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I mentioned a few days ago that I would post some mini reviews of the three GEC knives I recently received. I will start with the Tidioute ebony Pemberton. First it is a "peanut" size knife. It is 4-13/16" (122+ mm) overall length. The blade is 2-/8" (54 mm) from bolster to tip. Closed length is 2-3/4 " (70 mm).
Here is the knife in open configuration. My knife is the single blade version, which I tend to prefer. In fact all three of these knives were single blade, non-locking tools. More on the others later in the thread.
Upon visual inspection of the knife, I find practically nothing to complain about. The ebony is a tight, close, dark grain that is so smooth you could easily think it to be synthetic. The bar shield seems to be extremely well inlet (to my old eyes anyway, see photo) with imperceptible gaps or adhesive residues.
The knife has half stops which are well (again to my old eyes) executed being flush in open and closed positions and nearly so in the half stop position.
The blade is well centered with no rubs. Is it perfect? Maybe not, but it's perfect enough for me. You can make your own judgement from the photo.
If you go and see my post in the currently running "pet peeves" thread, you will see that knives that are dull out of the box are a pet peeve. This knife was sharp enough to open envelopes without tearing which is my "peeved" or "not peeved" test for sharpness OOB.
The bottom line on this one for me is that I give it a :thumbup: . I like it a lot; it's a well made beautifully proportioned pocket jewel. The smoothness of the ebony makes it a wonderful worry stone in the pocket. It can definitely handle most anything I will be throwing at it. This is a fine example of a great little pattern. GEC has done good here. It is wW and I will be carrying and using this knife today and many other days in the future.
I'll make separate posts for the other two knives in this thread over the next 2 or 3 days with pictures and impressions.
Ed J
Here is the knife in open configuration. My knife is the single blade version, which I tend to prefer. In fact all three of these knives were single blade, non-locking tools. More on the others later in the thread.
Upon visual inspection of the knife, I find practically nothing to complain about. The ebony is a tight, close, dark grain that is so smooth you could easily think it to be synthetic. The bar shield seems to be extremely well inlet (to my old eyes anyway, see photo) with imperceptible gaps or adhesive residues.
The knife has half stops which are well (again to my old eyes) executed being flush in open and closed positions and nearly so in the half stop position.
The blade is well centered with no rubs. Is it perfect? Maybe not, but it's perfect enough for me. You can make your own judgement from the photo.
If you go and see my post in the currently running "pet peeves" thread, you will see that knives that are dull out of the box are a pet peeve. This knife was sharp enough to open envelopes without tearing which is my "peeved" or "not peeved" test for sharpness OOB.
The bottom line on this one for me is that I give it a :thumbup: . I like it a lot; it's a well made beautifully proportioned pocket jewel. The smoothness of the ebony makes it a wonderful worry stone in the pocket. It can definitely handle most anything I will be throwing at it. This is a fine example of a great little pattern. GEC has done good here. It is wW and I will be carrying and using this knife today and many other days in the future.
I'll make separate posts for the other two knives in this thread over the next 2 or 3 days with pictures and impressions.
Ed J
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