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. 

Johnny, my favorite dealer!

Thanks for the info on that material Johnny, very cool!!

Really Jan?

OK, so here is the deal.  We all seem to be jumping through hoops to not mention any dealers names.  We can all settle down, mention any dealer we want (no advertising, it is an iKC rule) and get back to normal.  We all buy from dealers and there is plenty of us, I am sure we are all buying from one or another.

The #71 Farmers knife was an SFO for Mike at Collector Knives.

 Here is  link to the new material...http://blog.tsaknives.com/2012/06/05/roughnecks-in-lg-and-a-unique-....  

Personally, I really like the look of this bone and can't wait to see it in person

Having favorites, is human nature, not addvertising. I've bought several knives from Mike at Collectors Knives. Great knife dealer.

Okay, awesome, this will clear a lot of things up for me.

Jan, I wasn't quite sure what you mean't when you said, "my favorite dealer", I guess you were trying to tell me where to go to see the Percheron Primitive Bone. That makes more sense.

I agree with Robert that it is just human nature to pick a favorite, or to favor one's personality over another.

I'm closer with my middle brother than I am my oldest, but that doesn't mean I don't love him. We just don't have as much in common. 

I don't really have a favorite dealer, I have had great experiences with the majority of GEC's dealers. 

We are lucky to have Bob Andrews as a member of IKC and a dealer of GEC. I wouldn't condemn anyone for choosing another dealer though. I like to send Bob business, but I'm not apposed to supporting Mike or Greg either. 

Johnny, you are right, I deal with alot of different GEC dealers and they are all great. That's why they are GEC dealers, I don't think they would be if they weren't great. It's all good Johnny.

I like all our GEC dealers and appreciate any input they have for us also.  On here it is all about being able to share our passion.  Sometimes that means sharing something we saw on another site.  Dealers site or not, let's all share

On to a subject that is much more fun!  We got to Atlanta around noon.  Little drizzly on the way here but not bad,kept things cooler.  Had lunch with Ryan and Courtney Daniels, Pat(VMAN) is already here but have not had an opportunity to see him as of yet.  Chris Tuckers plane should be landing within the hour.  All this adds up to being able to spend time with good friends, see and talk knives and enjoy bringing the Blade Show RIGHT HERE.  Cant wait to see what GEC has brought to the show and what older models show up in Atlanta!  Keep you posted!

Great, ya'll have fun and take a bunch of pictures.

Have ya'll seen the new Work Horse  Whittler, #79 GEC? Well, I'm sorry that's not a Whittler, Whittler Fans, thats a Moose with an extra blade...lol...Ya'll need to go find another pattern...Missouri's or on the way, Bless their hearts.

hope all of you have fun keep us updated please.thank you....

Robert,

Well my friend, it looks like they may have taken your favorite pattern and mine and made us a perfect knife LOL

WOW!  Swiss Army GEC knife!

We have no news yet but stay tuned in folks, I'm sure we will hear from the lucky ones before too long.

The Blade show knife is a 45 in some amazing materials.  Here is Ms. Chris and an Elephant Bark Ivory.  Thank you Chris for keeping me company some today!

I put up about 60 pics, will tell ya'll some about the show soon.  Little more difficult on this than my PC. For those of you that use little devices all the time, I am humbled by you ability!

So, if you had a choice between these on the table...Which one would it be? 

Lower left Ivory.

I like the one marked "SOLD".

I'll take the single blade beauty to the right of the one Robert bought.

I love that dark, wonderful color.

I like the same one that Johnny likes. My second choice would be the one Robert picked. I'm just not attracted to ivory (the color) or white knives. Although I will hasten to add that if someone wanted to give me one of those other knives I would snatch them up in a heart-beat! *grin*