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Just measured... 5/32" with a gauge pinched tight against the blade


Meant to say that the measurement was taken were the blade's the thickest

Thanks. Monster tough pull on it? For reasons I can't explain this one is so different I *think* I want one. The canvas micarta is awful cool.

Maybe it's just the angle of the photos I've seen but this LJ looks like it has less run up than a whaler. Can anyone speak to that?

The knife is fairly stiffly sprung; good one to use yer opener on if ya got a weak thumbnail. Can't say about the "run up" 'cause I don't know what it means.

Pull.......My experience differs from Barry's not even close to being a nail bender...the saw blade a strong 5 while the main blade I'd say a 7 plus/minus a schosh....

(Though it looks like one, it isn’t an acronym. Its odd appearance is due to its having been imported from Japanese. The original was sukoshi, in Japanese a little bit or a smidgen. It first appeared in print in American English about 1951. Word researchers think American servicemen based in Japan brought it back at the time of the Korean War, though several subscribers have mentioned it was common among American servicemen in Japan in the years immediately following World War Two......a noun meaning a little bit, a jot, a small amount)



A photo from TSA Knives


In order.......
Whaler
Lumberjack
Sunfish

I have to keep telling myself that it is ugly and that I don't want it, the problem is that I know I'm lying.

Ugly...no way...here the blade width is compared....the Lumberjack might have a thicker blade but its width is narrower that the Whaler...

Not at all ugly! I think the knife is a show stopper! I can't wait to check out the single blade version as I think they are way cool! Ebony and buffalo incoming!!!

The blade width being less than the whaler would explain it having less run up. Less is mo' better IMO.

Thanks for the pics fellas,GREAT look'n knife Barry & Jim.....love that canvas micarta on this pattern

biglmbass wrote:The blade width being less than the whaler would explain it having less run up. Less is mo' better IMO.

Ah-Ha! Thanks for the detail on that. The LJ does have less run-up than the Whaler, but I don't have a good way to measure the difference. Prob'ly around 1/16 or 3/32" difference.

Looking at the photos again, I'm assuming the LJ frame is a reversed whaler frame with the blades coming out the narrow end? Dimensionally, the frames are the same, no?

biglmbass wrote:Looking at the photos again, I'm assuming the LJ frame is a reversed whaler frame with the blades coming out the narrow end? Dimensionally, the frames are the same, no?

Frame is the same, just master is smaller and at the opposing end. Nice pattern W 1/2 stop. BH

Johnny, You got got to have of these.... Its big in the pictures. But when you see it,feel it, hear it, it demands attention. I only wish the sunfish and whaler had half stops and this kind of snap. Like already said starong snap but manageable since the knife is so large. I got get me a single blade one now.

BH

boggs wrote:Paul.......




That's fantastic in the Pioneer/Frontier Bone.....don't worry Monk we'll save one for you.....

Oh Well __________what the heck,may as well jump on the ""LOG"" with the rest of you guys
I got this one,from Barry (his photos**) so,I would have another boat anchor !!!!!!

Monk......

Hahahaha.......couldn't hold back to funny though I think you really are going to like it........look at this way when your lounging around the yacht you can place it on your slippers so they don't blow over

Thanks, Monk! And remember, if yer motor conks out you can use the blade as a paddle! Also, the saw blade makes a dandy fish scale remover and the tip can be used as a hook disgourger. In the event of a "professional over-run" on yer baitcast reel, the saw also works great for cuttin' out them pesky birds nests! I wouldn't recommend you carry it on board though, for the obvious reason that it'll prob'ly drown ya if'n ya fall in.

Glad I could help out, my friend!!!

Were any of the Lumberjacks serialized???
Also, is there a difference between "Pioneer Bone" and "Primitive Bone" other than the names?

Thanks,
Stephen

None of the Lumberjacks is serialized. Primitive bone is not the same as Pioneer bone, although they look similar. The Primitive bone is 60 plus year old stuff out of old boneyard(s) and the Pioneer is processed new bone.

The new Lumberjack Spiral Buffalo Horn (picture from Dave@Triple X Cutlery AAPK)...........I've always liked the spiral cut Buffalo though I'm not sure about this iteration ....maybe GEC was concerned about cracking at the pins being so close to the bolster, might explain why the spirals stopped short of the bolster......

Jim -

The picture on the GES web-site looks just a little different. Where did your picture come from? And the handles in process look even more different with the spiral going all the way to the bolster.

William...

The photo came from a GEC Distributor right here on AAPK..Triple X Cutlery....and yes I noticed the WIP from GEC site so that's why I was surprised to see this photo..............maybe it's the "Golden Ticket"..open it up and win something even bigger

Thanks - I need to be more aware of my surroundings. I just saw the knife go by in the stores banner on this page.

As you probably noticed the WIP of the red handle spiral horn on the GEC site show the spiral further up to the bolster. I guess we will have to wait to see.

Do you think this pattern will also be released as a Northfield UN-X-LD?

It would be perfect in stag,lined bolsters and no blade etch....yep I could see it happening later