I wish there were more American companies like GEC going around. GEC can’t produce enough for the demand which is totally understandable. But they are so beautiful that I wish there were a few more people in the game
I agree, i tried soany times to get there knives the day they dropped and never got one because they would sell out in secounds and a half hour later people on ebay would have several of them for sale for double the money so i quit trying. I refuse to pay the crazy markup.
They can absolutely make enough. They choose not to because they benefit from the scarcity. Manufactured scarcity is a thing in all industries. They make far too few so that they stay in demand and are 100% guaranteed to sell all of their stock. They never sit on stock because it is guaranteed to sell immediately. Few companies can say that. They do it on purpose and they are a scumbag company for it
Sharp collection. Yes I watched all the way to the end. 😊 I grew up in Texas carrying an “Eye Brand“ Carl Schlieper sodbuster jr and a Swiss Army knife in my pockets. Added in a Case and Kershaw and Schrade and Spyderco here and there over the years. Never really collected per se, just used them as tools. Always loved traditional knives after learning to use them and sharpen them properly as a kid by my dad and others. Hard to believe I only discovered GEC last year. We’re in a golden age now with more modern makers inspired and driven by GEC Quality.
Yeah I'm a big fan of the old slip joints. At 55 I think it has a whole lot to do with age. I can remember when there were very few locking knives at all. Really for a long time the was only the buck 110 and the case mako and the mako was so expensive none of us young guys could afford it in our teens but we all wanted one
Awesome video! Please keep the traditional knife videos coming. More folks need to slip a traditional knife in the pocket & fall in love with them as we have!
Seeing your slipjoints over the years is what got me into slipjoints. I've since started my collections, and now I have a few TC's and Northwoods. Love the video!
Nice collection. I have a small switchblade collection. The reason I don’t have any slip joint knives is because I closed a blade on my knuckle when I was a young child. I was halfway between my house and my grandfather’s house and I could not make up my mind which house to run to for first aid.😊
Killer collection man, love the variety. I'm fairly similar in that I have a ton of variety and I also didn't set out to "build a collection"... I think for me I was looking for "the perfect" knife and then eventually came to the realization that there isn't ONE "perfect" knife to cover all things but instead there is a perfect knife for each of many different uses/scenarios/purposes. So I ended up finding my perfect whittling knife (and then my perfect compact whittling knife) and I found my perfect around-town people-friendly carry knife and I found my perfect hiking knife and then my perfect yard work knife and then my perfect emergency food-prep knife etc. etc. etc. Then I realize I have like 60 GECs, 20 Case knives and about 30 vintage pieces. I'm whittling a lot of those down slowly as I really focus on in my "perfect this" and "perfect that" knives though. But that is what I love about knives, you can find one that specializes in just about in particular knife need.
Sharp, LaRock made not far from my home. Love your collection, just started my collection by accident 8 yrs. ago. Mostly Buck knives, case, Old Timer (USA). I Catch myself always looking now, thats how I came to your video. I also have a couple decent Chinese knives, that belonged to a past loved one. I've lost a least five buck hunting knives in 5yrs., I'm still looking for them. Swiss is a traditional to me. You have a few to many I would love to have, I'm on a hunt now.
Of the entire collection, I prefer the GEC -CAR 431118 - with a clip-on cover, from minute 6:40 of the video - for use in the kitchen in camp, and my Original Puma Bowie 6376 for forest and hunting tasks. Those two run the gamut of needs. Very nice collection, congratulations.
Sharp, your collection is solid. Delrin, in my experience is durable, I've got an Old Timer (very old) that has taken what ever came its way. Sawcut is not what it used to be, other than that it good to go. Thanks,
I heard the other day that you were back making videos. I was a sub years ago. Good to hear from you again, I always enjoyed your work. So I counted 26 sharp knives and a few more that did not count, in a beautiful collection. I remember being impressed that you used most of them too. Thank you for showing your traditionals which are the only folding knives that I am interested. I'll start catching upon your videos.
You are one of the guys who got me into GEC's ( back when you first got into them ) I love how SHARP they are!. You should definitely finish up that broken down slippie!
