Brian.Evans
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It came! It finally came!! The mail always comes at 3 pm, and I checked at 3, 310, 324, 342, 355, 400, 406, 419, and it finally got here at 520. Whew! Good thing the mailbox is only a couple hundred feet away!
First, mega props to Blaine Perdue for a perfect description and wonderful sale. He was wonderful to deal with and patient with me taking a couple of days to get the money over to him. It can be hard to work around Heather's abscessed molar, my rotator cuff tear, and Caleb's 4 am Christmas morning trip to the ER for breathing trouble. But, everything worked out and we got it done. Good guy. Thanks Blaine.
Back in September I was gifted a clip main TC Barlow in red sawcut bone. I've carried it every single day without fail since. In fact, the only other time I've carried another knife was the Opinel #6 Carl gifted me a while ago and that was only while Heather and I went out for our anniversary, and that was in addition to the TCB. Needless to say I've grown quite attached to that little knife. Today, I oiled and lovingly wrapped it up in the wax paper and slid it back into the tube for a slight siesta. I thought until Caleb turns 10, then I'd give it to him, but it may be sooner. Let's just decide that it will be until he is old enough to need a good knife. It was a hard moment, let me tell you. It had a little bit of patina from the previous owner, but I didn't baby the knife and it was darkened considerably and had a few small nicks in the butt end bone and the bolsters were wearing beautifully. I grew to really like that knife.
However, I think this new knife will be perfect. I've made no secrets on this forum about loving equal end jacks. I think the EE jack is the pinnacle of pocket knife usefulness. Ok, maybe there is a slight problem with indexing the knife while it's still in your pocket, but other than that, its all good. I have eyed the White Owl for quite some time now, but first it was the bail (which I got over quickly) but then it was the pen style blade set up and the weak springs (neither of which I've ever gotten over.) I was super excited when GEC brought out the Pony Jack earlier this year. Excited, but I kind of figured I'd never own one. I enjoy looking, but we just didn't have the money at the time. I sold a few tools I didn't need, then used the money for bills that cropped up, saved some money then spent it on the kids or Heather. Then, I was gifted the TCB, and it was an honest knife that worked hard. I didn't need anything else. Oh sure, I looked, maybe "wanted", but never needed. Then, Heather told me to buy my own Christmas present, because obviously I'm "hard to buy for." Well, there was my chance. I looked at several BF supporting dealers, but then this one popped up on the sale board.
I am very impressed with this knife. It is a bit smaller than I thought it would be compared to the TCB. The 3.5" length is misleading because it is so slender. It was a pleasant surprise. A while ago I carried an EE Imperial cracked ice jack for a short time before gifting it to a young man who needed it. I was pleased to see this knife was very similar in size. It completely disappears in the pocket, which I like.
Very nice overall product.
Jigging looks good. I understand why they didn't use autumn gold bone on this one, but I wish they would have. I prefer it to antique yellow bone, but I think the antique yellow is/will grow on me as it darkens with time.
Blades are nicely centered in the blade wells.
There is a small gap in the spring/liner junction, but it doesn't let any light through, so it may be that someone let the spring get a bit rolled over on the corner during cleanup. Not a big deal, but it is there.
First, mega props to Blaine Perdue for a perfect description and wonderful sale. He was wonderful to deal with and patient with me taking a couple of days to get the money over to him. It can be hard to work around Heather's abscessed molar, my rotator cuff tear, and Caleb's 4 am Christmas morning trip to the ER for breathing trouble. But, everything worked out and we got it done. Good guy. Thanks Blaine.
Back in September I was gifted a clip main TC Barlow in red sawcut bone. I've carried it every single day without fail since. In fact, the only other time I've carried another knife was the Opinel #6 Carl gifted me a while ago and that was only while Heather and I went out for our anniversary, and that was in addition to the TCB. Needless to say I've grown quite attached to that little knife. Today, I oiled and lovingly wrapped it up in the wax paper and slid it back into the tube for a slight siesta. I thought until Caleb turns 10, then I'd give it to him, but it may be sooner. Let's just decide that it will be until he is old enough to need a good knife. It was a hard moment, let me tell you. It had a little bit of patina from the previous owner, but I didn't baby the knife and it was darkened considerably and had a few small nicks in the butt end bone and the bolsters were wearing beautifully. I grew to really like that knife.
However, I think this new knife will be perfect. I've made no secrets on this forum about loving equal end jacks. I think the EE jack is the pinnacle of pocket knife usefulness. Ok, maybe there is a slight problem with indexing the knife while it's still in your pocket, but other than that, its all good. I have eyed the White Owl for quite some time now, but first it was the bail (which I got over quickly) but then it was the pen style blade set up and the weak springs (neither of which I've ever gotten over.) I was super excited when GEC brought out the Pony Jack earlier this year. Excited, but I kind of figured I'd never own one. I enjoy looking, but we just didn't have the money at the time. I sold a few tools I didn't need, then used the money for bills that cropped up, saved some money then spent it on the kids or Heather. Then, I was gifted the TCB, and it was an honest knife that worked hard. I didn't need anything else. Oh sure, I looked, maybe "wanted", but never needed. Then, Heather told me to buy my own Christmas present, because obviously I'm "hard to buy for." Well, there was my chance. I looked at several BF supporting dealers, but then this one popped up on the sale board.
I am very impressed with this knife. It is a bit smaller than I thought it would be compared to the TCB. The 3.5" length is misleading because it is so slender. It was a pleasant surprise. A while ago I carried an EE Imperial cracked ice jack for a short time before gifting it to a young man who needed it. I was pleased to see this knife was very similar in size. It completely disappears in the pocket, which I like.
Very nice overall product.
Jigging looks good. I understand why they didn't use autumn gold bone on this one, but I wish they would have. I prefer it to antique yellow bone, but I think the antique yellow is/will grow on me as it darkens with time.
Blades are nicely centered in the blade wells.
There is a small gap in the spring/liner junction, but it doesn't let any light through, so it may be that someone let the spring get a bit rolled over on the corner during cleanup. Not a big deal, but it is there.
Nice! Congrats on your new love. May it bring you much enjoyment.
