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LastRodeo said:
EO notch is personal taste. I have always liked them and don’t think it ruins the aesthetic, even though I usually have a strong preference for symmetry.
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Interesting insight! :cool::cool::thumbsup: I don't think I've ever thought about EO notches in connection with symmetry. I like an EO notch on several patterns, but I wouldn't want one on a canoe or other equal-end pattern.

- GT
 
My take is that I've found the EO's are in a place along the frame that a finger does not naturally fit up to while grasping the knife. That gets to me.

Secondly, if your going to have an EO, don't clutter the blade with a non-necessary nail nick or long pull. The EO nullifies the need for them and clean lines are a nice change.
 
Rockon75 said:
My take is that I've found the EO's are in a place along the frame that a finger does not naturally fit up to while grasping the knife. That gets to me.

Secondly, if your going to have an EO, don't clutter the blade with a non-necessary nail nick or long pull. The EO nullifies the need for them and clean lines are a nice change.
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I agree with you on the nail nick, but I don’t mind the long pull being present on a knife with EO.

When I got my first #15 Scout way back when, I remember thinking the knife really didn’t need a EO notch, since I could still pinch the blade without EO and being able to grasp it near the tip made it even easier to open.

That being said, I still like the Scout over the regular #15 sheepsfoot. The weird thing to me is back then (2013) I felt like I was in the minority liking the Scout. I didn’t see many others liking it. Even a few people criticized the Scout name. Once a caplifter got added to it.... well that all changed.
 
LastRodeo said:
I agree with you on the nail nick, but I don’t mind the long pull being present on a knife with EO.

When I got my first #15 Scout way back when, I remember thinking the knife really didn’t need a EO notch, since I could still pinch the blade without EO and being able to grasp it near the tip made it even easier to open.

That being said, I still like the Scout over the regular #15 sheepsfoot. The weird thing to me is back then (2013) I felt like I was in the minority liking the Scout. I didn’t see many others liking it. Even a few people criticized the Scout name. Once a caplifter got added to it.... well that all changed.
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KnifeandEasy said:
I feel the same, a long pull can add to the look of a knife blade in the same fashion a swedge does, in my opinion.
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I agree with all this.* I wouldn't want an EO notch on all my knives, but it does look good and function well on certain patterns. If I ever had to file the kick on the main blade, I'll still be able to open it easily even if the pull is blocked by the pen blade.
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*I also remember the complaints about the 'scout' shield. I wish I could remember who it was that shut that down with the statement, "It's not like it says 'balls' on it" :rolleyes: I still chuckle at that sometimes...:D
 
Does anyone know why the EO notches are the depth they are? I’d prefer them more, I think, if they were less deep and therefore less noticeable in hand.
 
EngrSorenson said:
... there's just something about boxes though that haunts me. All those times I've seen neglected, surely once beautiful and useful pocket knives rusted shut inside cardboard boxes at tag sales and flee-markets :eek:. I just can't shake it...
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I've got a shotgun that sat in it's original cardboard box for years. It's got a nice corrugation pattern on one side of the receiver now. Cardboard contains a small amount of acid. Metal, plastic, or wood would be better.
 
r8shell said:
I agree with all this.* I wouldn't want an EO notch on all my knives, but it does look good and function well on certain patterns. If I ever had to file the kick on the main blade, I'll still be able to open it easily even if the pull is blocked by the pen blade.
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You know what? this makes sense to me. I think you've seen me have this concern before for knives with both pulls/nicks are mark side on a two bladed specimen, such as the #44. You're absolutely right about that.

Maybe there's a happy medium between hogging out a notch and nothing.
 
EngrSorenson said:
it might be why they wrap the knives in wax paper. If nothing else, cardboard attracts moisture.



That’s really exciting!!
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I once got a knife new from dealer (not BF dealer) that had red rust on the liner. This was back when GEC's could or would sit in a dealers stock for awhile. I definitely wouldn't store knives in tube.
 
Are they not doing the 23 LL brown jigged bone (I would assume it would be the Bullet LL)? They have pics of the 33s in progress but no pics of the 23LL in progress.
 
Jiki said:
So those cardboard tubes are problematic?
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They sure could be. If I were going to store a knife in the tube, I'd oil it and baggie it. I don't know about waxed paper. The paper itself probably has a bit of acid in it. I don't know if the wax binds that and prevents it getting loose or not. Either way, it's probably many decades better than cardboard.
 
GEC has been saving me tons of money lately. Nothing coming out from them has made me pull the trigger. Oh, I did buy a pocket carver,but only because I do not have an muslin.
I oil all my knives and store them as they come from the factory in wax and tube. Never an issue and I do not have central air.
 
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