I have copied this latest posting form Greg's TSA Blog because I think it's an important project, the Wounded Warrior Project started by our very own Jan Carter, and I hope you will all support it. Thanks to Greg and Jan and all of those involved in the WWP.
Special GEC 36 Sunfish Run Announcement!
I'm really happy to let everyone know that I've gotten the okay from Luca and GEC to have the first one of the special run 36 Sunfish Buffalo Horn knives be designated as a Prototype. I'll be donating the knife as an auction item with 100% of the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project.
My hope is this will encourage more of you to pre-book one of these fantastic knives to help Luca get to the minimum required for the run and to provide another opportunity to raise some money for our wounded vets. Even if you're not interested in bidding on the prototype, by booking one of the regular run knives, you're going to help make it possible for the auction to occur and end up with a choice collectible to boot. Everybody wins!!
If you would like to bid on that prototype knife please follow Jan Carter's postings on the Wounded Warrior Project Auction above or on Greg Holmes TSA blog (http://blog.tsaknives.com).
We're now up to 30 orders! We're getting closer, but we're not there yet! It's up to all of us to make this happen, please see what you can do to help us get there. Tell your friends, the ones who aren't on iKC, yet!
Howdy GEC Fans! I'd like to invite everyone to come see us at the Erie Gun Show this weekend.It's located at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie,PA and runs Saturday from 9 to 5,and Sunday from 9 to 4. I will be there with a large selection Great Eastern Cutlery,including the very latest releases,Stag,Primitive Bone,ETC.
I will also be accompanied at the show by Christine Tucker,Factory Rep. from Titusville. Many of you have talked to her via phone or e-mail,come and meet her in person. We're looking forward to meeting you.
For those that have contacted Luca about the IKC/GEC knive. THANK YOU, this project has grown from just giving us a knife our own to an opportunity to help a great cause. When we hit 50 orders we can start the process of getting it into production. What more can we ask than a knife that celebratres what we love and who we are as a group. Well I will tell you what else!! We can help support a great cause by the first knife coming out of the factory as a prototype. One that goes into the Wounded Warrior auction. Lets make it happen folks. Even if you are not a toenail fan, we are here because we are GEC fans right?
A new member has joined in our endeavor and ordered four knives for himself and friends! So with that order we are now up to 34 orders total with only 16 left to go till we all reach the finish line!
You've only got a couple days left if you were going to bid on current Wounded Warrior Project Auction. The current bid is $125 for a super short run 735111EC in Smooth Red Bone. For more information and to place a bid, go to: TSA KNIVES Wounded Warrior Project Auction. The cutoff for bidding is midnite CST, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
GREAT looking collectible with the proceeds going to a fantastic project!!
april 1-2-3 Shenandoah Valley Knife Collectors show (Ryan) April 2-3 Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show (Ken) April 9-10 Oregon Knife Collectors Association (Ryan)
Update on the custom GEC Buffalo Horn Sunfish! We're now up to 41 pieces ordered! We're in the home stretch my friends, only 9 more to go!
Please, if you haven't done so already, I need everybody to send me their shipping address and telephone number asap so that I can put that info down on the list I will be handing over to GEC. You can friend me here to send me a private email so that you won't have to broadcast your private info to everyone here. Please folks, I want this to go as smoothly as possible for GEC and for all of us here participating in the project. Thanks!
One of the challanges we face in our community is participation. What can we do to get everyone talking? I try to be sure we get the community news when something is happening with GEC or one of the dealers but what else can we do? This is your community, what do you want to see?
Please my friends, I need your addresses and telephone numbers to complete the list of orders to give to GEC, 'cause we're almost done here and I'd hate for anything to hold us all back and delay the production. Thanks in advance.
We may be there, I sent Luca another order a couple of hours ago. I know he is doing some work away from his computor lately. I hope we find out tonight. I am so excited!!
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEY!!!
WE MADE IT TO 50! 50! 50!
I'll call Chris Tucker at GEC and tell her the news later today and get the ball rolling!
