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Collectors of Great Eastern, Northfield and Tidioute Knives

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  • 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
  • Luca Vignelli

    OK Chris, let Chris(tine) at GEC know of your good intentions on Monday. Thanks!

    I'll also post an update on our orders after I speak with Chris on Monday, and hopefully most or all of our orders will be in by then.

  • Jan Carter

    I hope you all have a blessed weekend!!
  • Jan Carter

    Seems I have been promising pics of the collection for quite some time.  Thought I would start with the primitive bones
  • Billy Oneale

    Nice pics, Jan.
  • Jan Carter

    OK Folks if you will bear with me, I am not a photographer but between Donnie and I we are figuring our what peices to put on next.  This is the 53's

  • JJ PARKER

    Nice collection Jan!
  • Jan Carter

    Thanks JJ, we will get some more pics on this week maybe 72's and 73's tomorrow
  • Jan Carter

    Trivia for you...who can tell which of these knifes goes to work with a carpenter everyday?
  • JJ PARKER

    The red stag?
  • Jan Carter

    Aww JJ, breaks his heart but sometimes I just gotta tell him that from a womens point of view,,,That knife is just too pretty to go play on a site
  • Jan Carter

    These are the 25's and 26's.  Bottom right is a test run 1 of 1

     

  • JJ PARKER

    What handle material do they call that Jan(bottom right) man that one really stands out!!!! I love it  Thanks for sharing.
  • Jan Carter

    JJ,

    Thanks.  That is actually a test run peice.  It is called End of Day in a 250109.  That is the only one made in that pattern but End of Day was actually on a total of about 6 test run peices in 2009.  I can tell you that if you ever get a chance to go to the Rendevouz, that is the best place to find those odd peices.

  • Luca Vignelli

    We're down to the last few payments needed to complete our special factory order of the GEC #36 Buffgalo Horn Sunfish. If you haven't contacted GEC to make payment yet, please do so by the end of this week, or all of our orders will be delayed until all of our payments are in, which will hold up the production of these knives for all.

    Thanks all for participating!

  • Jan Carter

  • Jan Carter

    sorry folks just working on the pic setting so they dont keep coming out distorted
  • Jan Carter

    For any of you that dont know, Pat Vroman is the materials ordering person at GEC (among other things)  His Birthday is tomorrow.  If you go to the GEC forum, I have started a Happy birthday VMAN.  Please feel free to add your thoughts.
  • 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?