My GEC's past and present...

[joeymoey]

Looking at your pics makes me want to get some more stag handled knives ~

 

[bdev]

Excellent GEC's.

What is the first knife pictured in your first post? The one with the Wharncliffe blade?
Is it one of those 3" sleeve boards?

Thanks.

 

[festerfromnzed]

Lovely knives...Id be on that #23 in a heartbeat!....thanks for showing them...............FES

 

[Jack Black]

Beautiful photos Gary, you have a great collection :thumbup:

Well, I've made a vow, I guess not a real strong vow, well, yeah, I'll probably break it but for now, I made a vow that I'm done getting folders

Yeah, I make that one a couple of times a week!

Lovely knives...Id be on that #23 in a heartbeat!....

It does stand out doesn't it?

 

[burnside]

Great photos, Gary! I can see why the TC Barlow is your pride and Joy. The saw cut and dye job look perfect on your example! Beautiful knives, thanks for sharing :thumbup:

 

[J D Wijbenga]

Great pictures of beautiful knives Gary!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Thanks guys and yes the 23 is awesome, one of the few times a knife deserves that praise, fit and finish are great, but the stag, wow, it swells out from 13mm at the bolster to 20mm at the end! a nice gradual sweep upwards, makes for a great feel when holding!

Now the one thing I've noticed with most of the GEC's when they have half stops, most of the time the spring is proud of the liners, on the 23 the spring sinks down slightly, but that is really just bragging rights to me if the knife is flush in all three positions, because the more important times are closed and open. As there are very few times I'll use a knife while it's at it's half stop . That's something you'll hear talk from the high end custom folder people and for the money they require, things are looked at mighty close!

And the saw cut bone on my TC, perfect, it's a great addition to the group and the getting of it is almost as nice as the knife, a true plus! I had wanted to find a Hounds Tooth with stag and spear point blade to compliment my wharncliff version, but that's dropped off my list with the TC on board now.

And the 23 will be sticking around I'm afraid appreciate the early interest already, some of you guys DO know me too well, lol
G2

 

[Old Hunter]

Gary, you own some of the most beautiful stag handled knives I have seen - great collection! OH

 

[Neil1970]

really enjoyable pics and words, thanks for posting

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Excellent GEC's.

What is the first knife pictured in your first post? The one with the Wharncliffe blade?
Is it one of those 3" sleeve boards?

Thanks.

Yep 3" was just a bit short for me

Here are some more images of it, it's called Little Carver and if I could get that blade in a larger frame, that'd be GREAT, a short wharncliff blade with more handle for control would help a lot.

G3

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Well today was interesting, in regards to the 23 carried to work. I was showing her off to the guys, everybody just loved her of course And one guy in particular, he held it in his right hand, pulled the blade out to the half stop, which snapped to attention at the half stop. When it did that, I saw a small dot of white fly off to the left, I thought hmmm must have had some lint on there or something. Then I noticed a circle of red bubble up on his thumb, oops, what I had seen flying was a chunk of my friends thumb! I had sharpened the knife last night on getting it and she was quite the sharp blade today with a lancet like tip! I ran and got him a Band-Aid but he didn't want to look at it any more lol...but I could tell, he still likes her a little bit, even if she put a small crater into his thumb
G2

 

[gunstockjack]

I was showing a single blade 73 slippie to a friend, and when he opened it, it 'snapped to' at the half-stop and flew out of his hand onto the concrete! Fortunately, the bone wasn't damaged... and it was a barehead to boot. I about fainted. (well, not really, just couldn't use the figure of speech I had in mind) He always carries a cheap overseas model that wouldn't cut cold butter and has no spring tension. Says he needs a knife for cuttin' hay bale open, but I think his keys would do as well.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Ouch Barry, that would be a tough one there! I'm usually a double bolster guy as you can tell from the bulk of what I've owned, but the TC and the 23 both would certainly be odd if there were bolsters at both ends, but there are inherent dangers with either of them falling...

G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Took a few more images tonight of my "new" family, here they are for your viewing pleasure, as they certainly make me smile ! will need two posts to get all of them per the 10 images per post limit;

#79 Three bladed Montana Workhorse in linen micarta;

Now this one is moving on to the PAST as I've decided that it was just too big for my needs, beautiful! but too big so putting her up for sale...
And the big rascal, #23 Pioneer in stag, and great stag it is !

the scales swell out gradually to the end, fits the hand very comfortably!

and blade nicely centered as well.

Next post for the rest...

 

[Gary W. Graley]

The lovely Bark Ivory two bladed #79 Montana Workhorse

and last but not least, the TC Spearpoint Barlow, a first edition issue, got her from the hands of Charlie aka Waynorth himself at the GEC open house thanks again Charlie !

And that's all folks, I had put the Hounds Tooth up forsale, so she's moved from the Now...to the Past in the posts above.

ENJOY folks,
G2

 

[MerryMadMonk]

Your photography really brings those beauties to life! WowZa!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Thanks, it's one way of keeping them even after they've made their way into a new home. I do miss the ones that have moved on, but I do love the ones I have now...hmm there's a song in there some where...
G2

 

[SHEBOP]

Great photos!!!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Thanks SheBop, wish I could have kept them all but just can't do that unfortunately, but, at least we are getting others to enjoy them too, part of that great "Circle of Knife" thing

Here's a nice shot of my GEC 23 Pioneer, such a great knife and wonderful stag...
resting atop the third in the trilogy "Song of Albion" by Stephen Lawhead, good stuff too.

A braided leather fob with a custom bead made of mammoth ivory and ebony, held onto the leather by way of a wedge of rubberized cork that was placed between the two layers of leather, makes for a more stream lined look and prevents the bead from sliding off, and yet you can remove it easily if you need to.

G2

 

[SHEBOP]

Handy tip on securing the NICE bead, Sweetie!
Thank you!