I have received 23 out of the 40 (some ordered multiples) address and telephone numbers I need to add to the list. Please send me your info a.s.a.p. so that we can finish up nice and neat.
I bet you can see that I am smiling from ear to ear!
I want to thank each and every one of you for hanging in there and believing in the possibility that we could make this happen together! We did it!!!!!
I will post final payment instructions today for everyone, after I speak with GEC. I'll also reach our to everyone personally, just to make sure we're all on the same page.
To those who have friends who have signed on to the project that are not part of iKC, please send me your friend's name, address, and telephone number for the final ordering list, so that I can pass the info along to Christine Tucker at GEC. Thanks.
Just heard this bit of news and thought I would pass it on.
I just found out that the first of the Courthouse Whittlers coming through will be the Frontier Bone and they should be coming off the line tomorrow. By Friday, there's a good probability we could see 2 more handle materials coming through. It will be nice to see this new pattern
OK my friends, we have the go ahead to complete our orders for the GEC Northfield UN-X-LD #36 all Steel Buffalo Horn Sunfish!
Please contact GEC, by email, telephone, or even regular mail, and send them your hard earned dollars, euros, pounds, and rupiah, payment for the knives you ordered. GEC accepts almost every form of payment known to mankind! Credit Card, Personal Check, Money Orders are all good. You must mention in a note that you are part of this group effort, by mentioning iKC and the name of the knife, #36 Buffalo Horn Sunfish, or my name even. GEC will already have your names and info and will then be able to check you off the list when payment is completed.
OK, payment options info:
Send email payments, by credit card, and a note to: chris@greateasterncutlery.net
Call in your order by telephone to Chris Tucker: 814-827-3411
Mail in orders to:
Chris Tucker
Great Eastern Cutlery
701 East Spring Street
Building 2, Unit 10
Titusville, PA 16354
Now, most importantly, GEC will not even order the necessary buffalo horn handle material until every last one of us is paid up in full. So, I am asking you all to please make your payments promptly. As soon as we have all paid for our knives GEC will schedule the production for them to be made. I am going to send them my payment now, immediately after I'm done typing this, as a start and hope that you will all follow me in doing so.
Next as a recap, the final price for one knife will be $114.73 plus $10.00 FedEx shipping added at time of shipment. The $10.00 FedEx shipping is good for up to 6 knives that will fit in a box without getting too heavy. So the final cost for those of us ordering more than one knife will be $124.73 for the first knife and $114.73 for each additional knife up to the limit of six knives delivered. For members of our group who live outside of the US, GEC has graciously agreed to maintain the same shipping costs as above, but the method of shipment will be by USPS, so that should make it nice and easy for all.
OK guys and gals, let's all step up to the plate and pay GEC so that we can get these knives in our pockets, or knife rolls, or display cases as soon as possible. Remember that GEC says that the turnaround time for delivery will be three to four months, and that's from the time we are all 100% paid up, so lets finish this up and get it done.
It's nice to be able to turn a dream into a reality and we did that, together as a group!
Also, I forgot to add below that GEC will not cash your check, or charge your credit card, or money order, until all of our payments have been received for all of the 50 knives ordered.
After mulling it over a great deal, I think I'm going to skip this one, Luca, but I admire & fully appreciate your dedicatication & efforts to get this special order knife off the ground. I do hope there'll be another spec run knife in the future that would be more to my liking.
Luca Vignelli
Mar 10, 2011
Jan Carter
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A spotlight on our own Luca
http://www.iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/member-spotlight-luca-v...
Glad that experience did not put you off Knives Luca. Thanks for a great story
Mar 10, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Mar 11, 2011
Luca Vignelli
I have copied this latest posting form Greg's TSA Blog because I think it's an important project, the Wounded Warrior Project started by our very own Jan Carter, and I hope you will all support it. Thanks to Greg and Jan and all of those involved in the WWP.
Special GEC 36 Sunfish Run Announcement!