Great collection Randy. I got in to it just before things got crazy. My Northwoods Freemont Jack is my favorite slip joint and I would carry it every day if I thought I could get another one. So its a safe queen now , which is kinda sad.
Ive seen alot of collection videos and none make me as jealous as yours does. I got my first GEC because of you long time ago. Ive got 3 and just recently started to try and get more but it seems impossible now. I refuse to do the secondary market. Glad I got the 3 I got to say the least. I appreciate them even more now than when I bought them Edit: Sharp
My pocket knife is a traditional Stockman's, Buck model. Yeah you can tell it is a carried pocket knife. I read a Survival book in which chapter 1 was titled, There is no such thing as too many knives. The photo showed the guy with knives laying around everywhere. I like certain knives for their durability factor. But some are just so pretty that they can't be ignored. It is nice to see a guy that keeps parts for knives, purchases tools specifically for knives, knives that are tools. I am a Vendor at Swapmeets on occasion so I look through all of the junk and find something worth fixing up. And Yes, There Is No Such Thing As Too Many Knives.
I used to stick my knife blade in a potato for a couple of day to get that old looking patina look it works to I can’t stand a knife with a shiny blade just my preference nice collection you have
The size of your collection is the sharp end of the spear! Remember, it's quality, not quantity and you certainly have a quality collectio. I really enjoyed the review and look forward to future videos. Keep it up.
Sharp!! Awesome collection. I'd say my fave is the very first one. The TC15 in sawcut. The 72 is phenomenal too, and the 47 viper is always a great one 👍
Probably one of the best traditional collections on TH-cam loved watching these videos over the years
I wish there were more American companies like GEC going around. GEC can’t produce enough for the demand which is totally understandable. But they are so beautiful that I wish there were a few more people in the game
I have a number GECs for sale if your interested.
Try Buck. I have over 100 of them.
I agree, i tried soany times to get there knives the day they dropped and never got one because they would sell out in secounds and a half hour later people on ebay would have several of them for sale for double the money so i quit trying. I refuse to pay the crazy markup.
They can absolutely make enough. They choose not to because they benefit from the scarcity. Manufactured scarcity is a thing in all industries. They make far too few so that they stay in demand and are 100% guaranteed to sell all of their stock. They never sit on stock because it is guaranteed to sell immediately. Few companies can say that. They do it on purpose and they are a scumbag company for it
Roughrider knives are literally the same
Watched all of it! You gotta do some resto videos. That’d be SHARP 🤘🏼
Beautiful collection!
Sharp collection. Yes I watched all the way to the end. 😊 I grew up in Texas carrying an “Eye Brand“ Carl Schlieper sodbuster jr and a Swiss Army knife in my pockets. Added in a Case and Kershaw and Schrade and Spyderco here and there over the years. Never really collected per se, just used them as tools. Always loved traditional knives after learning to use them and sharpen them properly as a kid by my dad and others. Hard to believe I only discovered GEC last year. We’re in a golden age now with more modern makers inspired and driven by GEC Quality.
Superbe collection Randy 👍🇺🇸🥂🇫🇷
Yeah I'm a big fan of the old slip joints. At 55 I think it has a whole lot to do with age. I can remember when there were very few locking knives at all. Really for a long time the was only the buck 110 and the case mako and the mako was so expensive none of us young guys could afford it in our teens but we all wanted one
Awesome video! Please keep the traditional knife videos coming. More folks need to slip a traditional knife in the pocket & fall in love with them as we have!
Your collection looking SHARP man. Keep the videos coming. We really enjoy them.
Seeing your slipjoints over the years is what got me into slipjoints. I've since started my collections, and now I have a few TC's and Northwoods. Love the video!
