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Comment by Jan Carter on November 27, 2011 at 18:18

 Balloon Whittler

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on November 27, 2011 at 15:44

Whoops..with a Ballroon whittler.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on November 27, 2011 at 15:43

I wish GEC made a cotton whittler, great pattern. Johnny, Im not familar

Comment by Tom Peterson on November 27, 2011 at 8:56

I agree with you Johnny. I have an old Western and an old Boker that have sabre ground blades and split springs that are really nice. Got a bunch of other whittlers mostly Bokers and Hen & Roosters that have split springs too. I  personally like the beefier blade of the saber ground clip main blade for the whittlers.

Comment by johnny twoshoes on November 27, 2011 at 7:43

The balloon whittler seemed like the most obvious pattern to see from the #33, but where is it? I think it's waiting for a special day. The classic Balloon whittler is hard to compare to the rest of GEC's whittler knives. I think GEC could make a great one.

Comment by Tom Peterson on November 26, 2011 at 9:35

Sorry to start a heated discussion about the whittlers. A split backspring would be fine with me. I like the Geppetto a lot but would like a traditional whittler in the #33 pattern too. Never hurts to have more than one. I agree with Seth too. I love them all too but I would love the #33 even more if it had three blades instead of two!

Comment by johnny twoshoes on November 26, 2011 at 8:00

Elk stag mellows very quick, which I like. After it looses it's burnt look, it starts to yellow, something my toothpick did in a matter of months. It will mellow more and look even better after a few more trout seasons together. I look forward to that.

Comment by Jan Carter on November 25, 2011 at 12:56

I also prefer stag as it mellow.  Burnt stag does tend to mellow or change a little faster because the outer layer has been altered by heat but I am with Johnny..I am one of the people that likes stag better when it is aged.

The spring on the Geppetto does assist on both ends and GEC was able to do the knife thinner and lighter because of that configuration.  I can see how traditional whittler lovers would like to see the 33 conducter in a three blade.  The balloon whittler is a wonderful pattern that has withstood time.  Maybe with time we will see that from GEC also.

Comment by Bob Andrews on November 25, 2011 at 12:16

If y'all would take a look at your knives,the 57 Gepetto Whittler pattern IS a Split Backspring Whittler.

Comment by johnny twoshoes on November 25, 2011 at 10:01

I think that would change it up greatly. After just a couple weeks of EDC time, my Stag Dogleg mellowed, not much but there was a noticeable difference.

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