Lets talk GEC!

Maybe we can all unite behind some pictures. Pardon me while I post more of these lovelies.
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EngrSorenson EngrSorenson , thanks for the compliment! I do carry all of my knives, but these would only go into a pocket with nothing else in it. And I only cut non-corrosive things with my good knives. So, they are not safe queens but used very carefully. When it is time for hard work, I will usually grab something else! Oh, I really love your unity photograph up above! Great knives and a great message!!
 
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black mamba said:
Thank you, I use a belt sander with 100 and 300 grits to shape, and then finish with 400 wet/dry paper and a buffing wheel. I always like to carry a knife with a bellied blade and a straight blade, covers all the bases.
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How did you keep the steel cool enough to keep from locally annealing it?
 
Leslie Tomville said:
I do carry all of my knives, but these would only go into a pocket with nothing else in it. And I only cut non-corrosive things with my good knives. So, they are not safe queens but used very carefully. When it is time for hard work, I will usually grab something else!
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This reminds me of a (poorly) written article about the ruins of the old Northfield knife works here in my home state. The second paragraph is what I find interesting.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.cour...teka-knife-shop-falls-20180407-story,amp.html

No idea what kind of steel they used to use, but I’m sure GEC isn’t far off with 1095. Whittling nails?!?o_O:eek: Cutting wire?!? I’ve seen people cut wire with their daily abusers, but I don’t feel like that’s what a knife is really expected to do. They also call their daily abusers “knives”, but they are really just blunt hunks of questionable stainless.

I carry my GEC’s in their own pocket and a SAK in the other with my keys and stuff. If I had to cut wire with a knife I’d use the SAK- I sharpened the choil of the main blade for just such abuse.

That being said, I don’t mind using mine for cutting wood, plastic, synthetics, cloth, paper, food, or even aluminum foil if I had to. I just don’t see a pocket knife as being truly designed for anything crazy. I don’t even like the idea of batoning, even though there’s a historical precedent with certain traditionals.

What do you GEC fans think?
 
EngrSorenson said:
This reminds me of a (poorly) written article about the ruins of the old Northfield knife works here in my home state. The second paragraph is what I find interesting.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.cour...teka-knife-shop-falls-20180407-story,amp.html

No idea what kind of steel they used to use, but I’m sure GEC isn’t far off with 1095. Whittling nails?!?o_O:eek: Cutting wire?!? I’ve seen people cut wire with their daily abusers, but I don’t feel like that’s what a knife is really expected to do. They also call their daily abusers “knives”, but they are really just blunt hunks of questionable stainless.

I carry my GEC’s in their own pocket and a SAK in the other with my keys and stuff. If I had to cut wire with a knife I’d use the SAK- I sharpened the choil of the main blade for just such abuse.

That being said, I don’t mind using mine for cutting wood, plastic, synthetics, cloth, paper, food, or even aluminum foil if I had to. I just don’t see a pocket knife as being truly designed for anything crazy. I don’t even like the idea of batoning, even though there’s a historical precedent with certain traditionals.

What do you GEC fans think?
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I could not agree more. I pretty much use my knives the same as you. I have a GEC cap lifter that has been in my pocket since I bought it and use it for many tasks but don’t abuse it, just keep it sharp. The batoning thing escapes me as I grew up using axes and hatchets as a kid. I know it’s accepted by many but I just cannot get my head around it.
 
Ron Sabbagh said:
Beautiful knives.

Is the Northfield coco larger than the Tidioute Micarta? Looks quite a bit larger in the pic. Maybe photo distortion?
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Boxer .45 said:
Nope, same. Its how its staged in the photo. Whichever is further from the camera always looks smaller than it is.
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Yeah, Boxer got it right! I’m a crap photographer: I was just trying to get an angle where that mirror finish didn’t throw glare into the shot. I do like that I picked up glare on the micarta sharpened bevel I carefully put on there.

But thanks for the compliment- I think GEC presented a great American twist on a British traditional.
 
This picture was captioned “Bloodwood slabs ready for milling for the upcoming #29 Northfield three blade.” Bloodwood isn’t listed on the production schedule. I wonder is this will be an additional option or will this take the place of the Snakewood option?2452D6C7-8D48-468B-9BA5-D9243221670A.jpeg
 
Sorry, I somehow duplicated the other post. I will comment however that I also noticed the bloodwood and couldn’t tell if it’s an error in production schedule listing, or the picture subtitle. Either way I hope it’s true. Bloodwood makes some relatively tough and pretty handles.
 
Travman said:
This picture was captioned “Bloodwood slabs ready for milling for the upcoming #29 Northfield three blade.” Bloodwood isn’t listed on the production schedule. I wonder is this will be an additional option or will this take the place of the Snakewood option?View attachment 1159404
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I’m really interested to see if the 29’s are going to have half stops.
 
NewBlades16 said:
I wonder if that shield is pinned.
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I had that thought because of the placement.

GunGraber said:
I'm obviously just assuming, but I would very much think that it is knowing GEC
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GEC has done unpinned shields, but only (I believe) when the shields were provided by the orderer (club SFOs and such).

However, my assumption is that these are pinned. Hopefully someone will post a picture showing.
 
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