Nice collection. I have a small switchblade collection. The reason I don’t have any slip joint knives is because I closed a blade on my knuckle when I was a young child. I was halfway between my house and my grandfather’s house and I could not make up my mind which house to run to for first aid.😊
Killer collection man, love the variety. I'm fairly similar in that I have a ton of variety and I also didn't set out to "build a collection"... I think for me I was looking for "the perfect" knife and then eventually came to the realization that there isn't ONE "perfect" knife to cover all things but instead there is a perfect knife for each of many different uses/scenarios/purposes. So I ended up finding my perfect whittling knife (and then my perfect compact whittling knife) and I found my perfect around-town people-friendly carry knife and I found my perfect hiking knife and then my perfect yard work knife and then my perfect emergency food-prep knife etc. etc. etc. Then I realize I have like 60 GECs, 20 Case knives and about 30 vintage pieces. I'm whittling a lot of those down slowly as I really focus on in my "perfect this" and "perfect that" knives though. But that is what I love about knives, you can find one that specializes in just about in particular knife need.
Great looking collection of knives. I love those case knives
Sharp, LaRock made not far from my home. Love your collection, just started my collection by accident 8 yrs. ago. Mostly Buck knives, case, Old Timer (USA). I Catch myself always looking now, thats how I came to your video.
I also have a couple decent Chinese knives, that belonged to a past loved one.
I've lost a least five buck hunting knives in 5yrs., I'm still looking for them.
Swiss is a traditional to me. You have a few to many I would love to have, I'm on a hunt now.
This is a Randy Johnston type of video I have missed.thank you for taking the time.atb paddy ☘️👍
Of the entire collection, I prefer the GEC -CAR 431118 - with a clip-on cover, from minute 6:40 of the video - for use in the kitchen in camp, and my Original Puma Bowie 6376 for forest and hunting tasks. Those two run the gamut of needs.
Very nice collection, congratulations.
I would love to see Case step up too I really enjoy them as well. I think they would do well to maybe shrink the selection and focus more on quality.
Sharp, your collection is solid. Delrin, in my experience is durable, I've got an Old Timer (very old) that has taken what ever came its way. Sawcut is not what it used to be, other than that it good to go.
Thanks,
I heard the other day that you were back making videos. I was a sub years ago. Good to hear from you again, I always enjoyed your work. So I counted 26 sharp knives and a few more that did not count, in a beautiful collection. I remember being impressed that you used most of them too. Thank you for showing your traditionals which are the only folding knives that I am interested. I'll start catching upon your videos.
I absolutely love traditional knives. Thanks for sharing this.
I think you are the best pitcher to ever live. Glad i found your channel
Sharp! Your old videos are still in my reference for when I am looking to expand my collection. Thanks
You are one of the guys who got me into GEC's ( back when you first got into them ) I love how SHARP they are!. You should definitely finish up that broken down slippie!
Sharp. Great video
Sharp video, if I had a collection, it would look like this…
I like the old school knives best. It's nice to see that you use and enjoy all your knives.
Great collection Randy. I got in to it just before things got crazy. My Northwoods Freemont Jack is my favorite slip joint and I would carry it every day if I thought I could get another one. So its a safe queen now , which is kinda sad.
Sharp collection some very nice knives. Some of use watch to the end of all videos. Darren
I see that you spare no expense for your hobby. Well done!
I was shopping for knives when I was younger, I still remember when the seller said, "You bleed it, You buy it! Be careful.
Wish there were more videos like this .
BTW the Ulster is a great knife . They made a lot of the camp knives and Boy Scout knives .
Fremont jack is very
nice I will admit !
Definitely made it to the end. Sharp. Nice collection! Love the patina. Have a good one.
Ive seen alot of collection videos and none make me as jealous as yours does. I got my first GEC because of you long time ago. Ive got 3 and just recently started to try and get more but it seems impossible now. I refuse to do the secondary market. Glad I got the 3 I got to say the least. I appreciate them even more now than when I bought them
Edit: Sharp
I’ve been waiting on this SHARP video. Love it. You’ve got a sweet collection.
Impressive collection Randy thanks for showing them
Those jack wolf 🐺 knives are absolutely perfect...wow!!!.....also I really liked the gec sod buster style knife...thanks for sharing
Sharp video - loved it and admire your beautiful collection!
What a relaxing video to watch!
