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:thumbup: looking good on all accounts. Big fan of seeing so many of the same knives that all look so very different. I'd imagine there's a few elk out there that are close to all white. That could be a cool variation over time.
 
Ratbert said:
These are looking great guys! I swung and missed on the elk but am expecting my tortoise shell in a couple of days. I've always liked the elk handles and your photos are making me jealous!
I had no idea the chestnut would have so much character! I remember Canal Steet having several offerings of old barn chestnut at the end and they all looked dark and not near as grainy.
Looking forward to more pics to drool over!
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Looking at GEC's progress pictures of the chestnut, there was one or two that made it appear to me that they applied stain to it. I think chestnut is usually more plain looking, which is why the Canal Street knives looked the way they did. I think they did a great job on all of these.

I'm also scratching my head, wondering why they made so many more Navy knives. The clip blade is definitely the one most people want. I kind of wish they had made these with a pen secondary. On such a small knife, that extra spring adds a little more chunk to hold on to. Beggars can't be choosers!

Love the pics everyone has posted! Maybe I'll have to seek out an Elk handled one.
 
draggat said:
Looking at GEC's progress pictures of the chestnut, there was one or two that made it appear to me that they applied stain to it. I think chestnut is usually more plain looking, which is why the Canal Street knives looked the way they did. I think they did a great job on all of these.

I'm also scratching my head, wondering why they made so many more Navy knives. The clip blade is definitely the one most people want. I kind of wish they had made these with a pen secondary. On such a small knife, that extra spring adds a little more chunk to hold on to. Beggars can't be choosers!

Love the pics everyone has posted! Maybe I'll have to seek out an Elk handled one.
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Real American Chestnut hasn't been viable as lumber since the blight wiped out almost all of the large trees. There is a stand in middle Georgia near Warm Springs but that's about it. They were the kings of the southern forest, tree diameters ranged as large as 15 feet. My understanding is that GEC uses stabilized wood, but I might be wrong.
 
I'm in for an elk handled mustang. Seeing these pictures of the smooth and grooved elk handled #15s, I can't decide which I prefer. Are there flat spots on the grooved ones aswell?

Also I'm really hoping they do a shield on them. I can't see any shields or grooves cut for the shield on the assembly pictures.
 
JB in SC said:
Real American Chestnut hasn't been viable as lumber since the blight wiped out almost all of the large trees. There is a stand in middle Georgia near Warm Springs but that's about it. They were the kings of the southern forest, tree diameters ranged as large as 15 feet.
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If you are hiking in the southern Appalachians, you will still come across stumps from these giants, that will give you an idea of how huge they were. A professor at Volunteer State Community College in middle Tennessee, Joe Schibig, has been working for decades to grow a strain of blight-resistant American Chestnut.
 
You guys are making me hungry for chestnuts. Does anyone have information on where GEC sources it's Elk?
 
Pretty striking how different the burnt orange came out on these two. I'm not sure which one I like better..... Both are great in their own right!

 
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I'm having a really hard time forcing a patina;). In all seriousness, I really like the tortoise shell single blade combo. It's incredibly lightweight and disappears in the pocket. Pull is a nice 7 which I appreciate on a clip. Easily opens with a pinch grip. GEC nailed this one. :thumbup:
 
JB in SC said:
Very nice, I'll bet it looks even better in person.
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It's gorgeous. My crappy phone pic and poor lighting doesn't do it justice. I have to post a couple of my fixed blades for sale this week so I'll snap a few pics of this one with the dslr while I'm at it.

Edit to say: Like most of my gecs it came fairly dull but it was a breeze to sharpen and will split hairs now. I anticipate fairly good edge retention but we'll know for sure in the coming days.
 
Buzzbait said:
I think almost all of us are asking ourselves that question.
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I know I am. I like the rope knife, but after seeing it, I don't love it enough to buy one, especially with the fixed bail. I love the boy's knife, but I was distracted with other things and missed out. Truth be told, I had given up on GEC making stainless blades so had topped paying attention.

I'm hoping GEC produces a lot more stainless options moving forward. I would buy many of them (#15, #77, #85...). I have owned a lot of 1095 GECs but sold them all. I kept all of them mint in the tube but carried one for the best part of a year to decide whether I could live with 1095. I just got fed up with the maintenance, even after it developed a patina.

I know a lot of people that like stainless and won't buy 1095. I'm not really a fan of other US traditional knife makers, so I stopped buying US production knives. When it comes to patters that resonate with me, GEC is the bee's knees. I have a hard time believing my preferences are terribly uncommon, so here's hoping for more GEC 440C!

Anyway, it's great seeing all these stainless #15s! They're gorgeous. Enjoy 'em y'all.
 
NickelOak said:
I know I am. I like the rope knife, but after seeing it, I don't love it enough to buy one, especially with the fixed bail. I love the boy's knife, but I was distracted with other things and missed out. Truth be told, I had given up on GEC making stainless blades so had topped paying attention.

I'm hoping GEC produces a lot more stainless options moving forward. I would buy many of them (#15, #77, #85...). I have owned a lot of 1095 GECs but sold them all. I kept all of them mint in the tube but carried one for the best part of a year to decide whether I could live with 1095. I just got fed up with the maintenance, even after it developed a patina.

I know a lot of people that like stainless and won't buy 1095. I'm not really a fan of other US traditional knife makers, so I stopped buying US production knives. When it comes to patters that resonate with me, GEC is the bee's knees. I have a hard time believing my preferences are terribly uncommon, so here's hoping for more GEC 440C!

Anyway, it's great seeing all these stainless #15s! They're gorgeous. Enjoy 'em y'all.
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Based on the interest I'd hope they produce more as well. There is definitely a demand for more 15's.
 
BlockPsycho said:
I'm in for an elk handled mustang. Seeing these pictures of the smooth and grooved elk handled #15s, I can't decide which I prefer. Are there flat spots on the grooved ones aswell?

Also I'm really hoping they do a shield on them. I can't see any shields or grooves cut for the shield on the assembly pictures.
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I'm assuming since the elk 15s have shields, so will the 74s.

They're looking really nice! I think they look sleek and classy!

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I'm hoping that the chestnut 74 will ease the pain of not getting a chestnut 15. And in reality, the size of the 74 is much more to my liking, and the drop point is probably more useful to me, even if it isn't as aesthetically pleasing as the clip on the 15.

I just hope that the 74 is hand filling enough. Single blade GEC's always feel too skinny for my hands.
 
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