All Discussions Tagged 'Whittler' - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T10:22:25Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Whittler&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWTS: Winchester 1st Release Abalone Knife Whittler Cartridge Series - Serial #136tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-04-03:3181080:Topic:11131152014-04-03T21:49:23.086ZSamuel Brinkleyhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/SamuelBrinkley
<p><font size="4">WTS: Winchester 1st Release Abalone Knife Whittler Cartridge Series - Serial #136<br></br><br></br><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">" WINCHESTER - MADE IN U.S.A. - LIMITED EDITION - BULLET - .270 CARTRIDGE SERIES - W 21 38101 - WHITTLER - 1ST RELEASE "</span></span></font><br></br><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pocket Knife with genuine Abalone handles.…</span></span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="4">WTS: Winchester 1st Release Abalone Knife Whittler Cartridge Series - Serial #136<br/><br/><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">" WINCHESTER - MADE IN U.S.A. - LIMITED EDITION - BULLET - .270 CARTRIDGE SERIES - W 21 38101 - WHITTLER - 1ST RELEASE "</span></span></font><br/><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pocket Knife with genuine Abalone handles. Purchased New in 2002 and stored LNIB (Like New In Box). Complete with the original box and paperwork. Factory edge, never resharpened. 4-9/16" long, closed. Very sharp.</span></span></font><br/><br/></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="4">Basically asking $199 on EBay or contact me if you are interested!!! Thank you for looking.<br/>Link to the knife on EBAY below. Buy it there or email me at <a href="mailto:samiam711@comcast.net">samiam711@comcast.net</a><br/></font><a href="http://s330.photobucket.com/user/samiam711/media/IMAG1273_zpsb89597e0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l424/samiam711/IMAG1273_zpsb89597e0.jpg"/></a><br/></span><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Winchester-1st-Release-Abalone-Knife-Whittler-Cartridge-Series-Serial-136-/331148696493?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item4d1a001bad"><font size="4">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Winchester-1st-Release-Abalone-Knife-Whittler-Cartridge-Series-Serial-136-/331148696493?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item4d1a001bad</font></a></span></font></p> The 2012 iKC Community Knife Gepetto Whittlertag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-14:3181080:Topic:7429502012-12-14T13:26:42.589ZAlexander Noothttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AlexanderNoot
<p>Allright, now before I get into the actual writing of this review. Please keep in mind that I'll try to hit ALL the points that I feel are wrong/right with this knife. This may feel like I'm nitpicking. And to be honest...that's exactly what I'm doing.</p>
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<p>On the other hand. Not everything weighs as heavily as it might feel when you're reading the points. Please keep on reading to the end to see how I end up feeling about those points.</p>
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<p>But for now:…</p>
<p>Allright, now before I get into the actual writing of this review. Please keep in mind that I'll try to hit ALL the points that I feel are wrong/right with this knife. This may feel like I'm nitpicking. And to be honest...that's exactly what I'm doing.</p>
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<p>On the other hand. Not everything weighs as heavily as it might feel when you're reading the points. Please keep on reading to the end to see how I end up feeling about those points.</p>
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<p>But for now: <span class="font-size-6"><strong>Little Gepetto</strong></span></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2897.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2897.jpg"/></a></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Materials:</span></strong></p>
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<ul>
<li>Blades: 1095</li>
<li>Bolsters/liners: Brass</li>
<li>Springs: Steel</li>
<li>Scales: Pioneer Jigged Bone (if I remember right)</li>
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<p>This is pretty much what I'd expect from a slipjoint. 1095 is a very good steel. However care should be taken when dealing with moisture and such since it's not very corrosion resistant. It's easily sharpened though and will take a KILLER edge with a little effort.</p>
<p>Brass seems to be the standard for production type slipjoints when it comes to bolsters and liners. Same with jigged Bone. The bone on the GEC is somewhat unique though and does make it stand out somewhat. All in all, standard slipjoint materials. Nothing special, but at the same time nothing bad.</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Sizes</span></strong></p>