Thanks! Sweet collection my fiend just getting into traditional knifes and I learned a lot from this video
My pocket knife is a traditional Stockman's, Buck model. Yeah you can tell it is a carried pocket knife. I read a Survival book in which chapter 1 was titled, There is no such thing as too many knives. The photo showed the guy with knives laying around everywhere. I like certain knives for their durability factor. But some are just so pretty that they can't be ignored. It is nice to see a guy that keeps parts for knives, purchases tools specifically for knives, knives that are tools. I am a Vendor at Swapmeets on occasion so I look through all of the junk and find something worth fixing up.
And Yes, There Is No Such Thing As Too Many Knives.
I used to stick my knife blade in a potato for a couple of day to get that old looking patina look it works to I can’t stand a knife with a shiny blade just my preference nice collection you have
The Jack Wolf knives have me tempted to get one. Very classy.
Awesome Collection buddy
The size of your collection is the sharp end of the spear! Remember, it's quality, not quantity and you certainly have a quality collectio. I really enjoyed the review and look forward to future videos. Keep it up.
Sharp! Fantastic collection👍
Sharp, thanks for showing us your collection
Sharp! You do have a great collection of quality knives. I love the Wharncliff blades.
Haven't finished yet but hoping it's not just GEC, so much better and other stuff out there. I have almost all the Jack Wolf knives too love em
Very sharp presentation. My only traditional knives are Victorinox. Love your collection. I'm inspired!
Finally an update. Lol I tried to help fill the gap left without your traditional knife videos
***SHARP***
That video was sharp, and dope at the same time.
I think 'Tru Sharp' is what Case call their stainless.
I've used a lot of bandaids too - "bitten" You collectection is amazing!
A beautiful slip joint collection!
Your collection is lookin... SHARP!
Awesome been waiting for this one! Great stuff, sharp collection
SHARP collection Randy, I have missed these types of videos 🔥🔥
Love that hamone!
And…sharp!
Nice collection
"Sharp" indeed mate.
Sharp indeed. Really nice collection brother.
That Unxld lockback is awesome! Man I'd love to have one of them
Love your knives. (I too love all things which slice and poke.) your presentation style is grand! Thank. I subscribed to your channel.
Sharp looking collection you have there👌Especially liking that custom at 29:55😍
Hey, thanks for the kind words! That's my full sized Timber Jack model the steel id W2 tool steel.
Sharp! I’m the same way, I can’t sell or trade my knives. Even if I haven’t used it years, I might still rediscover it again in the future.
Man… that TC Barlow from the beginning. After that I had to watch
My friend !!! Way back in the day , the factory & the knife carrying public called the creamy yellow handles " MAZE " , as in corn colored !!!
great sharp collection , every one a keeper ,
GEC, the best production knives on the market.
Sharp!! Jealous of that collection
Sharp. Always wanted that Madison Barlow
Very nice. Thank you for sharing!
Sharp as bro!
Sharp user collection 👍👍
Sharp! I collect traditional slip joints as well.. mostly Utica cutlery..
Beautifull collection, I’ve been working on my little case knife collection, stay Sharp.
Really sharp collection of knives thanks for the video take care.
Very nice collection ! 👌🏻
Heart and Soul my brother great video and vibes😊
Yes! Been waiting for this update!
Great freaking video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, means a lot.
Sharp!! Awesome collection. I'd say my fave is the very first one. The TC15 in sawcut. The 72 is phenomenal too, and the 47 viper is always a great one 👍
Wow! Just Wow!
Sharp!!
#Sharp you have an amazing collection of traditional pocket knives. While I own some modern style knives, I prefer traditional knives.
I do like this collection
Sharp. Interesting. Thanks.
What a SHARP collection, very nice👍
My favorite pattern is a Lanny’s Clip but that Madison Barlow is a very close second.
Bellissima collezione. Complimenti.
Saluti dall'Italia
That Tidioute Viper is so nice.
Sharp!
Sharp! From canada
Sharp collection
Wow, the presentation itself is as "sharp" as the contents of the collection.
Great video and collection.
Very #sharp
Very sharp video Sir, and a beautiful collection.
Newbi Steve
Sharp nice bunch. Of blades
I have a few Hay N Helpers. I have the glow one and some of the orange delrin ones.