If I was you I would turn around and immediately sell it to me . Dont think about just hurry to the post office and send it my way . Let me know if you need my address and I'll send the $$ . Love your channel
Thanks Darvin, I've always liked the 3 inch handle knives. & being a barlow lover, I really wanted to add the TC14, but I missed out in 2018 because they sold out so fast, So you can imagine my joy when I got a tip on where to get one at a decent price of $190 (these things are selling for $250+ on the secondary market). So, If I ever have to sell it someday, it will do extremely well. Take Care My Friend 🙏✌️
I'd definitely keep hold of it even though the gap is there it is very minor and could be looked over for such a rare and cool looking knife, i do like the handle material too makes the pins and bolster stand out , great video as always :)
Thanks Lee, I'm definitely going to keep hold of it for now..I worked to hard to get it😁 And your right - there is something special about a black handle knife (whether it be wood or horn) that just gives it a classy look. The Taylor's Eye Witness Barlow I have in Buffalo horn you crafted does the same thing, exemplifying the polished nickel silver of the bolster & setting the pins apart from the handle material. Take Care My Friend 🙏✌️
If it was my choice, I would keep it. Like you said, you may not find another one. Also, thanks for giving us another look at that blue pemberton, for some reason I am really drawn to that knife. Cheers!
Thanks David, after having the TC14 around for a few days, I can say without pause..It will be staying here with me👊😆👍 You have made me take note of why I bought that Blue Pemberton in the first place - It is a cool little knife for sure & that Dark Blue Jigged bone is crazy cool. I feel I've been neglecting it! Well, until now - Thank You🙏✌️
Thanks Buddy, They are sweet, I now understand why everyone went crazy over them when they came out in 2018..I was extremely lucky to get one at a respectable price this late in the game.🙏✌️
Funny how different the two #14s look! I think you just highlighted what I don’t like about GECs; a run of 207 is a limited run. Of course compared to Case limited runs of 2,500, that’s a small number, but if you add all the #14 runs together, there are thousands of them out there. Still, it’s a nice knife. I bought a GEC Barlow and traded it on before I even got it, for another GEC, which just might be a #14, but I can’t remember and I haven’t got it yet! A tale so bizarre, I’m not even sure I believe it, but I’ll tell it in full one day.
Lol! I heard about the traveling elderberry barlow!! I'm not sure who has it now, only that it has been through at least 3 owners in it's travel's. The 14's are a nice little knife, I would consider them comparable to the "office knife", where light duty cuts are all that is needed. And of course, I love Barlows! so, in the Collection it goes😂 There is a Golden Brown version of the Cripple Creek elderberry #14 I showed that is available & tempting me, but I'm still going to stay in pause mode for awhile longer. I paid for the TC14 back in June & it finally just arrived a few days ago✌️😁👍
I think you'll be drawn by what's in Queens NY & heading here quickly!😁 Which reminds me, I have to check out your newest video showing off a beautiful Lee White Amboyna Burl Gentleman's clip I believe?😂 You dog!!!
Hi, your wiser viewers (apply for the warranty) came up with a better option than mine, which was to keep it till you found another (unlikely), then sell the gapped one. Good luck with the warranty application process. Strange you sourced it from England - Customs got a double win both sides. Find it distessing with GEC that they are bought up by people purely to flip, which is kind of off-putting. Now I must research saltine crackers, for the salt must flow. As for jelly, not sure what that means your side, I came across some crab apple trees, so might make some. Take care and forgive my rambling, PS I like the ebony handles against the bolster.
