Banana shield on the new GEC #62 Easy Congress - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T15:55:21Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/banana-shield-on-the-new-gec-62-easy-congress?groupUrl=greateasterncutlery&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1621991&xg_source=activity&groupId=3181080%3AGroup%3A681&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI was web surfing the GEC dea…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-03-19:3181080:Comment:16236662020-03-19T00:04:48.452ZKenneth W. Hillhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/KennethWHill
<p>I was web surfing the GEC dealer web-sights. My GEC dealer had a Ripe Banana bone #62 Easy Pocket Carver for sale. His last one and the first one that he posted. I went to Yahoo email and I snagged a coupon . I just bought a #62 banana bone Easy Pocket Congress for $94.50 shipped. Today is a good day. "GEC KNIFE COLLECTING IS WAR !" …<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150569632?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150569632?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>I was web surfing the GEC dealer web-sights. My GEC dealer had a Ripe Banana bone #62 Easy Pocket Carver for sale. His last one and the first one that he posted. I went to Yahoo email and I snagged a coupon . I just bought a #62 banana bone Easy Pocket Congress for $94.50 shipped. Today is a good day. "GEC KNIFE COLLECTING IS WAR !" <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150569632?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150569632?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150574679?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150574679?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150577650?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150577650?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150581757?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150581757?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150584696?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4150584696?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p> The #62 nana camel bone were…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-03-13:3181080:Comment:16232972020-03-13T19:58:03.486ZKenneth W. Hillhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/KennethWHill
<p>The #62 nana camel bone were gone in minutes after listed be the dealers. The classier #62 goldenrod square-bar shield camel bone knives are still available . GEC#23 white bone & Cocobolo Carvers are just been finished up. The F&F Pocket Carvers are next. …<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066376505?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066376505?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>The #62 nana camel bone were gone in minutes after listed be the dealers. The classier #62 goldenrod square-bar shield camel bone knives are still available . GEC#23 white bone & Cocobolo Carvers are just been finished up. The F&F Pocket Carvers are next. <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066376505?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066376505?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097612204?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097612204?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097626723?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097626723?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097632573?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097632573?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097635219?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097635219?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097639100?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4097639100?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066627580?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066627580?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066598319?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4066598319?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p> Yeah, you're right, that Choc…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-26:3181080:Comment:16223342020-02-26T00:55:39.800ZFred Kemphttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/FredKemp
<p>Yeah, you're right, that Chocolate Almond peach-seed is nice!</p>
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<p>Yeah, you're right, that Chocolate Almond peach-seed is nice!</p>
<p></p> This is the new 2019 Chocolat…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-25:3181080:Comment:16220072020-02-25T22:06:17.682ZKenneth W. Hillhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/KennethWHill
<p>This is the new 2019 Chocolate Almond peach-seed jigged bone color. …<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844812985?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844812985?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813416?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813416?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813892?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813892?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>This is the new 2019 Chocolate Almond peach-seed jigged bone color. <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844812985?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844812985?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813416?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813416?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813892?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3844813892?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p> Kenneth,
