Lets talk GEC!

[LastRodeo]

Ha, fair enough, my apologies for missing it.

No worries, but the sad truth is part of the reason they are hard to buy new, is the number of people that buy solely to flip them for profit.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

I do not think flippers are the reason GEC is hard to buy.

One dealer sent an email for the 77's indicating they had 61 knives and 2500 people on the mailing list.

Demand far outstrips supply.

 

[Ramrodmb]

I do not think flippers are the reason GEC is hard to buy.

One dealer sent an email for the 77's indicating they had 61 knives and 2500 people on the mailing list.

Demand far outstrips supply.

Same dealer told me over 200 people were camping on the website for days. They were gone by the time the email hit inboxes.

 

[ephsea]

Is this normal for GEC's? Just bought my first one and it has this dubious looking fissure. I noticed the same thing on several other new GEC's on the exchange.

 

[Lander boy Matt]

Is this normal for GEC's? Just bought my first one and it has this dubious looking fissure. I noticed the same thing on several other new GEC's on the exchange.

Yes that's normal on a GEC. I believe I read that it's from when the blades are stamped out of the steel. Someone more knowledgeable will chime in I'm sure, but yep, totally normal on all of mine

 

[knifeswapper]

Is this normal for GEC's? Just bought my first one and it has this dubious looking fissure. I noticed the same thing on several other new GEC's on the exchange.

Yes, just stamping slag that factories do not polish because it is "internal" to the knife.

 

[ephsea]

Yes that's normal on a GEC. I believe I read that it's from when the blades are stamped out of the steel. Someone more knowledgeable will chime in I'm sure, but yep, totally normal on all of mine

Oh good, thanks!

 

[dovidola]

I've assumed (with no real evidence) that the rough section is left that way because, when the knife is in the open position, that rough bit sits against the opposing spring end face(s), thereby achieving a more durable and forgiving abutment compared with that which would result if the surface(s) were smooth and consequently more sensitive to minor obstructions/wearing.

 

[JOELSM]

I’ll just slip this right here. Not gonna lie, it’s kinda epic - if you appreciate toenails.

 

[DoubleAught]

I’ll just slip this right here. Not gonna lie, it’s kinda epic - if you appreciate toenails.

Great picture! After seeing this I appreciate them even more!

 

[JOELSM]

Posted up more pics on the toenail thread.

 

[HEMI 49]

I've assumed (with no real evidence) that the rough section is left that way because, when the knife is in the open position, that rough bit sits against the opposing spring end face(s), thereby achieving a more durable and forgiving abutment compared with that which would result if the surface(s) were smooth and consequently more sensitive to minor obstructions/wearing.

It is an "as stamped" surface that is used w/o any milling..... The roughness you see is the formation of the flash as the material is sheared..... This is often referred to as "breakout".......

 

[fishin1635]

Is this normal for GEC's? Just bought my first one and it has this dubious looking fissure. I noticed the same thing on several other new GEC's on the exchange.

That’s where “Billy holds the blade with vise grips to double-head the tapper of the blade.” As stated in video at 16:45

Great Eastern Cutlery Factory Tour Part 1

 

[Frailer]

All I can say is that I'm glad I acquired the GECs that I have, when I did. I still admire what they are putting out and I'm glad to see there is so much demand for them, but I'm not really chasing them anymore.

I feel exactly the same way. I am very pleased that traditional (and, more importantly, traditionally-made) knives have returned to popularity, and I hope GEC is overwhelmingly successful for many decades to come, but I will not participate in lolly scrambles. Life’s too short.

—
Mark

 

[jsdistin]

I've assumed (with no real evidence) that the rough section is left that way because, when the knife is in the open position, that rough bit sits against the opposing spring end face(s), thereby achieving a more durable and forgiving abutment compared with that which would result if the surface(s) were smooth and consequently more sensitive to minor obstructions/wearing.

The spring doesn’t actually touch that part of the blade. It only touches the corner of the half stop and the corner of the tang then contacts the flat of the spring to stop the knife opening process. If you removed one of the scalers that would all be open space when the knife was open.

 

[Alex.Y.]

The spring doesn’t actually touch that part of the blade. It only touches the corner of the half stop and the corner of the tang then contacts the flat of the spring to stop the knife opening process. If you removed one of the scalers that would all be open space when the knife was open.

I never actualy thought of that. Thanks for the info!

 

[dovidola]

The spring doesn’t actually touch that part of the blade. It only touches the corner of the half stop and the corner of the tang then contacts the flat of the spring to stop the knife opening process. If you removed one of the scalers that would all be open space when the knife was open.

Good to know!

 

[btb01]

A couple GEC Big Boys.

Compared to the #46, the #36 seems downright reasonable.

The #46 still wins the award (at least in my opinion) for most awkward knife to hold if you want to use the secondary blade.

 

[Your Name Goes Here]

The #46 still wins the award (at least in my opinion) for most awkward knife to hold if you want to use the secondary blade.

Wow, that just looks silly (actually made me chuckle). And in certain cutting angles not even usable ?

 

[Hammer67]

Wow, that just looks silly (actually made me chuckle). And in certain cutting angles not even usable ?

More to the point, will that even fit inside the peanut butter jar?!?