Tidioute Boys Knife

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Good Evening folks. I wanted to share some photos with you of a beautiful pocket knife I recently received from Gregorio. Here are some photos from my perspective as I got the parcel:
The box, turned over to not disclose names and addresses:
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Once I got the box open:
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This looks more familiar. Excellent leather sheath too (thanks Greg :) )
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Very beautiful when resting:
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Even more beautiful when we can see the clip point.
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I don't post much in here, but I do find myself lurking a bit since before I joined the forums. I wanted to share with you the beauty of this pocket knife, and I promised Greg that I would create a thread here with some photos and impressions. so, here we go:

This is my very first Tidioute branded knife from Great Eastern Cutlery. My very first GEC knife was a 62 (Easy Pocket Congress) in burnt stag. This knife is significantly thinner and vanishes in your pocket. The craftsmanship on this knife is about as perfect as you can expect. It's very sharp as well, and I've already used it to cut up an apple earlier today. This is a new pattern for me, but I can tell you that the covers are about equal on both sides. The pull on it is about a 7/10, and the lines are clean and liners are flush in open and closed positions. This knife will be put to use, no doubt about it. Finally, I would like to thank Greg for his generosity I was blown away, and I will be paying it forward.
 
Congrats on winning a great knife, Charlie! Just be sure maintain it well in the next several weeks. Monsoon season can wreak serious havoc on carbon steel pocket knives. I've got most of mine oiled up and put away.
 
Congrats on winning a great knife, Charlie! Just be sure maintain it well in the next several weeks. Monsoon season can wreak serious havoc on carbon steel pocket knives. I've got most of mine oiled up and put away.

Thanks Aaron. No kidding on the monsoon. I have a Tuf Cloth somewhere around here, I should take this time to coat the blades on my pocket knives.
 
Congrats on a very fine pocket knife! The #15 is truly beautiful in its simplicity.
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I have the spear point version in rust red bone and ebony..... that antique yellow bone is calling my name though! might have to try a clip blade as well.

Such a great simple pattern, thanks for sharing!
 
That is very nice Charlie.

It is amazing how many different patterns GEC offers. The patterns range from higher in complexity, to very simple, and they do a great job on all of them.
While this may not make sense to some people, but GEC does their simple designs very well. IMHO, just because a pattern is simple, doesn't mean that the maker executed it correctly. At least in my mind...
 
Congratulations Charlie, great knife, glad you're enjoying it :thumbup:

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That was the first GEC that I've handled. I had to buy another one after sending this one out once I found out how nice they are; I can see them being rather addictive :thumbup:
 
Thanks everyone for the kind words. :)

That was the first GEC that I've handled. I had to buy another one after sending this one out once I found out how nice they are; I can see them being rather addictive :thumbup:

Absolutely addictive. Thanks Greg, you have a really keen eye for these knives I tell you. If I may make a recommendation, the #54 Stockman is another beauty. It's heftier, but can provide decades of use (like most GEC pocket knives).
 
Absolutely gorgeous. As much as I love the clip point and it's beautiful grinds, that jigging is what really grabs my attention.
 
Thanks everyone for the kind words. :)


Absolutely addictive. Thanks Greg, you have a really keen eye for these knives I tell you. If I may make a recommendation, the #54 Stockman is another beauty. It's heftier, but can provide decades of use (like most GEC pocket knives).

Thanks for the advice, the lock back with a clip point caught my attention also.
 
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