Lets talk GEC!

This thread is 60+ pages long, it makes me wonder if GEC needs their own subforum.

Actually, let me rephrase that. GEC needs their own subforum.
 
GEC should make a run of jigged micarta. One can dream lol! I would love to send one of those 82's to someone and see if it could be jigged.
 
I really want the micarta 82 but my wallet says otherwise. I also think that pattern would look great as a jack with that slender muskrat clip and a sheepsfoot secondary.

I love GECs peachseed jigging these days but I would love to see them try corncob bone.
 
The blade selection on the Dixie Stock Knife is perfect. I like all 3: muskrat clip, wharncliffe, drop point.
 
I'd appreciate if someone could post a pick of a 72 lockback beside a 92 talon. Am thinking about one of these for my next purchase and would love a comparison pic. Tks!
 
I take it you are not fond of the square tang.

Actually the opposite Barry; I realize my sentence was a little backwards there. I love a good half stop and also enjoy the blade selection of a serpentine stockman, but they so rarely coincide. Didn't stop me from getting one of these Dixies though.
 
Barry, is this on the side of your pocket towards the outside or inside of your leg? I'm curious about trying this.

I used to feel the same way about 4 inch folders; I liked the big handle, but the knife felt too big fer my FRP. Then I discovered (thru a clever member of another forum) that if you take a couple stitches in your pocket about one inch in and 1 1/2 inches up from the bottom corner, a large knife will sit upright in the space created and becomes scarcely noticeable to carry.
 
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Barry, is this on the side of your pocket towards the outside or inside of your leg? I'm curious about trying this.

Toward the inside of the leg, where the pocket is deepest. Start with a safety pin and experiment with the position. This carry method works very well for me and most of my jeans have the pockets sewn in this manner. Don't sew completely down to the bottom of the pocket as change and stuff will get caught there; a quarter inch of stiching is about all you need. :)
 
Nothing ground-breaking on the sfo I am afraid. The #48 Improved Trapper is my favorite GEC knife to date, and especially in the blackwood. Thus, I am running them again, along with some abalone that I feel is perfect for this frame.

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My perfect knife. I have one of these and I love it. It has the perfect ballance between plain and fancy. It's just the right size and has my two favorite blade profiles on it... Is the abalone version going to be an improved trapper as well? If so I may have to lay an early claim to one...
 
Exact same knife, different slabs. It will be expensive, although not like some others abalone. But I would rather have a vault full of those baby's than money in the bank.
 
I have been wondering the difference in use/carry between GEC's acrylic and delrin. Specifically with the tendency to scuff and scratch. I carry and use all my knives, but plan to have the upcoming 21 as a real beater. I have a 65 in acrylic and it has gotten a good bit of scuffing with carry. I have read acrylic is harder whereas delrin is denser.

So basically, does anybody carry and use both equally, and if so which wears better? Comparison pictures would be greatly appreciated as well.
 
I dont have any GEC delrin but my case delrin knives hold up much better than acrylic. I have a 66 jack in acrylic that is very scratched up.
 
I've heard or read somewhere that Acrylic and/or Delrin can be brought back to life with very fine grit sandpaper and some compound or some such thing. I'm sure one or other of the Tinkerers here will help me out on this.
 
I have tried sunshine cloth to little avail, but it does seem like there must be some way to polish it.
 
Will this run of the Blackwood have the same shield as pictured here?

Nothing ground-breaking on the sfo I am afraid. The #48 Improved Trapper is my favorite GEC knife to date, and especially in the blackwood. Thus, I am running them again, along with some abalone that I feel is perfect for this frame.

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