My Gayle Bradley arrived today! (lots of pics)

The blades without GB's logo were the first 200 or so from the first production, if I am recalling an old post by Sal correctly. He also said that they would etch the logo for free if anyone with one of these sent it back to Golden. It was an accident, not an intentional separate production run.
 
That's correct by my recollection too.

JNewell said:
The blades without GB's logo were the first 200 or so from the first production, if I am recalling an old post by Sal correctly. He also said that they would etch the logo for free if anyone with one of these sent it back to Golden. It was an accident, not an intentional separate production run.
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Good info and great pics!

But now I am still torn between a CF Stretch and a GB...
 
The quality of the GB is awesome! Also all this talk about them is making me want a second one!
 
DeBee said:
Good info and great pics!

But now I am still torn between a CF Stretch and a GB...
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Thanks! You'll just have to do what I did - get both! I got the Stretch CF first because that's what I wanted to EDC. They make a great team together - and you can hear them calling you softly in the night... ;)
 
Tanker Bob said:
Thanks! You'll just have to do what I did - get both! I got the Stretch CF first because that's what I wanted to EDC. They make a great team together - and you can hear them calling you softly in the night... ;)
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Sh*t, I knew I was not the only one to hear voices in the night...
"Use me! NO! Use ME!..."
:D
I feel much better now that I know I'm not alone hearing those tiny little calls... (folders) and baryton voices (fixed blade...) :p

CHers
Nemo
 
Nemo said:
I sort of like the full liner for easier cleaning and as I carry the knife tip down the spyder drop is very easy with a little handle weiught.
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To me the skeletonized liners where unnecessary. :(
All my other spyderco's have drilled liners witch made this one more special.
Also it's a real workhorse and a bit more weight ads to the confidence.

I agree the full liner makes cleaning a lot easier, no dirt traps.
 
Anyway we are a little picky. With or without holes drilled in the liners, they are great design and the difference (if any) is really a matter of taste...
No big deal !
If I can put my paw on this new drilled version, I will love it as much as the first batch !

(These days I'm EDCing a C22CF though... so light folders can be addictive too...)
 
They took 2 years and seven months to develop it!!
A lot of thought went into this beauty, never considered the full liners could be there for a reason?
Same for the cutout for the linerlock, some where asking.
I would say leave the knife as designed by the mastermind that developed it.

I've got two last year and was about to buy a third one next month (together with some other knives to save on the shipping costs to Europe).

Seems my preferred retailer had just sold all old stock when I came across this thread
 
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Neo said:
They took 2 years and seven months to develop it!!
A lot of thought went into this beauty, never considered the full liners could be there for a reason?
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Seems likely that they consulted with Mr. Bradley before altering the design. The Bradley is a very handle-heavy design thanks to the thick liners that protrude from the scales. So they drill the liners to lighten it slightly. Makes sense to me. And they didn't raise the price despite the apparent increased cost of drilling the holes.

Neo said:
Seems my preferred retailer had just sold all old stock when I came across this thread
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The first run sold out months ago.
 
AF said:
The first run sold out months ago.
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That would make me feel a bit better.
Although the retailer is located in Canada so it might be some old stock he just sold out last week in two days :(
 
Why don't we go down in the street for some demonstration ? Waving some banner: "A Hole SPoiled My Handle !" (sounds good enough to me...)
I'm French, I know about that !
:-D

But seriously all Spyderco designs are subjected to improvements all the time.
It doesn't change the "flavour" of GB "that" much and put some heavy duty distinction in the first batch. (Yo man, mine got no holes drilled... This is heavy metal man !)
Just kidding. ;-)
Cheers
Nemo
 
Received mine in the mail yesterday. My first Spyderco, actually. What a beauty. Hefty...felt like I was holding quality in the palm of my hand. It sort of 'ka-chunks' into place when you lock it...and no blade play.

I'm a little concerned about the G.B. and sharpening on the Edge Pro. There's a small flat that I can place on the blade table to develop an initial bevel (going to regrind to 30 degrees inclusive). From there I can lay the blade on the primary bevel and re-find the angle to finish out the edge. That hollow grind will definitely improve cutting performance, I'm just concerned it will be all over the place on the E.P blade table.

Any feedback?

Great knife. So glad I got it. But I will say, for its hard-use design...I'm almost afraid to use it and dirty it up.
 
the flats are big enough to keep it stable during the whole sharpening process. at least for me. i clearly won't bother finding the angle again with the knife on the grind. i only do that with FFG blade with enough ricasso to lay it flat first then no flat above the grind.
 
BladeChemist said:
Received mine in the mail yesterday. My first Spyderco, actually. What a beauty. Hefty...felt like I was holding quality in the palm of my hand. It sort of 'ka-chunks' into place when you lock it...and no blade play.

I'm a little concerned about the G.B. and sharpening on the Edge Pro. There's a small flat that I can place on the blade table to develop an initial bevel (going to regrind to 30 degrees inclusive). From there I can lay the blade on the primary bevel and re-find the angle to finish out the edge. That hollow grind will definitely improve cutting performance, I'm just concerned it will be all over the place on the E.P blade table.

Any feedback?

Great knife. So glad I got it. But I will say, for its hard-use design...I'm almost afraid to use it and dirty it up.
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Don't worry about the flats, lay the edge down flat (cutting edge on the edge of the machine). The spot where the grind ends should not rest on the table. I just did mine this weekend with a mirror finish 3000 grit ;)
 
RevDevil said:
Don't worry about the flats, lay the edge down flat (cutting edge on the edge of the machine). The spot where the grind ends should not rest on the table. I just did mine this weekend with a mirror finish 3000 grit ;)
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I see what you're getting at, but I was concerned for the angle deviation over what's indicated by the machine, since I want to put on an exact 15/15 degree bevel on both sides. Placing the knife on the bevel causes the blade to be sharpened at a lower angle (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). Again, since the hollow ground blade has no angle, some deviations are encountered.

Anyways, aside from that, how does it cut when polished to 3000 grit?
 
Just finally bit the bullet and ordered one of these from knifecenter. Should be here by the end of the week or early next week. After all the amazing reviews and seeing this as the #1 favorite knife in the other thread, I couldn't resist anymore
 
BladeChemist said:
I see what you're getting at, but I was concerned for the angle deviation over what's indicated by the machine, since I want to put on an exact 15/15 degree bevel on both sides. Placing the knife on the bevel causes the blade to be sharpened at a lower angle (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). Again, since the hollow ground blade has no angle, some deviations are encountered.

Anyways, aside from that, how does it cut when polished to 3000 grit?
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I sharpened it following the factory grind. No need to get too fancy with it.
Here is a picture of my knife:
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