Lets talk GEC!

waynorth said:
A little stropping goes a long way!!:D
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ahhh I consider stropping to be “sharpening”... it being a method to maintain an edge. Using your definition i generally put my edge on a GEC when it arrives and then never “sharpen” it again. :D:p
 
Jiki said:
20° bevel and frequent stropping? Yes, 2 times a year seems correct.
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Do you (and anyone else) find you prefer a 20 degree edge to a 25 for a “hard user”? Yesterday I put a 25 degree on my 74 and kept thinking I should have went with 20.
 
KnifeandEasy said:
Do you (and anyone else) find you prefer a 20 degree edge to a 25 for a “hard user”? Yesterday I put a 25 degree on my 74 and kept thinking I should have went with 20.
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20° is my EDC/hard use edge. Lower on job specific (mostly carving) blades.
 
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mrknife said:
stropping saves edges! couple of passes on the crock sticks keeps my dailys nice and sharp
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I agree. I have always used a Lansky system for initial sharpening and the Lansky turn box crock sticks for touch up. I use a 25 degree because I think it lasts longer and is plenty sharp. In fact recently I have taken the time to use the grittier sticks for the initial edge on 1095. (I'm old and retired and have more time now :) )
 
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Thank you for the insightful opinions gents.
I used to have one of those fancy guided systems and, while it did a good job, it just seemed like way to much money invested in a sharpener (especially now that I sold off most of my framelocks and supersteel knives) :rolleyes:. So I sold it and bought a Lansky myself after seeing first hand what kind of edge you can achieve.
Anyways, to get back onto subject :)
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I am a wee bit puzzled now... Charlie (@waynorth) had a run produced of 500ish in the Sepia Sawcut Bone - is GEC taking the TC and doing their own thing with these other cover options?
 
r8shell said:
Dang it! I was perfectly content to sit back and watch the lolly scramble from a distance.

Seriously, I want one if it's in stock somewhere, but I don't do the email-every-dealer-to-try-to-get-on-a-list thing.
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I don't do the email-every-dealer thing either. If I cannot get it from the couple of dealers that I regularly work with, then I am content to miss out - sometimes I get lucky with the secondary market or a forum buddy. That being said, I will do my best to help you land one of these.
 
Pàdruig said:
I don't do the email-every-dealer thing either. If I cannot get it from the couple of dealers that I regularly work with, then I am content to miss out - sometimes I get lucky with the secondary market or a forum buddy. That being said, I will do my best to help you land one of these.
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That is very kind of you! :)
 
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