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What type of knife would you like GEC to make next?

A few of us have been clamoring about knifes that we would like to see. Johnny Two Shoes would like a peanut and a traditional whittler. I would like a scout/utility knife and a traditional whittler. What would you folks like GEC to make next? I'd like one of those spiral cut Red Buffalo Horn Whalers too while we are wishing for things (but that is an existing pattern). I was looking at some of the camp/scout/utility knives that I already have by Camillus, Ulster, Utica, Western (see my photos if interested) and it would seem to me that GEC could make one like these fairly easily (yeah it's easy for me to say) out of their current #53/#54 frame. It might be hard to incorporate the corkscrew that I wanted in our "Gone Camping" discussion in this frame but those folks at GEC work wonders! I have an older Boker Camp knife (see my pics) that has all of the bells and whistles but it doesn't really match any existing patterns and is a beast of it's own.

So what do you all think? I'd be interested in suggestions of new knives and also the scales that you'd like to see on them.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 8, 2011 at 20:42

Johnny,

We really need to start a campaign for that camp knife

johnny twoshoes said:

Jan is correct,

I do know of Bullwinkle and Rocky. : ) It has been a while since I've seen them on TV though.

I would love for GEC to make a smaller lock back that had an extra non locking blade. Kind of like those old Gerber stainless knives. I think GEC could really make an excellent knife like that. Also, I'd like to see a bail on something soon, like a camp knife. : )

Permalink Reply by David Adkins on October 8, 2011 at 21:28

The Whaler main blade is a slicing machine. Its wide , its very thin, and with that tall full flat grind it cuts like very few blades can. I use it all the time for mostly food prep. Potatoes, bacon, chicken, fruit or anything that needs to be cut up for cooking or eating. It also can do firestarting duties, with the fine cutting edge making nice fuzz sticks for kindling. In addition, despite its size, the wide flat frame rides well in the pocket, either front or back.

I can't imagine any sort of smaller blade that would not be in the way of a proper grip. The swell center design lends itself well to a comfortable hand position, and anything that would press into the hand would disrupt that. I have a large locking blade swell center knife that is similiar, but without the smaller blade, and its probably the most comfortable handle design out of all the some hundred knives I currently own. It does not cut as well as the Whaler though, having a very stout blade, almost 1/4" thick at the tang.

As for handle choices, stag would look nice but I think it would make the knife too thick overall as stag slabs do usually tend to be more than a bit fatter then say wood or bone. Maybe some old school greenbone or real redbone, not the stuff you see today, but genuine potassium permanganate dyed like in the old days. If you have ever seen an early greenbone Case you know what I mean. My Whaler has ebony slabs, and they look good with the blade starting to develop a nice patina. Has the look of a knife that your grandfather would have carried 100 years ago. Maybe some nice black Gabon ebony scales would look good.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on October 8, 2011 at 22:39

I do like those classic swing gaurds !

I personally would love to see a lockback whittler .. and while I'm @ it .. let's make the locking main blade a wharncliff .. in classic stag !!!

I'd settle for jigged bone or nice natural wood scales.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 9, 2011 at 4:10

David,

Certainly sounds like that Whaler is a great user! Maybe we will see a single blade version come thorugh, I know we would get one. As for the old greenbone, THAT would have to be one of my all time favorite bones. The older that bone gets the better it looks. It just seems to mellow and get a deeper risher version of its original color. Thanks for sharing the info with us

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 9, 2011 at 4:13

I love those old swing guards also, just a classic pattern with clean lines. As for the whittler, I am in for anything with a wharncliff. For such a young company GEC has sure brought us some wonderful pattern choices so far. Looking forward to whats next

D ale said:

I do like those classic swing gaurds !

I personally would love to see a lockback whittler .. and while I'm @ it .. let's make the locking main blade a wharncliff .. in classic stag !!!

I'd settle for jigged bone or nice natural wood scales.

Permalink Reply by Tom Peterson on October 13, 2011 at 5:18

I would think that the Hogan could make a pretty fine swing guard. I got my son a S&M swing guard double edge spear blade in stag and the stag was so nice I hated to part with it. I know that GEC could improve on the S&M design since these guys were involved in it at S&M. I like the lockback whittler idea, S&M did one of those a few years back too. In keeping with Luca's ideas for larger versions of the same patterns, I would like to see the Conductor enlarged to 3 3/4" to 4" with a clip main blade and pen and coping small blades with split back springs making it a true whittler. I would prefer as Johnny said that GEC take it slow with pattern development so we collectors can keep up. I wouldn't mind seeing a slightly larger #25 Barlow Jack. I know that the current one fits in the hand pretty well but it is a tad on the small side even compared to other knife makers. I am still hoping that GEC will come out with a camp/utility knife similar to the Camillus engineers knife used in WWII but I am a bit worried about it's possible price after the recent Cuban Castros came out. With all of those blades/tools it could get a bit pricey. That knife would have to get some field testing!!!

Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on November 5, 2011 at 22:19

Does anyone know if they make a large swell center jack? I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask. Sorry if it is not.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on November 6, 2011 at 18:07

As good a place to ask as any Lee. I beleive the closest you'll get is the #23 Pioneer

Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on November 6, 2011 at 18:14

thanks Jan I'll take a look.

Permalink Reply by Seth King on November 21, 2011 at 2:15

I would really love to see GEC come out with some type of swing guard pattern. Hmmm...A genuine stag swing guard would just be sweet! I would also like to see them make some type of large gunstock pattern.....Oh Yeah, a old school cotton sampler would be cool too!!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on November 21, 2011 at 18:02

Seth,

Did you know they made a cotton sampler for a company named Krack a Jack?

Permalink Reply by Seth King on November 21, 2011 at 18:38

No Jan I didn't. Wish I did because I would own one cuz that pic you sent is Sweet! I knew about the Krack a Jack line but I've never had a chance to buy any of em. If you ever come across one of those cotton samplers for sale remember me. That's the only GEC off brand I don't own at least one of. But Thanks for the info. Now I'll probably have to go on a crazy sleepless treasure hunt to try and find one. LOL!!