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Rick

Rick

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This (as far as I know) unannounced new pattern from GEC is right up my alley, so to speak. As a serious Wharncliffe fan, I'll be all over this puppy.

I might have preferred a small clip or pen blade, but the coping blade is a cute lit'l feller, and I've found them very useful. Gotta love the unmarked bowtie shield, and the rounded bolsters are a nice touch, too. Looks like an ideal gent's pocketknife to me. I hope they leave the standard nail nick on the Northfield version and just add a nice swedge to keep the Wharncliffe profile clean and flowing.

Whadaya think? :thumbup: or :thumbdn:?
 
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I like it a lot, single spring and rounded bolsters it's a nice new interpretation.

I'm eyeing the Northfield variant too but it depends on the scale options.
 
"There will be both a Tidioute and a Northfield. Both will have round ends rather than the traditional Congress square ends (pocket friendly), a long wharncliffe and a coping blade. The Northfields will also have a long pull on the wharncliffe, dimpled and lined bolsters."

Thanks to Greg one of the friendly GEC dealers.
 
Thanks for tip. I wish I knew about this knife before I placed an order for a whittler today.

- Christian
 
Very nice. I'm not sure which one I'm more interested in. From GEC's production schedule although no mention of Raisin Jigged Bone...

#62 – 2 Blade – Easy Pocket Congress
Wharncliffe and Coping
Tidioute
Gold Glitter Acrylic
Green Jigged Bone
Tomato Acrylic
Smooth Ram’s Horn

Northfield
Various Perylic
Snake Wood
Antique Amber Jigged Bone
Burnt Stag
Primitive Bone
Genuine Stag

http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/information/2011-production-schedule/
 
I usually stick with the Northfields, but judging from the long pulls on the Wharncliffe #72s, I may go with a Tidioute this time around. GECs Wharnies tend to have somewhat boxy profiles, and the long pull accentuates that quality. Too bad - this pattern would look great in primitive bone with a standard nail nick.
 
Hard to say just based on one picture, but I think I'd take the #61 half congress over this one. I love wharnies but something doesn't quite click for me at first blush on the #62. Part of it is the secondary blade shape like Rick mentioned. Mostly, though, it's probably down to the different lines from having a wharncliffe main compared to a sheepsfoot main on a congress handle. The wharncliffe seems out of place because the sheepsfoot is what's been on congress knives forever. There are other knives where a different blade than what is traditionally used doesn't faze me (in some cases it makes me like it more, such as a wharncliffe trapper) but this one does for the moment.


-- Nate
 
jujigatame said:
Hard to say just based on one picture, but I think I'd take the #61 half congress over this one. I love wharnies but something doesn't quite click for me at first blush on the #62. Part of it is the secondary blade shape like Rick mentioned. Mostly, though, it's probably down to the different lines from having a wharncliffe main compared to a sheepsfoot main on a congress handle. The wharncliffe seems out of place because the sheepsfoot is what's been on congress knives forever. There are other knives where a different blade than what is traditionally used doesn't faze me (in some cases it makes me like it more, such as a wharncliffe trapper) but this one does for the moment.
-- Nate
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I dunno, Nate. To me, the round bolsters and Wharncliffe master give it an almost Norfolk-like quality, kinda reminiscent of the Case/Bose or this Ryu custom (it would really pop with a handle swell around the rocker pin):

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That's a good comparison as you illustrate it with that picture. Maybe I need to think of the #62 as a Norfolk without the swell rather than a half congress with a wharncliffe. Just change the perspective a bit and it can open things up. :)


-- Nate
 
I rather like the looks of this knife. Its just too bad they insist on ruining the blades with those gaudy brand name etchings. :p
 
I like GEC's, don't like this one. Dupe blades, both with no belly, limit it's usefulness to me. If the main were a spear or the secondary a pen that would be nice. Even better make it with a large spear and a large wharcliffe with catch bits, that would be cool.
 
I agree. Putting a Wharncliffe with a Sheepsfoot as the 2 blade is basically duplication. A pen blade, esp. longer ones, is one of the most all round useful blade profiles. Wharncliffe and Pen, or any blade with some degree of belly would be a more useful knife.
roland
 
X 3 :thumbup:

Having tried the full congress in a couple of different iterations, I can safely say that I'm a half congress kind of guy. And for what it's worth, I really dig the coping blade & wharncliffe combination.

-nate
 
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