Lets talk GEC!

[cigarrodog]

 

[JRRsix7]

Fresh from the tube and ready to bust some suds open!

 

[JTB_5]

It works!

 

[Jiki]

Enjoy your vacation knifeswapper ,these two will cover me for a few more weeks.

 

[waynorth]

Beautiful shot of a darn sensible knife!! And, made in the U.S.A!!!

 

[cigarrodog]

Beautiful shot of a darn sensible knife!! And, made in the U.S.A!!!

Thank you Charlie. Right on.

 

[JohnDF]

Pictures are out over on Facebook and they are thinner than a standard 71.

That's pretty SWEET!

 

[tmd_87]

I like it a lot!!! Birthday weekend starts Friday, caps are gonna be busted with it!! Pull is nice needs to be flushed.

Update- NO BLADE RAP!

 

[dennishy]

While waiting for mine to come in, I was browsing the GEC archives and noticed there were (at least) two prior CK SFO runs in the 71 pattern with natural canvas micarta. I'm sure someone here has the set! It looks like natural canvas was also offered in 2018 but not as an SFO






Non-sfo:

 

[JTB_5]

I like it a lot!!! Birthday weekend starts Friday, caps are gonna be busted with it!! Pull is nice needs to be flushed.

Update- NO BLADE RAP!

Same here. My tip is almost proud, but not quite. How’s your tip?

 

[tmd_87]

Same here. My tip is almost proud, but not quite. How’s your tip?

Tip is well hidden, sweet run of 71s.

I couldn’t pass up on the natural micarta. GEC always has great natural micarta

 

[Sacto]

Enjoy your vacation knifeswapper ,these two will cover me for a few more weeks.
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That ebony crown lifter might be my favorite of all the 15 caplifers, beerscouts included

 

[Jiki]

That ebony crown lifter might be my favorite of all the 15 caplifers, beerscouts included

Lol, I threw it in the cart to get free shipping. It's the only 15 cap lifter I own. It's great though, thrown in the pocket, backpack, or cooler no problems. Put on the cheese board, left by the grill, or on the counter it always does the job. The 85 crown lifter has taken some reps from it, however it's just a great little knife and that's all it's supposed to be.

 

[Sacto]

Lol, I threw it in the cart to get free shipping. It's the only 15 cap lifter I own. It's great though, thrown in the pocket, backpack, or cooler no problems. Put on the cheese board, left by the grill, or on the counter it always does the job. The 85 crown lifter has taken some reps from it, however it's just a great little knife and that's all it's supposed to be.

Yeah, I remember watching those sit on websites thinking “I have a soda scout, I don’t need one of those.” Then when they were gone, I wished I had gotten one. Oh, the good old days.

 

[JTB_5]

Tip is well hidden, sweet run of 71s.

I couldn’t pass up on the natural micarta. GEC always has great natural micarta

Nice! I do like the natural micarta as well. I did discover when sharpening that whoever at GEC that was tasked with sharpening left the tip almost without a secondary bevel. But I remedied that:

 

[mhanlen]

Also needs a pivot flush, but thats more of a personal matter.

https://imgur.com/a/Y0xL3GT

 

[Matt Bernier]

The pulls on this one will satisfy those who have objected to weak pulls recently. I wish this didn't have half stops, actually, because that sudden JUMP is very chancy when opening it with my thumb. But it DOES mean the screwdriver stops very positively at the right angle position, handy in tight spots. Haven't used the cap lifter part of the driver yet, but the driver itself is EXCELLENT, crisply ground and well sized.

Look at how skinny that bevel is after sharpening! Makes a new Opinel look like a log splitter:

This is actually one of my most impeccably made GECs, ironic for a Farm and Field model. Gapless, centered, and straight:

It's also the most comfortable GEC I've owned yet. I LOVE holding it, and the blade just IS exactly where I would like it to be when I use it.

Instant classic, and will strongly remind me to trim my fingernails.

 

[KnifeandEasy]

No sudbuster for me, but the beerscout talk got me to pull this one today.

 

[Viper84]

It seems like GEC improved the caplifters on this run compared to the recent 85 caplifters. Seems like there is more of a hook.

 

[LimpCroissant]

The pulls on this one will satisfy those who have objected to weak pulls recently. I wish this didn't have half stops, actually, because that sudden JUMP is very chancy when opening it with my thumb. But it DOES mean the screwdriver stops very positively at the right angle position, handy in tight spots. Haven't used the cap lifter part of the driver yet, but the driver itself is EXCELLENT, crisply ground and well sized.

Look at how skinny that bevel is after sharpening! Makes a new Opinel look like a log splitter:

This is actually one of my most impeccably made GECs, ironic for a Farm and Field model. Gapless, centered, and straight:

It's also the most comfortable GEC I've owned yet. I LOVE holding it, and the blade just IS exactly where I would like it to be when I use it.

Instant classic, and will strongly remind me to trim my fingernails.

Beautiful!