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r8shell said:
What should the fourth blade be? 🤔
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Maybe some tweezers. Call it the Manscaper. Men with beards could comb them, pluck some nose hairs, and use that fork to eat sausage... while drinking a beer :poop:
 
mrknife said:
they just dug out the dies for the degorger, could always use that one again :rolleyes: 🤣
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That might make for a nice fishing/picnic knife. :)
cbr1000 said:
Maybe some tweezers. Call it the Manscaper. Men with beards could comb them, pluck some nose hairs, and use that fork to eat sausage... while drinking a beer :poop:
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I'd love to have some tweezers. Oddball tools are fun. I use the comb as a ruler, since the tines are exactly 1/4" apart.
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HEMI 49 said:
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?....
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Sometimes there are lemons. If you are buying a premium brand where quality is expected, it's ok if you notice it hasn't lived up to the hype.
 
r8shell said:
That might make for a nice fishing/picnic knife. :)

I'd love to have some tweezers. Oddball tools are fun. I use the comb as a ruler, since the tines are exactly 1/4" apart.
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I would never dare question your math skills, Rachel, so I can only assume that your rule is out of spec.
 
Frailer said:
I would never dare question your math skills, Rachel, so I can only assume that your rule is out of spec.
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My phone camera exaggerates the perspective somewhat. I'll check again, but I think the tines do line up.
 
cbr1000 said:
Hi Charlie, very interesting. Can someone explain to me what a shell puller is used for please. I'm guessing it's to pull shot gun shells out of a barrel, but I'm confused because I've never had to pull a shell out.
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its a throw back to a different time, shotgun shells of the past were constructed differently but yes, essentially it is used to pull those shells out. modern shell construction do not require this.
 
Does anyone else notice that the Northfield polished blades are never truly polished? Is this something that is getting worse?

These pics highlight the micro scratches in the sunlight. From some angles the blades do look well polished, but anytime you hold the blade just right you can see the lack of true polishing.

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I normally don’t worry about it because I assume a patina will be on the blade soon. But after comparing my nice 1960’s Case which has a true mirror polish to my Northfields I am wondering if GEC should raise the bar. Am I being unrealistic?
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Travman said:
Does anyone else notice that the Northfield polished blades are never truly polished? Is this something that is getting worse?

These pics highlight the micro scratches in the sunlight. From some angles the blades do look well polished, but anytime you hold the blade just right you can see the lack of true polishing.

orFCda4.jpg
bwz9ND8.jpg


I normally don’t worry about it because I assume a patina will be on the blade soon. But after comparing my nice 1960’s Case which has a true mirror polish to my Northfields I am wondering if GEC should raise the bar. Am I being unrealistic?
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I want to say that it seems to have gotten worse, but has never been great. I’ll have to check out some of my older knives.
I do remember thinking that Canal Street did a superior polishing job during the same time frame, but they only polished the mark side on many of their knives. Crocus style…
 
Travman said:
Does anyone else notice that the Northfield polished blades are never truly polished? Is this something that is getting worse?

These pics highlight the micro scratches in the sunlight. From some angles the blades do look well polished, but anytime you hold the blade just right you can see the lack of true polishing.

orFCda4.jpg
bwz9ND8.jpg


I normally don’t worry about it because I assume a patina will be on the blade soon. But after comparing my nice 1960’s Case which has a true mirror polish to my Northfields I am wondering if GEC should raise the bar. Am I being unrealistic?
qY8ATKm.jpg
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i wonder if these being parts knives have anything to do with it...
 
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