<p>The gepetto whittler is a short and stout knife. At 3,5 inches it's rather short and fat. The main blade is around 2 1/4" inches. The funny thing is that this makes it quite sturdy (because it's pretty wide) and yet very pocketable. It's what is often referred to in the knife world as a "little big blade" meaning it's small in measurements but could be quite large in the tasks that are done with it. In size it's a perfect addition to a larger folding knife or fixed blade. But in a lighter setting (office/social function) would work quite well on it's own as well.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2900.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2900.jpg"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Build Quality</span></strong></p>
<p>This is where most of (and my only real) critisism seems to be about on this knife. This knife was made by Great Eastern Cutlery under their Northfield label. Now their northfield label is the high end one. In this case that can be seen in the polished blades and the pinched bolsters as well as the etch on the blade offcourse where the name is in the logo.</p>
<p>So what do we look for in a perfect knife: Simple, no gaps, no scratches, good pressure by the backspring resulting in a smooth opening (also known as "walk") of the knife (or with half stops) a solid half stop and a good resounding SNAP on closing (known as "talk" to afficionados). So how did we do on all that?</p>
<p>Walk, not great. A little gritty. Not very smooth. Good pressure though. Can be easily opened but not too easily. And the talk was pretty good as well. Closing the wharncliffe blade results in a solid SNAP. The grittyness however was a little disappointing. A little of my favourite knife lubrican fixed it easily enough though I kind of feel that it shouldn't be needed.</p>
<p>Gaps, none apart from the short gap near the main blade that's cause by the split backsping coming together there. No room between bolsters and scales and good even liners/backsprings.</p>
<p>Scratches, very disappointingly there seems to be something called "blade rub". Which is where the blades (or the blades and liners) rub together causing scratches. In this case it's the secondairy blades that rub on the main blade causing fairly deep scratches. These were already there the first time I opened my knife. I don't know whether this is true on all examples of this knife or if I got a "lemon" but it should've have happened on GEC's flagship label.</p>
<p>About half an inch from the tip AND about half an inch from where the swedge starts you can see these rubbing marks.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2892.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2892.jpg?width=640" width="640"/></a><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2891.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2891.jpg?width=640" width="640"/></a>Like I said, a little disappointing. In a knife at a lower pricepoint and under their other labels (like previous year's iKC knife's Tidioute) I might have found this acceptable. In this one though....I'd feel bad if I were the producer of this piece.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2901.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2901.jpg"/></a></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Sharpness</span></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">1) Initial Sharpness</span></p>
<p>Initial sharpness was decent. Nothing to write home about. But coupled with the thing blades on a knife like this it should handle just about any task with relative ease.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">2) Sharpenability</span></p>
<p>Very easy steel to get to screaming sharp. Personally I use a DMT aligner set for sharpening and the main blade only took me a couple of minutes to get to shaving sharp. Very good steel for thos who don't feel like taking a lot of time to sharpen a knife.</p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">3) Edge retention.</span></p>
<p>So far so good. It looses the bleeding sharp edge fairly fast. But stays very sharp for a relatively long time. The plus side of a steel like this is that with something like a loaded leather strop or even a plain leather strop you can get that shaving sharp edge back in no time at all.</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Comfort</span></strong></p>
<p>The size of this knife makes it very comfortable to keep in a watch pocket for a pair of jeans. Even the bottom pocket on a pair of slacks will work fairly well since there isn't all that much weight in the knife.</p>
<p>Working with it will work fairly well on lighter duty tasks. If you need to put a lot of force on it when gripping it heavily though the secondairy blades (or the primairy if you're using the smaller blades) will not feel great in the hand and will cause hotspots and eventually blisters. This is why I said earlier that this knife would be great for a backup or lighter carry but not for a camping knife or heavy duty cutter.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2903.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/GEC%20gepetto/SAM_2903.jpg"/></a></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Design</span></strong></p>
