Ok, thanks Jim! I appreciate it!

Hey, hey, hey......new #76 Outlaw in Cocobolo and slant bolsters! 

http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/

Craig,

I hope the birthday queen brings you one of these...which scale?

I wish she would too......maybe a jigged bone.

Whoa, Nelly!

"Ole Jack" #76 -  Copperhead jigged bone! Horse shield. 

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Actually Craig,you're half right. It's a Mule Shield!

Oops, sorry.  I had a feeling I got it wrong. But I knew it was 50-50. The ears do look a bit long for a horse, don't they.

Oh wait, I'm having a senior moment........"Ole Jack" As in Jack***! And Jack Knife! LOL! 

I'll be okay, I'll take two knives and see you in the morning.

LOL

Let me know if the cure works!

Outlaw stag!

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♫ ♫ There's a yellow rose in Texas....♫ ♫ 

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I always did love the yellow rose.  Our very first GEC was one

So what DO we think of the Glow in the dark?

Ron,

New orange one became available yesterday :)

One of the aspects I like of the new one is it appears to be just white until the GITD takes over

Thanks, Jan! I was looking for it yesterday but couldn't seem to find it. The orange one, that is. And, yes! The GEC GITD scales appear to be kind of a translucent white--at least from the pics I've seen.

Thanks again for the heads-up on the orange Bullnose!

Jan, I must be stuck on stupid because--just like yesterday when I looked--other than the photo of that orange Bullnose on GEC's website I still can't find any place where it might be available for purchase. Am I missing something here, or did they already sell out?

Ding Ding Ding!!! I just found one!!! Nevermind. D'oh!

Got One!

Completely out of budget! But, I missed out last time and didn't want to miss one again!

Ron,

WOOOHOOO!!!  Glad you found one.  Budget, darn I should have thought of that LOL

Jan,

I can't tell you how happy I am that these were release again! When they came out earlier this year I didn't pay too much attention to them. That is until I saw a picture someone had posted in another forum. I love orange! But it was a close-up of the tang stamp that really put me over the top on this knife. I mean, really! "REDNECK FARM TOOL" I had to have one! But, alas! By the time I saw that picture, with that close-up of the tang stamp, they were all gone!

But now I have one reserved and it will be sent to me just as soon as the dealer receives his order from GEC. Which should be this week! Yippy Skippy! I'm a very happy camper tonight! lol.

Have a great rest of the evening!

Hmmm.....also in black delrin. 

Also in "NiteBright".

Uh OH.  Ron, I dont think the newest release has the "redneck" .  Check out the last paragraph here   http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/information/new-farm-field-tool/

I think this one says F&F

RATZ!

Oh, well! I guess I was right the first time when I was wondering whether I was stuck on stupid because I couldn't find a dealer who actually had one! That's also one more reason why I should actually start reading what things say. Like instructions n' stuff!

It's really okay, though, that it's no longer a "REDNECK." I just thought that the redneck tang and pivot screw marking was cool and quirky. I'm about as far from being a redneck as one person could possibly be. The fact that it's a high quality orange sodbuster should more than compensate for the lack of any particular marking.

btw -- That link you posted. Duh! I never even saw that page with those pictures yesterday, before I ordered one from Collector Knives. All I saw was GEC 's product pic (the one I posted below) and projected my desires upon it without really even reading what IT said. Double Duh!

In any event. Yay! I have a Farm and Field Tool headed my way! And it is ORANGE.....isn't it? I hope it's orange??? lol

Hey Ron, are you going to be using it? If so, after some use how about a review and all the ins and outs on how that O1 tool steel is?

Yes, sir! I plan on giving it a lot of pocket time. I'm curious about the O1 myself. I'll be posting some pics just as soon as it arrives. Which I hope will be fairly soon. Collector Knives should get them in and mine sent out, hopefully, sometime in this next week. I'll keep ya posted, though, fersure!

Well, if you like it, I just might have to get one myself to use here on the Henry  Ranch (the backyard).

If anyone is interested, here is a composition comparison chart comparing 01 tool steel to 1095....if your into that sort of thing.......

http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.php?nm=O1%252C1095

Thanks, Craig!

That 's a really interesting comparison!. With all of that manganese and tungsten, not to mention vanadium, that O1 looks like it should work great in that Bullnose. I suspect that it will be a lot tougher to sharpen that the 1095, though? I'm really itchin' to get that Bullnose in my hand!

Thanks for the link, Craig!

Orange Bullnose shipping out! - Black in process - 

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Are we all following the travelling Maverick?  It is on its way to location #3

Yep, saw that it went from Minnesnowta to Gatorland. Where to now?

Speaking of the Bullnose......I'd like to see a smaller version. 

Wallet no longer wants to live.
It's asking to be put out of it's misery.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

Man, I like that black delrin.....it looks very business like.

I'm gonna have to put that on my list too.

(It'll be after I get the Geppetto club knife...)

I'll tell you. If I weren't broke I'd get me an Outlaw.

Ever since I got my first slipjoint (a Queen Gunstock) I've got a weakness for Gunstock patterns. This one might tempt me too much....

From what I read around and about the net, Outlaws are selling at a pretty good clip. With many saying it's going to be hard not getting more than one!

I don't know why, but it just looks "Old West" to me. 

(Maybe it's the pictures GEC has in the background on their site? LOL!)

You know...I like the "white" look. Wish they do it in ivory micarta.

Anybody within driving distance should try to come to the National Hunting and Fishing Days Celebration at Stonewall Jackson State Park in Roanoke, West Virginia this weekend. Two days of Demonstrations, Displays and Events on Hunting,Fishing and just about any type of Outdoor Activity. There will also be some Vendors,including myself with about 300 Great Eastern pocket knives.

A beautiful weekend for a ride through the Hills of West Virginia. Good Food,Good People and Great Entertainment.

Hey i just notice this on the GEC site and thought it was interesting!

Production Schedule 2012

QUESTION:

I'm just curious about the acrylic scales on that "Nifebrite" Bullnose. Since I have no experience with that handle material, my concern is that it might be like some of those old celluloid scales that would shrink as they aged and then start pulling away from the bolsters creating gaps. Not to mention the gas they would emit and destroy the steel around 'em.

Do any of you have experience with acrylic scales, or feel qualified to comment?

Anyone?

Acrylic is stable, celluloid is not. The acrylic GEC uses is in no way similiar to celluloid scales used in the past.

ooooo, I wonder what the Indian Girl is?  Anyone else thinking a canoe?

Thanks, David! I appreciate the rapid response. Like I said, I am not familiar with acrylic knife handles. Thank you for shedding some light on the subject.

I'm even more curious about the Vaquero, Jan! Just that name conjures images of something bold and daring!

Doesnt Coldsteel does a Vaquero series of fixed blades?

They're folders, Jan. And they have what Cold Steel calls an "S Curved" clip point blade.

The Vaquero Line by Cold Steel...