I'm really happy to let everyone know that I've gotten the okay from Luca and GEC to have the first one of the special run 36 Sunfish Buffalo Horn knives be designated as a Prototype. I'll be donating the knife as an auction item with 100% of the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project.
My hope is this will encourage more of you to pre-book one of these fantastic knives to help Luca get to the minimum required for the run and to provide another opportunity to raise some money for our wounded vets. Even if you're not interested in bidding on the prototype, by booking one of the regular run knives, you're going to help make it possible for the auction to occur and end up with a choice collectible to boot. Everybody wins!!
If you would like to bid on that prototype knife please follow Jan Carter's postings on the Wounded Warrior Project Auction above or on Greg Holmes TSA blog (http://blog.tsaknives.com).
Mar 11, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Mar 11, 2011
Bob Andrews
Howdy GEC Fans! I'd like to invite everyone to come see us at the Erie Gun Show this weekend.It's located at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie,PA and runs Saturday from 9 to 5,and Sunday from 9 to 4. I will be there with a large selection Great Eastern Cutlery,including the very latest releases,Stag,Primitive Bone,ETC.
I will also be accompanied at the show by Christine Tucker,Factory Rep. from Titusville. Many of you have talked to her via phone or e-mail,come and meet her in person. We're looking forward to meeting you.
Bob Andrews
Old Hundred Collectibles
Mar 11, 2011
David Adkins
Heres a couple pics of some new GECs
Mar 12, 2011
Rusty R Halsey
Mar 12, 2011
biglmbass
Those tortoise shells are stunning. Though I typically prefer bone or wood handles, I'm beginning to think I need one of these.
Mar 14, 2011
Jan Carter
Mar 15, 2011
Jan Carter
Mar 17, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Mar 18, 2011
Jan Carter
Mar 18, 2011
Jan Carter
Time is running out to bid!!!
GREAT looking collectible with the proceeds going to a fantastic project!!
Mar 18, 2011
Jan Carter
Anyone attending the April Shows?
april 1-2-3 Shenandoah Valley Knife Collectors show (Ryan)
April 2-3 Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show (Ken)
April 9-10 Oregon Knife Collectors Association (Ryan)
Mar 23, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Mar 24, 2011
Jan Carter
Mar 24, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Mar 25, 2011
Jan Carter
Mar 25, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Mar 27, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Update on the custom GEC Buffalo Horn Sunfish! We're now up to 41 pieces ordered! We're in the home stretch my friends, only 9 more to go!
Please, if you haven't done so already, I need everybody to send me their shipping address and telephone number asap so that I can put that info down on the list I will be handing over to GEC. You can friend me here to send me a private email so that you won't have to broadcast your private info to everyone here. Please folks, I want this to go as smoothly as possible for GEC and for all of us here participating in the project. Thanks!
Mar 31, 2011
Jan Carter
Apr 2, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Apr 3, 2011
Jan Carter
Hello Everyone,
One of the challanges we face in our community is participation. What can we do to get everyone talking? I try to be sure we get the community news when something is happening with GEC or one of the dealers but what else can we do? This is your community, what do you want to see?
Apr 4, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Apr 5, 2011
Jan Carter
Robert,
Thanks for the suggestion, I will pass on any news I hear.
Apr 5, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Apr 6, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Apr 6, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Apr 8, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Apr 9, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Apr 9, 2011
Jack Crook
Luca, Convinced a fellow Case Collector he NEEDED one, should be signing up today, we also live within an hour of the plant and plan a tour soon..
Jack
Apr 11, 2011
Jan Carter
Apr 11, 2011
Luca Vignelli
WE MADE IT TO 50! 50! 50!
I'll call Chris Tucker at GEC and tell her the news later today and get the ball rolling!
I have received 23 out of the 40 (some ordered multiples) address and telephone numbers I need to add to the list. Please send me your info a.s.a.p. so that we can finish up nice and neat.
I bet you can see that I am smiling from ear to ear!
