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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Northwoods Norfolk has landed!
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...means a lot coming from you! Right back at you!
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Got mine in today. What a nice little knife! I know for sure that this one will see a ton of pocket time. Well designed, feels nice in the hand. Perfect pocket size.
A winner.
A winner.
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The blades are nested pretty tight. Im not sure that its preventable. May be self-correcting after a few thousand openings and closings!
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That ivory looks awesome, Dave!
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I received one of these yesterday in the "light ebony" covers. This is a really interesting knife and my first ever Norfolk pattern knife. The pouch is a great touch.
There's a lot of main blade here for its size.
Here's another pic, but bad lighting hinders the effect.
Ed J
There's a lot of main blade here for its size.
Here's another pic, but bad lighting hinders the effect.
Ed J
We have had several Canadian customers buy them and send them to a friend in the States. What happens from there, I can't say.
Ah ha
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I received my Norfolk from KSF the other day. It's been awhile since I've bought a new knife. Mostly due to a self imposed moratorium on sharp item purchases. These really called out to me though.
These are really nice knives that GEC is making for Derrick. I chose the burnt stag. I missed out on the elephant ivory. The fit and finish is very good. There is a little blade rub on both blades but it's not enough to impair the knifes function and pretty typical for this construction. I really like the slanted, threaded and pinched bolsters, the arrowhead shield and the brass liners. Walk and talk on both blades is good and I'd put the action right around 5. I did put an edge on the blades. I like to keep mine hair popping sharp, and these weren't quite there.
I like small slip joints and although I'm not a big fan of carbon steel in folding knives, I'm going to carry this one and see what happens. Here's a few pics. The first one is from the website. Just a note; if you buy from KSF, copy the site pictures first. After your purchase they disappear in a flash.
Kudos to Derrick and GEC and thank you for the assistance Greg!
These are really nice knives that GEC is making for Derrick. I chose the burnt stag. I missed out on the elephant ivory. The fit and finish is very good. There is a little blade rub on both blades but it's not enough to impair the knifes function and pretty typical for this construction. I really like the slanted, threaded and pinched bolsters, the arrowhead shield and the brass liners. Walk and talk on both blades is good and I'd put the action right around 5. I did put an edge on the blades. I like to keep mine hair popping sharp, and these weren't quite there.
I like small slip joints and although I'm not a big fan of carbon steel in folding knives, I'm going to carry this one and see what happens. Here's a few pics. The first one is from the website. Just a note; if you buy from KSF, copy the site pictures first. After your purchase they disappear in a flash.
Kudos to Derrick and GEC and thank you for the assistance Greg!
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How big is the main blade on this knife?
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I really like the Stag, Gary!! It's a beauty
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approximately 2.5" overall and 2.25" usable
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Thanks man! If anyone has or can take a picture of the wharncliffe blades on this knife side by side with a SBJ, I would be very grateful. Narrowing down my options
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Thanks man! If anyone has or can take a picture of the wharncliffe blades on this knife side by side with a SBJ, I would be very grateful. Narrowing down my options
Post #88 above has a picture of the SBJ and Norfolk. Here's another that includes a Peanut. The Norfolk is a lighter, thinner knife. A bit easier to pocket. I'd get a Norfolk before they are all gone. You can get a SBJ a lot more places and in more varieties.
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Well I already own a SBJ. My only traditional. I am deciding between this and a GEC 55. price point is the main thing I am struggling with right now. Thanks so much for the picture!!
I have never used a traditional that didnt have a half stop. Do you guys prefer w/o half stop or just completely a subjective thing?
I have never used a traditional that didnt have a half stop. Do you guys prefer w/o half stop or just completely a subjective thing?
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Ordered mine in Calico Bone.
This bone is outstanding! I'd like many more knives in this material for sure, it's really beautiful and smoothly polished.
At first I was rather disappointed with the snap, or lack of it...but I was over hasty. A good wash & brush up with soap&hot water followed by a WD-40 flush soon changed matters for the better. Now it has audible snap A few words on the build quality: excellent, the handles are radiused properly, no sharp edges on bolsters, shield inlet perfectly (some will let you know that raised proud shields are normal/traditional, my old Rem displays this true but other old uns don't and I know which speaks quality to me). No blade rub on mine, GEC seem really good at this tricky aspect of single-spring knives. Can't see any gaps and the spring is flush open/shut. All very satisfying indeed. It is a narrower knife than I anticipated but this goes well with the other proportions. Gents' knife it is.
My thanks to Derrick and particularly Greg for e-mailing me pix of various choices, i got what I was after.
Regards, Will
This bone is outstanding! I'd like many more knives in this material for sure, it's really beautiful and smoothly polished.
At first I was rather disappointed with the snap, or lack of it...but I was over hasty. A good wash & brush up with soap&hot water followed by a WD-40 flush soon changed matters for the better. Now it has audible snap A few words on the build quality: excellent, the handles are radiused properly, no sharp edges on bolsters, shield inlet perfectly (some will let you know that raised proud shields are normal/traditional, my old Rem displays this true but other old uns don't and I know which speaks quality to me). No blade rub on mine, GEC seem really good at this tricky aspect of single-spring knives. Can't see any gaps and the spring is flush open/shut. All very satisfying indeed. It is a narrower knife than I anticipated but this goes well with the other proportions. Gents' knife it is.
My thanks to Derrick and particularly Greg for e-mailing me pix of various choices, i got what I was after.
Regards, Will