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Scraping the excess salt off a pretzel with the punch:

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ea42 said:
Cbr, by all means file it, but like all knives only if you have to, such as when the tip is sticking up above the liners. I was trying to explain that if it's designed correctly with a slight gap, as GEC has done, you'll have no problem with filing the kick. You have plenty of room for spring movement, at least for normal wear and tear that is.

Here's a quick, VERY rudimentary image of what I was referring to. The catch bit is drawn in red. You can see that there's a bit of a gap between it and the backspring. In this way the spring and blade can always be in contact without any interference from the bit, even if the kick is eventually filed and the spring moves up a bit. Occasionally though the catch bit may pivot a bit during blade movement and you may be left with the tip against the spring and a gap between the spring end and the catch bit. as a few people above mentioned. I shaded this area with extra red. This in no way affects the knife and is actually a design feature. Possibly there's a way to shape the bit to lessen the effect, I have a thing or two in mind, but past experience tells me that every time you solve a problem on one part of a knife you cause five more on another area (or in production), so it's definitely something that needs to be thoroughly tested first.

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Thanks for clarifying, before this post I had it in my mind I might want to limit the use of a knife with catch bit - which seemed odd.

So, if I find myself in a position where I need to file the kick I should try to limit the amount of material I take off, and test opening/closing while filing to make sure there's not an alignment issue with the catch bit. If I run into an issue, it could manifest itself in a number of ways depending on how the bit is sitting. If I had a problem I would probably try to take the same amount of material off the back of the tang, but from what I'm reading in your post I should punt to a professional because I will likely just cause a problem elsewhere.

Most of the GEC knives I get need a good amount of flushing of the joints and a lot of use before they settle in. I'm going to infer from your drawing (catch bit between blade and liner) that a knife with a catch bit may need a little more use, a little more flushing out of the polishing material before it settles in.
 
meako said:
Mine was waiting for me when I got home from working and I have to say I HATE IT !
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Burnt Orange indeed .
It looks nothing like burnt orange.
Here's a pic of the knife on top of a jar of my home made marmalade that got over cooked and as you can see it looks nothing like the same colour.

Reckon I got a couple of nibbles there:D

My sincere thanks to you-Barry, Charlie,Bill-nice job.
Cant get over the slimness its simply beautiful.
My biggest dread was getting a 5 per center. Once again the knife gods smile on me- absolutely no problems - if anything the pull is is a 5.
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That is some beautiful color.
 
A special thanks to Bill, Charlie, Barry and all worked to bring this project to fruition. I could not be more pleased with the finished product. The specimen I received is nearly flawless and is an absolute joy to carry and use.

 
All those great photos from everyone are making me very anxious to get my knife back from GEC. It landed on their doorstep today.

I never thought I would say this but I kind of wish this was a Monday. If it was I would probably get my knife back sooner.:D Really anticipating its return.
 
Rick, I think that's called, "getting a two fer". Two periods of joyous anticipation... ;) just trying to look on the bright side.
 
Well, I fixed mine. Originally, I couldn't open the punch with my fingernail unless the blade was open. After Charlie's explanation about the swedges and the remedy Bill came up with, I decided to grind down the punch myself using stones. I started with medium stones but finally moved to DMT coarse. Then I used sandpaper to give a satin finish. Now the punch works great; I can easily open it with my fingernail. It's not as pretty, but I'm very pleased.

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blee said:
Well, I fixed mine. Originally, I couldn't open the punch with my fingernail unless the blade was open. After Charlie's explanation about the swedges and the remedy Bill came up with, I decided to grind down the punch myself using stones. I started with medium stones but finally moved to DMT coarse. Then I used sandpaper to give a satin finish. Now the punch works great; I can easily open it with my fingernail. It's not as pretty, but I'm very pleased.

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Glad it worked out for you. If it's a user, looks great as is. But a couple minutes on a buffing wheel, and I doubt anyone but you would even know it's not a factory finish.

I'm no mechanic or anything, but I do love it when I have the opportunity to tweak a knife and make it "my own".

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hanks, bflying. I don't have a buffing wheel, but I'll put the strop to it
 
blee said:
Well, I fixed mine. Originally, I couldn't open the punch with my fingernail unless the blade was open. After Charlie's explanation about the swedges and the remedy Bill came up with, I decided to grind down the punch myself using stones. I started with medium stones but finally moved to DMT coarse. Then I used sandpaper to give a satin finish. Now the punch works great; I can easily open it with my fingernail. It's not as pretty, but I'm very pleased.

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Great job [emoji106]. Try putting it on a strop to get that shine back...if it matters. The satin looks nice though
 
Nice job of fixing it yourself! I too love adding a personal touch to my knives, especially if it solves a problem!
 
Mine arrived today, what a beautiful knife! Nice deep worm groove great dye job and a strong pull on both the blades, I love this knife [emoji16]

Thanks to all involved! Charlie, Barry, Liam, Sarah, Bill and all others I failed to mention!

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Plan to send my knife back to GEC to take care of the stuck awl. Have read and re-read Charlie's description of what GEC will do to fix it but I guess I'm unclear at to what the modificationWill be. Can someone offer a description I can understand?
 
bill2000 said:
Plan to send my knife back to GEC to take care of the stuck awl. Have read and re-read Charlie's description of what GEC will do to fix it but I guess I'm unclear at to what the modificationWill be. Can someone offer a description I can understand?
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A few thousandths of an inch will be removed from the back of the punch blade allowing the blades to pass each other more easily.
 
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