I think the squirrel thought they were Prime grade.

HEHE, probably so.

Our squirrel have smaller teeth than those southern tree rats. 

Those squirrels are just lining up to volunteer aren't they

Thanks for understanding guys, I appreciate it

ooops, one more thing Johnny.  Old Hundred collectibles does offer free US shipping and our own Ken Mundhenk (Blue Creek Cutlery) offers FREE SHIPPING TO U.S.A and CANADA

Save some shipping and remember I dont advertise for any dealers, I just pass on deals to YOU. 

Good girl as fair as can be. Well what do you think of the quality of that squirrel ivory?

I think that squirrel ivory is a good grade Robert and I guarantee you that I had no idea their teeth were that big.

Yeah, those are some decent sized teeth for a little rat. I'll have to get some teeth off of one of my fallen foes. But we may have to wait until hunting season. 

I wonder how many teeth it takes?

We need to talk to GEC about a new sheild, they have pipe wrenches and all sorts of stuff, we need a "Squirrel" to match their Logo.....Miss Jan, it might take quite a few, but I'm willing to take to the woods and do what I can....lol

I will be making a point of taking to Ms. Chris about a squirrel but we may have to settle for an acorn for our squirrel teeth 

Anyone order one yet?

Well we already have an acorn, now we have wrenches for roughnecks. I doubt a roughneck ever bought a quality knife. I'll bet theres a ton of small game hunters out there not everyone can make a big game hunt. GEC seems to be on a large knife kick, I guess they know how to sell knives better than me. That Roughneck is one nice knife, I must say.

Roughnecks are buyin Lots and lots of knives up here.Everyday. The Marcellus Shale is boomin! A bunch of Gypsy from loosyiana too!

Well Robert it seems to go in cycles.  LOL, everyone wants the larges until they have had enough of them and then the smaller seems to come in for awhile..  The middle size is in the mix somewhere too.  I am certain we will all see our favorite patterns come through again 

What are you trying to say Bob?

Bob is saying, there are a lot of new people in his State who are along way from home and are making lots of money.  Because they are away from home, they have a good deal of disposal income so they are buying things they did not feel they could afford before.  Also, most likely they left their financier over watch committee of one (wife) behind so there is no one to say, "What do you need another knife for?"  LOL!

I never understand that question Clint.  "What do you need another knife for".  Even before I joined Donnie in the collecting realm, I always seemed to have understood that knives are tools.  Tools that can make a hard job easier and quicker.  Now that I collect also, I even have friends that ask me the question LOL.  Standard answer for me is...because I want one

Jan....

Yes I know but I don't have this problem with my better half.  But many do.

Yes, we have quite a few Roughnecks here in Louisiana too, most are young hard working guys that have not gotten into knife collecting. They sure know what a good knife is though. We were in a light hearted conversation about squirrel teeth and stuff and I was still in that mood when I made my remarks about roughnecks and all. I have alot of friends and relatives that were roughnecks when they were young, right before I went to work for the Wild Life and Fisheries of the state of Louisiana, guess what? I was a roughneck for a couple of years.

Great Eastern makes many knives for other brands.  I have always admired the cotton sampler pattern and recently was able to pick up the Krack a Jack's line made by GEC.

Wow, so quiet in here.  You could here a knife drop (and everyone rush to see if its ok)

I was wondering what the boss, Scott King, thinks about all these large pattern knives by GEC? I know he is a large pattern knife collector and these should fit the bill. Well, what do you think, I think they are great knives that should make collectables, now and down the road.

Not for me Robert, I'll be getting a #36 one of these days, but not a Roughneck.

Yes Johnny, there to big for me, but I'm sure alot people want them as collectables. It's a great knife and should get the big knife crowd excited. I'm still waiting for the "Missouri" pattern.

Me too, Robert.

Hopefully well hear something soon. I can't wait to see how it goes, I think it'll be another great one.

Oh, I'm sure they do a great job with it, I wish I knew what handle materials they were gonna use.