<p>An old pattern made for carving (whittling) wood with. What can be said...you either like it or you don't. The combination of brass with polished steel and bone handles always appeals to me. So I quite like the design.</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Price</span></strong></p>
<p>Like I said, this is the flagship line for GEC. This knife came in at around $130, to which for me another $10 or so were added for shipping, and another $40 for import taxes and duty. I understand that those lasts costs are at my own risk. But it DOES raise the price above what's reasonable for me. basically this knife is too expensive for what it is in my eyes. And when looking at the blade rub and the scratches that are caused by that, and the gritty opening of the knife...that's just unacceptable. If living in the US perhaps and not paying extra for shipping and for import duties and such. Then the normal price is very reasonable (if the flaws aren't there). But for me as a person living in Europe and with the flaws....it's just not worth the cost.</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-5">Conclusion</span></strong></p>
<p>A lovely little knife. At an overinflated price. I love the size, the materials and the design. But the fit and finish as well as the price are just disappointing. I was expecting a knife close to perfect from GEC at this price. Much as the Pearl Powderhown I owned for a while. (And that was a EDC or "second quality"). But the flaws in it combined with the cost of importing it into Europe make this my last GEC for a while I think.</p>
<p>Some of you may wonder "why don't you send it back?"</p>
<p>The answer is "because it's not worth it". If I ship it back I'll have to pay for postage as well (most likely) for duties and taxes that it will incur importing it into the Netherlands for a second time. I like the little knife....but it's not worth it spending another $30 or so on it just to get the scratches removed. Basically....I'm done with it. I'll carry it and enjoy it for what it is...a lesson learned.</p> 2012 iKnife Collector Knife-Time to Pay for our knives!tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-09-03:3181080:Topic:6844182012-09-03T17:19:34.587ZSteve Hannerhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/HogHanner
<p>We have reached our commitment to GEC and as all orders must be prepaid, please send a check, Money Order or new this year, PayPal to GEC and please make sure we have your "ship to" address!</p>
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<p>I am so very pleased to announce a selection for the 2012 iKnife Collector knife. Our selection is:</p>
<p>From GEC a Whittler, specifically #570312 Northfield UN-X-LD, jigged Pioneer bone. The blade is 1095 Carbon…</p>
<p>We have reached our commitment to GEC and as all orders must be prepaid, please send a check, Money Order or new this year, PayPal to GEC and please make sure we have your "ship to" address!</p>
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<p>I am so very pleased to announce a selection for the 2012 iKnife Collector knife. Our selection is:</p>
<p>From GEC a Whittler, specifically #570312 Northfield UN-X-LD, jigged Pioneer bone. The blade is 1095 Carbon Steel. The knife will include the traditional Wharncliffe (cut swedge), Pen and Coping blades(inside cut swedges) that are polished. The main blade will have the Northfield Tang Stamp. Bolsters on the knife will be Lined and /Dimpled.</p>
<p>The Shield will be our iKC shield used last year and an etch this year -see the picture. It will not contain serial numbers but will come with a tube under the Northfield label and have a Certificate of Authenticity(COA)</p>
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<p>The price for this years knife is $123 USD plus $7 us and $15 international. All shipping is through the US postal service.</p>
<p>As last year, all knives must be prepaid.</p>
<p>We do need your names and addresses to coordinate the list with GEC. Please send an email to myself or Jan Carter with your name and address of where you want your knife shipped.</p>
<p>Payment: For the processing, Jan is putting together a spread sheet with correct names, addresses and method of payment.</p>
<p>This year we are pleased to offer payment through PayPal. Click on the link and pay from your email address to sales@greateasterncutlery.net Just click on the link below, but don't forget to give us you name and address and quantity ordered. We need to keep the list for GEC.</p>
<p>Paypal instructions</p>
<p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/send-money-online">https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/send-money-online</a></p>
<p>From (your email address)</p>
<p>To sales@greateasterncutlery.net</p>
<p>Anyone choosing to do a Money Order or personal check to GEC should still give us your name and address and mail their payment to:</p>
<p>Great Eastern Cutlery<br/> 701 East Spring Street<br/> Unit 10 Building 2<br/> Titusville , Pennsylvania 16354</p>
<p>Please make sure your name and the words IKC knife are on the payment.</p>
