Lets talk GEC!

[waynorth]

Thanks Charlie, I never knew you had a hoard of 73s tucked away!
All the rust on mine makes that SS 74 look extra special

You are welcome, Camillus!!
I thought you might like to see this #72 also!!
Decent Stag 7 years ago!!

 

[Texoma]

I wonder if any GEC dealers are going to stock the new GEC hats or do you have to buy from GEC, I'm in for the blue hat

 

[Railsplitter]

I wonder if any GEC dealers are going to stock the new GEC hats or do you have to buy from GEC, I'm in for the blue hat

I sent you a link.

 

[black mamba]

Camillus, if you like the ss ones, here is the complete set from 2007.

From left to right: green tea bone, stained green tea bone, chocolate bone, smooth cherry bone, midnight black mycarta (GEC's spelling), goldenrod mycarta, ivory casein.

 

[black mamba]

Here is one from ground zero, the first year of GEC in 2006. It's called Sheffield tobacco jigged bone, and it's gorgeous!

You can see that back then, they stamped the year on the secondary blade. They started their 6-digit model numbers in 2008 (pretty sure!). So these early two-blade #73s would be #7352xx depending on the year.

 

[Will Power]

Right you are Jeff black mamba It's very nice bone indeed, here's mine but it's been modified...so the year 2006 vanished with the blade. Wonder if @glennbad has put it to use?

While we're on the subject of 73s here's another favourite, Stagbone liner lock from I think 08

 

[Pàdruig]

While we're on the subject of 73s here's another favourite, Stagbone liner lock from I think 08

I'd love to see GEC do Stag Bone again! I enjoy it on Case knives and it looks like GEC can do it justice as well.

 

[JohnDF]

I'd love to see GEC do Stag Bone again!

I agree!
I actually like well-done stag bone better than the real thing.

 

[Pàdruig]

I actually like well-done stag bone better than the real thing.

Well, I wouldn't go THAT far...

But yes, I imagine there is more consistency to be had with Stag Bone than actual Stag.

 

[JohnDF]

I imagine there is more consistency to be had with Stag Bone

Yes, that is what I prefer about it.

 

[Pàdruig]

Yes, that is what I prefer about it.

Where's your sense of adventure?!

I kid, of course, I completely understand the misgivings that Stag can produce. Part of me likes the surprise - buying blind, that is - usually, I am not disappointed but sometimes I have gotten a real lemon (it's happened only once or twice). If I line up all of my Stag (it's starting to become quite the lineup, albeit small), I marvel at all the differences on display - it is really rather remarkable and is what endears the material to me.

My very first GEC in Stag was a #66 and I regret, to this day, that I let that one go - it was before I had developed such a liking for the material.

Since then though, the only real lemon that I have gotten and moved along afterwards was an #82 - that Stag was not so good looking.

(please pardon the indoor pic, lots of this thing we like to call "Oregon sunshine" happening outside at the moment)

 

[black mamba]

Here's a few different flavors of stag bone GEC have done in the past (2007-'08).

From the left: green mountain, brimstone, burnt carved, river blue, carved pumpkin

 

[Pàdruig]

Here's a few different flavors of stag bone GEC have done in the past (2007-'08).

From the left: green mountain, brimstone, burnt carved, river blue, carved pumpkin

Those are marvelous, Jeff! I like them all but the second and third from the left are really amazing.

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Dylan, these were made with Culpepper bone. The Carved Pumpkin one on the far right has amazing depth of color in different lighting.

 

[JohnDF]

Yes, please, GEC, make more of those!
Those are all fantastic! Really beautiful.

 

[Will Power]

I agree!
I actually like well-done stag bone better than the real thing.

It can be true sometimes my last Stag from GEC on a 33 is a horrid eyesore devoid of aesthetics

Stagbone can be nice and grippy too

 

[knifeswapper]

Yes, please, GEC, make more of those!
Those are all fantastic! Really beautiful.

Not in-house bone - so chances are slim (probably zero).

 

[Will Power]

Where's your sense of adventure?!

I kid, of course, I completely understand the misgivings that Stag can produce. Part of me likes the surprise - buying blind, that is - usually, I am not disappointed but sometimes I have gotten a real lemon (it's happened only once or twice). If I line up all of my Stag (it's starting to become quite the lineup, albeit small), I marvel at all the differences on display - it is really rather remarkable and is what endears the material to me.

My very first GEC in Stag was a #66 and I regret, to this day, that I let that one go - it was before I had developed such a liking for the material.

Since then though, the only real lemon that I have gotten and moved along afterwards was an #82 - that Stag was not so good looking.

(please pardon the indoor pic, lots of this thing we like to call "Oregon sunshine" happening outside at the moment)

Picture shows the wealth of Stag, not a poor example there! But that Eureka....it's dope

 

[Pàdruig]

I was going to bring this up in a different thread but I thought it would be more appropriate here.

I was thinking about this the other day and with the Northwoods release announced, it got me thinking about it again. We know that GEC has stopped making SFOs (or at the very least, put a pause on it) but does that encompass even contract knives? For example, when I think of an SFO, I think about a dealer or club reaching out to GEC to make a knife with a specific etch, a unique cover/shield option, different blade configuration or combination of all three. What results is an order that you can only get through the dealer or club that arranged it and it is still considered a GEC knife.

Now bring contract knives into the picture. Northwoods knives are not considered GEC knives - they are simply knives that GEC makes - same goes for M&G, Smith & Sons, and would likely even apply to Waynorth. From what I understand, the blades for Hess knives are made by GEC as well. I can't find the statement with regards to GEC's current No SFO policy but is it confirmed that that extends to contract knives as well? I don't view them as being at all the same as a typical SFO.

I guess my point is: Contract knives are not the same as SFOs - does GEC's "NO SFOs" apply equally to both?

 

[JohnDF]

does GEC's "NO SFOs" apply equally to both?

I don't know for sure, but somebody mentioned it included knives made under other brands.