Awesome video man. Just a heads up the it's pronounced tid-dee-oot. Also the unxld brand are actually their Northfield line. I've been following you on Instagram for awhile and love that you're helping to get the traditional knives out there!
Loved the Traditional Knives 101, it made me appreciate these older style knvies. Even so much now that I ended up getting a Case Trapper in CV. Now I got a Texas Jack in Amber bone in the mail.
I'm glad it's not just me that's bothered by the corners of closed blades in multiple blade knives. One pattern that avoids this is the moose, which places that edge under your pinkie. I guess the pen does that as well.
+SolosKnifeReviews i know this is an old video but my cousin just got me a rose wood handle, c75 carbon steel, stockman knife from boker tree co. I was wondering if you knew if this knife is good or not and how hard c75 steel is and how well it holds a edge... He says it should be coming in the mail so i was just curious... Love your videos and you earned a sub!
The old timers used the smaller blade frequently to save their main blade for larger task. A lot of old knives you pick up off Ebay will tell that tale, as the smaller blades are almost gone from being sharpened more than the main blade.
Enjoyed the video and you have some nice old school knives.I have a good many most being German made but i have case queen Robeson Canal Street Remington bullet knives i like the whittler style mostly will the steal wool take scratches out? Thanks and my the good Lord bless thee and keep thee all.
I enjoyed the fuzz out of this vid. I used to worship the Khukuri. Now I can't get enough thin and small 1095 into my world! No accounting for taste in cutlery I suppose- thank you!
I'd say the place to start would be Rough Rider. They are great quality but inexpensive. This means that you are able to try a variety of patterns without breaking the bank before you spend serious cash. I know I have tried patterns that I thought I would love only to find that they weren't right for me. Similarly, I have found some firm favorites that I initially didn't think I would like at all, such as the Congress. The price of Rough Riders is pretty trivial to most people, and they are decent quality too.
My favorite production traditional so far is the GEC 65 spear point in stag. I did own a beautiful Centofante custom at one point, but I didn't really know what I had. :P
Randy, I can't find that Case two blade large Wharnecliffe and smaller one Cv steel you show at .30 seconds. Just no currently available. CV stands for Chrome Vanadium. I should compare that to 1095. Love slip joints.
Could you please tell me the brand names of the 6 knives from the left side starting with the white one im new into traditional knifes and I fell in love with those 6, thanks for the review sir and god bless.
Good video. Love your knives. Your Queen has the ACSB handles, that stands for "amber carved stag-bone". I've got nearly 70 of GEC's knives & still buying them as an investment. They are that good. I'm 52yrs old & NOBODY makes their "regular line" of knives as good, and haven't since the early 1900's. Your mistaken on your #15 Barlow. It is not the Huckleberry Boy's knife. It's the "Tom's Choice Barlow", also nick-named the "Charlow", because Charlie Campagna had GEC make them. It's the same frame as the Boy's knife, but with the Barlow bolster. My #72 lockbacks have that play too, but the #42's ( bigger ) don't. GEC makes KILLER liner-lock knives. ALL the linerlocks have halfstops. I HIGHLY recommend those for folks wanting a lock. You guys all need to understand that GEC only makes these knives in short runs of 25 to 100. They won't make the exact same knife again, so get 'em while you can. They may make a "similar" knife. EVEN PRE-BAN ivory has been illegal to export for many years. And the govt. may make PRE-BAN ivory illegal, but the existing ivory knife owners will "grandfather in" and can possess or "sell to a friend". If ivory is made illegal, these knives values will SKY-ROCKET. I own about 100 traditional hi-end folders from various American makers from the early 60's to the present, and GEC & the GEC made Northwoods just blows them all away. They are a WORK KNIFE as well as a classy LEGEND in their own time. They WILL be the factory knife of choice when it comes to collectibles and substantial price appreciation. They have de-throned everyone else. I hope Queen gets their quality consistency back. Most Queens are great, but some are duds. I don't know why all the younger guys cry about the blade backs being sharp. Most of 'em have been that way since the beginning. Use a "little English" with your grip. And all the pants pockets nowadays are not much more than napkin-thin. Every pair of Levi's I buy nowadays rip apart at the ass seam within weeks. It's a shame. Because they're now made in CHINA. I love your videos & knives Bro!!! I need to start making videos too. I sure have the ever-growing collection. One last thing, the old style knives have SOUL. Classy too. And no 2 are alike. Hope this helps. Thank You!!!
