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draggat said:
The Canoe has the same bolsters as the Ben Hogan, which is a much larger knife. I like it, but I agree, that's a lot of metal on such a small knife. It is comfortable in hand though.

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Do the canoe bolsters properly cover the tangs of both blades? It looks awfully close in that picture, and in my mind the reason for having a canoe is the nice, streamlined, smooth feel in the hand that those bolsters are supposed to provide.
 
Thank you Bob, Steve and AL! #55s are nice, I have the Bacote in the Tidioute as well and used it a bunch but when Barry showed me this one, that stag was screaming at me!
 
Love the 55 as well. Think we will see a run of the 38 frame with the same blades as the houndstooths? That would be pretty sweet in my opinion. Maybe call them sabretooths or something :D
 
strange that the canoes did not become popular. I would have preferred a design in which the bolster hid the joint properly.
 
fatcorgi said:
strange that the canoes did not become popular. I would have preferred a design in which the bolster hid the joint properly.
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Against my better judgement I'm becoming a fan of the things. They're just so nice to handle and carry in a pocket, despite their rather pedestrian blade choices.

Gotta find a CS cannitler...!
 
I was looking through the pattern archive on GEC's website and Googling images of the knives from Bladeforums and I noticed something...

The coolest variation of the patterns aren't listed at all on the GEC website!! ...and Perinux has them all!! ;) I'm not sure if they were SFOs either. Some of them may have been just small production runs. The "scout" (photo below) may have been only available at the GEC Rendezvous. If these knives were readily available, I'd buy them right now. I bet others would as well.

Why don't they JUST make those cool variations??! Or at least make more of them as a regular production run. If GEC never made another knife with pinched bolsters or slanted bolsters or a hotdog shield that would be fine with me! Well... I like plain slanted bolsters with a diamond shield on a few patterns (like the old Norvell Shapleigh stock knives). I never liked pinched bolsters or hotdog shields. I just wish that GEC would choose the embellishments that are best suited for each pattern rather than just pumping out Tidioutes with hot dog shields and Northfields with slanted/pinched bolsters because that's they way they've always done it.

I think the upcoming "Beer Scouts" are a step in the right direction. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

Here are a couple of Pertinux's knives...

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MUCH better than a hot dog shield! It appears to be a 3-blade knife and I don't see it listed on the GEC website. They did use this shield on some of the 2-blades but this is the only 3-blade that I've seen with this shield. I also like the plain bolsters. Hopefully they'll use more of these shields in the future. A crest or federal shield would also be a very welcome change.

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Why wasn't this a regular production run?! Just doesn't make any sense to me. But I am looking forward to the upcoming beer scouts!
 
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supratentorial said:
I was looking through the pattern archive on GEC's website and Googling images of the knives from Bladeforums and I noticed something...

The coolest variation of the patterns aren't listed at all on the GEC website!! ...and Perinux has them all!! ;) I'm not sure if they were SFOs either. Some of them may have been just small production runs. The "scout" (photo below) may have been only available at the GEC Rendezvous. If these knives were readily available, I'd buy them right now. I bet others would as well.

Why don't they JUST make those cool variations??! Or at least make more of them as a regular production run. If GEC never made another knife with pinched bolsters or slanted bolsters or a hotdog shield that would be fine with me! Well... I like plain slanted bolsters with a diamond shield on a few patterns (like the old Norvell Shapleigh stock knives). I never liked pinched bolsters or hotdog shields. I just wish that GEC would choose the embellishments that are best suited for each pattern rather than just pumping out Tidioutes with hot dog shields and Northfields with slanted/pinched bolsters because that's they way they've always done it.

I think the upcoming "Beer Scouts" are a step in the right direction. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

Here are a couple of Pertinux's knives...



MUCH better than a hot dog shield! It appears to be a 3-blade knife and I don't see it listed on the GEC website. They did use this shield on some of the 2-blades but this is the only 3-blade that I've seen with this shield. I also like the plain bolsters. Hopefully they'll use more of these shields in the future. A crest or federal shield would also be a very welcome change.



