Lets talk GEC!

[Jiki]

 

[stagmeister]

Your work is amazing Jiki . My dad was a renown decoy carver, but he used other carving tools as well. To do these with just a pocket knife is quite a talent.

 

[Jiki]

Your work is amazing Jiki . My dad was a renown decoy carver, but he used other carving tools as well. To do these with just a pocket knife is quite a talent.

Thank you, this guy is knife only. Not all are though, vee tools and gouges save time and sometimes my hands so I will use them when needed.

 

[stagmeister]

Thank you, this guy is knife only. Not all are though, vee tools and gouges save time and sometimes my hands so I will use them when needed.

Yes, my father used them too as well as a belt sander to rough out the bodies. What really impressed me was the intricate painting and blending he did for feathers, pin feathers, color spots and the like. My artistic talents don't extend much beyond drawing stick people. I can do calligraphy though if that counts.

 

[OldSoul]

This one gets more pocket time than any other. I want more splitbacks. This also photographs nicely.

https://imgur.com/a/YLfjeno

 

[Markeologist]

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.

The presence of flippers is a result of demand outstripping supply…if you could walk into any hardware and grab a GEC there wouldn’t be any flippers…at least any with a sense for business.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

I guess my sense is that the flippers are flipping at the margin, meaning in 500 knife run, maybe 25-30 get flipped or less? Even the forum knife doesn’t really get flipped much, but the first 86 and this years 86 were flipped like flapjacks in a cheap diner by more persons than usual. $900 dollars buys a lot of knives - but it seems like you would have to be loony to pay that kind of money.

The vast majority of these knives go into a pile in someone’s GEC drawer who just enjoys the knives but probably already owns too many.

 

[stagmeister]

This one gets more pocket time than any other. I want more splitbacks. This also photographs nicely.

https://imgur.com/a/YLfjeno

It really is a great little knife. It is pretty too.

I guess my sense is that the flippers are flipping at the margin, meaning in 500 knife run, maybe 25-30 get flipped or less? Even the forum knife doesn’t really get flipped much, but the first 86 and this years 86 were flipped like flapjacks in a cheap diner by more persons than usual. $900 dollars buys a lot of knives - but it seems like you would have to be loony to pay that kind of money.

The vast majority of these knives go into a pile in someone’s GEC drawer who just enjoys the knives but probably already owns too many.

This is very true. There are plenty of flippers, or wanna be flippers out there, but they are fighting the over abundance of collectors jumping in to get them too. If you pull up the profiles of the people on the Bay selling them, they are online dealers. Not GEC dealers, but dealers who sell many different brands. They tend to buy them from collectors who are getting out of the hobby, or just GEC's for the cost or a small premium over what the owner paid for them. Then they mark them up to what flippers ask and make a strong profit on them because they can. GEC's are home run's to them too. The real competition is the collectors who have the means, love the knives and unrivaled quality, and for some, the thrill of the chase.

Even though they are producing more knives now, the numbers are miniscule for a collector base that is now international. Low supply-High demand.

 

[DoubleAught]

One thing I always think about is the idea of selling a GEC to someone for a low respected price just to have them turn around and make a buck off it. The results of this for me and maybe others makes it tough to sell low. Then results in making the buyer struggle to find a great deal. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks this but just a thought

 

[Jiki]

One thing I always think about is the idea of selling a GEC to someone for a low respected price just to have them turn around and make a buck off it. The results of this for me and maybe others makes it tough to sell low. Then results in making the buyer struggle to find a great deal. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks this but just a thought

That's why I use them before I sell them, Fs up a flipper every time.

 

[DoubleAught]

That's why I use them before I sell them, Fs up a flipper every time.

Very true Jiki No flippers want a Urban Jack user!

 

[Jiki]

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Very true Jiki No flippers want a Urban Jack user!

Beautiful, that knife isn't even that old and it looks like it has a few stories to tell.

 

[DoubleAught]

Beautiful, that knife isn't even that old and it looks like it has a few stories to tell.

It would probably just tell you about the apples it cuts up and the mustache it is forced to comb threw

 

[fishin1635]

Does anyone know what this tang stamp “CKC” stand for on the 811217 Bull Moose?

 

[Jiki]

Carbon keeps cutting

Only time they used it was on this run. Discontinued due to poor reception.

 

[Travman]

Does anyone know what this tang stamp “CKC” stand for on the 811217 Bull Moose?
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I think CKC stands for “Carbon Keeps Cutting”.

 

[5K Qs]

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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.

Looks like you've got yourself a heavy-duty whittlin' knife there, Barrett!

- GT

 

[sf fanatic]

Looks like you've got yourself a heavy-duty whittlin' knife there, Barrett!

- GT

That’s IF you can get the secondary blade open! Traded mine a few years ago because I got tired of breaking thumb nails.

 

[nickvnlr]

The vast majority of these knives go into a pile in someone’s GEC drawer who just enjoys the knives but probably already owns too many.

 

[madtaz63]

Lol.. I'd say its a Given!