The Fairmont,WV Gun and Knife Show is this weekend. Probably the best Show in the State of West Virginia. See my Post on the Events page. Love to "See Ya There!"

The #65 is not one of my favorite GEC models, but, I really like the Coffee House Acrylic!

Have a Beavertail coming :)

I like the jigged wood on those Jan.

I wanted to let you all know, I will be at the Rep weekend at SMKW this month 12-14.  This is a weekend where the reps come up and man their own product areas at SMKW.  It promises to be a good time with the ability to ask questions and meet the people behind the knives.  With that in mind I found out last night that Chris from Great Eastern will be joining us there!!!  So if you feel the need for fall, want to see whats going on in the knife world this season, or just have the need to put some in your hands....Come on by, say hi and look for Chris  (she will probably know where to find me also)

• PROJECTS TO PONDER:

• Halfwhit
• Huckleberry
• Indian Girl
• Coon Skinner 
   
  
  Hmmm........

NICE! 

Geez, that was fast....again. Does Pony Express go right past your house?

That's a beauty, Jan! I love that Beavertail shield!

Have you seen that Hogan done in Calico bone? http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/

Those look pretty good Ron. I saw them in Cocobolo yesterday. The Ben Hogan is growing on me......slooowly......after I saw it in Cocobolo.

Craig,

I think the post office has my house on speed dial LOL.

I was never as fond of the first hogan as I am of this one.  I think it is a combination of the lockback and the handle choices.  Calico has turned into the handle of choice for me but I cant resist a Beavertail!

Do you have the non-lockback Ben Hogan in Beavertail?

Hmmm, Pheasant Feathers. I think I like it.

KRYPTONITE! 

I guess Superman won't be getting a GEC knife in these handles!

Is there a Canoe in our future from GEC? Look at the end of the hall.........

http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/INDI...

The new Halfwhitt (half-whittler) is a #57.......a "penknife" version of the #57!

I'm also glad to see they are doing another production run of the #25 Little Jack! Most dealers don't have many left of the original ones.

Now, if they'd just do another run of #33 Conductors!!!!!

Craig....

I think you called it on the canoe...could that be the Indian Girl

GEC is going to use "Ring Wood". I wonder if that's the same as "Ring-Porous Wood"? 

"Hardwoods may be divided into ring-porous and diffuse-porous trees. In ring-porous trees the vessels laid down at the beginning of the growing season are much larger than subsequent vessels laid down at the end of the season (or ring). Diffuse-porous trees form vessels of roughly the same radial diameter throughout the growing season. Larger vessel size permits more-rapid water conduction."

I think it's supposed to be Kingwood. You're seeing a Typo.

They shouldn't do that to us old guys! LOL!

Little Jack covered in Buffalo Horn!

Superman hates these! LOL!

The Skunks are coming.............dead.

King Wood!

NICE!

These are all Protos and belong to SMKW now but what an amazing set

Absolute art!!

I want the ones at 8 o'clock and 2 o'clock! They're all nice, though.

Nice!

I will have one of these........

#25s......

A couple more Tidioutes.......

I like that Autumn oak, is that a new handle material?  I do not remember seeing it before

I like it too. It's a nice redish brown.

I see a Primitive Bone down there calling your name......."Jan, Jan....."

Okay Ron, you asked for it. I told you it was a small collection........so far.

HEY, you can see my toes! 

Thanks Billy! It's slooow going getting the GECs.

Craig!

Thanks, mate! They are all so purdy! Do you have a personal favorite? And of course I have to ask; are they all users?

In lieu of a lanyard tube/hole I am really attracted to knives with a bail on them. Like your Conductors, for instance. However, I have had a couple of instances where the bail got in the path of my blade snapping closed and the ensuing chips to those edges were enough to bring tears to my eyes. Granted, I wasn't paying attention on those occasions when it did happen. But it was enough to leave me shell shocked and fearful to own any more knives that have bails that could possibly end up being guillotined at the expense of a nice edge.

Allowing for the fact that I am probably just a dork (that's no doubt a given), have you or anyone else had that happen? Accidentally let the blade snap right on top of a bail and ruin an edge?

And thanks again, Craig, for posting this excellent pic of all those GEC's! Totally awesome, my friend!

I cant say that I have ever done that but I can see how easily it could happen Ron

I would simply make me cry 

I did snap my blade on the bail one time but it didn't harm the blade or the bail. It was my Imperial Boy Scout knife with the bone handles.  I was 9 years old at the time.  Even though the blade and bail were not harmed it made an impression on me so I tied a leather thong on the bail which hung down about four inches. This was the reminder I needed to keep the dang bail our of the way.

Thanks for sharing that, Clint!

I did it twice on a Wenger alox Standard Issue Soldier knife. The second time was the charm -- It looked like a shark took a bite out of the edge! I had to completely re-shape and re-profile the blade using my diamond Sharpmaker rods. I had to remove a whole lot of steel before that mistake was corrected. That's not the only thing that got removed, though -- I also removed the bail from that knife! I wasn't about to chance ruining that edge again.

I like your idea of hanging a lanyard from the bail to serve as a reminder. I may have to do that if I ever get myself another knife with a bail. Thanks for that tip, Clint!

The Buddha calmly sits with last year's Community knife and contemplates

the virtue of patience as he waits for the 2012 Community knife.

Soon. Very soon!

No problemo Ron! And thanks! 

Personal favorite?   Yes (I'm thinking about it)

Are they all users? No, Just my Conductor so far - The Conductor I'm carrying is not in the picture.......I have EDC-OCD.

Ron said; Thanks, mate! They are all so purdy! Do you have a personal favorite? And of course I have to ask; are they all users?

I like the sheep foot/pen blade version! I'd like to see it in black.

Halfwhitt!