Is your EDC a GEC?

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kootenay joe wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:12 am Last year Mark (sharpnshinyknives) kindly sold me one of his two Stag "Stockyard Whittler" #29 at his cost. I had been unable to land one in the 'scramble' so i was very pleased. As soon as i unwrapped the knife it spoke to me in a way no other GEC had. I did not want to put it away. I wanted to keep it with me so i began carrying it daily.
It soon became obvious what an excellent design this knife is. Three springs so really not a whittler, master is a clip blade which i think is the most useful of all blade profiles so excellent choice for a master blade. The problem with most multiblade knives is that the blade spines project high enough above the handle edges that when you need to grip firmly with one blade open, it can be uncomfortable enough to limit your grip strength. This Stockyard Whittler has an awl and sheepsfoot secondaries and both lie low, just a bit higher than the handle edges. With clip blade open i can squeeze the handle as hard as i am capable without any discomfort. Even the clip blade lies low enough that i can grip hard with either of the other 2 blades open.
Usually a sheepsfoot blade is deep, spine to edge, and thus 'sits high' when closed. But with the #29 the sheepsfoot has a narrow profile and so is not in the way.
I see an awl as very important in a folding knife. Notice how often you see a tipped clip blade ? That's because the knife does not have an awl. With an awl you can poke at things, even pry gently and save the tip of your clip.
This knife has very attractive stag and although it looks a bit thick, it feels great in hand and i don't even notice it in my pocket.
All these positive attributes i discovered after carrying & using it. I did not decide to carry it because of these features. Seems more like the knife picked me.
I expect this to be my EDC until my EOD. I hope there will be enough time to wear down the stag a little which i think will make it look even better.
Thanks Mark for sending me this knife.
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Kuddos to Mark for letting you pick one up!

Roland, I could not agree with you more about the 29 pattern. It is an extremely comfortable knife to use and I find that I use all three blades on it more than I do any other of my three blade knives. I was able to get a nice stag in the GEC craziness but I usually carry my blood red version.
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Yup, the 26. Great little knife.
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Best looking #26 i have seen !
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kootenay joe wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:30 pm Best looking #26 i have seen !
kj
Thanks KJ. I was fortunate enough to score it. Here’s the other side
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A few I enjoy using.
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Gettingaboutthattime wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 11:02 am A few I enjoy using.
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Great bunch of knives.
I love it when guys actually use GECs.
I use all mine, except for a couple.
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Nice one farside
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edge213 wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 11:33 pm Nice one farside
Thank you. I don’t know why I never really didn’t pay more attention to this pattern. Just didn’t click with the covers that came out this year. Fortunate to find this one.
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one day:
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Patina!
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Ivoryman wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:06 am one day:
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one week:
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one month:
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That's a lot to look at Iman. You have some wonderful pocket toters. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Ivoryman wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:14 am thumbnail_20201029_133521.jpgthumbnail_20201018_171618.jpgthumbnail_20201107_143732.jpg
I love the white burlap micarta handles in the first picture.
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A little 25.
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I carry this 56 weaver jack the most, although I have several GEC's I rotate through.
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edge213 wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:14 pm
Ivoryman wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:14 am thumbnail_20201029_133521.jpgthumbnail_20201018_171618.jpgthumbnail_20201107_143732.jpg
I love the white burlap micarta handles in the first picture.
Thanks, I'll throw a couple more pics your way. Burlap is by far my fav micarta. Ands the Frosted Mini Wheat white resin rocks. Never seen it except on this run of Northwoods. Hope they do more with it. Like the new brown on the Mustang too.


J1890 you have some mean patina coming on that one and great colors with the leaves and grass. Calendar shot.

Trouts, that's some fine wood grain and great blonde color, doesn't look stock to me, is that modded scales? Wow is that great wood.
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Rolling with some stag today. Man, they really nailed with the stag on the 74s.
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J1890 wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:34 pm Rolling with some stag today. Man, they really nailed with the stag on the 74s.
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Nailed. Wow is that some beauty antler. Congrats and enjoy that baby.
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Ivoryman wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:32 pm
J1890 wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:34 pm Rolling with some stag today. Man, they really nailed with the stag on the 74s.
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Nailed. Wow is that some beauty antler. Congrats and enjoy that baby.

Totally nailed it with this one! I kinda dig the Micarta pattern on that 74. Pretty cool
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Iman and J1890...those are some mighty fine looking 74's.
Been rolling with this 48, for the week...
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Doc B wrote: Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:19 am Iman and J1890...those are some mighty fine looking 74's.
Been rolling with this 48, for the week...48 & Bikerdude.JPG
Doc, that’s a great 48. Always like that pattern
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