Will Power
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Well, they all started off as Lambs 

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Good call, neither do i.I hope I don't have to wait too long for GEC to do another knife with the lambsfoot blade.
Thanks for sharing Travis. I didn’t ever realize or notice that being a thing. Kind of neat if you ask me!A stamped blade is something we will probably never see from GEC again. Bill has vowed to never do it again. I know they did some stamped blades on some 25’s, 36’s, and maybe some 73’s. Any others?
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A blade etch will fade away, but a stamp is there for the life of the knife.Thanks for sharing Travis. I didn’t ever realize or notice that being a thing. Kind of neat if you ask me!
Didn’t the first run of TC ancient Barlows have a blade stamp?A stamped blade is something we will probably never see from GEC again. Bill has vowed to never do it again. I know they did some stamped blades on some 25’s, 36’s, and maybe some 73’s. Any others?
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Yep, when Charlie was asking for idea's for the ancient 2.0 I had inquired if a stamped blade was possible again but as mentioned by Travis, Bill balked at a stamped blade again. I wish they'd still offer it.Didn’t the first run of TC ancient Barlows have a blade stamp?
I thought I remembered talk that they didn’t want to do them again because the stamp warped the blades when they did it.Yep, when Charlie was asking for idea's for the ancient 2.0 I had inquired if a stamped blade was possible again but as mentioned by Travis, Bill balked at a stamped blade again. I wish they'd still offer it.
I recall that as wellI thought I remembered talk that they didn’t want to do them again because the stamp warped the blades when they did it.
I follow a YouTube channel out of Snowflake AZ, I've seen where y'all been awfully dry and its been hard on the ranches out there. Glad it seems y'all finally getting some much needed moisture. We're having the opposite problem here in Eastern NC,farmers fields are swamped. More rain tomorrow to, here's a rainy day GEC
If I had to wait for snow to whittle I would get nothing done.
#16 Canoe AKA "Banana Boat" in banana bread acrylicOk, so I admit it - I love the banana shield on smooth banana bone. I'm curious if you believe GEC will do another, and if so,
1. What pattern would you like to see for the next banana shield knife?
2. What style? Green, Smooth, Rotten or something else?
For the "something else" I have a few recommendations. How about "caramelized banana" or "banana bread" or "banana pancakes with syrup"?
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yep - it has been a long, hot and dusty year - maybe the driest for us out of 20 - this current snow fall is good and we have more today and tomorrow but will need even more through the year - the monsoons in the Summer bring our most rains so we are hoping the best with that season...appreciate your comments and please send us some of your rain...I follow a YouTube channel out of Snowflake AZ, I've seen where y'all been awfully dry and its been hard on the ranches out there. Glad it seems y'all finally getting some much needed moisture. We're having the opposite problem here in Eastern NC,farmers fields are swamped. More rain tomorrow to, here's a rainy day GEC
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LOL - I thought of you when I wrote that and was hoping someone didn't get the big idea to ask to see my whittling work. LOLIf I had to wait for snow to whittle I would get nothing done.
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That is impressive. Whats your favorite whittling knife?If I had to wait for snow to whittle I would get nothing done.
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was hoping someone didn't get the big idea to ask to see my whittling work. LOL