Show off your 15's

traumkommode said:
I know people are Gaga over TC Barlows, and they are exceptional, but I think that run of stainless 15s has the best walk and talk GEC has produced.
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I agree with this. I have the tortoise shell stainless 15 like has been pictured and it is by far my favorite GEC. All I have left now are a Beer Scout, Stainless clip point, and the recent Northwoods Lincoln Jack. All other patterns have been sold off as I found myself only carrying the #15 pocket knifes. I couldn't justify hoarding knives I don't regularly use.

The NW Lincoln Jack in denim micarta has been getting a lot of pocket time lately. Will probably sell the burlap micarta version sometime soon as I don't like having multiples of the same knife.
 
Because these are the latest two knives in my collection I thought I would bump this thread

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I am very surprised how much I like the acrylic. It is very lightweight but rises to the occasion.
 
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hamsco said:
I am very surprised how much I like the acrylic. I is very lightweight but rises to the occasion.
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I thought the acrylic was going to be my least favorite, I didn't even preorder one. Then when I saw the tortoise, I liked what I saw and a dealer still had one in stock.

I agree with you, it's light weight makes for a nice carry. It's become a summer short pants favorite, due to the stainless and light weight combo.
 
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interestingly, the acrylic is the only one of the bunch ive never truly considered or bought. the others have come and gone and come back. i still regret letting the barnwoods go. seriously like a horse, back and forth out of the barn :D
 
I too had a couple of these stainless 15s, including my red jigged bone one that Pt Luso has since posted a few thousand photos of!

I was so pleased to source these but to my surprise I never liked the weight or balance of these stainless 15's, or their size so I sold them on. I think that the TC barlows bolster adds the extra heft needed to balance this pattern out, and I feel that without that heavier bolster, the knife's balance is out - which is most noticeable in the wood and the acrylic versions. A two blade wouldn't likely have had the same issue, as it would be heavier.

Interesting how the weight of the handle materials can have a major impact on the feel of a pattern in hand.
 
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Camillus said:
I too had a couple of these stainless 15s, including my red jigged bone one that Pt Luso has since posted a few thousand photos of!

I was so pleased to source these but to my surprise I never liked the weight or balance of these stainless 15's, or their size. The TC barlows bolster adds the extra heft needed to balance this pattern, and I feel that without that heavier bolster, the knife's balance is out - most noticeable in the wood and the acrylic. A two blade wouldn't likely have had the same issue, as it would be heavier.

Interesting how the weight of the handle materials can have a major impact on the feel of a pattern in hand.
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"my" !!! I think I bought it. In what concerns me, thank you for the excess!!!
 
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