Northwoods 15?

Brian, Dean and Perry... those are beautiful! My "Smokey" is on the way... I'm trying to be all calm and stuff :D



singin50 said:
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WOWZAH!
 
Mine showed up. For being way more speckled than I would've preferred it's still totally awesome. No surprise.
 
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Whoop, in the mail today. Looks great - love the 'smokey' look.

Mark Side:
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Pile Side:
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Thanks Al, yours is coming in tomorrow maybe? You're gonna like it! Thanks Phil, I cant decide which I like the best but I'm still keeping them all.
 
supratentorial said:
Beautiful knives! Could someone please explain how the blades are made? It's a neat effect!
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Hey Jake, it works like this. All steel goes thru a heat treating process, to partly harden it and also test its strength. Now what Derrick does, or has GEC do, is leave this final process on the top part of the Northwoods blades. While easy enough to sand off if you want, it adds a more rustic look to the overall knife appearance. One of the first things I liked about what Derrick created in these Northwoods. I think Mr. Shirley would certainly approve of the design!
 
Very true, it's pretty hard to get a three dimensional vision of the handles in a one dimensional photograph. This has been true on all of mine, especially the Ivory, which everyone knows.
 
Well, here is the black camel bone I was able to secure at the last minute. Would not have been my first choice but I am pleased I got one at all. I believe out of all the #15 frame GEC folders I have this one has the best mechanics. The snap and walk & talk is just superb. The pull is just about perfect. Also the fit and finish is just excellent and the transitions are spot on. The blade grind is not perfect but I can fix that. Now the Ivory model in the picture does not have very good walk and talk the pull is uneven and it does not snap shut but barely. Sort of have to push the blade at times back into the blade channel. Hopefully it will get better with usage. The fit and finish on the Ivory however is very nice. Anyway, I really like how the black camel bone functions and in the final analysis that just may trump how it looks--okay I know looks are pretty important. Lloyd
 
Hey Lloyd, very nice grabs! You can fix that weaker snap on your Ivory. Just pour oil in the joints and keep working the blade back and forth till it starts to show some gunk coming out of the back spring. Wipe it off and repeat, it may take quite a few times to start seeing the change but it will come. Don't let that Ivory depress you, you can fix this. If you have to, you might even use one of those smaller eyeglass flathead screwdrivers and in the position open but not all the way at the half stop, run the screwdriver down the back of the spring on both edges, the blackened part, to see if anything comes off that way too! Then rinse with oil again and keep working that blade back and forth. Don't cut yourself tho! Your black one is great looking! Mine came just as yours did, great overall action and transitions.
 
BTW Lloyd, all of mine have gotten better walk and talk after using them, just as Derrick said.
 
Dang I thought I was content with my ivory.. but I have to say the red ones make me regret not at least trying for one.. the blues and blacks are beautiful as well
 
Yes, the Reds are a very deep color, the color of blood really! Those of you that were able to score one are going to be very happy!
 
singin50 said:
Hey Lloyd, very nice grabs! You can fix that weaker snap on your Ivory. Just pour oil in the joints and keep working the blade back and forth till it starts to show some gunk coming out of the back spring. Wipe it off and repeat, it may take quite a few times to start seeing the change but it will come. Don't let that Ivory depress you, you can fix this. If you have to, you might even use one of those smaller eyeglass flathead screwdrivers and in the position open but not all the way at the half stop, run the screwdriver down the back of the spring on both edges, the blackened part, to see if anything comes off that way too! Then rinse with oil again and keep working that blade back and forth. Don't cut yourself tho! Your black one is great looking! Mine came just as yours did, great overall action and transitions.
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After I flushed the joint on my sawcut, I wiped the excess oil off my knife and some dye from the bone bled off onto the rag.
 
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