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Interesting. I received some GECs the other day with minor production flaws in them. I was surprised by this. I was fortunate that the store I purchased from was happy to take them back, but they were SFOs so they couldn't be replaced. I emailed Chris at GEC but she indicated GEC couldn't do anything about it. I hope my SS orders show up to normal GEC standards.
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I've seen this mentioned a couple of times, and the GEC website says the 47 pattern is 3 3/4" and the 74 pattern is 3 7/8". This is not the case with a couple of examples I own. one of my 47 Vipers measures 3.850" and the only 74 example I own is a Ranch Hand, which also measures 3.850". The best I can tell the 74 is indeed an inverted 47 and I think GEC gave us this hint by simply inverting the digits in the model number. It makes sense that they could produce two different knives with the same tooling.
Take care all,
Rick
P.S. Great pictures everyone. I'm envious that I didn't get in on the Elk and Burnt orange 15's. They look sweet!
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I believe we've come to expect near perfect knives from GEC, for a production knife they're good. Mine have all been acceptable in fit and finish, the ones from several years ago are not as well fitted as the newest ones though.
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gec tends to put out customer knife quality and while we all dearly appreciate that and mAybe expect it too much at times.
so yeah these specific flaws are rather minor and inconsequential. especially when considering other manufacturers. my #15 with these flaws is still better quality than nearly every other competitive offer out there, including the CSC zebra wood boys knife I got near the end of their run. I personally wouldn't request GEC to repair this one
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I agree. Over the last few years, GEC has made great strides. My older GEC's are of excellent quality, and still better than my Case and Queen knives. But for the most part, my newer GEC's are on a totally different level of craftsmanship. Other than one knife, all of my newer GEC's have been extraordinarily well crafted for production knives. Totally worth spending the extra coin.
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Those stainless 15s are nice knives. I ended up missing out on them because I goofed up my pre-orders, but it worked out for the best. They didn't quite turn out how I was expecting so I'm happy with having the money still in my wallet instead.
Maybe the popularity of the stainless runs will mean a few more offerings in that steel in the future.
Maybe the popularity of the stainless runs will mean a few more offerings in that steel in the future.
The new Lick Creek Boys Knife single blades will soon be in production. I like the single pen blade versions and I was wondering how it would compare to the 25 single pen blades? I like the look and feel of the 25 (I own a antique jigged bone EO wharncliffe) and I think the 14 is going to be an overall slimmer knife. Do you think the 25 is a more substantial pen blade and heft of these two smaller EDC knives? Hard to tell from a drawing.
,,,Mike in Canada
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That's a beauty, Alchemy1!
I received the bone and faux tortoise shell 15s from CK and KSF. A leather case was included as a gift from KSF. I've also gotten gifts included with knives from CK. It's not expected but it is appreciated. Nice service from both. No knives from Gunstockjack this time (they went fast!) but all three Bladeforums dealers have given me great service. But this forum is for knife discussion so I'll focus on the knives...
The fit and finish of the knives is the same as the other 15s that I own and that includes TC barlows, radio knives, beer scouts, scouts, and other boy's knives. The full flat grind is even and symmetrical and has good taper. As someone else previously mentioned, the blade is nice and snappy. You won't find better mechanics on a knife unless you buy a custom with bushings. Like every other GEC knife that I have bought, it needed sharpening. For me this is fine. I'd much rather put my own edge on a new knife. It's a thin knife and the covers are nicely rounded. I think the 14s will be a bit too small for my regular use. I still want a 14 barlow (little cuties
) but I'm more comfortable with the size of the 15. I think this run of knives is a home run. I only wish that they had done a larger run of the knives.
I received the bone and faux tortoise shell 15s from CK and KSF. A leather case was included as a gift from KSF. I've also gotten gifts included with knives from CK. It's not expected but it is appreciated. Nice service from both. No knives from Gunstockjack this time (they went fast!) but all three Bladeforums dealers have given me great service. But this forum is for knife discussion so I'll focus on the knives...
The fit and finish of the knives is the same as the other 15s that I own and that includes TC barlows, radio knives, beer scouts, scouts, and other boy's knives. The full flat grind is even and symmetrical and has good taper. As someone else previously mentioned, the blade is nice and snappy. You won't find better mechanics on a knife unless you buy a custom with bushings. Like every other GEC knife that I have bought, it needed sharpening. For me this is fine. I'd much rather put my own edge on a new knife. It's a thin knife and the covers are nicely rounded. I think the 14s will be a bit too small for my regular use. I still want a 14 barlow (little cuties
) but I'm more comfortable with the size of the 15. I think this run of knives is a home run. I only wish that they had done a larger run of the knives.
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Mike, the 25 is a little beast, the 14 should be slimmer and thinner by a substantial margin.
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...couple more things...
The tip of the blade on the 15 is pretty much even with the top the handle but there's plenty of room to adjust the height of the kick when it becomes necessary after use and sharpening. It's not a fault but I point it out for those who are new to traditional knives. Adjusting the height of the kick will be necessary on most knives if they are regularly used and sharpened.
The clip blade is a nice general purpose blade and I think it was a good choice for this single blade. In comparing my 15 knives, the taper on the clip and sheepfoot blades is typically better than on the spear blades. I'm not saying the taper is bad on the spear blades but it could be improved a bit. I think that will be even more noticeable on the 14 pattern since the knives are so small. At present, I favor GEC's clip and sheepfoot blades over their spear blades for this reason.
The tip of the blade on the 15 is pretty much even with the top the handle but there's plenty of room to adjust the height of the kick when it becomes necessary after use and sharpening. It's not a fault but I point it out for those who are new to traditional knives. Adjusting the height of the kick will be necessary on most knives if they are regularly used and sharpened.
The clip blade is a nice general purpose blade and I think it was a good choice for this single blade. In comparing my 15 knives, the taper on the clip and sheepfoot blades is typically better than on the spear blades. I'm not saying the taper is bad on the spear blades but it could be improved a bit. I think that will be even more noticeable on the 14 pattern since the knives are so small. At present, I favor GEC's clip and sheepfoot blades over their spear blades for this reason.
Great post, I really agree with all this.
Thanks Jerry. I may have to go with another little beast. I saw they have done them in stainless before and that would be on my wish list.
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My first GEC was a serially numbered 1 of 50 25 EZ open with a sheepsfoot blade, must have been in 2009. I could barely open it even with the cut out.
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I just got an old 26 wharnie and my thumb nails are hating me for it.
