My Conductor arrived....

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SubSpace

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First, I would like to apologize for my awful photography. The pictures in no way do this knife justice.

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It is smaller than I thought it would be, which in my case is actually a good thing. Mine is in the smooth buffalo horn. I was happy to find a Northfield model without a bail, as I wanted the long pull and polished blades, but I find a bail on a knife of this size unnecessary. Of course, it would look classy on a pocket watch chain, but I'm not suave enough to pull off that look...

The buffalo horn is beautiful. I attempted to capture its nuances below...

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I won't go into an in-depth review, because this knife has been well reviewed here on this forum. I will say my initial concern was that the blades would be on the thick side. However, they appear to be even thinner than on my peanut! Again, for me, this is a good thing. I've done some slicing with it and so far it performs on par with the 'nut.

One thing I will need to get used to is the somewhat sharp corners created by the tang of the blades in the closed position. This is the ONLY negative comment I can make about this knife, and I wouldn't even say it is negative. It's just going to take some getting used to.

Oh, and mine is #13 of 25. 13 is my lucky number. I feel fortunate.

I'm going to carry this knife for a month as my only EDC. We'll see how it goes...

Thanks for looking.

Andrew
 
Congrats, look forward to hearing your impression over the course of the month.
 
That one has some really awesome color swirl to it. I know some people like the solid black, but the swirls do it for me.
I think this one will server you well and earn it's spot. :thumbup:
 
Great looking Conductor, Andrew! :thumbup: The GEC Conductor happens to be my favorite knife at the moment, as it's been ever since I got my first one (about a year ago or whenever it was that they were first released).

Here's a thought for your consideration: I used blue painters tape to cover and protect the bolsters, and then slightly rounded off the corners and back edge of the tang with a small diamond file or whetstone - just enough to make it smoother and not so sharp. I like it much better that way, but of course YMMV.
 
That is one gorgeous knife. Cloud shield...triple fluted...humpback....crisp lines. Great taste Andrew
 
I do not like sharp tang corners at all. Like Keith, I round them off. You do have to be careful to just hit the tang and not the bolsters. I actually have pretty good luck with a nail file and some Micro-Mesh pads.

Andrew
 
That conductor does look great Andrew. It really is a great little knife.
 
Just got mine too.
Burnt stag with bail. Great little knife, but the walk and talk is somewhat less satisfying than my other GECs.
 
I really like this knife, however, the "corners" of the tang portion exposed from the handle when closed are sharp enough that I cut my finger reaching into my pocket for the knife. That's not good...
I'm taking the advice of those who recommend filing it down.
Would the fine stones from my sharpmaker work for this task? I'm afraid of leaving file marks on the blades.
 
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Hi Andrew -

Congrats on the beautiful new knife!

best regards -

mqqn
 
Fixed mine by covering the bolsters with tape and cautiously filing with a fine file, makes al the difference!
 
SubSpace said:
I really like this knife, however, the "corners" of the tang portion exposed from the handle when closed are sharp enough that I cut my finger reaching into my pocket for the knife. That's not good...
I'm taking the advice of those who recommend filing it down.
Would the fine stones from my sharpmaker work for this task? I'm afraid of leaving file marks on the blades.
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I think those fine stones will work - just give it a try! Don't expect to hit it 10 or 15 times and then be done ..... it may take you half an hour or more. No need to rush and be sure to protect the bolsters with tape. Once you start you may be frustrated with the lack of apparent progress ..... then either resign yourself to a "slow go" of it, or step up to a more aggressive stone/file for the first part and then finish with the finer stone. You'll figure it out once you start - it's not a big deal and it's not hard to do.
 
SubSpace,

I would start with the brown stones myself. I have used them before and they work great. If necessary you can clean up your work with the fine stones.
 
Well...almost 30 mins and a very sore hand later, my conductor will no longer cut me when closed!

Thanks to all who offered advice. And while I don't mean to make this the focus of an otherwise flawless knife, it was a major detraction, especially since this is my first GEC, a company fabled for its fit and finish on these forums...

Life is good.

Andrew
 
SubSpace said:
Well...almost 30 mins and a very sore hand later, my conductor will no longer cut me when closed!

Thanks to all who offered advice. And while I don't mean to make this the focus of an otherwise flawless knife, it was a major detraction, especially since this is my first GEC, a company fabled for its fit and finish on these forums...

Life is good.

Andrew
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Way to go, Andrew! :thumbup: I agree that the sharp corners are a major detraction from a comfort in hand perspective; however I don't view this issue as detracting from GEC's reputation for fit and finish. I think many people view it as having nice clean, crisp, precise tooling/finishing and therefore actually contributing to, or evidence of, the overall F&F. (But I'm with you - I don't want the sharp corners on mine). ;)
 
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