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Does any one know if GEC treats their ebony with any sort of stain or lacquer or sealant? I've been carrying one of the new 15 spears for a week or two now and the texture of the wood seems to have changed a little, becoming rougher.
 
mrknife said:
Does any one know if GEC treats their ebony with any sort of stain or lacquer or sealant? I've been carrying one of the new 15 spears for a week or two now and the texture of the wood seems to have changed a little, becoming rougher.
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I believe they soak all their knives in a liquid lubricant similar to wd-40 in part of the finishing process. Yours could be drying some.
 
mrknife said:
Does any one know if GEC treats their ebony with any sort of stain or lacquer or sealant? I've been carrying one of the new 15 spears for a week or two now and the texture of the wood seems to have changed a little, becoming rougher.
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Might be some of whatever finishing/polishing compound used coming out of the pores of the wood. Ebony varies a bit in density and grain.
 
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I have 2017 TC Barlow in Ebony that I have been carrying in my pocket (no slip) for a few weeks. I also noticed a slight change in the texture of the wood. At least I know I’ve been coon fingering it too much! I’ll apply a light coat of mineral oil.

On a side note, we should be due for a GEC schedule update soon. I can’t imagine the remaining 15’s and the upcoming 44’ will take until September 11th to complete.
 
Will these be the next PPP's?

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These 44s do look cool. Very similar to the iconic Queen and Schatt and Morgan gunstocks which are so prevalent. I wonder if they had a previous understanding with Queen to not produce the gunstock pattern? It seems coincidental that this run conincides with Queen’s closure.
 
Who knows if they were in touch with Queen.... I am looking forward to the 44 as well. Actually, I can’t wait for all that brass. I know some hate it but it’s never bothered me.

I acquired quite a few Gunstock knives in the past few years. On the small side for me but I love them nonetheless. Here’s a Queen with GEC’s other rendition, the 76. I must say that the 76 feels better in hand because it doesn’t have a squared end cap.

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Is it correct there are no SFO’s for the gunstocks?

As an aside I wonder why GEC allows SFOs to regularly be more desirable than the standard patterns. Nice and interesting details - like Charlie’s bar shield on the current SFO #15 - don’t have to be limited to SFOs. I would like there to be more variations and limited releases among these big runs - particularly if the big runs are run in plainer materials (such as ebony, green micarta, antique yellow bone). Keeps things interesting and its a lot of fun.
 
I know this is somewhat off current topic, and I tried to search for an answer, but does anyone know what the thickness behind the edge of most GEC knives is?

I'm planning to get a handmade small Lanny's clip (for a great price) but it's .030" behind the edge. That sounds thick to me but idk how it compares to other traditionals. Wish I had calipers!
 
Does anyone know if GEC still does serialized runs? I honestly cant remember a run since Ive started collecting GEC a few years back.
 
JaxBaron said:
Does anyone know if GEC still does serialized runs? I honestly cant remember a run since Ive started collecting GEC a few years back.
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I could be mistaken, but I believe that the recent SFO Whalers were serialized.

ETA: But other than that, about the most recent I remember is the beer barrel Beer Scouts from 2016, I think were serialized.
 
L.H.S said:
Yes, the AMKC knives were serialized xx-19

I will FINALLY be getting mine this Sunday. I was out of town for my fiancee's birthday for the last meeting where everyone else got their club knives. I can't wait to see it.
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Haha, I've been wondering where your pics of that monster were. ;) Those really looked nice in GEC's photos.
 
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