What a fast delivery of a great knife. Mailed on the 24th and delivered on the 25th. Thanks for the great idea Luca, and thanks to Chris and all at GEC for a great job.
Luca, well done! Thanks go out to you and Chris at GEC for making this happen and hats off to all of the IKC members who ordered and paid for this knife too! Can't wait to get mine!!! Hope that it is as good looking a knife as JJ's.
Oh boy, I can't wait.... That is one awesome looking knife. The jet black is the way to go, Totally awesome. Hats off to Luca for making this thing happen, and the other members here for following through with the comitment of these knives. Power is in the numbers>>>> So Cool
JJ thanks for posting the pictures! I haven't received mine yet and I'm already drooling over yours!
To all of you who have so kindly thanked me for really getting this done, you are all very welcome, it couldn't have happened without all of you (us) here, so thanks to you all too!
Stephen, I hope you dont mind I moved this here so we could get more help in answering your questions...Thanks to everyone for showing or telling us about yours...can't wait
i was wondering if someone could fill me in on the new ikc club knife.this is my first sunfish i don't know a lot about them .are the blades supposed to be so tight and i thought that it would have IKC on knife shield or do we have to do that and also i thought that it would have 1 of 50 on blade but i guess i was wrong it is a nice knife but it is hard to open and nothing on shield or it does not say 1 of 50 i thought we wouid get that for 125.00
Max, thanks for doing the research in the back pages of this thread to answer Stephen's questions.
Stephen, this knife was not an "official" iKC sanctioned knife, but rather a knife commissioned privately by me with the participation of like minded individual members of iKC who desired a knife of these specifications. Through iKC we as knife collectors have "strength in numbers" and through our group effort we were able to muster up enough interested people to actually have GEC produce this special factory ordered knife, which would never have existed otherwise.
As for this knife being a limited edition, it is that, but from the very beginning I decided not to have the knives serialized because that would have been an added cost to each knife produced, as it costs money to have the knives engraved on the bolster or acid stamped on the blades. Additionally, some people, perhaps those that may be numerologically inclined, like certain numbers and not others, for example the negative associations for the number 13 or the positive associations for numbers with 8's in them, and so I decided to eliminate that possible complication and expense.
Finally, as Max said, all of the GEC 36's are tight due to the size and heft of their backspring, it takes some getting used to and definitely a bit of oil and working that blade open and closed over time to loosen up a bit.
I do hope that you do and will enjoy your knife, it's a beautiful pattern expertly crafted with the finest materials in a limited quantity. I'm sitting here waiting for mine to arrive and can't wait to get it!
Max, I've been worried about your Sunfish all day here.
I was afraid it had ended up somewhere down on the South Side of town.........
Glad to hear it made it home.
Great to hear guys, I wasn't really around much when this whole thing went down, and I know I couldn't afford one. But these are some beautiful knives my friends, looks like they'd be a great addition to any collection.
My sunfish came today, and it's a beauty! There is the tiniest bit of white on the back, but I like it - it makes the rest look so much blacker. The best known name in the knife business must be Christine Tucker by now, after all the certificates she has signed.
Just wanted to let you know about this amazing sheath for your GEC's. Donnie has one and I beleive I am going to get one for myself also. I have never carried a sheath because as a female they always seemed bulky to me. This one holds the knife in place in the back pocket and does socomfortably.
Here’s a great way to carry the Ben Hogan knife. Out of sight, yet readily available in your hip pocket.
The Hip Pocket sheath positions your knife in the corner of your hip pocket, just behind the hip bone. Out of sight and out of mind until you reach back for it, always in the same location and always available. The Hip Pocket sheath takes up little room so the pocket is still useable for other items besides the knife. Comfortable and discreet, the Hip Pocket Sheath and your Hogan goes anywhere.
The Hip Pocket sheath can also be carried easily in a jacket or coat pocket. Now there’s no reason not to have your Hogan with you!!
Hip Pocket Sheaths can be made for other GEC knife patterns as well
love that sheath it looks nice and comfortable most men are used to carrying a wallet that looks more comfortable than a wallet i think i will get one thanks jan....
All Knife Leather Traditions custom sheaths are available through Greg, at TSA Knives, who is the exclusive distributor for Knife Leather Traditions products.
He can work with you on a sheath for any Great Eastern Cutlery knives.
Great Dave thanks for the info. Stephen, If you haven't worked with Greg before..He is awesome and I know on his ordering page for these there are many choices to make that special sheath your own
It ain't much, but it's something...... The latest on the Whaler is that it'll be 4 3/8" OAL closed and be a Swell Center...and the one being raffled at the open house is Red Spiral Cut Buffalo Horn.
