The unofficial, non binding, carries no weight, 2021 forum knife possibility discussion thread
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I see what you mean. I like the effect personally, but that’s a more recent change in preference for me. I ended up going for the ebony version back when.You're absolutely right. Guess it doesn't look too bad ... just not as classy (an adjective and maybe not the one I'm looking for LOL) as it once did
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Thank you sir. In all honesty, the "character" happened so gradually I didn't even notice until I recently ran across a picture of when it was new. At the time in 2015 it was a "grail" knife for me and I still like it just as much now as I did then. If a forum knife were offered in a smooth natural/ivory bone, I wouldn't hesitate to grab one. Just felt compelled to share experience with the cover is all.QUOTE - BrotherJim - "You're absolutely right. Guess it doesn't look too bad ... just not as classy (an adjective and maybe not the one I'm looking for LOL) as it once did
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Looks Great, IMO!!
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GEC does a great job with jig or pick or carved bone - Yesterday Camillus mentioned how sawcut has been well used in recent runs which is true. Smooth ivory bone would be OK. Whatever the expert Makers decide is good for me.
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As usual with the forum knife, my desires just are not going to happen (I guess I'm weird), but I will voice them anyway. I would love to see a bolster stamp with BFC, and I would love to see checkered wood for the handles. Regardless, it will be a beautiful knife and I will buy as many as I am allowed. Bill, Charlie and Barry will do us all proud, of that I'm very confident.
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I would love to be able to get one of these Barlows!
Edit to add: I somehow ended up 30 pages behind in this thread. But this looks like a great knife. A wood option would be awesome but so would anything else. I'm just looking forward to my first BF knife after being on here for a while.
Edit to add: I somehow ended up 30 pages behind in this thread. But this looks like a great knife. A wood option would be awesome but so would anything else. I'm just looking forward to my first BF knife after being on here for a while.
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I could definitely get on board with checkered wood or bone. Black walnut is a nice wood, although I dont know how GEC procures cover slabs.
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Checkered wood could look great, and with some pocket time it would wear all smooth and rounded, but I think it is far too labor intensive to create.
I lean towards saw cut bone in a nice vibrant color like standard red or the green used on the Urban Jack.
I lean towards saw cut bone in a nice vibrant color like standard red or the green used on the Urban Jack.
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Some black walnut for an example
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Strongly in the bone camp. If the desire is to pair with the 2019 knife, white bone does just as well without being redundant. Truthfully, there are many colors of bone that would look good next the 2019 knife. Blue, red, green, yellow, etc. It's black after all.
That said, I love the idea of a smooth autumn bone, or an chestnut sawcut as they are simply my favorite color bone handles.
That said, I love the idea of a smooth autumn bone, or an chestnut sawcut as they are simply my favorite color bone handles.
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Now that is what I am talking about! More glitter and if a bolster stamp is used then it needs to be painted a nice gold color! More glitter too! You can’t have too much glitter!View attachment 1544095
For the fans of the glittering purple with match strike crescent pull idea....
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Maybe this can give an idea of the size, not sure if you're familiar with the 97 in the first pic but its a bit longer overall than an Opinel no.8. In the bottom pic the square is set to 3 inches.
Uh..just noticed the square is set at 3-1/8"
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That is some nice looking walnut! How about some Box Elder Burl wood? Another knife manufacturer uses it and I must say that it looks great.
I guess I am in the wood camp versus the bone camp.
Maybe GEC is planning to use a micarta of some sort?
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Maybe this can give an idea of the size, not sure if you're familiar with the 97 in the first pic but its a bit longer overall than an Opinel no.8. In the bottom pic the square is set to 3 inches.
The square set to 3 inches helps tremendously. The blade looks to be about 3 inches long. At least that is my estimate. Thank you very much.
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All kidding aside, That Bolster that Bill has proposed to us is very special!!
And, it takes a lot of effort to forge!! A form must be sculpted, then cast. then the resulting forming die must be tempered, then re-inforced with a cage/ring of steel to stand the pressure of forging. Then precision slugs of metal must be cut for forging! Too big, and you blow up the forming die!!
It's quite a process!!
And, it takes a lot of effort to forge!! A form must be sculpted, then cast. then the resulting forming die must be tempered, then re-inforced with a cage/ring of steel to stand the pressure of forging. Then precision slugs of metal must be cut for forging! Too big, and you blow up the forming die!!
It's quite a process!!
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checkered wood sounds great as well as the walnut idea...BFC! The experts have the ideas!
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One of the nicest looking Rough Ryder's I've seen.
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All kidding aside, That Bolster that Bill has proposed to us is very special!!
And, it takes a lot of effort to forge!! A form must be sculpted, then cast. then the resulting forming die must be tempered, then re-inforced with a cage/ring of steel to stand the pressure of forging. Then precision slugs of metal must be cut for forging! Too big, and you blow up the forming die!!
It's quite a process!!
That sounds like quite the precision required Charlie, thanks
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GEC have done walnut before . . . it's knice!
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