Great Eastern Cutlery hosted by Ken Mundhenk

Collectors of Great Eastern, Northfield and Tidioute Knives

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  • Luca Vignelli

    One more order for the GEC Buffalo Horn Sunfish just came in so we are now up to 35 with only 15 left to go!
  • Jan Carter

    YEA...We are getting there everyone

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Hey guys come join our new carbon steel group. If you love Great Eastern you gotta like carbon steel. 1095
  • Jan Carter

    Thanks Robert, your right - carbon steel does it for us!  I joined

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Great Eastern , has some of the best carbon steel on a folder knife out there. This makes me just want too buy another one!
  • 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!

  • Jan Carter

    Thanks for the update Luca.  We are SOOO close!!
  • Luca Vignelli

    Now we're at 42 orders and I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
  • 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?


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Someone could tell us about up coming patterns. I heard about some, a French Kate and a Cout House Whittler. Any plans GEC has would be interesting.
  • Jan Carter

    Robert,

    Thanks for the suggestion, I will pass on any news I hear.

  • Luca Vignelli

    43 orders and just 7 more to go!
  • Luca Vignelli

    An order came in today for 2 more knives and we're up to 45! Just 5 more and we're done!!!
  • Luca Vignelli

    2 more ordered today by a friend of mine so we're all down to the final count down! We're at 47!!! 3-2-1 blast off!!!
  • Luca Vignelli

    OK, now we're up to 48 orders!!!
  • Luca Vignelli

    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.
  • 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

  • Jan Carter

    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!!
  • Luca Vignelli

    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!!!!!
  • Luca Vignelli

    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.
  • 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


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    That's great news Miss Jan. I can't wait to see them.
  • 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

  • Richard L Campbell (Dick)

    I would like that myself. I don't like having to be so careful to wipe blade every time I open it.
  • 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!

     

  • Luca Vignelli

    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.
  • Jan Carter

    Luca,

    Thank you for your dedicatation to this project.  To all that are participating, YAHOO we are really on our way now

  • Alan

    Luca, Payment sent for the two I ordered, thanks for your efforts.

     

    Alan

  • biglmbass

    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.
  • falah gumilar

    Luca,
    I've just send email to Chris, thank you for your time and effort for this project. very much appreciated.
  • Richard L Campbell (Dick)

    Called in order for two knives to Chris. Was informed there were nine responses so far. I hope things pick up fast.
  • Danny Allen

    Called in my order of one to Chris
  • Jan Carter

    Called Chris today
  • Rusty R Halsey

    Emailed Chris and got an immediate response.  She was very helpful and we got payment arranged.
  • Billy Oneale

    E-mailed mine in last night. I recieved a response this morning.
  • Jan Carter

    The Newest and Greatest GEC Poster showed up on the site today.

  • Jan Carter

    Can we name all the knive handles?  I claim the Bubinga beaver tail up front.  I know that surprises everyone.  Anyone else have a favorite in there?
  • Jan Carter

    Did you all see our own Bob Andrews will be attending the 'National Pike Knife Club 4th Annual Knife & Gun Show

    Time: April 16, 2011 from 9am to 4pm
    Location: Belmont County Fairgrounds
    Organized By: National Pike Knife Club

    Event Description:
    Local Knife Club Show to Buy-Sell-Trade-Display.
    Knives*Modern&Antique Firearms*Crafts and Collectibles.
    Anyone in that area?

     

  • Jan Carter

    I have just heard that the next knife out will have a Hawkbill blade.  It will be the Weaver Jack.  Sometime around the 25th.
  • Jan Carter

    Luca, Have you had an opportunity to find out how many payments we have on board?
  • Luca Vignelli

    Jan, Yes we have 21 payments in so far after one week (thanks to those of us who paid already), out of the total of 38 payments we need to make to GEC for our 50 knives. Next week I'll ask Chris to forward me the names of those whose payments are still outstanding then, and I'll gently remind them to complete their orders promptly for the greater good of our group.

    Hint, hint, to all...

  • Jan Carter

    Luca,

    Thanks for the update and the reminder to our other 17 orders to make the call.

  • Jan Carter

    Newest whittler, what do you all think?

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    I think that's the best Frontier Bone I have seen yet. We need to ask JJ what he thinks.
  • Jan Carter

    LOL, I did.  I asked the question in his carving class
  • stephen tungate

    hi jan that is a really nice looking knife got to love the looks of that bone.you done good.
  • Jan Carter

    Thanks Stephen
  • Billy Oneale

    Nice whittler, Jan. You can't go wrong with one of Great Eastern's knives.
  • Chris Stookey

    Sending payment to Chris on Monday. If we run a little short on people filling their orders, I may pick up more than one...or two...or three.
  • Jan Carter

    Chris, thanks for the update and the willingness