It looks like Case has upped their game as far as speed of production is concerned. The majority of the covers are now available. I just received the bonestag. I know some are not fans, but to each their own. Also a comparison photo with the smooth bone.View attachment 700981 View attachment 700982
Nice! Ron. As you may have noticed, I kind of fell for the 13'sGE Jr Nice pair, both beauties!
paulhilborn Very nice pair of Jacks Paul! I have mine in hand but no photos to prove it yet!
I got this #13 Muslin Speaker Jack on the exchange. It was in yesterdays mail run.
Thanks Alan. My count stands at 2 Clerks, 1 Whip and 1 Jack. That will probably do it for me, unless another bargain appears. I'm a pushover when it comes to very good prices on very good knives!
I'm not thrilled with this. But, I'm not disappointed either?
Nice catch, Alan.A 2008 54 that just kind of struck me on the vast wasteland auction site. I really did not think my bid would stick, but it did.
Jeff: I actually preferred the single and was glad to see Charlie make that one. I guess I kept looking at the photos of the chestnuts both on the GEC site and guys who posted early photos and saw this really deep gouge marks and jigging almost to the bolsters and, the dark coffee color where there had not been any smooth area buffed out. Mine is more shallow jigging marks and not as overall dark. I have two 48's. One in stag also. Neither one knocks me out. The shape, size and blades are wonderful but I seem to have not so much luck as others with scales (covers if you prefer). That pretty much is the reason.I'm curious, Alan, what doesn't thrill you about the #48? I think they look nice, I passed because of the single blade only.
Thanks Champ. I got lucky! Or, like I said, nobody was paying attention?Nice catch, Alan.
I think at least a third of my knives fall into that category Ron.[QUOTE="Half/Stop, post: 17110002, member: 385987]I'm a pushover when it comes to very good prices on very good knives!
Thanks Jeff: It is the spice of knife collecting, I guess? I agree with your comment on bone as well as stag. I think it depends a lot on thickness, if they have to clear a lot of material to match up to the bolsters. But the jigging pattern itself, being done by machines should be fairly consistent. Somewhere I else I mentioned a glitch that Charlie brought up. GEC apparently had some kind of issue partway through the run.Thanks, Alan. Stag is a given, but it's sometimes surprising the amount of variation there is even in bone. I can see what you mean, but I still think yours is quite handsome.