Thanks for dropping some knowledge here! Everywhere I look Every GEC is out of stock unfortunately. I envy suck great collections you guys possess. Good stuff. I believe older knives do tell an extraordinary story.
@@armandcouture4655 Thanks for the kind words. In case ya don't already know, I've done a video series of my knives......both GEC and old vintage knives from a few different makers, as a collaborative effort with Rob Bixby on his youtube channel entitled: "TheApostleP". We've done at least 20 videos, and our video series is called "Traditional Knives Anthology". In this video series, I did extensive research about the great old cutlery companies from long ago, focusing on various patterns within each video, and Rob reads my written work as he shows many of the knives from my collection. Hope you enjoy them, and thanks again.
Dude you're really sparking up that old flame for traditional's. I think I'll have to pick up a swayback Jack. It's only fitting since my name is Jack.
Dude, where do you go shopping for all these? From the web? I love your green one, I want one of those with a lock back, a lanyard hole and a thumb stud. Any idea if they make one? If not I'll just make it myself.
I just now saw your name Randy. You do a great job with your videos. Nice knives too. I have almost every one that you have. ( see my "Bible" of a comment below, LOL) Everybody needs to understand that Bill Howard, founder & master cutler of GEC, is THE MAN. He will always keep his company small, so it won't "go under". He will always make knives in very small "short runs" and his "factory knives" are the best, PERIOD. He began working for Queen cutlery in 1975. The old school master cutlers loved his work ethic so much, they took him under their wing & taught him EVERYTHING about making a damn good old school knife. He quickly shot to the top, becoming their top knife designer. But the owners kept him limited on bringing the old patterns back from the grave. Bill had a vision. And thanks to Ken Daniel's helping him in the beginning, he has become a legend in his own time for production knives. He hand trained all his own help. He even makes his own tooling & dies for all his knives. He's a 1 man knife factory. When you buy a GEC knife, you are buying a part of history. You hit the nail on the head with "Lays Chips". I can't stop buying them!!! But I plan on selling most of them in 15 to 20 years. I only EDC & work about 7 of them. Never had a problem with 1 yet. Thanks again!!! -Steve-
It would be hard to beat a Case Medium Stockman pattern as a first traditional knife. Take your pick of ss or cv steel. I’ve seen a number of cut tests recently where ss outperformed cv.
Could you make a video about what to start out with in knife care. Like sharpeners, strops, oils. Things like that. If you already have then tell me and I will look harder but if not it would really help. I don't know what strop to buy and I don't want to buy the wrong one.
I love soft steels. Simply because i love sharpwninf and love havinf a razer sharp knife. I had one super steel knife and got annoyed that i found myself using a "decently sharp" knife for weeks or months because i didnt have the hour to dedicate to sharpen it. With my buck 110 i can sharpen it up to shave in less than 2 minutes with one stone i carry with me
A couple things to add now that I've watched the whole video, it's my understanding that recently the trade of any ivory, including pre ban and fossil, is now illegal. Also, I bough a Madison Barlow in Autumn Gold Jigged Bone a few weeks ago and I'm very pleased with it, everything's flush, good walk and talk, jigging is gorgeous, and of course Greg and Derrick at KSF are great, 10/10 would buy again. :)
Good video, subscribed. Do these 1095 blades have a tendency to form rust over time? It seems that some of the modern "hard use" folders would still be available in carbon steel since it is tougher than stainless. It just seems backwards to me, It seems a slip joint would not need the toughness of carbon steel as much as a modern locking folder... Just trying to understand why virtually no modern folders use 1095 if it does so well in these traditional folding knives. Thanks for any input.
