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Idle talk at the General Store...

Remember the bosses rules for the porch; "No Cussin, No Spittin and sweep up your whittlin shavings".

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Permalink Reply by Arthur Jordan on June 24, 2011 at 13:57

Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there ? Why are they called "stands" whe they are made for sitting? Why do we say something is out of whack ? What is wack? Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead ? If all the worlds a stage, where is the audience sitting ? >>>>> Things that make you want to say Duh!

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on June 28, 2011 at 18:57

DUH?

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 28, 2011 at 19:14

I'll figure it out JJ just give me a moment

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 6, 2011 at 23:19

Think I'll take the weekend off (from my "busy" schedule), and head to the hills.

Fresh picked apples, along with fresh pressed apple cider, call to me this time of year.

Best place to find the cider is at Bat Cave, NC. (keep the secret, ok)

Might luck up on a good knife too....

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 8, 2011 at 20:01

Yummy...Looks like fun JJ. If we had the time we would join you there. Let us know if you find a new knife there

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 10, 2011 at 23:57

No new knives. I purposly didn't stop at my "back-up" spot because all I could think about was Geppetto.

Would I be nuts to want 2, one to collect and one to use?

Does anyone actually use them?

Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on October 12, 2011 at 18:16

jj i'm sure you would use one after a nip of that apple cider that you picked up.you might whittle the whole tree with that geppetto.....

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 12, 2011 at 18:26

My order went in today...

Permalink Reply by george morningstar on December 5, 2011 at 19:46

big john what you think of case going to china mfg?

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on June 14, 2012 at 23:04

For those that don't know, we're merging the Seahorse group into the CASE Collectors group.

Couple of posts that I wanted to save;

CASE vs Geppetto (Seahorses' "little brother"?)

Reply by Jan Carter on October 16, 2011 at 19:59

OK, the camera is telling me it needs new batteries but lets see what we can do. Lets look at some numbers

Seahorse Geppetto

4 in closed 3 1/2 closed

scale width 1/4 to 1/2 scale width 1/2 to 3/4

Width of body 3/8 width of body 3/8

stainless steel 1095 carbon steel

Main blade length on both knives is 2 1/2

So the Geppetto may be the littlier brother in lemgth but he must have been working out because he is a bit beefed up in comparision

Donnie will be using his #57 at work this week, will let you know how a field test goes

Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 22, 2011 at 2:26

I promised my review on the Geppetto.

This is my first Great Eastern knife and I hope I can do it justice.

Tidioute, (Great Eastern) “Geppetto” ( Mod 570311),

This is a nice little wedge-back whittler on a 3 ½” dogleg frame.

I’ve got a habit of holding a new knife, rubbing it and feeling for any uneven or irregular angles. Been handling this one almost constantly ever since I got it. It feels perfect in my hand.

Main blade - A 2 3/8” wharncliffe w/o half stop. Blade is etched with the TIDIOUTE CUTLERY logo on the front and the 3P logo (Premier Pattern Production) on the back.

Serialized versions have an additional etch indicating production of “1 of 25”

Secondaries - A small clip and a coping, (1 5/8” each) with half stops.

Blade material - 1095 carbon steel.

Fit and finish is first rate. No gaps at the handle/bolster. No gaps around the back springs. I really like the fact that this is a wedge-back design (steel wedge).

I wish the wedge was brass to match the liners.

Personal preference here as I like the visual contrast with the back springs.

The back springs, being on the medium side, are a little soft (I like stronger springs). I fully expect them to firm up some during the break-in period, as the blades take a set.

Handle material is a beautiful dark brown ebony wood. Shield and pins are all nicely set and are flush with the handles. Bolsters and shield are Nickel Silver.

The blades fit into the handle nicely, however care should be used when opening the secondaries, to prevent rubbing on the main blade.

All three blades were sharpened fairly well, though, as a user, they’ll need to be tweaked a bit, to allow for actual carving. I’ll also eventually round out the crown on the small clip to make it as close to a pin blade as possible.

All in all this is a super little knife, feels good and it carves well.

I never thought that I could find a whittler that I liked as much as the Seahorse, but I did.

Definitely a keeper all around.