Lets talk GEC!

Woodrow F Call said:
I might could have used it earlier!

Maybe I can put a mushroom brush on the bare end.
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I'm glad you managed to find your way out of the woods my friend :thumbup:

I'm beginning to wish I could find my way out of this thread! :D
 
I'd like to pre-order your Invisible Barlow, please. I would like the one with the saw blade and bird hook.
 
jc57 said:
I'd like to pre-order your Invisible Barlow, please. I would like the one with the saw blade and bird hook.
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Of course sir, anything you want. I shall put it in the mail with the invoice. Will you be wanting the Special Service Polish before I ship it? ;)
 
Just make sure the blades are extra-dull and un-centered. I need grist for my posts. Is it still available in the unicorn horn handles? If so, please make sure they are well matched. And I hate "fat unicorn" so make sure you pick out a slim one for me.

And just toss the shield loose in the tube.
 
Are all the knives GEC has made based on purely traditional configurations?
Has GEC ever made a three spring Stockman knife like the Buck 301/303? Is it still a Stockman pattern?


And while we're discussing affronts to tradition: There is no such thing as a cinnamon-raisin bagel. Bagels can be: plain, rye,pumpernickel,poppy-seed,sesame, or onion. Sweet bagels are nothing but third rate doughnuts. So there! :D

Sometimes it's fun to be a curmudgeonly traditionalist. Just because.
 
Gotta say, I have enjoyed following this thread today. I have been educated and entertained. Good to see honest discussion without it exploding into a war of words.

Not change the subject, though it may bring in another topic, is GEC as popular in other cutlery forums or with other cutlery fans? I never venture into other forums and the knife shows around here may have a handful at most. They are relatively new but, have they developed a solid footing in the traditional cutlery word?
 
jc57 said:
Just make sure the blades are extra-dull and un-centered. I need grist for my posts. Is it still available in the unicorn horn handles? If so, please make sure they are well matched. And I hate "fat unicorn" so make sure you pick out a slim one for me.

And just toss the shield loose in the tube.
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The customer is always right sir, I'll make sure the blades are especially dulled and un-centred as per your request, we aim to please :) We do have a reserve stock of the unicorn, but I'm afraid it comes with an additional charge as it's much sought after. I will examine the knife personally prior to shipping, and pick you out an example which matches your preference. Thank you once again for your valued custom :)
 
Well, they've made a three spring whittler. Is that really a whittler? I've read other threads where it was argued that the two spring whittlers weren't even up to snuff. Traditionally whittlers had one spring that was split at one end, was the argument being made. I don't care for whittler patterns, so I really don't have any kind of opinion on what people call them.

And, you can make all the pastry arguments you want. All I know is that if I walked into the office with 12 cinnamon-raisin bagels and announced that I had brought a dozen donuts I'd need more than a barlow to get out alive. :p
 
Who you callin' fat, mate??

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Cory Hess said:
And, you can make all the pastry arguments you want. All I know is that if I walked into the office with 12 cinnamon-raisin bagels and announced that I had brought a dozen donuts I'd need more than a barlow to get out alive. :p
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LOL!! :D :D :thumbup:
 
Jack Black said:
I'm glad you managed to find your way out of the woods my friend :thumbup:

I'm beginning to wish I could find my way out of this thread! :D
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Thanks. Didn't see anything until I was almost back to the main road. By then, it was just reflections of their eyes from my light.. of course it was past shooting time. I still got near 7 more days in the woods this trip. Having fun for sure. :thumbup:
 
Jack Black said:
What is called a 'Wharncliffe blade' here (something else which is worth reading up on) was never fitted to a hard-use knife, but the utility or otherwise of this blade pattern is not really the issue.

This is the TRADITIONAL knife forum, where the names of patterns and suchlike are not regarded as "insignificant semantics", and where we generally adhere to long-established tradition. If you find that all rather tedious, you'd probably find it more interesting elsewhere.

What changes or alterations might a Barlow have to undergo before you no longer consider it to be a Barlow I wonder, you appear to think it is an endless process of development? Would the inclusion of a spring-assist make a difference for example? How about a ceramic window-breaker? Surely, putting an end-cap on the knife is a small matter? At what point does it cease to be a Barlow and become something else, in your opinion?

I am beginning to suspect that there might be a market for an INVISIBLE Barlow! I'm sure I could get some made up, and they'd be very reasonably priced. And they'd come with whatever blades you'd like to have ;)
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Whoever said anything about spring assisted, ceramic glass breakers and non-existent invisible Barlows? The fact is Wharncliffes are one of the most common blades, found on all sorts of traditional knives, and some of the ridiculous things you mentioned have absolutely nothing to do with traditionals. Not a very compelling way to illustrate your point. It is your contention that if a knife with a large bolster has a wharncliffe, it is disqualified from being classified as a Barlow. I disagree with you, that's all. And apparently, so does Bill Howard, who has produced Wharncliffe Barlows, who I think holds a bit more sway than you do. I think maybe you should get in contact with Bill and tell him he's crapping on history. Because you are trying to convince the wrong guy here.
 
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