Lets talk GEC!

Jiki said:
The soft spring on the calf roper is completely over blown. If one uses a knife properly it will never close on your hand. If one decides to use a knife improperly would want a bear trap closing on your fingers or a butterfly to land on your fingers? The spring does exactly what it is supposed to do hold the blade open/closed when it is supposed to.
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It’s not a safety issue for me, more of a personal preference. I remember getting in a couple of the 14s from the last run and being disappointed they weren’t as snappy as the run prior. More than adequate given the blade size but you like what you like.
 
Slim.dog said:
Hey guys, just picked up a GEC with stag covers and plan to carry it a lot is there any maintenance I should do to the stag before/ during daily carry?
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Don’t carry one daily but there’s a bunch of threads on this if you do a search for stag maintenance. Mineral oil if anything seems to come up a lot.
 
Slim.dog said:
Hey guys, just picked up a GEC with stag covers and plan to carry it a lot is there any maintenance I should do to the stag before/ during daily carry?
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Some guys oil them but unless you live in an especially dry climate or plan to store it for long periods of time it probably isn't necessary. If you plan to carry it like you say, you should be fine.
 
BDubbs said:
It’s not a safety issue for me, more of a personal preference. I remember getting in a couple of the 14s from the last run and being disappointed they weren’t as snappy as the run prior. More than adequate given the blade size but you like what you like.
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Exactly. For most of us, the action is important on a spring knife :rolleyes:
 
Jiki said:
The soft spring on the calf roper is completely over blown. If one uses a knife properly it will never close on your hand. If one decides to use a knife improperly would want a bear trap closing on your fingers or a butterfly to land on your fingers? The spring does exactly what it is supposed to do hold the blade open/closed when it is supposed to.
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It's nice to see all the 66's out,they have been on my radar for a few years lol.but you never know when they might traverse your orbit.
 
Oldy said:
It's nice to see all the 66's out,they have been on my radar for a few years lol.but you never know when they might traverse your orbit.
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That's a good point, most complained of the light spring, however you never see them on the exchange. When you do they are wore slap out. 🤔🙄
 
Jiki said:
That's a good point, most complained of the light spring, however you never see them on the exchange. When you do they are wore slap out. 🤔🙄
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Ya it is somewhat strange,I read the 66 thread twice,once last year and again a few weeks back and more than a few times it was mentioned that they were still available from dealers,main issues were light pulls and blade rub,although I prefer stiffer pulls for various reasons I have a 35 Churchill and 68 white owl that get carried regularly and i have no issues with,as for blade rub which they both had are something I pay no attention too because after use it dissappears, I do understand from a collectors point of view blade rub is frowned upon. But you are right you seldom see the 66 on exchange.
 
I just don't get one thing, as a non-native English speaker: is it "Boss-Bull Keeper" or "Boss Bull-Keeper" by the meaning?
 
Alex.Y. said:
I just don't get one thing, as a non-native English speaker: is it "Boss-Bull Keeper" or "Boss Bull-Keeper" by the meaning?
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As a native English speaker it could go either way. I tried to find tube art to see if it would provide any insight. Maybe I'm missing something, but my interpretation is that this phrase is along the lines of advertising, sounding fancy.
 
Alex.Y. said:
I just don't get one thing, as a non-native English speaker: is it "Boss-Bull Keeper" or "Boss Bull-Keeper" by the meaning?
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I'm a native English speaker and I am not sure what it means either.

Typically a ranch will keep only one? Maybe a few? Bulls. The rest of the boys are made steers. This was the tool for making steers. So maybe it's a play on that task.
 
Jiki said:
That's a good point, most complained of the light spring, however you never see them on the exchange. When you do they are wore slap out. 🤔🙄
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You’re not wrong, it’s a very popular knife and I don’t want to come across as criticizing, more along the lines of wishing. The secondaries just don’t have that satisfying snap when they open. Here’s a photo, since Teddy Roosevelt once famously said, “knife posts without photos are useless.”
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Alex.Y. said:
I just don't get one thing, as a non-native English speaker: is it "Boss-Bull Keeper" or "Boss Bull-Keeper" by the meaning?
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I’m going Boss-Bull Keeper.

Given there’s a castrator (the original name for what is often called a Spey blade - a misnomer as you can’t Spey animals with it. Castrate and Spey being gender specific terms) and the pin has a herd bull in front of the mob my take is that the knife keeps him as the boss bull by removing the Rocky Mountain oysters from his competitors?
 
cbr1000 said:
I tried to find tube art to see if it would provide any insight.
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Well, the pin says

Boss Bull
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Keeper

But that's not making it much easier.
Jiki said:
Bulls. The rest of the boys are made steers. This was the tool for making steers. So maybe it's a play on that task.
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Ah, that's what it is about! Now I see there's definitely more in the name!
waynorth said:
Note the Spey blade!!
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Yes yes! I totally forgot about that little element.
Hatchet_Jack said:
Rocky Mountain oysters
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Man, what did I just learned about... :eek: 😂
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
the original name for what is often called a Spey blade - a misnomer as you can’t Spey animals with it
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Maybe you can, technically, but that would not be in field.
Hatchet_Jack said:
Castrate and Spey being gender specific terms
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I heard someone once said there are two terms: spey and spay. And that the latter means same as castrate gender-wise, but I don't think I ever heard it again anywhere (or seen any further proof).
 
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