Lets talk GEC!

Jiki said:
So, we are talking knives?

How about a large congress? A tobacco knife according to Mr. Levine. I have this beautiful S&M example gifted to me by @OldSoul . Sheep, spear, coping, and pen. The 61, 62, and 13 are all roughly the same size (3¾ inch). This guy comes in a 4 inches and is much more robust.

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I’d love to see a four blade Congress on the 13 with some jigged bone.
 
Sadly this be me only GEC comb ☠️. Maybe they'll have leftover combs from this run for some more beer & sausages?

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birdsbeaks said:
The entirety of my Farm & Field family!

A natural canvas Micarta 71 from the '18 run which has darkened to a very rich maroon color, a Blue Black Richlite 21 from the latest run that I picked up on a drop (and which has already accompanied me on a trip from Miami, FL to Dahlonega, GA), and a Natural Linen Micarta 21 (also from the latest release) which came to me via a steely-eyed porchman and regular contributor here (and hopefully new friend!) who recalled my desire to obtain one and, in true porch fashion, made my dream a reality! I love them all, but the Natural Linen Micarta feels special and won't be leaving my pocket for the foreseeable future - this one's already in the running for 2024 KotY!

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Very cool! :cool::cool::thumbsup:
And as pat9198 pat9198 noted, love the beads! 🤓
But I can't decide whether they're heads you removed from toy "army guys" (as my brothers and I called them back in the 1950s), or if they're maybe members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.?.

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Very cool! :cool::cool::thumbsup:
And as pat9198 pat9198 noted, love the beads! 🤓
But I can't decide whether they're heads you removed from toy "army guys" (as my brothers and I called them back in the 1950s), or if they're maybe members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.?.

- GT
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They are definitely "army guy" heads, but who knows - Yogi Berra, Jackie Robinson, Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, Ted Williams, Warren Spahn, and Joe DiMaggio all served - maybe there's a bit of overlap!
 
Recently I've been searching something and came across my first posts here. What a bad self-presentation...

knifeswapper said:
Your post is peppered with inaccurate portrayals of my words and a lack of investigating the pricing, etc. Thus, if you have anything specifically that I have said and you want to discuss - please quote it. I don't question your expertise on your 7th post here on BF, but I try very hard to speak to people as a friend - even if I don't agree with them.
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Mike, I am sincerely sorry I've said a bunch of nonsense. I was very incompetent and lacking of knowledge at the moment, with some bad attitude too. It is apparent to me now that I was impolite, even rude. I was wrong, please forgive me my behavior, sir, I apologize. And thank you for your most adequate and polite responses.

I was speaking publicly, so I feel that my apology should be public as well. Better late than never.
 
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Hatchet_Jack said:
You're nor wrong mate, that's a beauty.
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Some more shots. Springs are tight, no light gaps, really nice jigging.. blades are packed in so tight I could hardly fit a hair between them and the liners.. I could go on and on lol. To top it off, I use this to whittle and it's hard on a knife. Lots of blade twisting and weird pressure angles. Everything is still super tight with heavy use. It's hard to tell from pictures, but one thing I like that GEC does on their jigging is where the bolster metal is depressed into the jig bone.. when I see that I'm reminded that these aren't coming off an industrial assembly line.

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cbr1000 said:
Some more shots. Springs are tight, no light gaps, really nice jigging.. blades are packed in so tight I could hardly fit a hair between them and the liners.. I could go on and on lol. To top it off, I use this to whittle and it's hard on a knife. Lots of blade twisting and weird pressure angles. Everything is still super tight with heavy use. It's hard to tell from pictures, but one thing I like that GEC does on their jigging is where the bolster metal is depressed into the jig bone.. when I see that I'm reminded that these aren't coming off an industrial assembly line.

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Magnificent my friend, she’s a great demonstration of why they’re so well regarded.
I’m currently trying to work through a sale with a BF member for a GEC Whittler, same as you as a working Whittling knife.
 
17047330431485735234747609784867.jpgthis is a great knife the 62 easy pocket congress, it sat on a dealer's page for some time at a reasonable price,asked him why it's sitting there and was told not a popular pattern as well As being a user, I had to have it shipped to an American address (a fellow that has used 321 bandaid's)I wanted to get the pocket carver but the wife has stated she will not keeping mending my pockets.
 
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