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supratentorial said:
If I recall correctly, NACB is their acronym for "North American cow bone". I would greatly prefer a plain classic shield. I do like that they use N American cow bone but I don't need the reminder on the shield. The size isn't practical for me either but they did a good job following the oldies. Large vintage knives often sell for much higher values than smaller knives for some reason. I suppose that if you're just going to look at them, the big knives are easier to see. ;) It's a nicely designed pattern. I think there would be a large demand for similar knives on a smaller scale.

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Edit: Oops. Jamie, I missed your post while I was typing.
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I really like this shield. It may be that I truly am an old "redneck" but I think it's well fitting for this pattern. As the old saying goes "different strokes for different folks." And after reading all the post concerning Charlie's new SFO I realize that I am in the minority pulling for this shield. I'm also very glad I'm on the porch instead of General Knife Discussion or I would have been attacked and made to walk the plank by now.:D
 
r redden said:
I really like this shield. It may be that I truly am an old "redneck" but I think it's well fitting for this pattern. As the old saying goes "different strokes for different folks." And after reading all the post concerning Charlie's new SFO I realize that I am in the minority pulling for this shield. I'm also very glad I'm on the porch instead of General Knife Discussion or I would have been attacked and made to walk the plank by now.:D
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If I'm not mistaken, the regular run of these patterns will have the bullhead shield on them. That's how they're shown on the GEC site. Everyone wins!
 
I think the shield is cool, especially when it goes on a knife with the word "bull" in the name. I found it cool on their #23 Bull Lock and now again on the #98 Bullhead. I could do without the NACB though...
 
blademan 13 said:
I think the shield is cool, especially when it goes on a knife with the word "bull" in the name. I found it cool on their #23 Bull Lock and now again on the #98 Bullhead. I could do without the NACB though...
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I believe the NACB is included because GEC sources North (rather than South) American cattle bone for the knives that get this shield.

If the market cares more against the shield aesthetics than the cover materials source, then I expect the NACB will die out.
 
Biggie_Robs said:
I believe the NACB is included because GEC sources North (rather than South) American cattle bone for the knives that get this shield.

If the market cares more against the shield aesthetics than the cover materials source, then I expect the NACB will die out.
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Are you sure? I thought they only used North American cattle bone on all their knives. Does some of it come from South America and other sources (not counting the camel bone)? On their website they only say North American. They don't mentioned South America or other sources...

http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/about/about-our-brands/
our new knives have blades made with high quality American made 1095 carbon steel and handled with a variety of materials that include the traditional materials, North American cattle bone and Ebony wood. Also used is the unique and distinctly colored and figured Acrylic Acetate. A tough synthetic but not to be confused with the cellulose acetate very often used in the original Tidioute Cutlery.
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supratentorial said:
If I recall correctly, NACB is their acronym for "North American cow bone". I would greatly prefer a plain classic shield. I do like that they use N American cow bone but I don't need the reminder on the shield. The size isn't practical for me either but they did a good job following the oldies. Large vintage knives often sell for much higher values than smaller knives for some reason. I suppose that if you're just going to look at them, the big knives are easier to see. ;) It's a nicely designed pattern. I think there would be a large demand for similar knives on a smaller scale.

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Edit: Oops. Jamie, I missed your post while I was typing.
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So cool other than that shield
 
Will all the covers be bone, I wonder? I was hoping for some acrylics and/or micarta, and the NACB shield wouldn't really "go" on those covers.

Not that I need a bunch of different variations to buy...
 
supratentorial said:
I'd put money on there being some hotdog shields as well. ;) :p :D
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Lol, whew, that's good to hear! I have like 4 hotdogs on the coffee table here, and a bunch more in the bedroom so I'm a fan of those. :)

ETA: I dig the cloud too! I'm always late to the party.
 
Kiteman72 said:
Will all the covers be bone, I wonder? I was hoping for some acrylics and/or micarta, and the NACB shield wouldn't really "go" on those covers.

Not that I need a bunch of different variations to buy...
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That's a very good point about the NABC shields possibly being used on micarta, acrylic, covers etc. I'd think GEC would be more forward thinking than that.

Further, maybe GEC might consider supplying these knives with sheaths.
 
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I'm super curious as to why the "blueprint" for the camp knife version of the 98 has disappeared from GECs preview page.
 
Kiteman72 said:
Lol, I suppose they could be! I'm snowed in today so it's nice to have something to wonder about.
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I heard they're adding another spring and a folding snow shovel. ;)

My guess is that some of the details might change. For example, he may be deciding between the two shields that he showed.
 
supratentorial said:
I heard they're adding another spring and a folding snow shovel. ;)

My guess is that some of the details might change. For example, he may be deciding between the two shields that he showed.
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Thanks, I sure do appreciate the reassurance. :)

I've been oiling the joints today, following the "No Shields" discussion, doing laundry, usual snow day stuff. Nice post over there by the way. :thumbup:

GEC has restored my faith in pocketknives. I only wish I had paid attention to the company earlier.

I just can't wait for an updated production schedule!
 
I think that pinned shields across the entire GEC line of knives will be the next feature to go. Takes a lot of extra steps and time to pin a shield on a knife. Just think of how much time GEC could save if they only glued their pins on like Queen and Schatt & Morgan do.
 
I don't know about current Queen/Schatt&Morgan production but in the past they pinned some and didn't pin others. I prefer pinned shields but it's not something that has caused me any problems. I've only had shields fall off of two knives and they were both Rough Riders.... I know. I know. Those knives are always perfect. ;) One was an early RR dogleg whittler that had crumbling smooth bone covers so it wasn't only a problem the shield. The other was a RR stockman and the glue wasn't sufficient.

I'm not sure how I'd feel about their Northfield & Tidioute lines having glued shields.... But at least at present that doesn't seem to be on the table. GEC's lower priced Farm & Field line usually goes shieldless. That line could be expanded a bit more.
 
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