New run of 54s

[cbr1000]

I was excited for my DLT sfo's to arrive today. Went to the mailbox and I got an empty box! Never had this happen before. Sad to say the least. I've been waiting for these forever.

 

[007hunter]

I was excited for my DLT sfo's to arrive today. Went to the mailbox and I got an empty box! Never had this happen before. Sad to say the least. I've been waiting for these forever.

Oh no, say it ain't so, that makes me sick to my stomach...I hope they are recovered, any signs of tampering? I'm hoping DLT held back a few for these type of issues

 

[blademan 13]

Wow, that really stinks!

 

[cbr1000]

Oh no, say it ain't so, that makes me sick to my stomach...I hope they are recovered, any signs of tampering? I'm hoping DLT held back a few for these type of issues

I still cant believe this after waiting so long! Yes, the box was crushed on a corner and stamped "delivered without contents". Post office said theres no way to find missing products. .sigh

 

[sticktodrum]

That's disgusting. Delivered without contents is a stamp? So, it's a common enough occurrence for there to be a stamp...

But it being marked that way would be to show DLT, they may replace the order or at least offer some recourse.

 

[blademan 13]

A better pic tonite. Really liking this version.

 

[waynorth]

My first Ironwood knives. I had no idea that it finished up so beautifully!
A mysterious wood, it looks different from every angle!
Great knives!!

 

[Peregrin]

Those are nice looking, Charlie. Ironwood makes a real nice cover.

 

[blademan 13]

Excellent cover choices there, Charlie. Right you are on the DI, one of my absolute favorite woods and I have been waiting for GEC to haft a run in it for a long while. Definitely worth the wait!

 

[Kiteman72]

cbr, that is a huge drag, I'm sorry to hear that.

I feel extra fortunate that my Red River acrylic arrived safely today. The shield and covers are just gorgeous. I thought it might be worth mentioning that this 54 run had a ton of awesome shield choices. We often grouse that GEC never does anything but the hotdog, but there was a ton of variety on these.

 

[btb01]

Good looking Desert Ironwood examples, Charlie! I haven't picked up any #54's yet, but I'm thinking about it. (It's a larger knife than I usually like to carry, and lately I've been trying to avoid buying knives that won't get carried, but I'm still tempted by some of these, particularly the Desert Ironwood and KSF's Muslin Micarta).

I was wondering about one thing I've noticed in some of the photos posted in this thread: it seems like the sharpening choil on some of these #54's is pretty small/shallow by usual GEC standards. Is that the case, or am I just seeing things? (I know it's something most people wouldn't notice or think twice about, but I love a good sharpening choil.)

 

[Ratbert]

CBR1000, that is awful! I know that most knife companies make sure their return addresses don't give away what might be in the box, in order to not tempt thieves.

I have only once received an empty FedEx box at work that was destroyed and ripped open, with a similar stamp. It was several weeks late and was covered in oily boot prints, as though it had been trampled for quite some time.

 

[waynorth]

Barrett, you are right about the choil - good eye!!
And I agree with you, about preferring a more generous one. The good thing, of course is, it's pretty easy to file in a bigger one!

 

[Shock_]

 

[3-1-1]

You got a nice one there. Tracking says I can expect mine to be in the box when I get home tonight!

 

[AShearer]

My first Ironwood knives. I had no idea that it finished up so beautifully!
A mysterious wood, it looks different from every angle!
Great knives!!

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Looking good Charlie!

 

[AShearer]

I did the same purchase. Mine should arrive this afternoon. Congrats!

 

[Shock_]

You got a nice one there. Tracking says I can expect mine to be in the box when I get home tonight!

Thank you. I didn't know what to expect and I'm beyond thrilled with the bone covers. I just edited my snakewood into the post. I like that the wood is much lighter than on my #74. You can really see the grain structure.

Thank you Alan. I'm looking forward to seeing what yours look like.

cbr1000. I feel really bad for you. With as much stuff I have coming through the mail nowadays, I think about this stuff all the time. It is such crap what happened. I sure hope you are able to land the #54's you want somehow.

 

[AShearer]

I was excited for my DLT sfo's to arrive today. Went to the mailbox and I got an empty box! Never had this happen before. Sad to say the least. I've been waiting for these forever.

Whoa! That really sucks. I've never had that happen, but I guess it does once in awhile. Sorry to hear that.

 

[AShearer]

Good looking Desert Ironwood examples, Charlie! I haven't picked up any #54's yet, but I'm thinking about it. (It's a larger knife than I usually like to carry, and lately I've been trying to avoid buying knives that won't get carried, but I'm still tempted by some of these, particularly the Desert Ironwood and KSF's Muslin Micarta).

I was wondering about one thing I've noticed in some of the photos posted in this thread: it seems like the sharpening choil on some of these #54's is pretty small/shallow by usual GEC standards. Is that the case, or am I just seeing things? (I know it's something most people wouldn't notice or think twice about, but I love a good sharpening choil.)

You're right about that one Barrett. It's almost nonexistent? I wonder why?