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JohnDF said:
You forgot the part where the young celebrity forgets all the "little people" that helped her get to where she is today... Draw whatever parallels you want. 🤣
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Didn't forget it, just don't believe that describes anyone at GEC. Take a trip to Titusville and meet some of them sometime.
 
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Received this 65 yesterday and it is an interesting knife. Loooong blade, and the pull is very light. Maybe it feels lighter because of the length of the blade making it easier to open and close. The wood is awesome. The picture shows the color, but doesn't pick up some of the subtle changes that brighter light shows. Really nice looking. Mine did not come as sharp as I had seen others talking about, and was actually pretty dull. A few minutes on a strop touched it up to paper cutting, but it still needs a little work to get where it should be. This long thin blade will be a slicer, and I love the stainless. After peeling and cutting an apple and peach, no sign of any staining, or really any sign it was used at all. Cool knife. I did remove the lanyard since I don't prefer them in my pocket.
 
Jerbhola89 said:
Mine had pretty bad side to side play, major gaps, and the etch wasn’t that good.
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Oh man, that's some disturbing news. 😟

Jerbhola89 said:
If you’re purely a collector, I don’t think any of the aforementioned ‘issues’ matter if they are generally not noticeable.
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Well, if you collect only to look and admire, and not to touch and, err... operate with, then yes.

HEMI 49 said:
Quality is a tough thing to comment on when the manufacturer doesn't divulge their standards....
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Not really. I see what you mean here, but look, to be called of a good quality a traditional pocket knife should have no gaps, no blade play, smooth corners, sharp blade, and overall built precisely. Well, every knife, not only traditional and not necessarily a folding one. Isn't that right?
 
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GEC is like the 1970’s era Yankees or Tom Brady’s Patriots; lots of animosity is always directed towards a winning dynasty. The dislikers believe the likers are humorless and overly sensitive. However, the vocal dislikers are the ones who display a curious degree of emotion. I never understood why people who dislike a product, a person, or a sports team, for whatever reason, will often spend so much of their energy venting about them. When I don’t like someone or something, I try to go in a different direction rather than letting it get under my skin. Just like the Yankees and Patriots, GEC will one day lose its supremacy. In the meantime, can’t we just enjoy this incredible ride? Of course I am not referring to good natured joking and constructive criticism.

EDIT - I believe we are talking about two different things JohnDF JohnDF . I am not referring to discussions and opinions regarding GEC by those who, for the most part, like and enjoy the brand, regardless of whether the comments are positive or negative. (As in your example of being frustrated with your favorite team). I am referring to those who apparently truly dislike GEC and seem to want to diminish the enjoyment of others. Obviously, anyone can write whatever they want on a public forum within the rules of the forum, but you would hope it would be with good intentions.
 
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Alex.Y. said:
Oh man, that's some disturbing news. 😟


Well, if you collect only to look and admire, and not to touch and, err... operate with, then yes.


Not really. I see what you mean here, but look, to be called of a good quality a traditional pocket knife should have no gaps, no blade play, smooth corners, sharp blade, and overall built precisely. Well, every knife, not only traditional and not necessarily a folding one. Isn't that right?
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I don't disagree with what you are saying, but until you know the manufacturers specifications how would you know if it was built properly, or not?. .. Your opinion and Joe Blow's might be diametrically opposite....

I worked in heavy manufacturing all my life.... When we built a product the customer knew every dimension, tolerance, surface finish, material specification, etc, etc he was paying for.... Quality was very simple; either it met what we said we're producing, or it didn't....

So my point is you and I are customers buying a product that we have no idea of how it was supposed to be built...... It's nice when we get something that meets our expectation...... But the manufacturers won't tell you what their build specs are so how do you determine accept or reject?....
 
Leslie Tomville said:
GEC is like the 1970’s era Yankees or Tom Brady’s Patriots; lots of animosity is directed towards a winning dynasty. The dislikers believe the likers are humorless and overly sensitive. However, the vocal dislikers are the ones who display a curious degree of emotion. I never understood why people who dislike a product, a person, or a sports team, for whatever reason, will often spend so much of their energy venting. When I don’t like someone or something, I try to go in a different direction rather than letting it get under my skin. Just like the Yankees and Patriots, GEC will one day lose its supremacy. In the meantime, can’t we just enjoy this incredible ride? After all, no one is forced to buy their knives or read this thread.
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People can both "like" GEC and "vent" about GEC. That doesn't make people "haters", I assume people are showing their passion.
You should hear how I rant about my beloved Seahawks getting rid of Russell Wilson, it was a dumb decision, but I still love my Seahawks.
This is a forum, and people will talk about both the good and the bad, that's what forums are for... Conversation... Otherwise we'd be Instagram.
 
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