LOL Stone, Jelly is a form of fruit jam or fruit puree I guess you could say.. However, the texture of American "Jelly" is closer to gelatin than puree, (which we call "Jam")😂 Yes Stone! The flippers really aggravate the knife enthusiasts' who truly want them for their collection or better yet, to carry & enjoy. Saltine crackers have great history! They were added to Soldiers' rations to provide much needed sodium & starch✌️😁 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltine_cracker
Yes, GEC do a small-sized pouch in addition to their standard size. I have one but none of my knives are small enough to fit! That gapping is uncharacteristic, but occasionally you do encounter an 'uncharacteristic' GEC knife. I return them at the rate of one in five (with Case it's more like four in five, and don't even get me started on Sheffield's offerings!). It's made me wonder whether GEC have 'factory seconds' - officially they don't, but unofficially? Hmm. Do you keep it or return it? Only you can make that call, because only you know which flaws you can live with and which you can't. Which flaws are (as Slick would put it) part of the knife's character and charm, and which are going to annoy the hell out of you every time you pick it up. For example, I don't worry about blade centering as long as it's not rubbing against the liner, but any blade wobble is an absolute no-no.
Hey David, I do have the smaller GEC pocket slip, but I think it designed for a 3.5 inch knife & it doesn't quite hold this little barlow snug enough for my liking. It may be because it's slightly stretched out, since I use it for multiple knives, including a few "thick" Barlows I like to carry. I'll probably order another and use it exclusively for this knife if I decide to keep it.🙏✌️
Yeah, I know Zen - I just kinda wanted this knife to be perfect (like most GEC's). It is supposed to be the "mini-grail" of my barlow collection after all.
@@Warthogg1 keep it mint, live with for a year, if it still bugs you then sell it to someone who doesn't mind the gap - for more than you paid. How 'bout that?
Hi H.Chinaski, I've thought of that, since I am the original owner, The warranty should still be valid - I just don't know if they consider a minor gap as a issue to need "warranty repair"? I guess I could contact them to find out. I would definitely pay the shipping costs if they would repair it under warranty. Thanks for watching & reminding me of all my possible options😊👍
@@Warthogg1 Check out knife thoughts CZcams video about the GEC warranty. It seems like they take great care on warranty work. I bet they would fix it right up. Keep up the great vids. Love the channel.
Thanks Andy, I'm going to check into having it tightened up soon, I'll contact Chris at GEC & see what they can do for me.. Thanks for giving me the heads up on where to get this at a great price!✌️😁👍
Is that why the ebony knives are so much money? Because I have that knife in the spear point 14 pattern...... when it came I said what the fuck is this....... I will never buy a 14 pattern again they are way to small!!!!! Are yours real small?
lol! Pete the 14's & 15's were sold as "boys knives" with the 15's slightly bigger. I like to carry a small knife - I can pull it out at work without "some" co-worker going absolutely crazy. Just remember my friend, while the cool dinky knife is in my left pocket, there is usually something larger in my right pocket & possibly something even bigger than that in my back right pocket. let's not talk about what may be in my boot or waistband today ✌️😁👍
Warthogg lol yeah buddy true true....... I have one in the spear point and I use the shit out of that thing!!!!!!! Anyway give me a price on your whole collection!!!!!!!! You can start over fresh I’ll wipe your whole collection out!!!!!! Just shoot me and price!!!!!!!
If I was you I would turn around and immediately sell it to me . Dont think about just hurry to the post office and send it my way . Let me know if you need my address and I'll send the $$ . Love your channel
HaaHaHaaaa!😂🤣😂🤣
You Win
Keep it and don't stress about harmless little gaps!
Thanks Ian!
I think that's just what I'm going to do, lol..see, no stress!
✌️😂
Beauty! I got a number of the 14's but no barlows. Great little knives, didn't think I'd like a knife that small but I really do.
Thanks Darvin, I've always liked the 3 inch handle knives.
& being a barlow lover, I really wanted to add the TC14, but I missed out in 2018 because they sold out so fast, So you can imagine my joy when I got a tip on where to get one at a decent price of $190 (these things are selling for $250+ on the secondary market). So, If I ever have to sell it someday, it will do extremely well.
