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I wasn't suggesting you neck it neat from the bottle, just that ingesting the occasional trace of it will not harm you.
Tough to resist, though, when it smells so tasty.

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I wasn't suggesting you neck it neat from the bottle, just that ingesting the occasional trace of it will not harm you.
GEC outdid themselves on this last run of 86’s but I swear the 86 frame is just a little too chunky for me. I like the looks of it but just can’t warm up to it.Never. The 86 is the best(my favorite) frame.
Looking forward to pre order
I would like a 79
FFS…The CCs are great!
Completely missed the point, but okay. Another one that will disappear until next year at this time…Exactly FFS after the gold got changed to gold and 25 so had to make sure. I do have a WTB post for a 79 from last week but no inquires.
ExactamundoCompletely missed the point, but okay. Another one that will disappear until next year at this time…
7 more posts and you'll have your 25.Explained it , you don't like it too bad. I post a lot on the bst thread and occasionally otherwise but if you want to be the forum cop over a couple of posts, that's your choice. There's lots worse things to go FFS over, just imho.
The 79 whittler is a very under-appreciated knife. Yes, GEC needs to do another run. It's been 11 years...I say bring back 79s!
I say send his posts to the Back End...where they belong. You're getting soft, bro'.7 more posts and you'll have your 25.
This is what I use.Mineral oil is hard to beat.
Sounds like a good idea… done.I say send his posts to the Back End...where they belong. You're getting soft, bro'.
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Some slips aren’t good for storing knives because they have chemicals left over in them from the tanning process. Leftover chemicals from the tanning process can be corrosive. Conversely, I have many slips that I have stored user knives in year after year with out any issues. I would never keep a precious or new knife in an unknown sheath. Another issue would be that unless a knife was put into a sheath completely dry and free of contamination then the enclosure of the sheath itself would be a humid environment which would promote corrosion.There's a lot of conflicting advice out there about this. I've read that oil (even the oils naturally occurring in a leather slip) will promote verdigris, and I've read the best cure/prevention for verdigris is soaking in a bath of oil for 24 hours! Who to believe? It developed on two of my beloved stag GECs before I learned what it was, and I hate it so much that I'm taking no chances. All seem to agree that RenWax is a good idea (it would certainly form a barrier of sorts to the salts on our hands reaching the handle), so I regularly slather with that.
Just so I can understand, are you talking about the brass pins or liner in the stag developing verdigris?I know it's more a general than a GEC issue, but could somebody explain how to use the Hydrogen Peroxide method of removing verdigris from stag? I've bought a bottle of the stuff (3% concentration) and some Sodium Bicarbonate (which I believe you're supposed to mix it with?), but unsure exactly what to do next.
the stag starts going green where it meets the liner, and also where the brass pins go through it.Just so I can understand, are you talking about the brass pins or liner in the stag developing verdigris?
I've noticed this same thing with the GEC slips and sheaths. Never had any issues storing knives in them. I hadn't really thought about it before but I wonder if their slips use a specific tanning process than is safer than others.Some slips aren’t good for storing knives because they have chemicals left over in them from the tanning process. Leftover chemicals from the tanning process can be corrosive. Conversely, I have many slips that I have stored user knives in year after year with out any issues. I would never keep a precious or new knife in an unknown sheath. Another issue would be that unless a knife was put into a sheath completely dry and free of contamination then the enclosure of the sheath itself would be a humid environment which would promote corrosion.
GEC content: I have never had a problem storing knives in GEC sheaths. I probably have a dozen GEC knives with sheaths. The tanning process used for their leather appears to be harmless to pocket knives.
I've read that as long as the leather is 'Vegetable Tanned', then it should be okay. I've no idea what that means though.I've noticed this same thing with the GEC slips and sheaths. Never had any issues storing knives in them. I hadn't really thought about it before but I wonder if their slips use a specific tanning process than is safer than others.
Me either so I cheated and went to Google... "made from vegetable-based oils and waxes applied to rawhide, or other animal hides for the purpose of making a soft, supple finish." I guess it makes sense that natural vegetable based products could be less harmful than other harsh chemicals that might be used in the tanning process....I've no idea what that means though.