<p>On behalf of Scott King our founder, the selection committee and all the members of iKC we sincerely appreciate your continued interest and participation in our community. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.</p> CASE XX 1940-64 GREEN BONE BIG WHITTLER-6380tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-07-10:3181080:Topic:6594992012-07-10T16:07:05.805ZChris Taylor (CTAYLORMAN)https://iknifecollector.com/profile/ChrisTaylor
<p>I am looking for a vintage Case XX (1940-64) Green Bone Big Whittler, pattern number 6380. It does not have to be mint condition but I doubt there are many mint ones out there. If anyone has one or knows where I can get my hands on one please let me know. I am willing to pay cash or cash and trade. I have some nice knives that someone might be interested in doing a cash/trade. Just let me know, I would really appreciate it.</p>
<p>I am looking for a vintage Case XX (1940-64) Green Bone Big Whittler, pattern number 6380. It does not have to be mint condition but I doubt there are many mint ones out there. If anyone has one or knows where I can get my hands on one please let me know. I am willing to pay cash or cash and trade. I have some nice knives that someone might be interested in doing a cash/trade. Just let me know, I would really appreciate it.</p> GEC 792312 Montana Workhorse Whittler Knife Review! (Two videos)tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-07-02:3181080:Topic:6562672012-07-02T13:32:06.470ZScott Rauberhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/TripleF
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Stellar Steel Sahlutes Steel Brothers and Sisters!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Whoooooooo Hah!!!!<br></br><br></br> <span style="color: #800080;"><em><span style="font-size: 26px;"><strong>This is the Tim Taylor (Tim Allen), Tool Time, more power, mega-grunt erghhh, erghhhh ,erghhhhhhh,….. knife if there ever was one!…</strong></span></em></span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Stellar Steel Sahlutes Steel Brothers and Sisters!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Whoooooooo Hah!!!!<br/><br/> <span style="color: #800080;"><em><span style="font-size: 26px;"><strong>This is the Tim Taylor (Tim Allen), Tool Time, more power, mega-grunt erghhh, erghhhh ,erghhhhhhh,….. knife if there ever was one!</strong></span></em></span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br/><br/><iframe width="420" height="315" frameborder="0" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O7hf7c5z6v0?wmode=opaque"><font size="3"><br/> <span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Knife Details:</strong></span><br/> Slip-joint<br/> #792312 LP<br/> Made in USA, brand names: Great Eastern Cutlery, TITUSVILLE, PA, Northfield UN-X-LD, Titusville Irownworks.<br/> Three 1095 Carbon Steel Blades: Spear Point, Clip, Sheepfoot with knice swedge on each!<br/> Genuine Burnt Stag Handles<br/> UN-X-LD shield on mark side<br/> Nickel silver bolsters – pinched& lined<br/> 3 ¾” Closed<br/> Whittler pattern * * Individual springs for EACH blade (3)<br/> Weight – 4 oz.<br/> Brass pins & liners<br/><br/> The more knives I handle, the better I become at detecting strengths and weaknesses in knives, at least in my opinion I think I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> And finding minor defects or flaws becomes an obsession especially when knives are so well made in today’s world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></iframe>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Calibri">To accomplish this, I must handle knives over and over, open and close, cut, sharpen, polish, and do it all over, and over, and over again to complete a review in a reasonable amount of time, say 2 to 4 weeks, as opposed to what I would consider the use a knife would be exposed to in a year or two’s time frame. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I fast forward the use factor and deliver a knife review in a few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br/><br/> <span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Watch video as I work out the Workhorse Whittler:</strong></span><br/></span> <br/><br/><iframe width="420" height="315" frameborder="0" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4xUUKxZPzPY?wmode=opaque"></iframe>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 18pt;">Here's a look at the pile I made with this GEC knife:<br/> <img alt="" src="http://pocketknivesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/image/1_9_12%20pics/GEC%20Workhorse%20Whittler%20Knife%20Review%20005.JPG" width="640" height="480"/></span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 18pt;">Collectability – 10.0<br/></span></b> <font size="3">The challenge when purchasing a GEC Knife is whether or knot you should use it, or collect it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font> <font size="3">That tells ya how collectable a knife is right there, my steel brother!</font><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></font></font> <font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">And with most of the knife production being limited to small quantities, I see a knife feud in the future (jk).