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Sweet knives Monk !

biglmbass wrote:You've got great taste, Monk. Isn't that dog leg a sweetheart? Wasn't sure I'd like it but when the unserialized ones started getting scare I jumped. Was my 1st ebony GEC, and as they say at McDonalds, I'm loving it.

Tell me, on that 66 jack, does the pen blade sit low enough in the frame to not "bite" you? I've seen some pics of & heard others say that when closed the pen blade tip sticks up just above the handle to catch/cut bare skin. I've been eyeballing one of these in bruised banana bone but have held up for that reason. Thanks.

biglmbass______I've got one of the #66 Jacks,in Snakewood,and yes,the blade""sits too high"" ____I can send it back ( they will fix,it ),but so far,I haven't ---when the #66 ,was first released,this was a ""major issue""____but after many complaints,I'm thinking,that the ""high blade issue"" has been fixed by GEC----the only other #66 pattern,that I have purchased ,since the issue,is a Moose,and neither of the blades sits to high----I'll let ya' know,when, it arrives___

John___no $100 bills, in them grass carps** ___just got my ""tax refund"---figured I better buy knives,before the wife,wanted to throw it away,on something for the house

Gunstock,-----is there a limit??????? _____shoot fire,I might be over ??????

Thanks Gino & Paul ________I may end up with a new ""EDC"" out of this bunch,but I really don't know,which one it would be ????

I'm trying to talk gec into a northfield "ben hogan"
with ebony (yes i know they have in tidioute...)

Well monk, those all have that old world look that I love and I'm sure you will too!
Good thing it was cold and wet that day huh?

biglmbass wrote:You've got great taste, Monk. Isn't that dog leg a sweetheart? Wasn't sure I'd like it but when the unserialized ones started getting scare I jumped. Was my 1st ebony GEC, and as they say at McDonalds, I'm loving it.

Tell me, on that 66 jack, does the pen blade sit low enough in the frame to not "bite" you? I've seen some pics of & heard others say that when closed the pen blade tip sticks up just above the handle to catch/cut bare skin. I've been eyeballing one of these in bruised banana bone but have held up for that reason. Thanks.

The blade fit on the #66 is perfect____not sitting up,like the snakewood, I have::tu::

BIGHEAD wrote:How bout some ebony on a fixed blade ?

Bighaid looks like the E-boney folders
have your 4E3 fixer blade surrounded.
Might be too little too late but here goes.

Macassar Ebony Highland SpcL by BRK&T




I thought I had several ebony folders to post but turns out some
are buffalo horns and Case College says the 22087 isn't ebony either.

So I'm down to one but it's a good'un imho.
Seen a few already posted but surely one more won't hurt.

HEY! What's all that barkin about ?



Nice one Woosey! Love them Barkies.

big monk wrote:

biglmbass wrote:You've got great taste, Monk. Isn't that dog leg a sweetheart? Wasn't sure I'd like it but when the unserialized ones started getting scare I jumped. Was my 1st ebony GEC, and as they say at McDonalds, I'm loving it.

Tell me, on that 66 jack, does the pen blade sit low enough in the frame to not "bite" you? I've seen some pics of & heard others say that when closed the pen blade tip sticks up just above the handle to catch/cut bare skin. I've been eyeballing one of these in bruised banana bone but have held up for that reason. Thanks.

The blade fit on the #66 is perfect____not sitting up,like the snakewood, I have::tu::

Thanks Monk.

After drooling over this thread again, I thought i'd add a couple. It's hard to beat ebony IMO. Even old half used up jacks do it for me


Wards Made In USA 4 1/4" jack

A Field & Co.-Criterion-Germany 4" jack

Thanks Brian, great knives!
This is my 2nd ebony custom
Other is posted in customs owned thread down in
custom knives forum, cant figure how to move pic

lil west coast EBONY LOVE

I love me some ebony, too.

Here's an E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter, and a Shapleigh Diamond Edge single blade jack. I think the Shapleigh is actually rosewood. Both of these still have a faint etch visible.

Some very nice knives showing up here guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!___Junebug my friend,that's quite a stable of Ebony GEC's ya' have sir !!!!! VERY NICE indeed****

My first ebony custom

Almost forgot one!

thanx MONK!!
not bad yerself ma friend

unk and jody great knives guys!!!!

The Great Eastern Boys Knife is the only ebony I have.

Nice, Jerry! Thats on my list!
Now to dig out my harness jacks.....

Nice knives fellers. Ebony is one of my favorite woods. Have several knives with ebony handles and all my guitars, mandolins and fiddles have ebony fingerboards, bridges and the fiddles have ebony tailpieces. Beautifully, simplistic wood, and it has better tonal qualities than rosewood.

FORGOT ONE.........(the 85)

Whooo that #85 EO is suhweet Junebug

Nice ones, Junebug

Here's a pic I posted on another thread....these are all E.C. Simmons Keen Kutters. Most of them date from around 1905-1930.

AWESOME PIC AND KNIVES UNK!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Guys