I want to thank each and every one of you for hanging in there and believing in the possibility that we could make this happen together! We did it!!!!!
Apr 12, 2011
Luca Vignelli
To those who have friends who have signed on to the project that are not part of iKC, please send me your friend's name, address, and telephone number for the final ordering list, so that I can pass the info along to Christine Tucker at GEC. Thanks.
Apr 12, 2011
Jan Carter
Hi folks,
Just heard this bit of news and thought I would pass it on.
I just found out that the first of the Courthouse Whittlers coming through will be the Frontier Bone and they should be coming off the line tomorrow. By Friday, there's a good probability we could see 2 more handle materials coming through. It will be nice to see this new pattern
Apr 12, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Apr 12, 2011
Gary Norton
I just added a comment in the discussion forum, Why don't we see more 440C bladed knives from GEC?, but should have put it here.
The GEC prodution totals 2006-2010
2006totals.pdf
2007PRODUCTION.pdf
2008-10252.pdf
2009-PROD-TOTALS1.pdf
2010-PRODUCTION-TOTALS.pdf
Apr 13, 2011
Richard L Campbell (Dick)
Apr 13, 2011
Luca Vignelli
OK my friends, we have the go ahead to complete our orders for the GEC Northfield UN-X-LD #36 all Steel Buffalo Horn Sunfish!
Please contact GEC, by email, telephone, or even regular mail, and send them your hard earned dollars, euros, pounds, and rupiah, payment for the knives you ordered. GEC accepts almost every form of payment known to mankind! Credit Card, Personal Check, Money Orders are all good. You must mention in a note that you are part of this group effort, by mentioning iKC and the name of the knife, #36 Buffalo Horn Sunfish, or my name even. GEC will already have your names and info and will then be able to check you off the list when payment is completed.
OK, payment options info:
Send email payments, by credit card, and a note to: chris@greateasterncutlery.net
Call in your order by telephone to Chris Tucker: 814-827-3411
Mail in orders to:
Chris Tucker
Great Eastern Cutlery
701 East Spring Street
Building 2, Unit 10
Titusville, PA 16354
Now, most importantly, GEC will not even order the necessary buffalo horn handle material until every last one of us is paid up in full. So, I am asking you all to please make your payments promptly. As soon as we have all paid for our knives GEC will schedule the production for them to be made. I am going to send them my payment now, immediately after I'm done typing this, as a start and hope that you will all follow me in doing so.
Next as a recap, the final price for one knife will be $114.73 plus $10.00 FedEx shipping added at time of shipment. The $10.00 FedEx shipping is good for up to 6 knives that will fit in a box without getting too heavy. So the final cost for those of us ordering more than one knife will be $124.73 for the first knife and $114.73 for each additional knife up to the limit of six knives delivered. For members of our group who live outside of the US, GEC has graciously agreed to maintain the same shipping costs as above, but the method of shipment will be by USPS, so that should make it nice and easy for all.
OK guys and gals, let's all step up to the plate and pay GEC so that we can get these knives in our pockets, or knife rolls, or display cases as soon as possible. Remember that GEC says that the turnaround time for delivery will be three to four months, and that's from the time we are all 100% paid up, so lets finish this up and get it done.
It's nice to be able to turn a dream into a reality and we did that, together as a group!
Apr 13, 2011
Luca Vignelli
Apr 13, 2011
Jan Carter
Luca,
Thank you for your dedicatation to this project. To all that are participating, YAHOO we are really on our way now
Apr 13, 2011
Alan
Luca, Payment sent for the two I ordered, thanks for your efforts.
Alan
Apr 13, 2011
biglmbass
Apr 14, 2011
falah gumilar
I've just send email to Chris, thank you for your time and effort for this project. very much appreciated.
Apr 14, 2011
Richard L Campbell (Dick)
Apr 14, 2011
Danny Allen
Apr 14, 2011
Jan Carter
Apr 14, 2011
Rusty R Halsey
Apr 14, 2011
Billy Oneale
Apr 15, 2011