Lets talk GEC!

With Ironwood, Natural Bone, and jigged bone with color tbd coming as well. I've been Viper-curious ever since I picked up my beloved 74 backwards one day. Sure to get stung this run! Curious what color will be picked for the jigged. Anything but Green I hope.
 
meako said:
.I recently saw an old sewing machine in an antique store which included a small jar of lubricant...something called whale oil..
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Meako whale oil is worth quite a lot here, it's sperm whale oil and they are no longer (legally) hunted. It is the best oil ever for some applications, fabulously lightweight. Clock repairmen all have a secret stash, and rue the day it is no more as there simply is no replacement. Might be ideal for lubing a slipjoint?
 
Let'er Buck said:
I feel like I’m the only person that isn’t a 47 fan.
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I won't buy me anything modern like that, but GEC is something different, classy. Also, never got any love for wharncliffe type, but GEC-made are beautiful, I like their lines and shapes.
 
Alex.Y. said:
Vipers!
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A-a-and the shield is...
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I personally do like that shield very much, but... again? Shield of the year, I guess. 😆
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This is a really nice surprise with a great selection of handle materials, especially starting out with ebony. My only slight complaint would be the badge shield…bit boring and overused lately. If sticking with that style I would rather see the crest or federal shield.
 
The Viper is an …ok… pattern. It’s universally beloved and looks really sweet when the blade is open, but in actual use I find the tip is easily damaged and the knife doesn’t fit in my hand as well as I could wish. (But I have small hands.) I used to have a couple of Vipers and passed them along. I’m very happy that Mr. Howard is leaving my wallet intact on this run but I’ll drool at the beautiful cover combinations!
 
GaiusJulius said:
The Viper is an …ok… pattern. It’s universally beloved and looks really sweet when the blade is open, but in actual use I find the tip is easily damaged and the knife doesn’t fit in my hand as well as I could wish. (But I have small hands.) I used to have a couple of Vipers and passed them along. I’m very happy that Mr. Howard is leaving my wallet intact on this run but I’ll drool at the beautiful cover combinations!
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I have big hands and like big knives that are both pokey and slicey. I have also always wanted a smooth natural bone GEC.
 
GaiusJulius said:
The Viper is an …ok… pattern. It’s universally beloved and looks really sweet when the blade is open, but in actual use I find the tip is easily damaged and the knife doesn’t fit in my hand as well as I could wish. (But I have small hands.) I used to have a couple of Vipers and passed them along. I’m very happy that Mr. Howard is leaving my wallet intact on this run but I’ll drool at the beautiful cover combinations!
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I see it as a slicing knife (with a poking function). As far as the thin tip, I never broke a tip ony modern offfice/utility knife with disposable blades, so wharncliffe should be fine.
 
Alex.Y. said:
I see it as a slicing knife (with a poking function). As far as the thin tip, I never broke a tip ony modern offfice/utility knife with disposable blades, so wharncliffe should be fine.
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The difference is, a common xacto knife blade costs cents, but at least for me I was always acutely aware that my viper had an exceptionally fine, delicate point. I always found I wanted to lead with the point, and did slightly deform it at one point. I had to make a conscious effort to be careful when attacking a heavily taped box or plastic clamshell packaging, and to try to slice the edge rather than stab into it. So, not a pattern I personally love, but also not a bad knife by any means.
 
Alex.Y. said:
A-a-and the shield is...
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I personally do like that shield very much, but... again? Shield of the year, I guess. 😆
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It’s the new hotdog shield. 🙄 I’d actually rather have the hotdog, which I still contend only gets the hate that it does because of the name. It’s not actually meant to be a hotdog in the way the banana shield is meant to be a banana. It’s just a rounded bar-type shield. But I digress…

That badge shield hasn’t stopped me from buying a knife that I like otherwise, but I don’t like it. I think the crest or federal shield look so much better.

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btb01 said:
It’s the new hotdog shield. 🙄 I’d actually rather have the hotdog, which I still contend only gets the hate that it does because of the name. It’s not actually meant to be a hotdog in the way the banana shield is meant to be a banana. It’s just a rounded bar-type shield. But I digress…
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Agree 100%. "Hotdog" is a classic form.
btb01 said:
That badge shield hasn’t stopped me from buying a knife that I like otherwise, but I don’t like it. I think the crest or federal shield look so much better.
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I like all of them. The only one that I know is a classic too but can't do anything about my dislike of it is Bomb shield. Corset is second place, mostly because I find it a bit vulgar.
 
Mother of God, I'm in trouble! The viper pattern is the main reason I got interested in GECs and traditional knives in general. It's been really tough for me to aquire GECs lately. Really hope I can add at least one more viper to my collection. o_O
 
I'm certainly interested in a Nat Bone version since I gave away my one and only Viper in Osage Orange for a worthy cause. So the shield still undecided on that one? Not the Badge I hope...Hotdog suits a long Barehead pattern as does Bowtie or Corset (don't agree at all about vulgar Alex...) But not very optimistic about securing one at long distance...at least I have my memories and old GECs to console me- kind of :D;)
 
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