Say Heah, Yeah, Since I bouggt my Wilkinson Sword INOX 3blade Canoe Patern Slipjoint Pocket Knife I seem I can't put it down. The more I study it the more I like it, everything seems to be spot on, the lines are perfect on both sides, the bolsters and the covers are perfect and seem like they are made out of one piece, perfect, the Hollow Grind is unique and different than other hollow grind, and yet I can't find any information on it, It would be surprising that someone would go to all this lenght to make this beautiful looking knife with cheap material like a 420 INOX, WoW that would be something, But I feel that the British makers would take alot of pride as do most European Makers, But like I said, I can't find any info, All I know is this find can be one of my Fav's atleast one of them.
Almost every GEC Lock Back I've seen or owned wobbles a bit like yours. Well yours might even have more than most, but still, that is the nature of their beast. Never had a GEC LB be tight and wobble free like the ones I've had from Case, AG Russell, German made Bulldogs. No comparison. I like a lot of GEC but their LBs have play.
I have a question. My friend has a knife made by John nowles or knowlis. I can't remember how you spell it, and I can't find any on an Internet search. (It's a fixed blade)
It’s so crazy rewatching this video now and seeing how much demand has increased. Northwoods selling out in less than 10 minutes and gec runs selling out in a month or so
I whittle a lot with my slip joints when I'm bored at work I cut down trees for a living so I have no shortage of wood to cut on I leave my folder for self defense or cutting ropes or box's everything else I use the slip joint for
with the exception of one all the knives you are showing are 100.00 plus knives some people may not have your kind of money that wants to start collecting
Stockman is the answer. Why would you carry a 1 or 2 blade knife when you could have 3 blades. Personally Ike the pen blade vs the Spey. Case medium stockman rides in the watch pocket of my jeans every day with a companion locking knife of some sort clipped in my pocket.
Where to start. Hospice stores,thrift stores,army navy stores,estate and garage sales, pawn and gun shops,old mom and pop hardware stores,etc......Hospice has been very good for me. Old timers pass on and donate alot of their stuff these days. I know it sounds a little morbid but they're gone and no longer need their knives.
This comment is in no way directed towards you or your video FYI. i like your vids, and appreciate them. Im addressing the asshole “expert” corksniffers in the comments that act like asses. Not you haha. Anyways.... A pocket knife is something we put in our pocket and HOPE to christ we can find an excuse to use the fucking thing at any chance we get. And when you DO use them, we usually are opening mail, scratching a lotto ticket, carving our initials in a tree, peeling an orange, ect... So the quality of metal in my opinion, and im just being a realistic fella, doesn’t fucking matter. Cheap chinese stainless steel will do anyone just fine and who cares if it gets dull a little quicker! hell, to me, thats just an excuse to sharpen the knife again! And i love sharpening! The only area where high quality metal counts, is if you’re a REAL outdoors guy that fishes, hunts game, or a military man thats out in the thick of some behind enemy lines shit, and really uses that knife without trying to find a reason to use the knife! THOSE dudes care about metal quality and they can tell you why! Most of us are like any group of people that are part of a community. where we gather into stupid teams, and have to pick sides of whats better and whos the one who knows more than the other guys. All community assholes are the same. The gun community, the knife community, the bow hunting community, ESPECIALLY the guitar community... each community has their “experts” always talking about something that they always hear about from someone else. For pocket knives, they can be cheap in my opinion, its just a little stainless steel blade that gets used minimally. It doesn’t have to be a 50$ pocket knive. A sharp metal thing will do its job whether its 15$ or 50$! The 50$ will last you forever and is made with better fit n finish yes, but IMO, id put that kind of money in a hunting/outdoors knife, where it really counts.
