Sure it cuts, but it requires an amount of maintenance that is unnecessary with modern steels. But in a folder, with a thin blade, it is merely okay. I actually like it in a big chopper where the toughness comes in handy. Of course, like all traditionals, this knife lacks a pocket clip and is pretty dense for what it is.ġ095 is a decent steel. For example, the backspring, the scales, and the covers are well matched and fingernail flush.Ī very small exposed rear tang makes this one of my favorite traditionals in the pocket, but the slim size and weight also help. They aren’t in that top echelon of fit and finishers (Chris Reeve, Reate, Taichung Spyderco, and Al Mar), but they are quite good. The B:W is 1.18, which is actually quite good. You don’t buy a Toothpick because you are expecting a Spec Beast, but surprisingly the numbers are both above average.
Weird, but very well done and nicely suited to an animal with 10 digits, of which 2 are opposable thumbs. The large bolster at the bottom, usually a problem, is not here because the top bolster and the pivot counter balance the weight.
Through a mindful approach to the curves of both the edge and the spine, the knife’s blade is actually not that small for the handle and its not anywhere near as weird as the handle itself. Here the curve of the hand makes the knife fall perfectly into the hand and across the fingers. There are very few pattern designs that are this weird. Is there a more idiosyncratic design than a Toothpick? Maybe a French Kate, but that’s it. Here is my review sample (purchased with my own money to keep): Here is a link where you can buy the GEC Toothpick. With that experience and a few months of carry I feel confident I have my opinion on this knife pinned down. I reviewed the splendid TC Barlow here and I reviewed the Small Jack here. This is the seventh or eight GEC I have owned and the third I have reviewed. “Near future” turned out to be quite a wait, but I have one now and it is an interesting knife. I checked around and noticed that GEC, darling of the traditional knife community, was making a Toothpick in the near future and so I waited. A genuine Case toothpick was, then, off the table. The Tony Bose stuff is incredible, but for most Case knives you are sure to get a few things-retro look and feel, butter soft steel, and pig-trough levels of slop in the fit and finish. Alas this placed an ember of desire deep in my gear consuming heart and I have wanted a high quality rendition of a toothpick pattern knife ever since.Īs Nick said on the podcast “Case knives are for people that like collecting more than they like knives.” My experience with Case has been well, underwhelming, at least in their main line production stuff. He reasoning was spot on-“I need a knife to open packages and stuff, and this was small, had a good amount of curve to the blade, and it looked interesting.” Check, check, and check on the Case Texas Toothpick. I was expecting a Kershaw or a ZT, maybe even a Sebenza, but then imagine my shock when this new to knives person busted out a Case Texas Toothpick. One day he came in and picked her up from work and we ran into each other. He was younger than I was and didn’t strike me as a “I carried since I was 7” type, so I was very interested to see what he pocketed on a daily basis. It all started when a work friend told me that her husband loved knives. But the Toothpick came into production and I snagged one. In this case, I was waiting and watching for over three years. And so if you want a particular model not being made, you wait. Like with Bark River, GEC has an extensive catalog, not all of which is in production at the same time.
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