Farm & Field

GEC specializes in highly collectable and premium quality usable pocket knives. The company's USA manufactured knives have quickly proven to be a big hit with both collectors and users who seek quality American craftsmanship.
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Post up your F&F's. I just bought a 47 Hayn helper hawkbill..it looks like it will be a great garden knife! But those 99 Farmer lock backs look great! Wish I saw them when they dropped!
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Here's one of those glow in the dark models. I forced patina on the O1 tool steel blade with vinegar.
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Hayn Helper withe Nifebrite covers
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Wazu: Looks like you achieved a very nice, even, patina.
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Quick Steel wrote:Wazu: Looks like you achieved a very nice, even, patina.
Thanks Quick ::tu::
It's pretty easy. I just clean the blade with alcohol then dip for 15-20 minutes in medium hot, not boiling, white vinegar and a quick rinse with hot tap water. I had to play around a little to get it right. It works as well on Case CV steel.
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Ummmm, I'll be that guy that says...
UGLY KNIVES!
Just like the Openiales or whatever that French name is.

Sorry but they do not do IT for me. Just a guy... There is that China knife that has square corners that is about 50 bucks w/ bearings but I don't like that either. Square knives don't float my boat. Sorry!
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Wazu: While I do use vinegar I never thought to heat it. Interesting. I am manually challenged [clutzy] so I may not try it lest I overheat the blade and mess up the temper. Then my own personal temper will become overheated. ::facepalm::
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Wazu that farmer lock in nifebrite is absouletly awesome!
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Drukai wrote:Wazu that farmer lock in nifebrite is absouletly awesome!
Thanks ::tu::
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Quick Steel wrote:Wazu: While I do use vinegar I never thought to heat it. Interesting. I am manually challenged [clutzy] so I may not try it lest I overheat the blade and mess up the temper. Then my own personal temper will become overheated. ::facepalm::
Garry, you would have to get a hair of a lot hotter than the boiling point of Acetic acid (vinegar) -- 244.6°F -- to do any damage to the temper of the blade. (see image below) so feel free to patina at will.
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Thank you Jerry; that is very useful info.
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Those are some nice ones I really like the Farm and Field line ::ds::
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Any chance of shaking one of those 99 Farmer Locks loose on a trade?
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The farm & field 71 is one of my favorite knives ever made, it's darn near perfect for a single blade no frills work knife.
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Natural micarta 71.. John :D
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I don't know about you guys but I'm really excited about the new run of #71 Bullnoses. Here's hopin' that GEC makes a lot of 'em! I've got a red micarta on reserve to avoid any kind of scramble. In honor of this anticipation, a couple pics of my #47 Hayn' Helper in his native habitat. Those tough bags of feed don't stand a chance!

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Good pics John and m0nk! Im looking forward to this run of 71's also. M0nk better keep an eye out for that hen she was giving that 47 the chicken eye! :)
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Bull Nose, BullBuster and Mudbug
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