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I discovered GEC on this forum when they first started making knives but never made a purchase. Not having made a production traditional knife purchase in sometime, I decided it was time for another EDC. I had already made the decision to buy an GEC without consulting the forum first regarding the mixed reviews on QC.
Just before purchasing the knife I did a little homework and came across a few posts that had me on the fence. Of all the latest gripes I too felt that a lot of the GEC patterns didn't really appeal to me except the Geppetto Whittler amongst a couple others. I took the plunge anyway...
I purchased the knife from [a non-BF dealer member] which allows you to view the knife you're purchasing. I have no affiliation with the company but thought this was helpful in that you can actually view both sides of the handle material (at a minimum). Although the pictures aren't of the highest quality on the site, you can get an idea of potential problem scales. I narrowed it down to this particular piece as one other didn't have as much character, and the other had an imperfection on the stag's edge that could form into a crack later. Plus it allowed me to view how the pins were set into the handle material:
My initial impressions of the knife has been great so far...
THE PROS:
Just look at that burnt stagl! I haven't been this excited with handle material unless it was a custom knife!
The pulls are solid but I wouldn't consider them nail breakers by any means. There's no visible gaps in the springs or where the scales meet the liners. It may seem like there's a spring gap in the picture near the pen and coping blades but it's just a lack of perfect finishing where the springs meet… you can hardly tell if it weren't for the camera flash.
The knife feels great in the hand and has all the blades I always seem to gravitate toward.
THE POTENTIAL CONS:
Although the lock-up is solid there's an almost undetectable wobble on the pen blade. It might become a problem later but I'm not sweating it for now.
The bolsters are nicely polished with the slight exception of the pinched area. You can tell that they have a hard time getting all the scratches out of that area before taking it to the polishing wheel.
There was a slight scar on the finish of the clip blade just below the swedge that you can barely see in third photo. Not a big deal for me as I plan to carry and use the knife but this could be a potential problem for a safe queen collector.
The edge was just okay out of the box… The angles are there and edge profiles are decent and thin but it just needed a little TLC on the strop. I will eventually re-profile the edges to my liking but for now the strop got it hair-popping sharp until it's time to sharpen.
Overall, I'm completely satisfied with my purchase. :thumbup:
Just before purchasing the knife I did a little homework and came across a few posts that had me on the fence. Of all the latest gripes I too felt that a lot of the GEC patterns didn't really appeal to me except the Geppetto Whittler amongst a couple others. I took the plunge anyway...
I purchased the knife from [a non-BF dealer member] which allows you to view the knife you're purchasing. I have no affiliation with the company but thought this was helpful in that you can actually view both sides of the handle material (at a minimum). Although the pictures aren't of the highest quality on the site, you can get an idea of potential problem scales. I narrowed it down to this particular piece as one other didn't have as much character, and the other had an imperfection on the stag's edge that could form into a crack later. Plus it allowed me to view how the pins were set into the handle material:
My initial impressions of the knife has been great so far...
THE PROS:
Just look at that burnt stagl! I haven't been this excited with handle material unless it was a custom knife!
The pulls are solid but I wouldn't consider them nail breakers by any means. There's no visible gaps in the springs or where the scales meet the liners. It may seem like there's a spring gap in the picture near the pen and coping blades but it's just a lack of perfect finishing where the springs meet… you can hardly tell if it weren't for the camera flash.
The knife feels great in the hand and has all the blades I always seem to gravitate toward.
THE POTENTIAL CONS:
Although the lock-up is solid there's an almost undetectable wobble on the pen blade. It might become a problem later but I'm not sweating it for now.
The bolsters are nicely polished with the slight exception of the pinched area. You can tell that they have a hard time getting all the scratches out of that area before taking it to the polishing wheel.
There was a slight scar on the finish of the clip blade just below the swedge that you can barely see in third photo. Not a big deal for me as I plan to carry and use the knife but this could be a potential problem for a safe queen collector.
The edge was just okay out of the box… The angles are there and edge profiles are decent and thin but it just needed a little TLC on the strop. I will eventually re-profile the edges to my liking but for now the strop got it hair-popping sharp until it's time to sharpen.
Overall, I'm completely satisfied with my purchase. :thumbup:
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