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Help! I just bought a #25 GEC Northfield “LSV” Abalone Barlow – are their LVS (Laminated Veneer Sheets) the GEC equivalent of a Corelon Case knife?

Laminated Veneer Sheets of Abalone Chips cannot be / and hold the same value as original Abalone did or does.

I just bought the #25 Abalone Northfield and to my surprise it’s a laminated product. It’s glue with chips. Great Eastern Cutlery has recently won me over as a new producer of premium folders with their Stag line of products. However, I now receive this (undisclosed) abalone Laminate product. The price I paid was more than I would usually pay for any new knife. Especially if I had known about this laminate product replacing the understood definition of an “Abalone” handle. Plus, it’s “serialized” but this is the language on the verification “We will produce this LVS handled knives as we are able to procure this valuable material and each will be consecutively serialized, note and authenticated on this label.” I thought the reason for serializing the GEC and other company’s knives and SFO is to establish scarcity and thus value. I am the proud owner of # 23 of how many, “as we are able to procure”….. LVS sounds to me like “fancy” Corelon for Case (and other now) by Frost. Can anyone shed light on this issue and comfort me or should I be forwarding this knife back. It’s beautiful but….. It is not as promoted…. Abalone Shell.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Latham on January 5, 2010 at 22:31

Just so happens I got in a collection of @year 2000 Case knives today and a couple caught my eye. On the Case XX label they say "Paua Veneer"... Wonder when they dropped the "Veneer" from their descriptions?

Permalink Reply by Frank Evans on January 6, 2010 at 12:06

Mike I have written Case on FaceBook several times for a answer on just what they are using....

Pauna is another type shell like abalone. It would be that they've used both natural and Veneered..... This is one of those Case mysteries. There's an explanation which I'm sure is true and legit. Supply and demand rules the manufacturing of all items.... It could have been an interruption of supply because of the tree hugger protecting shells that year so the cracked pieces laminated made a satisfactory replacement -----WHO KNOWS?????

Steve Pfeiffer might could shed the truth to this issue.....

Frank

Permalink Reply by Frank Evans on January 7, 2010 at 17:08

From the Case site

8 - Abalone/ Paua - Gathered in Mexico, Abalone shells are cut into thin "feathers", edges are glued in thin sheets with each sheet color matches and then laminated with a high pressure laminate into sheets for handle material. Paua is a similar shell found in New Zealand.