Lets talk GEC!

I thought this one would be handy to have in my pocket while my family and I are in the mountains for the weekend.
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5K Qs said:
I remember that, too! ;):thumbsup::cool:
I joined BF in the summer of 2014, and had never heard of GEC knives until I started hanging out on The Porch. I would occasionally look at dealer sites that carried GEC, and for months I was trying to decide if I could justify spending $80 (IIRC) for a pocket knife, and if so, would I go for the ebony or the rust red jig bone #16 canoe, both of which had been released on my birthday in 2012. Eventually, I decided I couldn't spend that much on ONE knife, but I continued to periodically look at the knives (it may even have been on the CK site) until they finally disappeared.

The current discussion in this thread is fascinating and thought-provoking (although occasionally too ad hominem for my tastes), even though I'm not a customer of GEC and never will be. But I do wonder why the discussion hasn't been moved, since it seems to violate this policy from the Guidelines:
"We want the forum to focus upon the discussion of traditional knives...not the purchasing process, prices nor vendors and their websites."
Seems like the type of discussion that usually ends up in the GBU feedback forum.
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Sorry I wasn't thinking but I took it down. o_O
 
t.willy said:
Sorry I wasn't thinking but I took it down. o_O
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Sorry I often don't express myself clearly. :(
Your post remembering "the good old days" inspired the recollection in the first paragraph of my post. :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

But my comment about the forum guidelines was aimed at the recent discussion overall, and completely independent of your post or my first paragraph. I didn't think your post violated the guideline I quoted. I should have made two separate posts to make that clear.

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Sorry I often don't express myself clearly. :(
Your post remembering "the good old days" inspired the recollection in the first paragraph of my post. :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

But my comment about the forum guidelines was aimed at the recent discussion overall, and completely independent of your post or my first paragraph. I didn't think your post violated the guideline I quoted. I should have made two separate posts to make that clear.

- GT
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I kinda thought you might of ment it that way but I wasn't sure so I went with the safe bet lol. Thanks for letting me know I appreciate that. ✌
 
I think that in the current situation - massive sudden demand for GECs and the enormous prices they can fetch within days - inevitably means that discussion in this thread will turn to the pricing and availability of them. I don't believe it violates the forum guidelines provided it isn't about furnishing information or enabling selling.

But it's a fact, they've become very expensive (for what they are...) and often difficult to obtain so discussion of this is unavoidable. But, they are still the same knives....carbon steel production knives.

However, as @KnifeHead / Kerry Hampton the knife maker often used to say when things were getting volatile " Time to take a chill-pill " True as some remarks here have become a bit sniping, criticism of others' personalities or boasting about their situation- totally irrelevant in my book and a fuse when lit that can lead to implosion.

Did somebody mention No.25s earlier? there is a thread dedicated to them for those needing a fix..here's a couple of my Stags. The Drop-Point I won in a GAW and it's been used a lot, great Stag too, the 2 blade Jack is toughly sprung, from 2009 I think (that's when I bought it from the US) and has amazing bark Stag, unused.

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I like Hemlock Green, when that recent 56 Hemlock Green picture was posted looking red and I've seen brown before but never green, I said why, yes I talk to myself :). I did some research and found an explanation from an old post. For privacy I will not mention the member, if it's not okay to copy and paste from another thread, sorry, I will take it down. I asked Bill Howard about this particular color, and he assured me there was green in the dye. He pointed out that hemlocks are red just under the bark, and that's the reason for the red in the dye. Green and red would combine to make the primary brownish shade, but the red definitely sticks out along the bolsters. It all makes sense now :D
 
Will Power said:
I think that in the current situation - massive sudden demand for GECs and the enormous prices they can fetch within days - inevitably means that discussion in this thread will turn to the pricing and availability of them. I don't believe it violates the forum guidelines provided it isn't about furnishing information or enabling selling.

But it's a fact, they've become very expensive (for what they are...) and often difficult to obtain so discussion of this is unavoidable. But, they are still the same knives....carbon steel production knives.

However, as @KnifeHead / Kerry Hampton the knife maker often used to say when things were getting volatile " Time to take a chill-pill " True as some remarks here have become a bit sniping, criticism of others' personalities or boasting about their situation- totally irrelevant in my book and a fuse when lit that can lead to implosion.

Did somebody mention No.25s earlier? there is a thread dedicated to them for those needing a fix..here's a couple of my Stags. The Drop-Point I won in a GAW and it's been used a lot, great Stag too, the 2 blade Jack is toughly sprung, from 2009 I think (that's when I bought it from the US) and has amazing bark Stag, unused.

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Those are beauties.
 
WOw. What a pathetic display some of the posts have been in this thread by a certain member. Just plain foul and offensive behavior. One more person for the ignore list. :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

Get over yourself and act civil. It's not rocket science. Surely that's not beneath you, is it?


I think Bill H. is smart enough to ignore the backseat drivers here and do what he thinks is best for his company.

I wouldn't be against another run of 25's.
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Does anyone have a photo of a 15 next to a 25? I have never handled a 25 and would like to see how they compare.
 
mcc850 said:
Does anyone have a photo of a 15 next to a 25? I have never handled a 25 and would like to see how they compare.
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+1, but also more #25 pics in general. I’d gamble Barrett has every one that ever existed.
 
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