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I guess it is tough with natural handle materials such as bone, wood, stag, etc, to have them all come out looking close to the same or what we expect.

I received this ebony 74 and initially I was disappointed in it, I was expecting jet black, this looks more like buffalo horn to me. After having it for awhile I'm liking it, bought it as a user so it will get worn anyways.

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MerryMadMonk said:
Posting these videos for members who may not have seen them before. Bill Howard gives Crawford County Outdoors a tour of Great Eastern Cutlery, circa 2013.

I watch them periodically just to remind myself what goes into the knives we love so well.


Great Eastern Cutlery Factory Tour Part 1
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Great Eastern Cutlery Factory Tour Part 2
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Great Eastern Cutlery Factory Tour Part 3
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AL This is just great. I had not seen these before and I found them very interesting to watch. Thanks!
 
Augie said:
I guess it is tough with natural handle materials such as bone, wood, stag, etc, to have them all come out looking close to the same or what we expect.

I received this ebony 74 and initially I was disappointed in it, I was expecting jet black, this looks more like buffalo horn to me. After having it for awhile I'm liking it, bought it as a user so it will get worn anyways.

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Looks like a sister to mine
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Augie, the color on that Ebony is definitely different than some others (mine is all black), but I like it! It gives it character, and it should make a nice user. :thumbup:
 
I like how the ebony looks with some light color to it. I just don't think it should be sold as ebony. When you order a knife unseen with ebony you expect all black. If it has lighter grain to it that's fine for a lot of folks but it should be pictured separately and labeled something like light ebony or something to designate its distinct difference to pure black ebony scales. Just my .02.
 
rockgolfer said:
I like how the ebony looks with some light color to it. I just don't think it should be sold as ebony. When you order a knife unseen with ebony you expect all black. If it has lighter grain to it that's fine for a lot of folks but it should be pictured separately and labeled something like light ebony or something to designate its distinct difference to pure black ebony scales. Just my .02.
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I agree , I still think your Ebony looks very nice though . Mine is jet black but would of been happy either way . Was actually expecting it to be lighter .


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Maybe I'm wrong, but I recall seeing several types of ebony in knifedom. One type, I think, is labelled "zebra ebony" and it carries a premium price.

I happen to have a custom fixed blade with "zebra ebony" and love the contrast.
 
The Burgh said:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I recall seeing several types of ebony in knifedom. One type, I think, is labelled "zebra ebony" and it carries a premium price.

I happen to have a custom fixed blade with "zebra ebony" and love the contrast.
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Ait is labeled as such and that's how it should be. I can not recall ever seeing a classic slipjoint in ebony that was not all black. This is only a recent development as I assume their is supply issues. Like I said, nothing wrong with it at all and it is desired by some, just needs to be labeled differently imho.
 
Note; Natural materials will show variations etc.et
True-but presumably any such variation and variety should show up before the the bone is attached to the knife. And certainly be detected at QC. The mention of "natural materials" makes me think of Antler,Ivory,Horn and natural bone eg Primitive bone.
These are chosen as scales for the fact that they are different and can vary considerably from piece to piece. They have natural attributes and variations that make them appealing.
I'm sure that dyeing and jigging (what comes first?) is done to create a standardised appearance,function and quality.
I'll say no more on the subject of the anaemic stallions (hey why is my pc cheering?)
Its not easy being green:D
I'll finish with the mystical statement "Sometimes less is more."
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Meako That Spring Green of yours is certainly more in the fluorescent league, Swamp or Slime Green anybody?:barf: Looks like it's going to have to be 'They Dyed With Their Boots On' :D Green is one of my favourite colours, but pass on your variant I'm afraid mate!

I also agree that Ebony should be described as having stripes or lighter blotches when it does, the examples shown are very nice attractive knives, I'd like to own them, but most people would expect an overall consistent dark hue. I have an Ebony knife from a French maker, it is a more dark bitter chocolate colour rather than black but it is uniform in overall appearance and I like it.
 
There are 2 sides to every coin -case in point my CS canittler there. The dealer photo was nowhere near it colour wise -it showed a uniform colour across the scale and was flat green -I think it may have been a computerised colouring in job as was mentioned earlier.
What i ended up with in this case is infinitely classier and superior.:)

They dyed whilst trying on new boots at the shoe shop down the road . wotchagunnadoo?
 
Confession: I don't think I've ever met a shade of green I didn't like. Zombie green, slime green - all greens are good. :D That said, I'm far pickier about other colors and other characteristics - like symmetry; light on one side dark on the other would bother me, even in green - so I get where folks are coming from.

meako said:
Its not easy being green:D
I'll finish with the mystical statement "Sometimes less is more."

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*cough* I don't think I'm familiar with that concept. :o Beautiful green knives you have there. What's the second from top with the long wavy jigging, if you don't mind me asking? I may, um, need to hunt one down to join the rest of my green bone herd.

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A T -its a #48 single blade from 2010 1 of 25 known as Tractor Green. I'm liking that spearpoint 72 0r 73 in your pic.
I'm definitely a fan of the darker greens like the old British Racing Green. classy.
 
meako said:
A T -its a #48 single blade from 2010 1 of 25 known as Tractor Green. I'm liking that spearpoint 72 0r 73 in your pic.
I'm definitely a fan of the darker greens like the old British Racing Green. classy.
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Ahh, a rare 'un. I'll keep my eyes peeled, but I won't hold my breath. :p Thanks much. *tips hat*

The 72 spearpoint looks kinda wonky and top heavy, but it's nicely pinchable open & the wide blade cuts really well. I quite like it.
 
I have a 72 with the fat spear point in the blackest ebony.
So black that even the white bits are black.It is the first or second gec I ever bought.
 
All this Green Talk has set me slobbering. Meako's picture and AT's caused me to remember that I too have a Tractor Green 48, No.12 or 13 I think. It's an interesting bone, kind of like a Barley Sugar sweet or a type of Winterbottom. I believe I heard that GEC will be doing a re-run of 48s. It's very nice in single blade, a good alternative to the CASE Slimline Trapper, slightly smaller. Better made of course.

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