<br/><br/><br/></font> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 18pt;">The TripleF – Fit, Finish & Functionality- 9.0</span></b><br/> <font size="3">Points on the tang when blade is in closed position. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">After completing the cutting exercise as shown in the video, I cleaned the glue from the blades and noticed the sheepfoot had a micro-smidge of a wobble that wasn’t present in the beginning.</font></font></font><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <br/><br/> The finish is EPIC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Drop-dead, gorgeous burnt stag handles, pinched and lined bolsters, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> shiny carbon steel blades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> The whole knife appearance is stammering!<br/><br/> After completing the cutting exercise (see video) which resulted in the pile of kindling almost 2” high, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the blades needed to be sharpened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> All blades took a knice new edge, even though my sharpening skills are kinda jacked-up if you will.<br/><br/> The corners of the exposed tang when the blades are in the closed position could be smoothed as they are pointy.<br/><br/> One of the major high points of this knife is each blade has it’s own spring. I like that! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In traditional whittler style knives, there are usually only two springs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <br/><br/> <img alt="" src="http://pocketknivesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/image/1_9_12%20pics/GEC%20Workhorse%20Whittler%20792312%20Burnt%20Stag%20Knife%20(4).JPG" width="640" height="480"/><br/><br/></font></font></font> <font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 18pt;">Accessibility – 8.0</span></b><br/> <font size="3">Both hands required to open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font> <font size="3">Be careful when you open the main blade, the spear point, because the half-stop will give your thumbnail an adjustment in a hurry.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">The nail nick (long nail pull) is nice when open, but the clip blade covers up most of the nail nick on the spear blade leaving very little area to dig your thumbnail for accessing, when in the closed position. The sheepfoot and clip blade both have long nail nicks and are easily accessible once removed from their resting place (sheath or pocket).<br/><br/> It’s obviously not a pocket clip knife so it has to be extracted from wherever you’re storing it.<br/><br/> Here again, I’m grading the Accessibility Factor based upon how little effort is required to grab the knife and engage the blade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> If it first must be withdrawn from the bottom of a pocket, or from a belt sheath, we’re using time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Then if the other hand is required, that’s using more time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> If the nail nick on the main blade can be missed……..and not grabbed cleanly, that’s another delay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> It’s minute details like this that drive me to find a knife which is perfectly simply when engaging the blade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Carrying this beast in the bottom of your pocket might leave a bruise on your leg after walking around all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> I carried mine in a leather belt sheath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa;"><font color="#000000">Overall thoughts.......What is it to say I'm impressed?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> I mean, who’s not impressed with the Great Eastern Cutlery knives and their attention to detail?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <br/><br/><br/> <strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #800080;"><em>It’s a MORE POWER, mega-grunt-worthy knife……I promise ya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> If you can find one, I’d highly, highly, recommend purchasing it.<br/></em></span></span></strong></font></span> <font color="#000000"><br/> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <br/><br/> <span style="background-color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 26px;"><strong>Steel Sahlute Score – 9.0 Steel Sahlutes</strong></span></span></font><font color="#000000"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> Steel Sahlute and much respect & thanks to Great Eastern Cutlery (</font><a href="http://www.greateasterncutlery.net/"><font color="#0000FF">www.greateasterncutlery.net</font></a> <font color="#000000">)for submitting this knife for review!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Top notch!<br/><br/> Scott Rauber<br/> <img alt="" src="http://pocketknivesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/image/PersonalPics/50thBday.jpg" width="180" height="135"/></font></p>