Lets talk GEC!

AZCoyote said:
Has GEC done a run with mesquite or antique autumn natural bone before? Searching the internet I cant find an example. If anyone has a photo of how it would look it would satisfy my curiosity.
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I believe this was Autumn JB on the left and Chestnut JB on the right of the #48 Diamond Jacks.
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Camillus said:
What prompts your concern about woodland micarta on a folder?
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I don’t particularly like it all that much on this fixed blade…

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…but at least those straight, wide grooves/stripes sort of work with the straight handle on that knife. I’m just curious to see what that looks like on these.

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AZCoyote said:
From reading the description on the gec production schedule they call it antique autumn natural bone so it sounds to me like it will be not jigged handles, but only time will tell.
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I am looking forward to a natural bone, non jigged antique autumn 23. Unless it's jigging matches the 48 on the left :thumbsup::D:thumbsup:
007hunter said:
I believe this was Autumn JB on the left and Chestnut JB on the right of the #48 Diamond Jacks.
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Tx308 said:
I don't have a good representative picture of mine but if you search for the GEC #98 Texas Cattle Knife it was made in the antique autumn bone. I really like the coloration, it's very traditional. Just hope the jigging pattern is well defined.
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Does the natural part of the description not mean no jigging?
 
This #62 Whittler has me jonesing hard for a GEC split back Whittler (replete with spacer), something along the lines of the coveted Grinling #38. I’m impressed with the new #62, but it just doesn’t have that gravitas.

My anticipation for the Whittler has me carrying my #48 Queen (Winterbottom, D2) more. I finally got a good edge on the D2 tool steel and it’s a pretty good performer. It’s got me looking at the remaining Queen and S&M split springs out there, and now for the first time I’m really appreciating the work GEC is putting into their designs.

A lot of the old Queen stuff, particularly Schatt und Morgan, is overly ornate. It almost verges on the absurd with the number of bolster orniments, cut swedges and French pull/standard nick combos.

how can Mr. Howard be the same guy who worked at Queen? The product is so vastly different in adornments.
 
I'm excited for this run, reserved a two blade micarta, gonna be a sweet user, and a single blade Northfield in brown jigged bone. I know these are big knives but I really have been carrying my larger knives as of late. We will see.

What's the difference between a regular drop point and the Skinner drop point?
 
Feels like it's been a little slower on here so I thought I'd pose a question. Who out there on the porch has found their GEC grail knife? Also if you have not found your grail knife if you could customize any GEC pattern what would your grail knife be?

I've only been collecting GEC for a little over a year so I haven't found it yet although my 93 rams foot is pretty near perfect. From the GECs I've handled I'm thinking my GEC grail knife might be a 29 with 2 blades which each ride on their own spring. The blades would be a clip point with long pull and a sheepsfoot on the opposite side. It's possible that the 35 churchill would hit all the right points but I havent handled one yet so not sure.
 
For me, a “grail” is much like “tomorrow.” Every time "tomorrow" gets here, there’s always a new “tomorrow” that’s coming up next. My new grail doesn’t always show up as soon as I receive the one I’ve been eyeing for a while, but it always shows up fairly soon. At this point, I’m starting to drift away from the concept of grails.
 
bax229 said:
I was wondering that also. Isn't the spey blade for skinning?
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A spey blade is used for speying (neutering / rendering an animal incapable of reproduction) an animal. A truly archaic blade that for reasons I fail to understand, continues to be over used by several prominent knife manufactures. I find the spey blade completely useless and wish that a sheepsfoot or a wharncliffe would be used much more often in place of it.
 
MadTrapper said:
A spey blade is used for speying (neutering / rendering an animal incapable of reproduction) an animal. A truly archaic blade that for reasons I fail to understand, continues to be over used by several prominent knife manufactures. I find the spey blade completely useless and wish that a sheepsfoot or a wharncliffe would be used much more often in place of it.
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Well that makes sense...Like Bob always said, "have your pets speyed or neutered"
 
MadTrapper said:
A spey blade is used for speying (neutering / rendering an animal incapable of reproduction) an animal. A truly archaic blade that for reasons I fail to understand, continues to be over used by several prominent knife manufactures. I find the spey blade completely useless and wish that a sheepsfoot or a wharncliffe would be used much more often in place of it.
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Most blades are probably not used for their original intent. And few can be used when working in the blind without concern of "poking" a hole in an unintended area. Cowboys around here are still castrating a kicking, bawling calf with a spey blade because they don't want to be doctoring inadvertent cuts after the stress of castration. What is the difference in the cutting edge of a sheepsfoot and wharncliffe? They are used at least their fair amount of time in my opinion; as we are on a decade long run where they are utilized more than previously. And I don't know what cutting tasks have changed in the same amount of time.
 
AZCoyote said:
Feels like it's been a little slower on here so I thought I'd pose a question. Who out there on the porch has found their GEC grail knife? Also if you have not found your grail knife if you could customize any GEC pattern what would your grail knife be?

I've only been collecting GEC for a little over a year so I haven't found it yet although my 93 rams foot is pretty near perfect. From the GECs I've handled I'm thinking my GEC grail knife might be a 29 with 2 blades which each ride on their own spring. The blades would be a clip point with long pull and a sheepsfoot on the opposite side. It's possible that the 35 churchill would hit all the right points but I havent handled one yet so not sure.
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As all of here do, I like knives so I will never be simply happy with just one.

That said, ever since the Waynorth 93 arrived, I have been very hard pressed to find a knife that is its compare. I've bought several GECs since then and will buy many more but this particular 93 is the one that gets the most time around the house and in the pocket. Is it a grail? Well, I suppose it depends on how you define a "grail". In my mind a grail is something nigh on unobtainable, something that you set your sights on in hopes that one day good fortunes might smile on you favorably, however unlikely it may be.

I don't know that I ever have really had a "grail" as I've found that knives usually speak to me more once I get them in hand. The Waynorth 93 is a real gem and it would likely be the pocket knife that would serve me well in the hypothetical "There can only be one" scenario.

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MadTrapper said:
A spey blade is used for speying (neutering / rendering an animal incapable of reproduction) an animal. A truly archaic blade that for reasons I fail to understand, continues to be over used by several prominent knife manufactures. I find the spey blade completely useless and wish that a sheepsfoot or a wharncliffe would be used much more often in place of it.
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I like a spey blade because they are usually hollow ground and thin at the edge..... They can be very slicy....... The nose radius is sometimes preferred for scoring verses using a sharp pointed nose.....
 
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