You mentioned a Cho…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-25:3181080:Comment:16223262020-02-25T20:06:58.545ZFred Kemphttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/FredKemp
<p>Kenneth,</p>
<p> You mentioned a Chocolate almond handled #86, so I went looking for something similar. Is this photo close, the color that is? It's from another GEC thread and it's really nice. I would definitely like to see more from GEC like this on any pattern!<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3928553912?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3928553912?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Kenneth W. Hill said:…</cite></p>
<p>Kenneth,</p>
<p> You mentioned a Chocolate almond handled #86, so I went looking for something similar. Is this photo close, the color that is? It's from another GEC thread and it's really nice. I would definitely like to see more from GEC like this on any pattern!<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3928553912?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3928553912?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> <br/> <cite>Kenneth W. Hill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/banana-shield-on-the-new-gec-62-easy-congress?groupUrl=greateasterncutlery&#3181080Comment1622145"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I do believe GEC is doing their own dying now. The 2019 #97 maroon micarta knife scales were dark maroon before shaping. GEC showed photos of the lighter maroon scales after mounting. Then GEC posted photos after re-dying. Last year I complained about the bone colors on the #12 toothpick knives. My #12 toothpick copperhead pony cut jigged bone came in better than the DLT SFO #12 Dark Chestnut. My dark chestnut knife came in super light. The Charlie C. dark chestnuts were nice and dark . I was not happy. The GEC knife was better looking than the DLT SFO. I bought both and I complained about it. I was sick and tired of brown/yellow edge jigged bone GEC knives. DLT could not sell many of the SFO #12s , so they posted both knives together and they mixed up the bone names. Baw-ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! That is what happens when a dealer orders a similar SFO knife to a regular GEC knife offered. DLT learned their lesson this year and they offered a wonderful #62 SFO selection. I bought two JSR Sports and More SFO #86 Oil Field Jack Chocolate Almond peach-seed jigged bone knives. Those knives were announced as Dark Chocolate peach-seed jigged bone. The first factory scale photos were not appealing at all. I took a leap of faith and I pre-ordered one. When that knife was completed , GEC had announced the JSR SFO Chocolate Almond peach-seed bone color. The lighter ones are the best. A super soft brown with chocolate jigged bone highlights. The best new bone color of 2019. I think that Chocolate almond is the best brown GEC color to date. I want more GEC knives in that light Chocolate almond color. The dark #86 Chocolate almond is my user EDC. It looks great too !</p>
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</blockquote> I do believe GEC is doing the…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-24:3181080:Comment:16221452020-02-24T21:25:06.345ZKenneth W. Hillhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/KennethWHill
<p>I do believe GEC is doing their own dying now. The 2019 #97 maroon micarta knife scales were dark maroon before shaping. GEC showed photos of the lighter maroon scales after mounting. Then GEC posted photos after re-dying. Last year I complained about the bone colors on the #12 toothpick knives. My #12 toothpick copperhead pony cut jigged bone came in better than the DLT SFO #12 Dark Chestnut. My dark chestnut knife came in super light. The Charlie C. dark chestnuts were nice and dark…</p>
<p>I do believe GEC is doing their own dying now. The 2019 #97 maroon micarta knife scales were dark maroon before shaping. GEC showed photos of the lighter maroon scales after mounting. Then GEC posted photos after re-dying. Last year I complained about the bone colors on the #12 toothpick knives. My #12 toothpick copperhead pony cut jigged bone came in better than the DLT SFO #12 Dark Chestnut. My dark chestnut knife came in super light. The Charlie C. dark chestnuts were nice and dark . I was not happy. The GEC knife was better looking than the DLT SFO. I bought both and I complained about it. I was sick and tired of brown/yellow edge jigged bone GEC knives. DLT could not sell many of the SFO #12s , so they posted both knives together and they mixed up the bone names. Baw-ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! That is what happens when a dealer orders a similar SFO knife to a regular GEC knife offered. DLT learned their lesson this year and they offered a wonderful #62 SFO selection. I bought two JSR Sports and More SFO #86 Oil Field Jack Chocolate Almond peach-seed jigged bone knives. Those knives were announced as Dark Chocolate peach-seed jigged bone. The first factory scale photos were not appealing at all. I took a leap of faith and I pre-ordered one. When that knife was completed , GEC had announced the JSR SFO Chocolate Almond peach-seed bone color. The lighter ones are the best. A super soft brown with chocolate jigged bone highlights. The best new bone color of 2019. I think that Chocolate almond is the best brown GEC color to date. I want more GEC knives in that light Chocolate almond color. The dark #86 Chocolate almond is my user EDC. It looks great too !</p> Kenneth,
