Small Knife Fans...Who's excited to see this little number (#09) from GEC?

Toddwalla said:
I've wanting to add a knife in ebony to my EDC collection, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I have been loving all the ebony that I have been seeing recently! I am generally a small knife guy (think peanut and Buck companion for work day carry). I've been close to getting a pemberton in ebony, but the blade selection on this new little pen knife has me praying for an ebony selection. I know I am not alone on the small knife thing...Who else is excited to see these become available?
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Me! (I was thinking of starting this thread myself.) My first thought when I saw it was that somebody had read my mind and decided to make a modern version of Doug Add's sweet sleeveboard pen (fourth one down) but with the sheepsfoot secondary I seem to want on pretty much every knife.

Granted, it's a little shorter -- 2 7/8" maybe? But the proportions are spot-on, and with GEC's penchant for thicker handles it will balance out in the hand, I'm guessing.

I couldn't agree more re: ebony. If you want to give yourself palpitations, imagine it in Northfield trim with grooved bolsters and a long pull and swedge on the spear.

--Mark
 
I like the teardrop handle, and agree Doug's sleeveboard is a great thin package. I would not want fat handles on a small single spring knife. I like small things, and I especially like light weight.

Pipeman said:
All the Charlie Barlows that I have seen have flush pins
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Maybe I don't understand the term flush pin. I would say All the pins by the bolster on my Charlows are not flush. I would have called them countersunk and domed. Please educate me on correct terminology.

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cards94 said:
when are these going on the market?
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Can't say for sure. Gotta watch GEC's site to see when they're close. I posted the thread on the whancliffe trapper almost 6 weeks ago and they're just now showing some liners with covers on them. Still no complete knives being shown yet though.
 
He's talking sunk more like this little 25 I have.


Here the top middle one is sunk pretty deep which is kind of hard to tell from this angle but you can still tell.

 
This looks a promising new item. I'm hoping that they might try small tip bolsters or even Shadow on this pattern . GEC can overdo the bolster size at times. Smaller bolsters would look well on a gents' type knife.

As for over deep pins, well I'm not keen on this feature at all. Have 'filled' them in with brass tubing and epoxy before now! GEC seem to be a serial offender with this which is odd compared to its rivals. As others have noted, not all patterns display this, my Eureka has very nice equal pins, so too Conductor and White Owl. 56 and 73 some 85s are the worst examples. Obviously, some people don't mind it, but I find it spoils the appearance.
 
I would rather see pins domed and very slightly proud, than too deep, but it's not a deal breaker for me.

I've never had a GEC cover come loose yet.
 
Dagnabbit. If it were just 3.5 or even 3.25. Love the blade selection and two ended on a single spring. Even with the extra length, the slimness should or would make it very pocket friendly.
 
You know, this seems to be perfect for one of those all metal knives with jigging/pattern in the metal covers.
 
jkulysses said:
He's talking sunk more like this little 25 I have.
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thanks, thats a Grail Ebony WLST, possibly my favorite due to the Single Sheepfoot blade and the Barehead.
yes that sunken pin is what Im talking about, all my Charlows have it at the bolster

cards94 said:
so this will be a little bigger than the pemberton?
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the Pemberton is 1/8" shorter.

The nice thing about a single spring Penknife, is that it is no thicker than a single blade Pemberton, yet the Penknife has an extra coping blade, aka electrician's blade. I also like the spear blade on the Penknife, which is not a Pemberton option.

The only penalty of the coping blade is a tiny bit of extra weight, and that just for the blade, since there is no second liner like on a 2 blade Pemberton.

My bet is that Penknife will have double bolsters similar to the Pemby.

A couple of criteria to consider between a Pemby and a Pen, is whether you want a second blade in pen or coping, or not, and whether you want a Spear or a Clip blade.

For a small knife, I prefer thin, which is why I don't have any of the WLST's
And since I like small things, adding a bail and chain, would defeat my preference for small and light.

But, since were dreaming out loud, Im voting for Thin! Stag covers with no bolsters at all :-)
 
I may very well take the plunge on this one. Ebony is of interest, but I'll keep my mind open for other scale options. Maybe a bit of a threat to my beloved constant companion Pemby. Well see.

Peter
 
I'm not after a new knife at the moment, and I'm absolutely sure this knife will sell pretty well...but I will add a couple thoughts about it.
Personally, I'm not a fan of penknives, especially when the main blade comes out of the wider end of the frame. I know it might sound silly, it just doesn't look good to me.
I would prefer an equal end frame. Personal taste though.
As for the size...if it's under 3", then it might fill a void in GEC's production (the Pemberton always looked too thick to me); for 3" or a bit more, I would get a Northwoods Norfolk instead, and without second thoughts.
Anyway, I like the fact that GEC has steered a bit towards smaller knives in the last year or so :)

Fausto
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Definitely hoping this one is kept thin. I have an old NYK 2 3/4" pearl handled penknife which is 3/16" thick and an old Keen Kutter 3 1/4" pen which is 1/4" thick. My White Owl is 3/8" thick. Hoping this one is thinner than the WO or I may just pass.
 
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