Lets talk GEC!

MerryMadMonk said:
71 frame = 3 7/8 inches
Madison Barlow frame = 4 1/4 inches

Not unlike having a TC Barlow and Northfield Barlow in different sizes.

I think they could keep the price closer to F&F, depending on bolster size/steel (or even other material such as contrasting micarta bolster).
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Yeah I've had a few of each of the Madison, 74, and 71 patterns. Out of them, I think it like the #74 the best. It'd make a great curved Barlow.
 
Jiki said:
I think the 47 and fish knives may have been using up some old parts stock. The 47 looks to have a 2016 tang stamp. I will confirm when my pruner arrives.
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Mine has the 47P116 stang stamp and the same on the cap of the tube. Very interesting.


Jiki said:
I think the 47 and fish knives may have been using up some old parts stock. The 47 looks to have a 2016 tang stamp. I will confirm when my pruner arrives.
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What one might look like with two-tone micarta...
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not a Barlow in the classic sense, but certainly a nod in that direction.
 
Someone posed the question somewhere so I asked Chris Tucker...and she doesn't know what is coming next after the #93 and before the #86. Hoping the #29 but could be something totally unexpected which is also exciting.
 
waverave said:
Someone posed the question somewhere so I asked Chris Tucker...and she doesn't know what is coming next after the #93 and before the #86. Hoping the #29 but could be something totally unexpected which is also exciting.
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Is it more or less understood that the #29 will be a whittler configuration? One of the things I like about the 29 is the straight clip blade, meaning the blade doesn't droop down, so the tip is about lined up with the center line of the handle. I've posed this question elsewhere but not gotten an answer: What's the historical or functional reason for having the drooped down curve of a clip blade? The 86 droops, and the 97 has an exaggerated droop, probably because of the narrow Coke bottle neck and the length of the blade. Any info on "straight" vs. "droop" clip blades would be appreciated. To me a "straight" clip blade is more aesthetically pleasing, but I know GEC doesn't make any design decision by accident.

Lee
 
lee4 said:
Is it more or less understood that the #29 will be a whittler configuration? One of the things I like about the 29 is the straight clip blade, meaning the blade doesn't droop down, so the tip is about lined up with the center line of the handle. I've posed this question elsewhere but not gotten an answer: What's the historical or functional reason for having the drooped down curve of a clip blade? The 86 droops, and the 97 has an exaggerated droop, probably because of the narrow Coke bottle neck and the length of the blade. Any info on "straight" vs. "droop" clip blades would be appreciated. To me a "straight" clip blade is more aesthetically pleasing, but I know GEC doesn't make any design decision by accident.

Lee
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If you’re asking about the “cant” of a blade, angling downward from the pivot, I understand that this is a functional consideration. It allows more power to be put into the cut. I also find canted blades to be more comfortable during longer sessions of cutting. The main blade in a knife like the Case 6445R scout knife has an almost absurd amount of cant, yet it is wonderfully ergonomic in actual use.

If I’m doing a lot of precise tip work, I don’t like cant. I want that blade tip to be straight in line with the pivot and the frame. If I’m just doing a lot of utility cutting, I love a canted blade.
 
When you think of the cutting edge of a knife being presented to a workpiece, think of the way a Guillotine is presented to a neck..... It is a shearing cut which is typically more efficient than a chopping cut...… Our woodturning members of The Porch can relate in that spindle work is generally sheared and faceplate work is generally scraped...….. So the cutlers puts the cutting edge on a bias to the axis of the handle...…… But with every tool that becomes the extension of a workers hands, its method of use is personalized..… So how one chap holds his beloved Lamsfoot isn't the way his neighbor uses his...….. So, every absolute to knife use is only what works for it's master...….. Fortunately cutlers throw a ton of options at our feet for our personal whims and desires... It is a wonderful situation to be in, only limited by the thickness of your wallet...…….. So Lambsfoot, Ramsfoot,Sheepsfoot and Rabbitsfoot are just different shapes for doing the task of cutting something......
 
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