Take Care My Friend 🙏✌️
I'd definitely keep hold of it even though the gap is there it is very minor and could be looked over for such a rare and cool looking knife, i do like the handle material too makes the pins and bolster stand out , great video as always :)
Thanks Lee, I'm definitely going to keep hold of it for now..I worked to hard to get it😁 And your right - there is something special about a black handle knife (whether it be wood or horn) that just gives it a classy look. The Taylor's Eye Witness Barlow I have in Buffalo horn you crafted does the same thing, exemplifying the polished nickel silver of the bolster & setting the pins apart from the handle material.
Take Care My Friend 🙏✌️
If it was my choice, I would keep it. Like you said, you may not find another one. Also, thanks for giving us another look at that blue pemberton, for some reason I am really drawn to that knife. Cheers!
Thanks David, after having the TC14 around for a few days, I can say without pause..It will be staying here with me👊😆👍
You have made me take note of why I bought that Blue Pemberton in the first place - It is a cool little knife for sure & that Dark Blue Jigged bone is crazy cool. I feel I've been neglecting it! Well, until now - Thank You🙏✌️
I’ve been looking at the TC Barlows with more interest, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. Gorgeous knife.
Thanks Buddy, They are sweet, I now understand why everyone went crazy over them when they came out in 2018..I was extremely lucky to get one at a respectable price this late in the game.🙏✌️
Funny how different the two #14s look! I think you just highlighted what I don’t like about GECs; a run of 207 is a limited run. Of course compared to Case limited runs of 2,500, that’s a small number, but if you add all the #14 runs together, there are thousands of them out there. Still, it’s a nice knife. I bought a GEC Barlow and traded it on before I even got it, for another GEC, which just might be a #14, but I can’t remember and I haven’t got it yet! A tale so bizarre, I’m not even sure I believe it, but I’ll tell it in full one day.
Lol! I heard about the traveling elderberry barlow!! I'm not sure who has it now, only that it has been through at least 3 owners in it's travel's.
The 14's are a nice little knife, I would consider them comparable to the "office knife", where light duty cuts are all that is needed.
And of course, I love Barlows!
so, in the Collection it goes😂
There is a Golden Brown version of the Cripple Creek elderberry #14 I showed that is available & tempting me, but I'm still going to stay in pause mode for awhile longer.
I paid for the TC14 back in June & it finally just arrived a few days ago✌️😁👍
Warthogg as I say, I’m not really drawn by GECs, there are just too many about.
I think you'll be drawn by what's in Queens NY & heading here quickly!😁
Which reminds me, I have to check out your newest video showing off a beautiful Lee White Amboyna Burl Gentleman's clip I believe?😂 You dog!!!
Hey Rick I just took a fast look getting ready for the hurricane it just got upgraded from a tropical storm.
Thanks for stopping by Larry!
Now batten down the hatches!!
Good luck My Friend 🍀 - Stay Safe 🙏✌️
Better keep it, sfo’s could be pretty hard to get since Gec said they’re not gonna make them anymore.....
Hi Reza,
That's what I heard too, so it looks like it's here to stay for now!😁
Thanks for watching 👍
Hi, your wiser viewers (apply for the warranty) came up with a better option than mine, which was to keep it till you found another (unlikely), then sell the gapped one. Good luck with the warranty application process. Strange you sourced it from England - Customs got a double win both sides. Find it distessing with GEC that they are bought up by people purely to flip, which is kind of off-putting. Now I must research saltine crackers, for the salt must flow. As for jelly, not sure what that means your side, I came across some crab apple trees, so might make some. Take care and forgive my rambling, PS I like the ebony handles against the bolster.
LOL Stone, Jelly is a form of fruit jam or fruit puree I guess you could say.. However, the texture of American "Jelly" is closer to gelatin than puree, (which we call "Jam")😂
Yes Stone! The flippers really aggravate the knife enthusiasts' who truly want them for their collection or better yet, to carry & enjoy.