You rock girl! Thanks for passing on that info! I figured that they would be abalone like the last few Rendezvous knives. I have been on the fence about entering the drawing but will have to give Chris a call ASAP. I have two spiral cut red/black liner lock #23's that I got on Ebay and I love them. A few years ago I didn't get too excited about this handle material and jigging/tooling but once I got one and held it in my hand I was hooked! I can't wait to see this knife and hope whoever wins it will post some pictures of it. Best of luck to everyone who enters the drawing! Jan I'm jealous of you and all of the folks who get to attend the Rendezvous! The rest of us will have to live vicariously through you! Please take some pictures if you don't mind. I still fancy that rainbow acrylic knife that you picked up at GEC previously and posted pics of. I wish GEC would put a few of these gems on their website for poor schmucks like me who can't make it. I'm sure that everyone will have a great time though. Maybe next year I can talk my family into a road trip to PA!
No word on the blade as of yet, I will let you know if I hear anything. Tom I will certainly be taking pics and entering info here as the days go on at the open house. If I see and end of day I will be sure to let you know
I probably won't enter, I'll just watch the fun. I really plan on falling in love with a knife, maybe even a model I don't have, what ever I get it's gonna be happy at home in my collection. Good luck & God Bless to all who enter.
I'm really liking Ben with the Spear, we'll see how he looks in person I guess.
Hey Jan, I just got word back from GEC saying that I won't have my #72 until sometime in August. It'll be a long wait, but it would be longer without my #72 Red Wine.
Damn! Something came up and now my daughter and I will not be able to attend the GEC Rendezvous! I had everything planned and ready to go, but my Dad had to go on a business trip and my Mom has Alzheimers and so I will be staying here to take care of her. I wish I could bring her out too, but she would just get too confused in an unfamilliar surrounding.
Jan and Ken, have fun and I'm sorry I won't get to meet you in person this time around. I also won't get to meet Chris and the whole GEC gang and I was really really looking forward to that for months!
Happy 5th Anniversary to GEC! Check out the Whaler, just posted on the new releases page on the GEC website this morning! Call your distributor and line up to get one! This has to be my favorite knife of all time!
Happy 5th to GEC indeed. When I look back I think about all the times a customer on here has said "I wish..." and the next thing we know that wish is incorporated in a knife. Little things like adding a bail because the customers wanted one. It is one of the qualities of a great company to hear what the customers are saying and care enough to make a product that fits the customers needs. Thanks GEC
Roger Cunningham
Jun 25, 2011
Roger Cunningham
Jun 25, 2011
Richard L Campbell (Dick)
Jun 25, 2011
Jan Carter
Jun 25, 2011
JJ PARKER
Jun 25, 2011
Tom Peterson
Jun 26, 2011
Alan
Jun 26, 2011
Luca Vignelli
JJ thanks for posting the pictures! I haven't received mine yet and I'm already drooling over yours!
To all of you who have so kindly thanked me for really getting this done, you are all very welcome, it couldn't have happened without all of you (us) here, so thanks to you all too!
Jun 26, 2011
Jan Carter
Stephen, I hope you dont mind I moved this here so we could get more help in answering your questions...Thanks to everyone for showing or telling us about yours...can't wait
Reply by stephen tungate yesterday
Jun 26, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Max, thanks for doing the research in the back pages of this thread to answer Stephen's questions.
Stephen, this knife was not an "official" iKC sanctioned knife, but rather a knife commissioned privately by me with the participation of like minded individual members of iKC who desired a knife of these specifications. Through iKC we as knife collectors have "strength in numbers" and through our group effort we were able to muster up enough interested people to actually have GEC produce this special factory ordered knife, which would never have existed otherwise.
As for this knife being a limited edition, it is that, but from the very beginning I decided not to have the knives serialized because that would have been an added cost to each knife produced, as it costs money to have the knives engraved on the bolster or acid stamped on the blades. Additionally, some people, perhaps those that may be numerologically inclined, like certain numbers and not others, for example the negative associations for the number 13 or the positive associations for numbers with 8's in them, and so I decided to eliminate that possible complication and expense.
Finally, as Max said, all of the GEC 36's are tight due to the size and heft of their backspring, it takes some getting used to and definitely a bit of oil and working that blade open and closed over time to loosen up a bit.
I do hope that you do and will enjoy your knife, it's a beautiful pattern expertly crafted with the finest materials in a limited quantity. I'm sitting here waiting for mine to arrive and can't wait to get it!
Jun 27, 2011
Danny Allen
Jun 29, 2011
Billy Oneale
Jun 29, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
I was afraid it had ended up somewhere down on the South Side of town.........
Glad to hear it made it home.
Jun 29, 2011
johnny twoshoes
Great to hear guys, I wasn't really around much when this whole thing went down, and I know I couldn't afford one. But these are some beautiful knives my friends, looks like they'd be a great addition to any collection.
Job well done.
Jun 29, 2011
Rusty R Halsey
Jun 29, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Rusty, nice picture! Real photo studio set up and all!
I'm happy we're all sharing the beauty, joy, and satisfaction of this new knife simultaneously!
