singin46 wrote:Hukk, I aggree but I did like and bought the Dead Skunk today at the show because I really like the handle material. It kinda speaks to me ya know?
I would've liked to have seen some pinching and or scrolling when you consider their former employer, Queen, you would expect a little something extra for the eye. This is the only one that appeals to me so far. Plus, I got a really good deal of course.
They may have been shooting for the old world look. Heard from several dealers that they were still having difficulties in finishing at the plant. Just can't be everywhere at the same time. So I guess they still have some kinks to work out SFC.
Singin46
Yeah Perry, I do like the dead skunk (like the name as well), I like the use of Acryllics instead of celluloids. I have some Red Sparkle Acryllic that was given to me as a sample, but it is big enough to rehandle 2 knives
(now that's a nice sample). 
The acryllic technologies are good enough in my opinion to replace celluloid "hands down".
I like the snakewood on the mark side of the knife, but the pile side seems to be not as high in quality. That's the problem with wood. When I am building a knife I like to be able to bookmatch the scales, the opposing sides are identical.
SFC ADP wrote:I think my like for these knives is 80/20, 80% like, 20% dislike.
I got the Cats Cradle, and I notice some "flat" spots on the scales, like they were over buffed in one spot or something, which shows on 2 or 3 spots on the scales. Master blade looks great, but the 2 other blades show heavy grind marks, and could have been finished up a little better IMO.
Attached I scanned my knife (My scanner sucks for knife pics)
but I circled in Red where there are heavy grind marks.
I'm sorry to see that in your knife SFC. That should be a problem that has been remidied by now, I had 2 knives that had the grind mark problem, the first 2 out if I remember correctly. I could actually run my fingernail down the blade and feel the marks. I could have lived with it except for the fact that I could feel it go bump, bump, bumpity, bump - bump when my nail ran down the blade.
It just seems to me that any blade grind problems should have been worked out by now. They have done enough blades to be to the point where they should be proficient by now, but every blade has it's own unique problems, so I must ask myself if this is going to be an ongoing problem with every new blade they come out with.
Well, they can rework the knives so that you can be 100% happy with it.
I still beleive that GEC makes a very fine knife and I support their efforts 100%.