Saltine crackers have great history! They were added to Soldiers' rations to provide much needed sodium & starch✌️😁
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltine_cracker
Yes, GEC do a small-sized pouch in addition to their standard size. I have one but none of my knives are small enough to fit! That gapping is uncharacteristic, but occasionally you do encounter an 'uncharacteristic' GEC knife. I return them at the rate of one in five (with Case it's more like four in five, and don't even get me started on Sheffield's offerings!). It's made me wonder whether GEC have 'factory seconds' - officially they don't, but unofficially? Hmm. Do you keep it or return it? Only you can make that call, because only you know which flaws you can live with and which you can't. Which flaws are (as Slick would put it) part of the knife's character and charm, and which are going to annoy the hell out of you every time you pick it up. For example, I don't worry about blade centering as long as it's not rubbing against the liner, but any blade wobble is an absolute no-no.
Hey David,
I do have the smaller GEC pocket slip, but I think it designed for a 3.5 inch knife & it doesn't quite hold this little barlow snug enough for my liking. It may be because it's slightly stretched out, since I use it for multiple knives, including a few "thick" Barlows I like to carry.
I'll probably order another and use it exclusively for this knife if I decide to keep it.🙏✌️
Gap between the spring and the liner is one, between the liner and the handle is another, you know? 😁
Yeah, I know Zen - I just kinda wanted this knife to be perfect (like most GEC's).
It is supposed to be the "mini-grail" of my barlow collection after all.
@@Warthogg1 still pretty dang sweet
Yep..It may be that the powers above know how bad I want this as a user..put a little gap in it & see if he bites! lol😂
@@Warthogg1 keep it mint, live with for a year, if it still bugs you then sell it to someone who doesn't mind the gap - for more than you paid. How 'bout that?
Sounds like a plan Stan!
👊😎🤙
Keep it, but call GEC about the issue.
Thanks Rusty, I'm going to contact them tomorrow & see if they can tweek it a little.✌️
Send it back to GEC for repair. Then you can keep it and it will be gap free!
Hi H.Chinaski,
I've thought of that, since I am the original owner, The warranty should still be valid - I just don't know if they consider a minor gap as a issue to need "warranty repair"?
I guess I could contact them to find out. I would definitely pay the shipping costs if they would repair it under warranty.
Thanks for watching & reminding me of all my possible options😊👍
@@Warthogg1
Check out knife thoughts CZcams video about the GEC warranty. It seems like they take great care on warranty work. I bet they would fix it right up.
Keep up the great vids. Love the channel.
Thanks Brother! I'll do just that✌️
Email GEC about the warranty on this piece on.. sales@greateasterncutlery.net
Thanks Andy, I'm going to check into having it tightened up soon, I'll contact Chris at GEC & see what they can do for me.. Thanks for giving me the heads up on where to get this at a great price!✌️😁👍
@@Warthogg1 Chris isn't there now, it's Billy or his mother Joan.
Don't return it! If you don't want it please let me know like I said the other day. I may even have some things you might be interested in trade.....
Don't worry Tom, You'll be the first I call on if I decide to sell or swap it..Thanks Buddy👍
Is that why the ebony knives are so much money? Because I have that knife in the spear point 14 pattern...... when it came I said what the fuck is this....... I will never buy a 14 pattern again they are way to small!!!!! Are yours real small?
lol! Pete the 14's & 15's were sold as "boys knives" with the 15's slightly bigger. I like to carry a small knife - I can pull it out at work without "some" co-worker going absolutely crazy. Just remember my friend, while the cool dinky knife is in my left pocket, there is usually something larger in my right pocket & possibly something even bigger than that in my back right pocket.
let's not talk about what may be in my boot or waistband today
✌️😁👍
Warthogg lol yeah buddy true true....... I have one in the spear point and I use the shit out of that thing!!!!!!! Anyway give me a price on your whole collection!!!!!!!! You can start over fresh I’ll wipe your whole collection out!!!!!! Just shoot me and price!!!!!!!