Used GEC Knife Pics

willgoy said:
Todd that No.25 Wharncliffe is haunting me! I've got to track one down...Fine picture of two very good small knives.

No GEC Ed? You need to alter that!

Regards, W
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Aside from the whittler that was gifted to me, I did place an order for the AAPK forum knife, which has not yet arrived. Maybe it will show up today, but I don't know how fast the guys over there are about shipping. I'll pop up a photo when it gets here.

Ed
 
Berkley said:
Just back from a visit to Kreuz Market in Lockhart, home of the best barbecue in Texas according to many, me included. The meat is smoked on a live oak fire, sliced to order at the pit and served on butcher paper. Silverware (and "barbecue sauce":barf:) are not available. A place where a good traditional knife is a necessity :).
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Roger on Kreuz!!:thumbup: If you are ever in Granbury, look up my cousin Gene. He is world class competitor on the bbq circuit.:). Here is a GEC whittler (why do they call them that? They are elongated stockman knives) that I just started using.

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great patina tongue river. that one is called the stock whittler & i believe gec is the only company making that pattern.
dennis
 
It's called a whittler because of the blade layout with the two smaller (not by much mind you) blades straddling the main clip in the closed position. I've seen various secondary blade configurations on whittlers and these are pretty typical. These, however, are long in comparison being just 1/4-5/16" shorter than the main blade. These secondary blades would make many whittler main blades look small.

Maybe this whittler (and my new gift) is for whittling totem poles or such. That said, these knives are built very well and heavy duty; they'll tackle pretty much anything you throw at them. I would want to be whittling something pretty big if I was whittling with it.

There was a local guy around here a few years ago that whittled/carved peoples faces into the side of peach seeds. It was rather remarkable work and I am bummed out because I didn't have the foresight to purchase a couple from him. Any way, I don't believe he could have done that work with this whittler.

Ed
 
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Just started the patine on this one but it has been used a bit so far. I was habitually wiping it off to keep the blades clean but I just decided to quit. Pork and zucchini did a number on it in the pic. An apple took care of the clip the next day. :)

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A recent thread had me thinking about this one so I thought I would give it a bump. The patina on my newest GEC is getting a bit of a start. You can see how the etch is starting to blend in.

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I'd love to see some more pics of the Great Eastern knives that everybody has been using.
 
Here are some pics of my GECs with a patina that may or may not represent their current state. I left out the stainless models since you can't really notice the wear outside of some minor scratches on the bolsters. I've carried roughly 2/3ds of my GECs so far.

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Trand, that No.25 Wharncliffe is a really god looking small(but stout)knife. Fine patina coming on too.
 
Thanks Will. I kinda cheated on that one a bit. If I remember correctly, I spread around some salsa with it and didn't wipe it off until I was done. I though it looked really cool.
 
I see some good users there
mine all still look pretty shiny, not much food for them, that's what the CV trapper handles for now
Maxx
 
Thanks for sharing everybody. It's great to see these wonderful knives being used for what they were designed for and not just sitting around collecting dust somewhere.
 
dannyp. You know its a great bump from the past when the thread just picks up and starts running again:thumbup: An EDC/user thread never really goes out of style as those nice NIBs gotta all come out sooner or later:D
 
woah great pics on these last ones! makes me want to picture mine but they all look so new LOL even used
congrats folks! I do use them but they hardly become so used, carry and use them but also care and baby them a bit
Maxx
 
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