Charlie's passion

[upnorth]

Nice ivory handles. Think GEC could make this type of punch blade?

You never know!!

[knowtracks]

Sure look great Charlie!!
Can't wait to get my hands on them Love the jigging


Dave

[Billswfl]

This is a great thread. I probably would not have considered picking up a Harness Jack, but after reading about their history and how Charlie had them made using the different leather punches I pulled the trigger on one of the few remaining.

Thanks Dave and Charlie.

Bill

[knowtracks]

Great lookin Jack there Bill!! Keep an eye on that carbon steel down there on the coast with the salty breeze.

Dave

[vikingdog]

Great looking jack Bill.

[Billswfl]

Thanks Dave & Mike. I haven't had any problem with rust down here yet. We have central air and I keep a thin coat of oil on them. We were about ten miles from the destruction of Hurricane
Charley and have been lucky so far. A hit by a big one would have me worried.

Bill

[knowtracks]

How about a close up of Charlie's newest HJ's. This run of knives was really well built from the examples I've seen. Good solid, stout action, great in hand old school feel, super jigging on the bone, the finest modern example of a working 1900's Harness Jack that I have held. They really went the extra mile on these!

Dave

[big monk]

Charlies HJ5 and a GEC version too !!!!___________great lookin' knives

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Gorgeous knives guys, thanks for sharing.

While I like many a Jack pattern, can't really say I have warmed up to the Harness variety. But I have to admit the Ebony version GEC did, as well as the Bone one, look so good I had to get one myself. GEC #85 RHJ in Ebony is enroute. Might swing the bone handled version come payday as well.

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[1967redrider]

Those are REALLY nice, I'm jonesin' for a teardrop jack with a punch now!

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Alright, my #85 Harness Jack with Improved Punch came in last week and I got to say they are sweet as sweet can get.........







I already liked the #85 pattern after getting one of the regular versions in Cocobolo. But this Harness version just hits some of the right things for me.......





I also like the addition of the history/description they added to the packaging.......



Great slippie, and quickly became one of my favs from GEC.

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[big monk]

Very Nice,2X !!!!!!!!!!!!!!______ I don't think it will be long,before GEC,comes out with their own, "'Easy Open"" jack ????

[upnorth]

Very Nice,2X !!!!!!!!!!!!!!______ I don't think it will be long,before GEC,comes out with their own, "'Easy Open"" jack ????

I hope they do! The EO feature is nice looking, and downright usefull! "Pinching" a knife open can sometimes be really handy in a (wait for it . . . . . . . .) pinch!

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big monk,

Yeah, I am expecting something along those lines. The one they did for BF was real nice.

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[singin46]

Yep. many thanks to Big Monk for giving me the heads up on these and I'll be ready for the next series when they're released! Charlie, you just keep amazin me brother!

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Ok, couldn't resist.....after getting the one in Ebony I had to have the other HJ. Just ordered the Antique Walnut Jigged Bone.



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[big monk]

You may as well,get you a "'STAG"" too,while ya' ordering ____so they can ship em', in one box !!!

[singin46]

Just ordered the Ebony off collectorknives.net Thank you Ramrod for the link!
Perry

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big monk,

If they did them in Stag with this style of Punch I probably would pay the extra and get one. As much as I like Stag, the ones with the more conventional Punch ain't peaking my interest like these others. I was actually tempted at adding the Buffalo Horn Tidioute #85 to my order.......but either way I gotta watch my spending a bit. After the 3 GEC's I recently got, as well as the one I just ordered, I also recently picked up 2 Robesons, a older Remington and a Camillus, a Queen ACSB piece, as well as another Case Classic.

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[Ramrod]

Just ordered the Ebony off collectorknives.net Thank you Ramrod for the link!
Perry

I grabbed one too!
Mark

[singin46]

LOL, well there shouldn't be any left now huh? Mark, these are like steppin back in time, at least 90 years.

[singin46]

A harness jack makes for a great using knife. It has a blade for cutting, and the awl comes in handy both for poking and scraping. Don't tell me that I'm the only one who actually uses one of Charlie's knives. They're too good to just squirrel away.

2nd run in goldenroot bone

No you're not the only one that uses these kamagong. I use one all the time and so does knowtracks.

[biglmbass]

Loving that stag one, Perry. Is it a GEC or Queen?

[singin46]

Hey bigimbass thanks! It's a Schatt.

[singin46]

Well here's my first one from Mike at CollectorKnives. Ebony HJ5, fit and finish is great and would make a great user with that big main blade, pinchin and scrollin, how do you beat that? Well done Charlie!