Why wasn't this a regular production run?! Just doesn't make any sense to me. But I am looking forward to the upcoming beer scouts!
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I agree, that 66 is pretty sweet, but I, for one, actually like their uncool hot dog shields, pinched slanted bolsters and pedestrian blade shapes. You have to have the ice cream, bananas, whipped cream and nuts to go along with the cherries!
 
I'm glad they make the hot dogs for you (and you have PLENTY to choose from!) but there's not enough of the others to go around and that's a shame. They have missed sales opportunities. There's often a huge difference between the SFOs and regular production runs. Those differences are usually details that GEC tends to overlook. I do think they are improving and I look forward to further improvement.

I've never enjoyed candied cherries so I'd like to change the analogy to hot fudge on a sundae (though I guess relish on a hot dog might be more appropriate ;) ). There's more than enough vanilla ice cream to go around but there's not enough hot fudge for everyone to have some. :( It doesn't have to be this way.
 
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It keeps their products in the introduction and growth phases of production. They have a wonderful business model. I'm glad they've found their stride.
 
ALLHSS said:
It keeps their products in the introduction and growth phases of production. They have a wonderful business model. I'm glad they've found their stride.
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I'd be interested to hear you elaborate on this, I don't know about the theory of business and cannot see GEC's strategy.

Part of the reason we love the special features of the SFO's is because they are scarce - the original Sodbuster model they made sold out in an instant, now they make them more often, and don't sell out quite so fast.
 
I can see creating demand as a good thing to some extent. But there's a difference between demand being greater than supply and an outright shortage.

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And I don't think paying attention to details like a pattern appropriate shield or embellishment is too much to ask. The production runs of each are limited enough. Some of the limited runs from Case are larger than GEC's entire production runs.
 
philllll said:
On a lighter note, did anyone else notice they are doing some of the Bull Busters in Osage Orange wood this coming run?

I have a feeling those are going to fly off the shelves![/IMG]
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Osage orange is very tempting, but the Bull Buster is so big, I have yet to find a place for mine. Too big for the pocket, maybe I should put mine on kitchen duty! Can anyone tell us how you use the Bull Buster as an EDC or daily user?
 
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All this talk about Osage Orange made me look into it a little bit. Turns out that a lot of these beautifully figured hardwoods eventually will lose their figure and/or turn brown or black over a period of time. They include Snakewood, Osage Orange, Cocobolo, Bloodwood, and I've personally witnessed it with desert ironwood and cocobolo.

You guys that have used some of these knives for a while, how long would you say it takes for something like Snakewood to lose its figure?
 
draggat said:
All this talk about Osage Orange made me look into it a little bit. Turns out that a lot of these beautifully figured hardwoods eventually will lose their figure and/or turn brown or black over a period of time. They include Snakewood, Osage Orange, Cocobolo, Bloodwood, and I've personally witnessed it with desert ironwood and cocobolo.

You guys that have used some of these knives for a while, how long would you say it takes for something like Snakewood to lose its figure?
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Both my snakewood knives, and my osage orange knives have darkened in the past two years. The effect is really not bad though. Still beautiful knives. In fact, they may be even prettier when they develop a little patina on the finish. IMO, The oil from your hands has a nice effect on the beauty of those woods.
 
Dr. Scott said:
Osage orange is very tempting, but the Bull Buster is so big, I have yet to find a place for mine. Too big for the pocket, maybe I should put mine on kitchen duty! Can anyone tell us how you use the Bull Buster as an EDC or daily user?
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The Mudbug is basically a Bull Buster with a backlock and thinner handles. Not an EDC, but a weekend yardwork/ woods walk carry in a belt sheath. I think it would also be excellent on kitchen/ food prep duty.

 
nugun55 said:
The Mudbug is basically a Bull Buster with a backlock and thinner handles. Not an EDC, but a weekend yardwork/ woods walk carry in a belt sheath. I think it would also be excellent on kitchen/ food prep duty.

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who makes that sheath? I've been looking for something like that.
 
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