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
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!
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.
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
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?
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.
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.
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.
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 :
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
Hey Robert, I pulled this from the side of the tube-
A Colonial American Farm recently celebrated its 200Th anniversary. While clearing the grounds for the celebration, a cattle graveyard was discovered. Cattle skeletons had been accumulated in a common area for many years. The bones were gathered together into a sizeable pile. Craftsman at Great Eastern Cutlery perceived the possible value of these primitive bones and obtained some samples for prototypes. The bones were in a state of natural deterioration, showing severe age and weathering. Special processes were designed and utilized at Great Eastern Cutlery to prepare the primitive bone for knife handles and for assembly to pocketknife liners. The finished and polished knife handles, as much as sixty years old, have a unique character and coloration that can only be achieved by the many years of aging and natural weathering. Great Eastern Cutlery was able to obtain the primitive bones and will use them for a series of highly collectible Northfield Branded Serialized knives.
A colonial american faorm recently celebrated its 200th anniversary. In cleaning the grounds in preperation for the celebration a cattle graveyard was discovered. The bones were gathered togeather into a sizeable pile. Craftsmen at Great Eastern Cutlery percieved the possible value of these primitive bones and obtained some samples for prototypes. Special processes were designed and utilized at GEC to prepare the bones for knife making handles. The finished and poloished product is at least 60 years old. The unique character and color can only be produced by the natural aging process.
I've got someone looking for a 620311W Courthouse Whittler in Genuine Stag. If anyone's got one they'd be willing to sell or do some trading for, let me know and I'll put you in touch.
LOL. Well, thanks to my thumb having a bone, it is still attached and seems to be mending nicely. I like to keep my knives shaving sharp, because a sharp knife is a safe knife. Unless one does dumb stuff like not paying attention.
In the meantime I'm getting pretty good at opening my knives left handed, and Greg is sending me a #72 he says is so smooth and easy I can open it with my teeth.
I'll try anything once.
Jan Carter
May 3, 2011
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
May 3, 2011
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!
May 4, 2011
Luca Vignelli
May 4, 2011
Jean-François
May 4, 2011
Billy Oneale
May 4, 2011
Jan Carter
May 4, 2011
Alan
May 4, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
May 4, 2011
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.
May 4, 2011
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.
May 4, 2011
Luca Vignelli
May 5, 2011
Tom Peterson
May 6, 2011
Jan Carter
May 6, 2011
Jan Carter
May 9, 2011
Bob Andrews
May 9, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
May 9, 2011
Jan Carter
Well she will be unique and the first of her kind then wont she
May 9, 2011
Bob Andrews
May 9, 2011
Jan Carter
May 9, 2011
JJ PARKER
May 14, 2011
Jan Carter
May 14, 2011
JJ PARKER
Jan I think the new 72's are coming out with them .
May 14, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
May 14, 2011
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? "
May 14, 2011
Jan Carter
Tidioute :
- Fuschia Bone
- Ebony Wood
- Some undetermined 'girly' color Acrylic
NorthfieldMay 15, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
Should be especially attractive.
May 15, 2011
Jan Carter
May 16, 2011
Jan Carter
May 16, 2011
JJ PARKER
May 16, 2011
JJ PARKER
May 16, 2011
Jan Carter
May 16, 2011
JJ PARKER
May 17, 2011
Jan Carter
JJ,
I have not heard the figures on any of the handle types. Let me see if I can find out for us.
May 17, 2011
Jan Carter
Ken Mundhenk, Bob Andrews...
Any input on how many PB's are scheduled top be produced in the 72 pattern?
May 17, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
May 17, 2011
Bruce Piehl
May 17, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
May 17, 2011
Jan Carter
May 17, 2011
Jan Carter
May 17, 2011
Jan Carter
May 17, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
The #28 pattern "French Kate" knife is now in production at GEC.
We will see her soon!
May 18, 2011
Jan Carter
May 19, 2011
Jan Carter
Looking for a Genuine Stag Courthouse Whittler
Looking for a Genuine Stag Courthouse Whittler
May 19, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
They say it's a woman's right to change her mind, so who knows for sure?
We'll soon see.
May 19, 2011
Jan Carter
May 19, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
She could indeed have a leather coat if she so desired.
Ben Hogan already has a nice one and Kate could too.
Thanks for asking.
I'm betting she will make her grand and first appearance in her "little black dress" of Ebony.
May 19, 2011
Jan Carter
May 19, 2011
KnifeMaker
Dave Taylor
In the meantime I'm getting pretty good at opening my knives left handed, and Greg is sending me a #72 he says is so smooth and easy I can open it with my teeth.
I'll try anything once.
May 19, 2011
Morrie Mayfield
Dave,
What the hell did you do to your thumb????????????????????????
PLEASE BE CAREFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morrie
May 19, 2011