Lets talk GEC!

MerryMadMonk · Feb 22, 2020

Top to bottom: 23, 73, 83

23 top, 73 bottom

The 23 is a lot of knife

Old Engineer · Feb 22, 2020

MerryMadMonk said:
Top to bottom: 23, 73, 83

23 top, 73 bottom

The 23 is a lot of knife

Very nice pictures of some very nice knives as always Al !!!!

Harry

tmd_87 · Feb 22, 2020

Really hoping to score a 23! I love my 73. I think the #23 would be a great knife for camping, fishing and food prep!

Definitely would be a slicer!

MC0311 · Feb 23, 2020

I bought my first 23 a month or two ago. Other than it being a nail breaker, I love everything about it. I would like to have single blade version though.

MerryMadMonk · Feb 23, 2020

Old Engineer said:
Very nice pictures of some very nice knives as always Al !!!!

Harry

Thank you kindly, Harry!

AZCoyote · Feb 26, 2020

So far for handle materials on the 23 I'm seeing Brazilian cherrywood, micarta, and natural bone. Anyone know what they could possibly be doing with the natural bone? I'm guessing they will be dying it or something bc I dont see any natural bone handle options from GEC.

Jiki · Feb 26, 2020

AZCoyote said:
So far for handle materials on the 23 I'm seeing Brazilian cherrywood, micarta, and natural bone. Anyone know what they could possibly be doing with the natural bone? I'm guessing they will be dying it or something bc I dont see any natural bone handle options from GEC.

Exotic India Bone

btb01 · Feb 26, 2020

The Micarta looks like it’s their Muslin Micarta. I like it. :thumbsup:

Pinemoon · Feb 26, 2020

AZCoyote said:
Anyone know what they could possibly be doing with the natural bone? I'm guessing they will be dying it or something

Just my guess, but I'd think "natural" in this case means natural color, no dye.

Jiki · Feb 26, 2020

Pinemoon said:
Just my guess, but I'd think "natural" in this case means natural color, no dye.

Oh I wasn't guessing. Exotic India Bone.

Pinemoon · Feb 26, 2020

Jiki said:
Oh I wasn't guessing. Exotic India Bone.

Ahh... So where'd "natural" come from then?

AZCoyote · Feb 26, 2020

Pinemoon said:
Ahh... So where'd "natural" come from then?

In the "what's happening" photos they had a box of 23 bone scales with a white piece of paper that's had "natural bone" written on it.

Pinemoon · Feb 26, 2020

AZCoyote said:
In the "what's happening" photos they had a box of 23 bone scales with a white piece of paper that's had "natural bone" written on it.

I see...
That Exotic stuff is different. Not sure if it's speaking to me.

Stumpy72 · Feb 26, 2020

Jiki said:
Exotic India Bone

What is Exotic India Bone? Just bovine shin bone that’s jigged and colored like the image in your post #17910 above or bone from some other kind of critter? Given the religious status of bovines in Indian culture and Hindu religion, I’m having trouble trying to guess this one out.

Jiki · Feb 26, 2020

Stumpy72 said:
What is Exotic India Bone? Just bovine shin bone that’s jigged and colored like the image in your post #17910 above or bone from some other kind of critter? Given the religious status of bovines in Indian culture and Hindu religion, I’m having trouble trying to guess this one out.

Just the messenger.

Will Power · Feb 26, 2020

Well, it's better than Exotic India Rubber

That type of synth handle has a history that stretches back to the c19th I believe, but not keen on it.

In some ways it looks a bit like Queen's Winterbottom which was very nice gear.

Stumpy72 · Feb 26, 2020

I got confirmation that it’s regular bovine bone that’s jigged and colored to get it looking like the image above.

tmd_87 · Feb 26, 2020

Looks similar to cougar claw, grizzly cut or pony cut to me.

cbr1000 · Feb 27, 2020

If I recall correctly it's been a couple years since we've seen a KSF GEC SFO. I miss them. I especially looked forward to the blue and orange camel bone they would use on occasion. Am I remembering this correctly - has KSF not put out an SFO of their own recently (excluding the standard SFO's they offer Waynorth, Northwoods etc).

MerryMadMonk · Feb 28, 2020

cbr1000 said:
If I recall correctly it's been a couple years since we've seen a KSF GEC SFO. I miss them. I especially looked forward to the blue and orange camel bone they would use on occasion. Am I remembering this correctly - has KSF not put out an SFO of their own recently (excluding the standard SFO's they offer Waynorth, Northwoods etc).

2017 was the last time. Excluding their private label (Northwoods), they've done various SFOs over the years in blue, navy blue, green, black, orange, rust orange, rust red, yellow, amber, and brown camel bone.