Lets talk GEC!

EngrSorenson said:
Oh man... now I have the itch for one of those Cocobolo Northfield #44’s (or even a green micarta Tidioute). I just can’t help but think the duel right handed opening nail nicks combined with that poor placement of the secondary (with respect to the stock “bump”) might make this knife age poorly with sharpening and the inevitable kick filing. I'd love to have one; the quality is obvious... but the nail nicks... they even seem tight together from the factory.
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Same here. I like the #44 pattern, but I don't carry mine much at all because the main is harder to access than in needs to be. I lowered the pen on mine a smidgen, and that helps get alittle nore leverage while getting at the clip. They definatly should have designed it with opposing nicks though.
 
Will Power said:
A lot of people do like side by side nicks, but they can present those disadvantages of placement access and then alterations from sharpening. Decided I favour them on both sides now.
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Several comments above regarding sharpening affecting nick position over time...I guess I'm missing something here. Does the kick not provide the stop for the blade, and if so, how does sharpening affect blade position?
 
EngrSorenson said:
I just can’t help but think the duel right handed opening nail nicks combined with that poor placement of the secondary (with respect to the stock “bump”) might make this knife age poorly with sharpening and the inevitable kick filing.
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The majority of the time, the smaller blade gets used more than the bigger one, so not a concern. When the pen's kick is filed, it will make the pull on the clip more accessible, not less.
 
mb> said:
Several comments above regarding sharpening affecting nick position over time...I guess I'm missing something here. Does the kick not provide the stop for the blade, and if so, how does sharpening affect blade position?
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As you sharpen and remove material from the edge, the tip of the blade will recede and become higher, which will make it protrude above the liner.
 
Even though I actually use and sharpen my knives, I've never encountered this, which is simply a sign of "too many" knives. ;) I've never come close to exposing a blade tip.

But this made me take a closer look at my Jigged Lambfoot in my pocket today. Didn't realize just how close the tip is. I can catch it with a fingernail if I try. So I see it really wouldn't take too many sharpenings to have to consider filing the kick.
 
black mamba said:
The majority of the time, the smaller blade gets used more than the bigger one, so not a concern. When the pen's kick is filed, it will make the pull on the clip more accessible, not less.
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I know what you’re saying, but my concern is actually with the pen blade nail nick position above the “bump” in the handle which will quickly impede my ability to access the nick after a little filing. Combine that with the shallow drop of the pen blade point, which by its geometry will require kick filing sooner, and I think the handle would shortly need to be worked to allow access to the nail nick. Another fix might be to file the slope of the small pen blade and bury the point that way, but I don’t like that option. If I was GEC I might have swapped a coping blade for the pen just to make the knife more robust for long term use, keeping the tip buried longer- perhaps for the usable life of the knife.
 
mb> said:
But this made me take a closer look at my Jigged Lambfoot in my pocket today. Didn't realize just how close the tip is. I can catch it with a fingernail if I try. So I see it really wouldn't take too many sharpenings to have to consider filing the kick.
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Agreed that this is rarely a problem, but it’s come up for me from time to time. The beauty of the Ramsfoot 93 is the tip is really sufficiently buried such that I’ll probably never touch the kick, which gives me piece of mind. The lambsfoot produced by Wright out of Sheffield England is crap for quality control (Compared to GEC, for sure), but it has a tight lock up and they really buried the tip in the handle. I gave it to a friend once I got my second 93

But use that beautiful lambsfoot and enjoy it. File the kick and pay it no mind. That’s a classic working knife.
 
EngrSorenson said:
Oh man... now I have the itch for one of those Cocobolo Northfield #44’s (or even a green micarta Tidioute). I just can’t help but think the duel right handed opening nail nicks combined with that poor placement of the secondary (with respect to the stock “bump”) might make this knife age poorly with sharpening and the inevitable kick filing. I'd love to have one; the quality is obvious... but the nail nicks... they even seem tight together from the factory.
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Hasn't been a problem on either of my 44's to access both blades...but I prefer 2-bladed knives with this same-side nail nick feature. I suppose down the road after many sharpenings, the pen blade's nick may sink down a bit after a kick filing, but I'm old and don't expect that to be a worry. :p:eek::D

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Ajd3530 said:
Same here. I like the #44 pattern, but I don't carry mine much at all because the main is harder to access than in needs to be. I lowered the pen on mine a smidgen, and that helps get alittle nore leverage while getting at the clip. They definatly should have designed it with opposing nicks though.
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Agree. Now I remember that the main blade was a but tricky to open at times. I would totally have one in a 1 blade.
 
black mamba said:
Interesting that you say that, because that is a modification that I have already made to one of my #44s.
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Yessir... that’s some fine work, and daring on a beautiful specimen of stag. That’s exactly what that knife needs, and not just because I’m biased to clip/coping combos. Beautiful work- what method did you use? I have a Case Seahorse Whittler that could use some of that treatment on a proud pen blade tip.

Also, what was your reason for the mod?
 
They posted the last #93 “the original ram foot” in jigged bone... ugh: after seeing the blue camel bone with the boot turn out so well I didn’t think they could screw up a #93. Glad I picked the Micarta and Cocobolo.

What do you all think? Is this a pretty knife to any of you? Is there some story I’m missing about the original ramsfoot?
 
Ajd3530 said:
I think it's awesome!! I had originally planned on using mine as trade fodder, but now, I'm not so sure I dont want to keep it!
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I'm pretty sure it marks the debut of the 'Sheephead' shield, which alone makes it interesting enough to own. Fun etch also, and the bolsters are also a nice touch. :thumbsup:

Also, the button and tube art are pretty sweet!
 
I've seen shield placement like this before (now I've got to go find where), but I still think they dipped into some of the Rendezvous punch early. :eek:

How is a Ram Foot different from a Ram's Foot (besides the " 's "). Why is it Original? Because of the shield placement? Because it says so on the blade? And if there's no difference, wouldn't the Natural Canvas Micarta version be the "Original"?

It's sure to be another sell-out, tho.
 
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