Need some help from Kentucky guys!

[joshbobbitt30]

Hey guys I hope someone can help me, I'm looking into buying my first GEC knife or northfield and tidioute . I would love to actually handle one so I can make sure I like the feel of it but I can't find a knife store around here. There used to be B&B knives on Winchester rd. in Lexington but they have either moved or gone out of business. My question is do any of you know of a store open I could go to or are they all gone now?

[peanut740]

Try going to Great Eastern website and get their list of dealers.Most if not all are online dealers and don't have brick and mortar stores.

[TripleF]

Yeah, stores are electronic these days - brick and mortars don't really exist.

You can utilize Amazon in some cases, if you're a frequent flyer there.....just a suggestion.

[joshbobbitt30]

thanks for the info guys, it hurts my soul there isn't a brick and mortar anymore nothing is better than going into a store and seeing knives all around you and being able to hold the one you're thinking of buying. I might have to just buy one online I just like trying them out because I have big hands and wanted to make sure it fit in my hand well before paying that type of money.

[Old Hunter]

Stop by Smoky Mountain Knife Works in TN (Sevierville area) - lots of knives in there, but relatively small number of GEC when I was there last (three years ago). OH

[Colonel26]

I don't know if any knife stores here in south central Kentucky that handle GEC. We have a few knife stores, but it's mostly Case here.

I'm with you on the big hands/big knife.

[philco]

Josh there's a knife show coming to Lexington next month. It's put on by the Central Kentucky Knife Club. I can almost guarantee you'll have a chance to fondle a few GEC knives there. It's at the Clarion on Newtown Pike (Used to be the Holiday Inn) out by the interstate. Below is a link with info.

http://iknifecollector.com/events/centr ... knife-show


I'm sorry to hear that B&B is no longer there. I've been in that store several times, however not for a while now.

[wlf]

Phil's right Josh,Central Ky. Knife Show has been excellent.Members of AAPK ,Ken Mundeck and Roger Cunningham set up at the show,and Ken is a GEC dealer and Roger has a lot of really nice antique knives..

Lord willing I'll be there and I'll bring some in a roll too. The show has a lot of knives.

[jerryd6818]

Keep in mind that if you're up for a day trip (long day) Sevierville & SMKW is only a couple hundred miles (little over three hours) from you. One Stop Knife Shop in Louisville if you ever get a hankering for modern knives. Looks like Amerson Farms over in Georgetown carries a lot of Case Knives if that interests you at all. But GEC is mostly sold over the internet. Like Phil said, a knife show is the best place to handle one.

[joshbobbitt30]

Thanks guys, I'll be at the knife show for sure. I have plenty of Case knives and could never find "the one" that felt right and worked for me the best so I figured I would try the next step up. But with that amount of money I really want to try them out and see how they feel in my hand first. So I hope to see you guys there at the show!