any of the blades protruding too much. I like the skinner blade profile on these and that the sheepsfoot/wharncliffe ride low. I like both blade profiles on these too. Note that on the #53, the sheepsfoot's nail nick is on the mark side. I kinda like the drop point blade of the #82 more than the #53's spey blade although I don't have a problem with GEC's spey design normally. The #81's clip and sheepsfoot are just a little too high for my tastes. The #66 is the most pocketable but my biggest complaint on these is, again, the high riding sheepsfoot. I wouldn't mind a wharncliffe profile like on the #82. Weight wise, the #66 is the lightest at 2.5-6 oz (my scale fluctuated a bit). Both the #81 and #82 came in at 3.1 oz and the #53 was the most at 3.6 oz.





 
Thanks for those pictures. I almost got an 81, I'm glad I waited for the 82. I think I would not have liked the blades nearly as much as I do on the 82.
 
No problem. I probably would have held off on the #81 if I had know the #82s were coming too. I should have added a disclaimer in my review though... even though I have several stockman(8)/cattle knives(6), I don't really carry or use them* :o Actual stockman users may feel differently than I do about the attributes of those knives.

* My 2 most carried/used stockman are 1. a CSC Stockman I snagged off the bay for about $20 that I keep by my computer (super sharp slicer) and 2. a Queen Small Stockman that I've EDC'd for a few weeks when I got it but not much since then (all the benefits of low riding blades, D2, but only 3 3/8" closed, about the size of a GEC #33, only a little thicker/wider).
 
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