Jun 30, 2011
Chris Stookey
The Twins have arrived! What a great pair of GEC Sunfish! Thanks Luca...and a big "thank you!" to Chris Tucker at GEC!
Jul 2, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 3, 2011
Billy Oneale
Jul 3, 2011
Jan Carter
Hey guys heres a little bit of info.....
It ain't much, but it's something...... The latest on the Whaler is that it'll be 4 3/8" OAL closed and be a Swell Center
Jul 7, 2011
Jan Carter
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you know about this amazing sheath for your GEC's. Donnie has one and I beleive I am going to get one for myself also. I have never carried a sheath because as a female they always seemed bulky to me. This one holds the knife in place in the back pocket and does socomfortably.
Here’s a great way to carry the Ben Hogan knife. Out of sight, yet readily available in your hip pocket.
The Hip Pocket sheath can also be carried easily in a jacket or coat pocket. Now there’s no reason not to have your Hogan with you!!
Hip Pocket Sheaths can be made for other GEC knife patterns as well
Jul 8, 2011
stephen tungate
Jul 8, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 9, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
He can work with you on a sheath for any Great Eastern Cutlery knives.
Jul 9, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 11, 2011
stephen tungate
Jul 11, 2011
Jan Carter
Hey guys heres a little bit of info.....
It ain't much, but it's something...... The latest on the Whaler is that it'll be 4 3/8" OAL closed and be a Swell Center...and the one being raffled at the open house is Red Spiral Cut Buffalo Horn.
Jul 12, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Jul 12, 2011
Tom Peterson
Jan,
You rock girl! Thanks for passing on that info! I figured that they would be abalone like the last few Rendezvous knives. I have been on the fence about entering the drawing but will have to give Chris a call ASAP. I have two spiral cut red/black liner lock #23's that I got on Ebay and I love them. A few years ago I didn't get too excited about this handle material and jigging/tooling but once I got one and held it in my hand I was hooked! I can't wait to see this knife and hope whoever wins it will post some pictures of it. Best of luck to everyone who enters the drawing! Jan I'm jealous of you and all of the folks who get to attend the Rendezvous! The rest of us will have to live vicariously through you! Please take some pictures if you don't mind. I still fancy that rainbow acrylic knife that you picked up at GEC previously and posted pics of. I wish GEC would put a few of these gems on their website for poor schmucks like me who can't make it. I'm sure that everyone will have a great time though. Maybe next year I can talk my family into a road trip to PA!
Jul 12, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 12, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 13, 2011
Tom Peterson
Jul 14, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 14, 2011
Jan Carter
"...you'll find the original on page #33...."
Put that together with....
"...4 3/8" swell center...."
"... spear and pen on opposite ends..."
And whaddya get???? The Whaler!!!
Jul 19, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Jul 19, 2011
Jan Carter
Robert,
I am putting raffle ticks in your name when I get there. One of us has got to get a whale!!
Jul 19, 2011
johnny twoshoes
Well I'm selfishly pulling for Jan.
I probably won't enter, I'll just watch the fun. I really plan on falling in love with a knife, maybe even a model I don't have, what ever I get it's gonna be happy at home in my collection. Good luck & God Bless to all who enter.
Jul 19, 2011
johnny twoshoes
Hey for all you Ben Hogan lovers, the spear blade version was released, and I like it.
http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/6521...
Jul 20, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Jul 20, 2011
Jan Carter
Johnny,
That spear blade is a natural for that Ben Hogan isn't it?
Jul 20, 2011
Jan Carter
Robert,
It starts on the 28th for you and I....
Jul 20, 2011
johnny twoshoes
I'm really liking Ben with the Spear, we'll see how he looks in person I guess.
Hey Jan, I just got word back from GEC saying that I won't have my #72 until sometime in August. It'll be a long wait, but it would be longer without my #72 Red Wine.
Jul 21, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Jul 22, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 24, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Damn! Something came up and now my daughter and I will not be able to attend the GEC Rendezvous! I had everything planned and ready to go, but my Dad had to go on a business trip and my Mom has Alzheimers and so I will be staying here to take care of her. I wish I could bring her out too, but she would just get too confused in an unfamilliar surrounding.
Jan and Ken, have fun and I'm sorry I won't get to meet you in person this time around. I also won't get to meet Chris and the whole GEC gang and I was really really looking forward to that for months!
Jul 25, 2011
johnny twoshoes
ARRR, THARRR SHE BLOWS.
http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/46-w...
Jul 27, 2011
Robert Thornton
Yep, that Whaler is a looker. A strong resemblence to AG Russell's Teaxas Ranger 2010 Elaphant's Toenail only with two blades.
Jul 27, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Jul 27, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Happy 5th Anniversary to GEC! Check out the Whaler, just posted on the new releases page on the GEC website this morning! Call your distributor and line up to get one! This has to be my favorite knife of all time!
Jul 28, 2011
Jan Carter
Jul 29, 2011