The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Jamie, you are correct, the shield is not pinned. That is unusual for GEC. It is possible that the shields were provided by NKCA since they use the same shield on all their annual knives by different manufacturers.Sorry, Wolfe, can't help with the questions you posed. I do have to say that I find the color quite attractive all the same, almost an Appaloosa. It appears doubtful the shield is pinned? If not, this may be the first from GEC that wasn't.
Thank you for doing the search Jake. I should have thought of that myself. I am just a little thick when it comes to computer stuff. It is nice to know the correct name for the covers. Having the correct tube is always a bonus as well.Wolfe, I did a Google image search for "2008 NKCA knife" and it appears that the tube is correct and the covers are called "smooth red appaloosa bone".
Shawn, for some strange reason I am always attracted to red handles. It's strange, since I have never considered using it on any of the knives I make. I am an absolute sucker for the GEC blood red jig bone, I can't resist them in any pattern.Wolfe, the smooth red bone covers on that 73 are perfect. Congrats on the pick up! I am super jealous.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Sowbelly.
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Thank you for doing the search Jake. I should have thought of that myself. I am just a little thick when it comes to computer stuff. It is nice to know the correct name for the covers. Having the correct tube is always a bonus as well...
Do I hear..single blade sowbelly variation as well? Single, double with a skinner secondary and 3 blade![]()
Im all for another run of The Courthouse Whittler![]()
I just received this 73. It is not listed in the 2008 production totals, even though over 500 were produced. Does anyone have any idea what this smooth bone colour is named? As well, is this the correct tube for the knife? Later SFO's, especially club knives, usually have a different label. The lid with the #133 is correct for the knife, but the tube itself could have been mixed up at some time. It is a nice addition to my small collection of 73's.
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Yeah im just looking to get my first whittler period. I really love the look of the pattern especially the split back ones they seem to be a very handy kinfe indeed. Speaking of that can anybody tell me if the Courthouse Whittier is a split back?? I was just assuming it was witch I know can be a mistake.![]()
from what ive read the original rotten banana bone was the product of a big mishap in the factory. Something unknowingly had dripped or had been placed on the yellow bone and not discovered until 'too late'.
Mistakes are hard to replicate.
Haha, you got me there.
Here's an original pic and honestly one of the few floating around. This isn't my knife so I couldn't say how the other side looks, or what the rest of the run was like. This one knife could be the extreme example. It's hard because most folks myself included are only using this knife for comparison.
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I too have a RBB on order and was resigned to the fact that I was getting a canary and not a RBB, but I just ran the cover photo from GEC's website through a photo editing program and I think we may be pleasantly surprised. If not we get a fresh banana knife. A one of a kind. lol
Alan