Congress Blade suggestions....speak up NOW and win a Free Congress!!!
I haven't had a knife giveaway in a while and I think another one's long over due.
I just put up the projected production schedule for Great Eastern that will take us into Fall of '09. NOW....if you read my post and missed it....one more time....
GEC will be running the #61 Congress with a change in blade configurations. I don't believe anything has been chiseled in stone as to what the combination might be so if anyone has some good ideas about what they'd like to see, speak up now. Can't say exactly when it'll be released, but it'll be later this summer. This is a great time to have a little consumer input!!!!
In fact, here's the deal, anyone that puts up a reasonable suggestion for a new blade combination (no suggestions for saw blades, pliers, etc) will get their name put in the proverbial hat for a drawing for one of the new Congress' FREE from TSA Knives, LLC. Anyone that's already submitted an idea is in the drawing already. The only condition is the idea has to be posted under the "Great Eastern Cutlery #61 Congress Blade Suggestions" category. Don't send me a personal Email thinking I'll put you in. You can just post a comment to this posting by hitting reply and replying!!
greg
I just put up the projected production schedule for Great Eastern that will take us into Fall of '09. NOW....if you read my post and missed it....one more time....
GEC will be running the #61 Congress with a change in blade configurations. I don't believe anything has been chiseled in stone as to what the combination might be so if anyone has some good ideas about what they'd like to see, speak up now. Can't say exactly when it'll be released, but it'll be later this summer. This is a great time to have a little consumer input!!!!
In fact, here's the deal, anyone that puts up a reasonable suggestion for a new blade combination (no suggestions for saw blades, pliers, etc) will get their name put in the proverbial hat for a drawing for one of the new Congress' FREE from TSA Knives, LLC. Anyone that's already submitted an idea is in the drawing already. The only condition is the idea has to be posted under the "Great Eastern Cutlery #61 Congress Blade Suggestions" category. Don't send me a personal Email thinking I'll put you in. You can just post a comment to this posting by hitting reply and replying!!
greg
Posted by Greg at 7/15/2009 4:14 PM 
Categories: Great Eastern Cutlery #61 Congress Blade Suggestions, Contests and Drawings
Categories: Great Eastern Cutlery #61 Congress Blade Suggestions, Contests and Drawings
How about a Warncliffe,Spear,Pen and Sheepfoot. Sounds like a good combo to me. Thanks Greg
Mike
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I'm not sure about the spear. Hmmmm.... I think it's just that I've never been a big fan of the spear blades. I was thinking maybe a small coping blade.
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I definitely would like to see a true wharncliffe and a nice swedged spear point.
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Looks like I may have to give in on the Spear point.
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I think I made a suggestion a while back in a different thread but what the heck here's another: small pen and coping, larger wharncliffe and muskrat clip. A Northfield mother of pearl with no shield or a stainless GEC with acorn shield would be classy in the congress...
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Large wharncliffe
Large spear
Small coping
Small clip
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I would like to see a clip plus a serrated sheepfoot blade. I know Greg you mentioned earlier that GEC is keeping to traditional blades but the option of having a serrated on a congress might be appealing to some??
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This is meant in the kindest way, but you, I and a few others following the blog and GEC are kind of oddballs in that we actually use the GEC knives. From an purely practical approach, I'm with you 100%. I think the idea of a serrated blade would be fantastic. In fact when the 23's came out one of my first thoughts was how great it would be if that big critter had one serrated blade. What a work horse.
I've just got a feeling that the serrated blades might be too 'new' an innovation for GEC (from a design standpoint). Maybe what we oughta do is get them to make a custom run of Congress' with a Sheepsfoot blade that isn't sharpened. THEN,....
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I started thinking about this yesterday and had an idea. Now that comments are posted, it looks like every one else has the same idea. It looks like the wharncliffe is unanamous. I would like to see a wharncliffe similar to the Case 055's with an opposing coping or small sheepsfoot blade on one side, and a #1 spear like on the barlows with an opposing small #8 muskrat clip. Whatever GEC decides, I would like to see 4 different blade types.
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Think you've got a good point, I'd really like to see 4 different blades as well. The previous comment about a serrated blade got me to thinking that two sheepfoot or Wharncliffe blades would be fine if one were serrated. As it stands, it's kinda like a four bladed muskrat.
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How about a Regular Clip, Wharncliff, Punch, and small Pen?
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Hey! I think the 4 blade muskrat is kinda cool!
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Yes I do have a Case Texas Muskrat with 4 clip blades. It's almost too much knife to be practical but that's not the reason I have it, it is just a neat 'toy' to put with collection.
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I threw that '4 blade muskrat' comment out there and was starting to worry you wouldn't respond. (Just have to give you muskrat fans a tough time.)
Which reminds me, in the time I've been using the Congress, I keep thinking back to the comment someone made regarding having two identical blades which allowed you to have a matching sharp blade to fall back on when one got dull. My biggest problem is I never use the same blade consistently! I'm always finding myself using one blade then the other, back and forth and so on. In other words, when one starts needing a touch up, the other one does too! Now if I had four matching blades.........
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i know that fight'n rooster has not only a 4 blade muskrat but they have an 8 blade as well.
if you have never scene either let me know.i only have pics.i dont own either.haha!the 8 blade muskrat is amazing.
just a heads up as well their are some good ideas for the congress pattern running under 3 different blogs.
check them all out!!!
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I find that Texas Congress pretty humorous. While we're being funny how bout a spatula blade. You could open letters...or maybe do a little scraping or stirring on your pipe???
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Now that's not so funny. How about a cigar cutter??? I came across this little jewel in a box of TSA confiscated knives I bought a number of years back. It's thin as a razor and there's gotta be a way to incorporate it.
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hey greg ,i love cigar cutters.
thanx for the pic.
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I like that, its cool. Looks ancient. Probably wouldn't work too well on a multi-bladed knife, but could be a new twist for a single bladed sleeveboard. They have awesome snap. Our imagination can really run wild.
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Has anybody mentioned a drop point blade yet?
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They have now!!
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LARGE WHARNCLIFF,,, LARGE SHEEPSFOOT,,,SMALL PEN,,,AND SMALL PUNCH...IM NOT A BIG FAN OF CLIP AND SPEAR BLADES,,,I THINK THEYRE USED WAY TOO OFTEN...
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