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the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:48 am
by HiPower
candy red,tractor green,burnt grizz,brimstone,smooth banana,cobblestone,tuna valley stag,green velvet, & saphirre blue. called the stock whitt this pattern was only made in 2008 as far as i can tell. the cobblestone also a whitt was the only one with this blade arrangement. i threw in the 2010 tuna valley since i did'nt know what classification in which it belonged. i noticed that 3 of the handles were acrylic but have'nt seen any more of these type knives in a long time. please fill in with any info & pics if you desire.HiPower
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:35 am
by FRJ
Hipower, your Cobblestone is a stockman.
The Smooth Banana is a whittler.
Very nice knives.
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:36 pm
by biglmbass
Impressive display, Dennis. I have but one 3-spring whittler and currently no photo of it. I wanted/waited/watched a burnt grizz one for too long and missed out. The deep jigging cuts of the burnt grizz really appeal to me. Speaking of which, does the brimstone version have the same jigging pattern?
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:08 pm
by Gunstock Jack
Nice, HP!
I missed out on this pattern too.
Hopefully, GEC will run another batch soon. Did they ever make one in stag?
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:12 pm
by biglmbass
FRJ wrote:Hipower, your Cobblestone is a stockman.
The Smooth Banana is a whittler.
Very nice knives.
All but the stainless Tuna Valley are what GEC calls 3-spring whittlers.
GEC just moved the blades around on the cobblestone to keep it interesting. If memory serves there may be one or more distributors that refer to the cobblestone configuration as stockman whittler.
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 pm
by biglmbass
Gunstock Jack wrote:Nice, HP!
I missed out on this pattern too.
Hopefully, GEC will run another batch soon.
Did they ever make one in stag?
Mine is stag.
I'll try to get a pic up this weekend.
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:41 pm
by big monk
Yes,they did make a Stag,#541308 Burnt Stag
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:11 am
by HiPower
bigbass you have a good eye--jigging is same on grizz & brimstone.---HiPower
Re: the knife gec dubs whittler
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:04 pm
by On Edge
Very nice collection HiPower!
Love me some whittlers …
Nice one, Monk!
Here's another in Burnt Stag …
I also have a couple more … now if I could only find those pics …
The Cobblestone bone version is a bit of an odd duck - I actually questioned GEC about it, and IIRC, the bottom line is it's a "Stockman Whittler" …
... huh?
Purists might say the GEC 54W's are not true whittlers in that they do not incorporate a wedge that results in the main blade being 'sprung' by the combination of the two secondary springs … while that may be true, I like the 3-spring setup in these, as the result is a nice solid 54 pattern with springs that leave your fingernails intact … ! (You can't say that about the 54 Moose and Big Horn!)
I have an Antique Amber bone 54W in my EDC rotation ...
I am definitely a fan …
~ Edge