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[mrknife]

Neither. All steel construction. Steel liners and bolsters.

all steel? as in 1095 steel? :O

 

[Ramrodmb]

all steel? as in 1095 steel? :O

Mild steel.
No need for 1095 as its not being hardened.

 

[JITDC]

Thank you everyone for the info about the production totals!

Yep, they are listed by year, last 2 digits of the tang stamp.

 

[tstaut]

A shield would have been a nice touch.

 

[tmd_87]

A shield would have been a nice touch.

I'm definitely on the fence. The main reason is because I have a reservation for the beer scout. Maybe I will just grab one and see if it has a spot in my collection.

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[Camillus]

That blade etch is a definite no from me. It doesn't go with the rest of the knife. But it can be removed....

 

[BigBiscuit]

That balde etch is a defnite no from me. It doesn't go with the rest of the knife. But it can be removed....

Yes, it can be removed. But that's the etch they've always used on the Crown Lifter runs of the past. They made them in Spear and clip point and now this is the first Sheepsfoot Crown Lifter run.

 

[Camillus]

Yes, i guess its just this particular version that I don't warm to. Maybe the previous clip blade suits it better.

 

[matfox]

Neither. All steel construction. Steel liners and bolsters.

Thanks Bob!
I didn't consider this option, sounding good to me.

 

[JITDC]

I wasn't sold on the Beer Scout simply because of the shield, just my personal preference. The etching on this one although the same as previous runs is also a bit of turn off but that does away with use and patina. I do want a #15 and a sheepsfoot blade so this one may check both of those boxes for me.

 

[Stropping Young Lad]

I like the way these turned out. Very understated. I like how far forward the nail nick is.

 

[mortonm]

I like the nice and clean understated look.

I have an OD linen on order, the antique jagged bine really has my attention as well, however, I eventually want a version like this with a clip main so will wait for that at some point in the future.

Should be a perfect hard user though

 

[Wurrwulf]

Lordy me- do I love me some bare head ebony knives. I'm already in on some Beer Scouts, but I may have to pick up an ebony Crown Lifter.

 

[texmex03]

I thought that these had brass liners so I wrote them off. Does this mean the beer scout will be all steel also?

 

[btb01]

I've always liked that Crown Lifter etch. Didn't realize this run of Boy's Knives was going to have it, but it's a pleasant surprise for me. (I do think it looked better on the clip blade, but I still like it.) Looking forward to the yellow jigged bone.

 

[supratentorial]

I had wondered what they used. Is that epoxy?

 

[philllll]

Looks like epoxy to help keep the wood from cracking around the pins

 

[Duper]

A bit of topic but I wish GEC would update the production schedule on their site. That doc link has been broken for weeks.

,,,Mike in Canada

 

[Txjohn]

I think they glue ( expoxy) the pins in and that's just squeeze out . Not positive , just my guess

 

[Tilley Knife]

Just got an email from CK for my #15 crown lifter. Why am I such a sucker for ebony???? :hypnotysed: