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Collectors of Great Eastern, Northfield and Tidioute Knives

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  • Tom Peterson

    Jan,

    I like that bottom right #25. It reminds me of the old fruit stripe gum! I want one of those!!! Awesome! Tom


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Miss Jan, have you heard any news on the new knives planned called Full House, French Kate, Whaler and Weaver Jack? The Whaler might just be in time for fishing season.
  • Jan Carter

    Here's the next new variation shipping most likely on Monday, April 25.  Unfortunately, we won't get to see pix until then but here's the details.  All of these will be Jacks including the 3 blade.

    56 Tidioute Weaver Jack  EZ Open, Bare End, No Nail Mark, Smooth Bolsters, HAWKBILL BLADE:
    • Ebony Wood  75 Total
    • Jigged Bone (unnamed)  75 Total
    • Rust Red Micarta  75 Total

    56 Tidioute Weaver Jack Bare End, Smooth Bolsters, HAWKBILL, Clip, Pen Blades:
    • Bocote  50 Total
    • Rust Red Micarta  50 Total
    56 Northfield Weaver Jack End Capped, Lined Bolsters, HAWKBILL and Pen Blades:
    • Jig Bone (unnamed)  75 Total
    • Burnt Stag  75 Total
    56 Northfield Weaver Jack End Capped, Lined Bolsters, HAWKBILL, Clip, Pen Blades:
    • Jigged Bone (unnamed) 75 Total
    • Cocobolo Wood  75 Total
    • Burnt Stag  75 Total
  • Jan Carter

    No news yet on the french kate, full house or whaler.  I have heard tell that one of them will be a show knife for the rendezous this year but dont know which one it might be

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    I heard that the Whaler will be the 5th anniversary knife.
  • Jan Carter

    That would be nice

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Miss Jan we just can't get away from them whales.
  • Jan Carter

    LOL, gotta get us some Robert.  I will be at the rendezvous to get mine...meet me there?
  • Jan Carter

    Just wanted to be sure everyone knows about the show GEC is in this weekend.  Took this from the GEC site, it is from Bob Andrews.....

    Just to make sure everybody knows where we will be, The NRA Convention is in Downtown Pittsburgh at the David Lawrence Convention Center. The Monroeville Gun and Knife Show is at the Monroeville Convention Center located just off the Parkway East,or the PA Turnpike in Monroeville,PA,maybe 10 miles from Downtown. I will be at the Monroeville Show all weekend with a large selection of Great Eastern Cutlery. I will be accompanied there,on Saturday, by Christine Tucker from the Great Eastern Factory.

  • Luca Vignelli

    Update on the SFO GEC Northfield #36 Buffalo Horn Sunfish:

    Folks, five people have not paid as of yet and are holding up the completion of all of our orders. GEC must be paid in full for all of our collective order of 50 knives before the necessary materials will be ordered and production will be scheduled. 

    I am strongly urging all who have not completed their payment to GEC directly to do so immediately or risk losing their reservation for this knife.

    If you have any questions about completing your order please contact me here and I will help you to do so. If you have decided that you do not wish to complete your order then please notify me so that I may offer your spot on the list to other people interested in acquiring this very special GEC #36 Sunfish knife.

    Thanks to all of those who have completed their payments promptly and I'm looking forward to the successful completion of this group project.

  • Luca Vignelli

    Max, Thanks for the thought. I have contacted those on the list by every means available and not everyone came forward with their personal contact info so iKC is the only way I can contact those people. If they don't check in here, they may lose out. You snooze you lose, I'm sorry to say. Just another reason to click "follow" for email notifications when you want to keep on top of what's going on at iKC!
  • Rusty R Halsey

    Luca, I requested (and paid for) two extra knives when I emailed Christine, so maybe only three more people need to come forward.  Or, maybe some more of us could "invest" in more than one knife?  Personally, I'm guessing that this knife will be an instant hit when pictures get out.
  • Jean-François

    Luca, if necessary, I could order a third one. 

    Mille grazie per i tuoi sforzi!

  • Luca Vignelli

    Thanks Rusty, I couldn't agree with you more! And, grazie a te, Jean-Francois, se ne vuoi un altro fammelo sapere.
  • Jan Carter

    I commited to making sure you all have any info I have as far as future items so here is what I saw today"

    First off, we'll see the balance of the #56's coming through later this week.   I got a dribble of information about a new version of the #48 that will be called the "Templar".  Here's some info to chew on till we get to see it:
    • Single clip Blade
    • Man made handle materials ONLY: Kryptonite, Black Gold Perylic, Stained Glass, Black Micarta
    • Northfield Trademark Only
    • "...very medieval looking.."  Not my words, but a quote.
    • Probably about 10 days to 2 weeks out
    (I think we've got a history buff on our hands naming and designing knives!!!)

    Next up will be some #72 GEC's in American Elk and Red Wine Jig Bone with a Clip and the same materials with a Wharncliffe.

    Of even greater interest is going to be the 72 Tidioute and Northfield's with a SPEAR blade.  I know there have more than a few of you waiting for this one.  Currently, it's anticipated we'll see an as yet unnamed jigged bone on both trademarks as well as a Bocote on the Tidioute. 

    We could very well see all of these within the next couple of weeks.
  • Jan Carter

    Luca....Can you call me please?

     

  • Jan Carter

    Rusty, Jean-Francois and everyone else that has taken and offeredto take up some of our orphaned  #36's.  Thank you, we appreciate your willingness to help

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Miss Jan, I'm not good at trading knives so I thought I'd ask for your help. I have a Schatt Morgan moose in 134 ats steel, mint condition that I would like to trade for a Great Eastern moose. Is there someone or some place to try to make a trade?
  • Jan Carter

    Your welcome to trade right here.  Put up a pic and let us see it
  • Jan Carter

    If you are looking for a little wider variety of  folks to show to go to the forum link at the top and go to the sale or trade forum.  You can list it there also

     

  • Luca Vignelli

    GREAT NEWS MY FRIENDS! Christine Tucker at GEC has just informed me that we have reached 100% confirmed payments for all fifty of the knives we ordered!!! Congratulations to all of us, we really did it!

    GEC has gone ahead and ordered our Buffalo Horn for the scales of our #36 Northfiled UN-X-LD Sunfish! Now, they ordered just enough to make fifty pieces, so this knife run will be limited to fifty examples plus the one prototype that will be auctioned off for the Wounded Warrior Project. 

    So now orders for the special factory order GEC Northfield UN-X-LD #36 Steel Buffalo Horn Sunfish ARE OFFICIALLY CLOSED. NO FURTHER ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN.

    Those who got in on this are probably feeling very satisfied now, and deservedly so! These will be beautiful, I'm sure of that!

  • Luca Vignelli

    As soon GEC schedules the production dates for our knives I will inform everybody here.
  • Jean-François

    GREAT ! (Great news from GEC)!
  • Billy Oneale

    I am glad to hear that, Luca. Thanks for the update. I am looking forward to this knife. It should be a beauty. Thanks for the hard work to make this possible.
  • Jan Carter

    Thank you again to all the participated and spread the word to friends.  Luca, pat yourself on the back, the co ordination of this effort was no small feat but one you undertook successfully.  Thanks for the dedication you showed to the project
  • Alan

    Awesome Folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Hey guys and gals, have ya'll heard anything about some damascus on some GEC knives? What do ya'll think about this idea? Alot of the other big knife makers have tried it. Why not GEC?
  • Jan Carter

    Robert,

    I have heard that the new Templar will be "medieval looking".  This has led to some speculation about maybe a damascus.  Another speculation about that was maybe a swing guard.  One thing is for sure GEC will keep us looking forward to the next one.

  • Jan Carter

    As promised, we are trying to make our way through the collection and get the pics loaded.  Heres the toenails.  The individual pics are on my page also.

  • Luca Vignelli

    To all who have thanked me for my efforts in organizing our group special factory ordered #36 from GEC I thank you in return for making my dream knife possible. Without all of you who shared in that dream this knife would never have been realized. Thanks.
  • Tom Peterson

    Check out the pics of the new Templar on GEC's website. Look under production for 2011. That is different! Tom Peterson
  • Jan Carter

    And the newest poster also
  • Jan Carter

    FYI:  There have been signs of French Kate around the GEC factory. 
  • Bob Andrews

    I can tell you this much; Kate is going to be a 28 pattern!

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    What makes her french?
  • Jan Carter

    Well she will be unique and the first of her kind then wont she

     

  • Bob Andrews

    You would have to ask Ben Hogan what makes her "French"!
  • Jan Carter

  • JJ PARKER

    Anyone know what a lumberjack spear blade looks like?
  • Jan Carter

    No why are we getting one?
  • JJ PARKER

    Jan  I think the new 72's are coming out with them .

     


  • KnifeMaker

    Dave Taylor

    According to the GEC Production Schedule there will be a Tidioute, #72 Lockback, with Lumberjack Spear Blade, in Jigged Bone and Ebony wood.
  • Jan Carter

    man, I missed that guys.  Thanks for the update.  so Back to JJ's question  

    "Anyone know what a lumberjack spear blade looks like? "

  • Jan Carter

    Handle Material announced for French Kate...She must be getting close....Here's the latest regarding colors we can expect to see her decked out in.
    Tidioute :
    • Fuschia Bone
    • Ebony Wood
    • Some undetermined 'girly' color Acrylic
    Northfield
    • An Undetermined Jigged Bone
    • Pink Awabi Shell
    • Cocobolo
    • Primitive Bone
    • Snakewood
    • Burnt Stag

  • KnifeMaker

    Dave Taylor

    And from what we've learned, thanks to Pat at GEC, the Pink Awabi Shell will very likely be a "Perylic".
    Should be especially attractive.
  • Jan Carter

    It is nice to have that connection on the GEC forum.  Its a great place to ask questions only they can answer for us.  As I know your aware Dave, we move a lot of info from there to here
  • Jan Carter

    I see on there that the 72 will also be in aPrimitive bone.  Count me in
  • JJ PARKER

    Better reserve one Jan those things don't last long.?????/  Seems like burnt stag and primitive bone sell out super fast.
  • JJ PARKER

    Chris @ GEC told me they got 16 PB ropers out the door I think they were scheduled  for 25??/  FYI
  • Jan Carter

    Thanks for the heads up.  Already have the PB in that one though