How many nuances of red have GEC used?

[sogflash]

Does anyone here know how many different nuances of red GEC have colored bone with, and how different are they?

I have one with rust red bone, but I have seen there's one called indian paint brush.

 

[Getahl]

I have a #23 (large trapper) in "ruby red" jigged bone. It is very...bright. It's buried in a box in the garage, and about as heavy as a Buck 110, but I'll see if I love it.

 

[knifeswapper]

My guess is 34 1/2 different shades of red

From Hemlock Green to Fuschia....

 

[Double Ott]

Blood Red is a favorite of mine. I have this one and a Toothpick.

Tom

 

[Codger_64]

Does anyone know where they source their dyed bone? I seem to remember that some years back (10 or more) there was not a domestic supplier of dyed, jigged bone covers and they were mostly sourced from Boker in Germany.

 

[Grateful]

Here's my Strawberry bone #25.

Jim

 

[Pipeman]

Here's a yellow red '-)) and a Red red.

Regards

Robin

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[Vandal783]

Does anyone know where they source their dyed bone? I seem to remember that some years back (10 or more) there was not a domestic supplier of dyed, jigged bone covers and they were mostly sourced from Boker in Germany.

They do all the bone work in house, jigging and dying included.

 

[knifeswapper]

Does anyone know where they source their dyed bone? I seem to remember that some years back (10 or more) there was not a domestic supplier of dyed, jigged bone covers and they were mostly sourced from Boker in Germany.

Early on (2006/07) they bought the biggest part of it from Culpepper; thus all the bonestag types we no longer see. Now, they buy the whole bone and do the work themselves; I think they call it the "Boneworks" part of the factory.

 

[Codger_64]

They do all the bone work in house, jigging and dying included.

Early on (2006/07) they bought the biggest part of it from Culpepper; thus all the bonestag types we no longer see. Now, they buy the whole bone and do the work themselves; I think they call it the "Boneworks" part of the factory.

Too cool! It gives them much better control of the dye tones I imagine. That was a major problem with ordering bone from suppliers some years ago, getting good color matches left and right, receiving covers that had hard to detect cracks, consistancy of color between dye lots. They do produce some very handsome bone and with using so much, it makes sense to do it inhouse. :thumbup:

Oh... I know some of you fans of GEC have factory shots saved. Any of the "Boneworks" processes? Some lovely reds being shown. On with the show!

 

[jon_slider]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1151935-Barlow-vs-Sodbuster

2nd run Charlow with pile side pen behind spear
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...od-Traditional-Barlow?p=12132364#post12132364

Beautiful 152213 TC Barlow in Rust Red Sawcut Bone. Wow Charlie!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[festerfromnzed]

The knife on left is a GEC made schrade...The right one is called red barnboard bone and was an eyesore until i gave it the black dye treatment..It is now a deep plum colour and i like it a lot...Both are from 2007? and are #73 pattern.....FES

 

[black mamba]

Mike is right, of course, they have used MANY different reds. Here are a couple of mine.

Rust Red

Horsecut Red Wine

 

[pertinux]

Oh... I know some of you fans of GEC have factory shots saved. Any of the "Boneworks" processes?

GEC's "Boneworks" is the Fight Club of their production processes.


(Of all that GEC so generously shows and pictures and explains, their bone processing processes currently remain Secret-- for their eyes only.)


~ P.

 

[Planterz]

Garnet bone

 

[Codger_64]

GEC's "Boneworks" is the Fight Club of their production processes.


(Of all that GEC so generously shows and pictures and explains, their bone processing processes currently remain Secret-- for their eyes only.)


~ P.

No fairs. I watched their factory tour vids. No bone jigs or dye vats. Fowl I say, fowl!

 

[RRaconteur]

I've got a "Brimstone Bone." Looks a lot like the red barnboard bone above.

 

[pertinux]

The bone on this #25 pre-dates GEC's in-house processing. I call it, "Old Red":

Twizzlers Red ("Red Bone"), used here and on Charlie Campagna's HJ6's, if not others(?):

"Red Bone":

~ P.

 

[jon_slider]

Rust Red

looks more like Blood red...
here is Rust Red

Fowl!

Mallard!
GEC also owns acrylic stabilizing equipment, they admit to using it only on Primitive bone, and Charlies Walnut.

Twizzlers Red ("Red Bone"), used here and on Charlie Campagna's HJ6's, if not others(?):

looks about as Orange as the Rust red Charlow
Spanish for Red is Colorado, which simply means colored, and includes both Orange and Red... to me Orange is not Red, at least not in English..

 

[black mamba]

I went through the lists from 2006 through 2012 (they don't have 2013 done yet) and came up with these.

Apple Red Jigged
Beet Red Jigged
Black Cherry Herringbone
Black Cherry Jigged
Blood Red Jigged
Blood Red Peach Seed Jigged
Brick Red
Burgundy Jigged
Cherry Jigged
Cranberry Wine Jigged
Dark Red Jigged
Deep Red Wine Jigged
Diamond Back Red
Garnet Jigged
Hemlock
Horsecut Red Wine
Indian Paint Brush Jigged
Inferno
Jigged Bone Red
Light Red Jigged
Mahogany Jigged
Red Barnboard
Red Barnboard Jigged
Red Bluegrass Jigged
Red Dawn Jigged
Red Glass Jigged
Red Hangman
Red Jigged
Red Peach Seed Jigged
Red Sienna Jigged
Red Wine Jigged
Reddish Brown Jigged
Ruby Red
Ruby Red Jigged
Rust Red Jigged
Rusty Red Jigged
Smooth Cherry
Smooth Red
Strawberry Jigged
Tractor Red Jigged

It's probably not all of them, and some with slightly different names are probably the same, but it gives you an idea of how many.