Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

Per this gouge on the backspring you mention, Barrett, has anyone used a dremel to just deepen the gouge on the spring instead of sharpening away blade material? Would it weaken the spring much if you only took out a little material from the center, so the blade would not rap? Just thinking out loud here.
 
neal70 said:
My word Bob(BigB). I honestly dk if I have ever seen such a nice example of GEC's canoe-or any, for that matter. If they are that common I'll have to look around. I don't recall seeing them on dealer sites much. But I barely recall yesterday too. :D
Thanks, Neal
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Thank you Neal. The #16 Little Indian Girl Canoe knives did tend to sit on retailers shelves for quite some time. The last of them seem to have sold out this year. I believe some of that is due to the desire for a lot of new collectors to acquire GEC knives when nothing else was available. I've always liked the pattern and have had a couple in the past. This particular one is very lightly sprung. I will tighten it up a bit to make it more acceptable.
 
btb01 btb01 ; Barrett, I've had a couple of the 99 Farmer Locks. None of mine hit the back spring, so I can't say whether it was a common problem or not, but I don't believe so. The only knife I ever had trouble with in that respect were the 85 spear points.
One thing I really like about the Farmer Lock is the size of the blade to handle ratio. You just can't fit much more blade into the pattern.
My current one has been re covered as you noticed. I like the thinner profile as opposed to the thick Delrin or Micarta covers.
 
black mamba black mamba "Gouge" might have been a strong term, but there's definitely a small indentation on the spring where the blade has hit.

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I'd be hesitant to try and take any material off the inside of the backspring, particularly since the place where it hits is the raised spot where a pin is located.

BigBiscuit BigBiscuit I definitely agree about the blade-to-handle ratio; it's a good sized blade for what really isn't a very big knife overall. I was a bit surprised by the thickness of the scales, but being a single-blade knife it's not too bad.

I'm still keeping an eye out for one in Nifebrite. There are 177 176 of 'em out there, so hopefully I'll find one eventually. :D

(Looking at the production totals on GEC's site, I'm actually surprised that the one I found was in Black Delrin; there were only 58 of those made compared to 205 Orange Delrin and 177 Nifebrite.)

This is also my first F&F knife with O1 Tool Steel, so I'm pretty excited about that. :thumbsup:
 
It's definitely not new, but I have a F&F #99, and I love it. So much that the blade almost doesn't look like a spear anymore. Green Micarta. I'll try and post a pic here soon.
Thanks, Neal
 
Picked this little guy up from a vintage shop today for $12.00 . This queen steel #60
Has a lot of character, cover lifting on one side , looks like edge was sharpened by a blind cave man ;)
Surprisingly has great walk and talk and nice pull about a 5 to 6 with no blade play rock solid and blade almost centered .
With all of the above I had to have it and just wish it could tell me all the stories its lived threw :)
Think I might just try to save the edge and leave the knife alone including the lifting cover . Of course I'll flush it out though and oil her up .
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neal70 said:
It's definitely not new, but I have a F&F #99, and I love it. So much that the blade almost doesn't look like a spear anymore. Green Micarta. I'll try and post a pic here soon.
Thanks, Neal
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I thought I had seen some Micarta F&F #99's before, and I guess I found it a bit odd that I didn't see mention of them in the production totals I was looking at, but I honestly didn't give it too much thought. I should've realized that it meant there were two different runs, in 2013 and 2014. (The production numbers I mentioned in my previous post were only for 2013, which is the year my "new" Farmer Lock was made.)
 
Hi all,

Long time reader, first post in this forum.

btb01 said:
Honestly, I haven't seen a blade-rap ding as impressive as the one that was on this #99 when I got it. It was deep, and you can even see a gouge on the backspring if you look down in the blade well. After sharpening it out, I let the knife close in its own from about 45° open, and it dinged the edge again. I sharpened that one out as well and will probably just leave it as is for now, and try to remember to close it gently. (I know I could sharpen it enough so that won't hit the backspring, and I'm sure I will eventually, but it seems unnecessary to take away more steel right now. Might as well get some use out of it first.)
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Barrett,

I own two F&F 99, O1 steel and black Delrin covers from the 2013 run. One of them had the exact same problem than your's. I measured with a caliper the widths of the two blades and noticed than the one which was crunched was slightly wider than the other one. It comes from the grinding certainly. I've let it as it was, used it and after some sharpenings the issue was fixed.

Always close a knife gently is a rule of thumb for me, it makes cringe to see how many people close their pocket knives.

Dan.
 
I've owned two 99 Lock Back's. Both were/are from the 2014 run. My previous one was Maroon Linen Micarta and of course the newest was Nifebrite now transformed to Kingwood.
 
dantzk8 said:
Barrett,

I own two F&F 99, O1 steel and black Delrin covers from the 2013 run. One of them had the exact same problem than your's. I measured with a caliper the widths of the two blades and noticed than the one which was crunched was slightly wider than the other one. It comes from the grinding certainly. I've let it as it was, used it and after some sharpenings the issue was fixed.

Always close a knife gently is a rule of thumb for me, it makes cringe to see how many people close their pocket knives.

Dan.
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Thanks for sharing, Dan! When I received my #99, I did notice that the sharpening choil was quite deep and that the edge of the blade was almost flush with the kick. I'm guessing that, like your knife that hit the backspring, mine may have left the factory with less metal removed during sharpening. In most cases I'd say that's a good thing! ...if it didn't cause the blade to hit the backspring. :confused:

I'm going with the same approach that you did. Use it, close it carefully, and after a few sharpenings, it won't be a problem. :thumbsup:
 
You are right Barrett, it's somehow a good thing. Anyway, whatever the minor flaws of this knife you will certainly feel lucky to have got a one. It's one of the very best utility grade knife i've handled. A reliable tool. Enjoy!

Dan.
 
Here are some knives that came to me this week.
1) My first Case "yeller" knife, a Pen knife in yellow Delrin and CV steel:
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2) A Navy blue bone stainless Case mini copperhead with wharncliffe main:
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3) A South African Okapi Biltong model:
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4) An Okapi Baby Sable:
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Comparison of the two Okapis:
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- GT
 
Very nice, GT! Are you going to cut some fruit with that little Case? I like the way a patinaed blade contrasts with the yellow handles. :thumbsup:

I've also got one of those Okapi Biltong knives. Pretty cool example of a rustic working knife.
 
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