LETS SEE THOSE MAGNIFICENT HARNESS JACKS

Travman said:
Yes, that knife is from the “good ol’ days”. That was from back when Charlie had a hand in the design of all the great Blade Forums knives. I’m sorry you stabbed yourself behind the fingernail, but at least you have a good memory from it. I think all owners of that one have been hurt at least once with that super fine and sharp punch. Maybe not as bad as your experience though 🤣. I use that super fine punch specifically for getting out really deep splinters. It is the best tool for that job I’ve ever found.
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Sorry Travman Travman , I thought I replied to you Travis. Perfect Punch for that- it's so extremely fine! I can't say it's a good memory tbh - but it is definitely etched into the memory :)


afishhunter said:
waynorth waynorth , Campbellclanman Campbellclanman The two of you (IMHO) are the most knowlageable.

Question:
Did I somehow chip the end of this punch? (knife is my 852211 harness jack. ☹️😭)

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I don't recall the tip looking like this.
No idea how I could have chipped it.
I have only used it on leather - never wood, and have always gone with a straight 180° to the surface of the leather.

The last thing I used the punch for wa a couple holes for 2 Chiago Screws i my belt, so I could attach a new buckle "extension". (The original "extension" was thin leather, and tore at the buckle fold-over. 🤬 I used an old belt to make the new one.
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You see a lot of Punches having been "sharpened" off at an angle at the tip, I'm guessing a lot of the times it was for this very reason, or perhaps using the punch so often they had to touch it up.
Are you going to try to carefully taper out the chip with sandpapers?
 
Campbellclanman said:
You see a lot of Punches having been "sharpened" off at an angle at the tip, I'm guessing a lot of the times it was for this very reason, or perhaps using the punch so often they had to touch it up.
Are you going to try to carefully taper out the chip with sandpapers?
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I have not decided yet.
I have a "few" other punches (not as many as several folk here by a long shot) so I might just use one of my "Demo Knives" or Scout/Camp/Utility knives, when I need a punch.

Honestly, I use a punch more often to pry goat head thorns/"sandburrs" out of my bike and trike tyres (hopefully before they hole the tubes), than I do to make holes in leather. 🤨
 
This "Banana Peel knife" with a clip blade was meant for GEC's regular dealers, and is legitimate for its intended purpose, IMO!!!
My SFO prototypes (2) had Stag handles for the Clip version, and Ebony (2) for the spear blade version!!GEC N4 N4a 4.jpgGEC N4 N4a 5.jpg
A spear "proto" is here, but the Stag "protos' have gone to others!! I think GEC's policy is to mark two with "Protoytype" with every new pattern!
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waynorth said:
This "Banana Peel knife" with a clip blade was meant for GEC's regular dealers, and is legitimate for its intended purpose, IMO!!!
My SFO prototypes (2) had Stag handles for the Clip version, and Ebony (2) for the spear blade version!!View attachment 3213569View attachment 3213570
A spear "proto" is here, but the Stag "protos' have gone to others!! I think GEC's policy is to mark two with "Protoytype" with every new pattern!
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Amazing. Thank you, Charlie. I’m happy to have this one. Never thought I’d find an HJ from the “olden days” of GEC!
 
DaveHS said:
Amazing. Thank you, Charlie. I’m happy to have this one. Never thought I’d find an HJ from the “olden days” of GEC!
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It's great to see an HJ clone appear outside my SFO!! I never knew Bill and Ken had produced some!! Interesting knife!!
Bill only produced half of my SFO order - 12 or 13 of each, of a projected 25 of each!!! Maybe some day when he is bored, or finished with his work, he will finish my order!!??!!?? Ha Ha!!! :rolleyes: 😁
 
waynorth said:
It's great to see an HJ clone appear outside my SFO!! I never knew Bill and Ken had produced some!! Interesting knife!!
Bill only produced half of my SFO order - 12 or 13 of each, of a projected 25 of each!!! Maybe some day when he is bored, or finished with his work, he will finish my order!!??!!?? Ha Ha!!! :rolleyes: 😁
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This is just what I wanted to know! I remember you telling the guys on Catch Bit Show that GEC didn’t make any additional Harness Jacks in those early years of your SFO’s. That’s why I was so excited and surprised to see this one.
 
That is just so very cool to see Dave! I am really rapt for you to find the Prototype upon opening it up- that would have been a nice surprise for sure! and what a beauty it is too!
I did a deal with Mr. Paul Hilborn a while ago, I swapped him some serious Stag to nab this guy below, Check out the dates on the Certificate, only a little over a month between them- very cool :cool:

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waynorth said:
This "Banana Peel knife" with a clip blade was meant for GEC's regular dealers, and is legitimate for its intended purpose, IMO!!!
My SFO prototypes (2) had Stag handles for the Clip version, and Ebony (2) for the spear blade version!!View attachment 3213569View attachment 3213570
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Charlie, I am one of the very lucky ones to be the caretaker of some of Prototypes, I will picture them below- still to this day so grateful to have these.
You and I talked quite some time ago about the Stag releases, Were all your earlier Stag HJ's without shields?


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Charlie, these are the other 54 harness Jacks, again as above from 2008, in my last post I asked if your SFO's Stags had shields, I thought they didn't?

These two '08's are obviously shielded, do these Harness Jacks have your DNA running through them Sir? or are they an of-shoot that Bill did on his own?

I often wonder if Bill knows that part of GEC's reputation is because of the types of patterns that you have sat down with Bill and as a partnership and produced some extremely popular patterns?

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DaveHS said:
This is just what I wanted to know! I remember you telling the guys on Catch Bit Show that GEC didn’t make any additional Harness Jacks in those early years of your SFO’s. That’s why I was so excited and surprised to see this one.
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Sure surprised me!!!! Quite a variety!! Spear with Stag!! Banana!! Grizzly bone/Chocolate?? 😮
 
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Campbellclanman said:
Charlie, I am one of the very lucky ones to be the caretaker of some of Prototypes, I will picture them below- still to this day so grateful to have these.
You and I talked quite some time ago about the Stag releases, Were all your earlier Stag HJ's without shields?


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I'm glad you have that Prototype, Duncan!!
It looks like Bill put shields on all, but mine!! I remember him asking, and I said no shields!!! Maybe that's the start of the "no-shield" era???!!🤷‍♂️
 
Campbellclanman said:
Charlie, these are the other 54 harness Jacks, again as above from 2008, in my last post I asked if your SFO's Stags had shields, I thought they didn't?

These two '08's are obviously shielded, do these Harness Jacks have your DNA running through them Sir? or are they an of-shoot that Bill did on his own?

I often wonder if Bill knows that part of GEC's reputation is because of the types of patterns that you have sat down with Bill and as a partnership and produced some extremely popular patterns?

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Duncan, this is like discovering lost treasure!
 
OK, so the Stag with the Shields are not your " Charlie SFO's"?

Charlie I am glad you said "No Stag" - I would have loved to be the guy polishing the silverware within earshot of you and Bill sitting down and discussing your SFO's.
Like I said I think you both came out winners- a very fitting partnership of knowledge and passions that ended up with your SFO's being some of the most popular GEC'S without question, and them selling like roasted nuts on a cold winter morning.

Others yearn for the shields to be placed on the stag, perhaps it's because GEC did such a good job with shield placement on their stag? I don't know but I think Stag has enough character to stand on it's own!
 
DaveHS said:
Duncan, this is like discovering lost treasure!
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Hi Dave, we are both very lucky aren't we!
I am sure I am not the only one who gets surprised when going through some knives and thinking " Oh.... I forgot I had this..." and like you say its like finding a treasure all over again!
 
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