Background: Over the last several years, Great Eastern Cutlery has become quite popular. Maybe not on the grand scheme of knife production; but for a small Titusville factory with around 30 employees. For the first several years only the smaller retailers sold GEC knives. I don’t know if the big boys didn’t have faith or
4/3: Buttons, Buttons, Who Got a Button Several years ago GEC thought it would be a novel idea to randomly drop a button (or pin as some call them), into tubes. The buttons are made up specifically for the pattern being produced. In the beginning it felt like the odds were about 1 in 3;
In a somewhat obsessive fashion, I try to provide as much information in the description area as possible. Having said that, I will admit that I am lazy, thus will never get around to fixing all the products that pre-date any one of my “enhancements”. The latest tidbit of information that has bothered me is
For some reason there is a recent phenomenon in the knife market of mad rushes on speculative knife purchases; or as one customer called them – “lolly scrambles”. It is most obvious in my corner of the world on the TC Barlows. Since each of 9+/- dealers share in a standard SFO run (500 knives),
From time to time a customer will get a knife in the mail and email or call me to ask questions. Like, “This blade has a little play, is that common”, or “I just snapped a thumbnail, it this bear trap normal”. So, it may be time to have a conversation from a dealer perspective
From time to time a customer will get a knife in the mail and email or call me to ask questions. Like, “This blade has a little play, is that common”, or “I just snapped a thumbnail, it this bear trap normal”. So, it may be time to have a conversation from a dealer perspective
From time to time a customer will get a knife in the mail and email or call me to ask questions. Like, “This blade has a little play, is that common”, or “I just snapped a thumbnail, it this bear trap normal”. So, it may be time to have a conversation from a dealer perspective