I have not spoken wi…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-24:3181080:Comment:16221142020-02-24T19:20:35.494ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Kenneth,</p>
<p>I have not spoken with Bill Howard specifically about bone in a couple years. I do know that they were doing their own dying in a room no one was allowed into (rightfully so), even on a private tour.</p>
<p>Many of the early colors and variations came from that room and they may be dying their own camel bone now. That would account for the differences which again, I personally celebrate :)</p>
<p>As Fred said, <span>beauty is always in the eyes of the beholder and the…</span></p>
<p>Kenneth,</p>
<p>I have not spoken with Bill Howard specifically about bone in a couple years. I do know that they were doing their own dying in a room no one was allowed into (rightfully so), even on a private tour.</p>
<p>Many of the early colors and variations came from that room and they may be dying their own camel bone now. That would account for the differences which again, I personally celebrate :)</p>
<p>As Fred said, <span>beauty is always in the eyes of the beholder and the variations in smooth bone seem to catch a lot of eyes. i do not think the same can be said about variations on jigged bones</span></p> My #97 Allegheny "Yellow Rose…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-24:3181080:Comment:16219912020-02-24T19:08:45.287ZKenneth W. Hillhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/KennethWHill
<p>My #97 Allegheny "Yellow Rose" knife is killer. I just received my #62 Easy Open Congress Goldenrod Camel bone square bar shield replacement today. That goldenrod camel bone looks like an antique glass round marble. I think the banana knives look better with yellow or yellow/brown bovine cattle bone. I like eating sweeter green/yellow bananas , myself. I don't believe Bill Howard was happy with the camel bone on the banana knives , so he split the order numbers. I did buy a #43 Oregon…</p>
<p>My #97 Allegheny "Yellow Rose" knife is killer. I just received my #62 Easy Open Congress Goldenrod Camel bone square bar shield replacement today. That goldenrod camel bone looks like an antique glass round marble. I think the banana knives look better with yellow or yellow/brown bovine cattle bone. I like eating sweeter green/yellow bananas , myself. I don't believe Bill Howard was happy with the camel bone on the banana knives , so he split the order numbers. I did buy a #43 Oregon Trapper "S" Orange bone knife, in 2018. I hate Clemson Tigers Orange, but my #43 knife looks like "light strawberry juice" camel bone. I bought two aqua bone #12 toothpick knives. I popped the lighter aqua camel bone with Fiebing's leather "navy blue" dye. I bought two #92 Eureka Jack antique goldenrod camel bone knives last year. The #92 run looks more goldenrod camel bone than the #62 run. No such thing as a perfect knife. GEC bone colors: "IT IS WHAT IT IS !"</p> I certainly would not say pre…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-24:3181080:Comment:16219002020-02-24T18:48:10.465ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>I certainly would <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> say pressure Fred but a dealer is only going to be able to stock in one of 2 ways. </p>
<p>The authorized dealer buys direct from GEC which means they buy what the company produces, not necessarily every pattern but a pre negotiated number of knives or amount of $ spent annually is usually the program (from any manufacture). </p>
<p>A dealer authorized or not can purchase from someone else and sell but they will be…</p>
<p>I certainly would <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> say pressure Fred but a dealer is only going to be able to stock in one of 2 ways. </p>
<p>The authorized dealer buys direct from GEC which means they buy what the company produces, not necessarily every pattern but a pre negotiated number of knives or amount of $ spent annually is usually the program (from any manufacture). </p>
<p>A dealer authorized or not can purchase from someone else and sell but they will be limited to what can be found other than from the manufacture. With a company that is successful, this will be extremely limiting.</p>
<p>With GEC specifically, if someone can buy a collection at a reasonable cost, they could offer some of the VERY sought after patterns at a good profit. That will likely mean they will also have some patterns that they will sell low or hold on to for an extended period of time.</p> Oh yeah, beauty is always in…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-24:3181080:Comment:16221112020-02-24T18:12:38.657ZFred Kemphttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/FredKemp
<p>Oh yeah, beauty is always in the eyes of the beholder! I hardly ever buy anything on ebay anymore, but I do look to see kind of what's left over. I liked the wrench shield but wasn't crazy about the patterns. It must be really difficult for dealers to stick their necks out for some patterns and still try to satisfy all of us collectors. I've always kind of wondered if GEC puts any pressure on dealers to stock certain patterns.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, beauty is always in the eyes of the beholder! I hardly ever buy anything on ebay anymore, but I do look to see kind of what's left over. I liked the wrench shield but wasn't crazy about the patterns. It must be really difficult for dealers to stick their necks out for some patterns and still try to satisfy all of us collectors. I've always kind of wondered if GEC puts any pressure on dealers to stock certain patterns.</p>