Yeah, if they had one in Prim bone, I may just wait on my planned purchase and go for broke on one of those beauties. 

I should just go for a Prim bone anyhow.

I know the  #79 Montana Pattern Workhorse Whittler will be coming out in Primitive bone, Hopefully the Missouri will follow suit

What type of knife do you think will be this years Rendezvous knife? Last year was the Whaler and that started a bunch of large pattern knives all year. I think it will be a Barlow or some sort of Whittler.

I would love for it to be a barlow.  You just dont see enough of them

I am with Robert and Jan.  I love the Barlow pattern.

Hmm, I like this.

http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shir...

I like those also!

When was the last time GEC made a batch of Barlows? I've never seen them make a large Barlow, have they ever made one?

It's been a while since we last saw the beloved Barlow. I really enjoy the #25 and find it to be extremely useful. We'll see how long it'll take to get another run going, but with so many irons in the fire, it could be a while.

We haven't seen a super sized #25 barlow, but I would love to see one. The problem is, many will just compare a bigger barlow to the #73. This is what happen when the #71 was brought fourth. 

The question was, why not just buy a #73, they are so much alike? 

Truth is, they are very different and I'd love to see the #71 return. Even if there was a price hike, I'd like on in stag. 

Gee Whiz, I didn't even know there was a #71. Looks like I gotta lot of catching up to do.

please!

Was the #71 the Bullnose Knife? Since it was a limited run,Special Factory Order knife available from only one distributor,and was sold out on pre-sale,many GEC fans either didn't know it was available or were unable to get one.

Johnny, take a good look at the frame of the new #79 Whittler and use a little imagination, and think "Grandaddy Barlow". Can you see it?

Bob, I can see it very easily, I think it would be the perfect fit. 

We can only wait and see, but I'd love a Grandaddy barlow/ 

Gary, there was only two runs of the #71 and not too many were produced. Unfortunately it was an exclusive pattern for only one dealer, so there wasn't as much info out there as there could have been. 

Johnny,

I'd like to see GEC make a knife similar to the old Case 6231 1/2 Jack knife which is kind of like a big barlow but short of a Grandaddy Barlow. This may actually be a picture of a 6235 which is a tad smaller than the 6231 1/2 but is very similar - I couldn't find a photo of the 6231.

Hey Johnny,

Show Gary your #71?  I know it was an SFO but we have been displaying many GEC's made for other pople.  Let's show them this one please?

Tom,a knife very close to that could also be built on the #79 frame. The Barlow is just a matter of changing the Bolsters a little bit.I was looking at that exact Case knife in Sargents "Knives & Razors" 7th Edition when the thought about the Grandaddy Barlow on the #79 frame hit me.

Has anyone seen the new Primitive Percheron Bone Handles?  This stuff is AWESOME!!!

Jan, I didn't get to see it yet. 

How do I find it?

Here is a pic of the #71 Gary.

These are the only two variations so far, I hope to see more soon, but again, I'm not sure that we will. 

A little on the Percheron,

The Percheron is a breed of draft horses that originated in the Huisne river valley in northern France, part of the former Perche province from which the breed takes its name. Usually gray or black in color, Percherons are well-muscled, and known for their intelligence and willingness to work. Although their exact origins are unknown, the ancestors of the breed were present in the valley by the 17th century. They were originally bred for use as war horses. Over time, they began to be used for pulling stage coaches and later for agriculture and hauling heavy goods. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Arabian blood was added to the breed. Exports of Percherons from France to the United States and other countries rose exponentially in the late 19th century, and the first purely Percheron stud book was created in France in 1883.

Thanks for the pics, Johnny. Kinda looks like a sodbuster; I like 'em.

That was the idea Gary. We had been crying for a sodbuster knife for a while and one of the dealers got GEC to do it. Because of that it was a special for that one dealer, not a problem, but now I'm not sure that we'll see more runs of this pattern.