All About Pocket Knives

After more than a year of looking but not buying, last night I finally pulled the trigger on a #53 Cuban Castro done up in Dead Skunk. Since that handle pattern varies so much with the individual knife, of the several that are available, I chose the one at Blue Creek Cutlery. I've never dealt with them before but if they ship today, I'll be impressed with them right out of the gate. Gonna try to not get my hopes up though.

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Jerry,

After a year? That is really good. Nice lookin knife you have there. I like the individuality of the acrylic patterns too. BH

Alan, it may have been longer than a year. Along with a few others, that knife has been on my wish list for a loooong time.

Nice Jerry congrats! Ken at blue creek is a great guy, but I think he's away till March 10th...
There's a notice up on the site in red letters. otherwise normally he ships quick, same day just as you said...

http://bluecreekcutlery.com/great-eastern-cutlery.html

Thanks Ryan. I had the knife bookmarked so didn't see the site's home page. Everyone ships so quickly these days, I've come to have expectations in spite of trying not to. Under normal circumstances (his not being gone) Monday would have been acceptable with an *.

Beautiful knife Jerry!! Dead Skunk is one of my favorite Acrylics from GEC.......nice snag!!

Got this big ole #23 Liner-Lock in Jigged Black Bone today.........the #23 is such a great pattern. Bought this with the idea to use it.

IM

Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Big Monk I now have a GEC #85 Bullet Jack with Neon Blue Acrylic handles on the way. Thank you monkey man. You're okay my friend.

jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Big Monk I now have a GEC #85 Bullet Jack with Neon Blue Acrylic handles on the way. Thank you monkey man. You're okay my friend.

Nice knife ,like the colour Jerry.You are like a Bowerbird they like blue.
Grant

Then should I change my name to JerryD Bowerbird? It's just the one, Grant. I can't get saddled with a name like that over one knife.



Trevor -- Ever notice how some of the Acrylics just grab ya and others leave you cold?

jerryd6818 wrote:Trevor -- Ever notice how some of the Acrylics just grab ya and others leave you cold?

Sure have Jerry.......Vivid color and sharp contrast always seem to get my attention.

IM

[quote="jerryd6818"]Then should I change my name to JerryD Bowerbird? It's just the one, Grant. I can't get saddled with a name like that over one knife.

It's the colour blue the bowerbirds like.
They collect the blue plastic tops of milk bottles to attract mate's .
Us human need diamonds.

IMBand wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:Trevor -- Ever notice how some of the Acrylics just grab ya and others leave you cold?

Sure have Jerry.......Vivid color and sharp contrast always seem to get my attention.

IM

Yep.

Wow Jerry, two GEC's in a week! You are movin' up in the world my friend. Are we starting down a new path with the accumulation perhaps..? Either way those are some fine lookin' knives you have heading your way. I bet you will be posted by the front window peeking out through the curtains all next week!

Had to borrow a pic off the www, but this is my first GEC, picked at the Dalton show yesterday.

15 Huckleberry Boys Knife in antique yellow bone. And yes, it will be carried
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Mike -- Those two have been on the want list for a looong time. I only intended to get the one but when Big Monk offered to stretch my knife buying budget to the breaking point, I got a wild hair and went for it.


Royal -- You picked a great one for your first GEC. That's another one I'd love to have. Those Boys Knives are the dinktum.

royal0014 wrote:Had to borrow a pic off the www, but this is my first GEC, picked at the Dalton show yesterday.

15 Huckleberry Boys Knife in antique yellow bone. And yes, it will be carried

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Pure Sweetness Nice Scout there for sure, EO to boot.... Fine BH

I said to myself ( self do not buy one of these knives****)________ ____didn't listen to ""myself"" ___got two of em' !!!!

Nice one's Monk.... ....I need to take one of those "self control" class's, just don't think it would do me any good...

These two "Rang my Bell"....

big monk wrote:I said to myself ( self do not buy one of these knives****)________ ____didn't listen to ""myself"" ___got two of em' !!!!

If it'll help any, once I rebuild my knife buying funds, I'll take one of them off your hands so you only feel half guilty. Anything for a friend.

edit: In fact if your buyers remorse is real bad, I think there's enough change down in the couch to relieve you of one of them now.

Picked this one up at the Dalton Knife Show. I like that pattern very much myself.

You can't go wrong with the #48 diamond jack. Charlie did a nice job on those, from the jigging, to the sabre grind blade. I picked up one for myself and one for someone else as EDCs.

#92 eureka jack in Che Chen rosewood serial #09.

None too shabby that one Wood-Guy!!!!

Thanks Dave! I think this is one of my all-time favorite patterns. Hopefully there will be more in the future in different woods?

The Diamond Series SFO Radio and Harness Jacks built on the GEC 15 frame with brass frame, N/S bolster, end cap and special shield. Bill and crew at GEC did an exceptional job on these, and I'm proud to say I drew the design and finished art work for the etch on them by hand (not CAD).

Thanks Charlie!