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Cesar Salazar left a comment for Tim Cassani
Happy Birthday Tim!!!
JAMES IVY left a comment for Tim Cassani
Happy Birthday from iKC!
Tim Cassani replied to Jan Carter's discussion 'The 2011 Great Eastern Cutlery Rendezvous is Coming Up Soon!!!' in the group Great Eastern Cutlery
Jan;
I have toured the plant but never attended the rendevous. Unfortunately work responsabilities will keep me from attending again this year.
Please tell Pat Vroman that Tim Cassani from Curbell Plastics says hello.
Tim C
Tim Cassani replied to Dave Taylor's discussion 'More On The Acrylics and Perylics' in the group Great Eastern Cutlery
I have worked in the plastic industry for nearly 30 years and am very familiar with the Novus plastic polishes. There is also a Novus #2 & #3 which are used for scratch removal. Novus is a good product. I have found some I like even better that…
Tim Cassani replied to Dave Taylor's discussion 'Don't Overlook the Acrylics' in the group Great Eastern Cutlery
I've been wondering about the "Percrylic" term myself. Never heard it before. Might just be a trade name but I'll check it out next week.
TC
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Tim Cassani replied to Dave Taylor's discussion 'Don't Overlook the Acrylics' in the group Great Eastern Cutlery
Dave;
AMF is a customer of ours and I'll ask....but I beleive bowling balls are made of polyurethane. Polyurethane is a thermoset plastic like the Micartas (but not a laminate). Polyurethane can be cured to a variety of…
Tim Cassani replied to Dave Taylor's discussion 'Don't Overlook the Acrylics' in the group Great Eastern Cutlery
No question that these acrylic scales are tough and durable. I think GEC actually uses an import material which is a mix of acrylic and acetate. Both are crystalline thermoplastics with good impact strength. The acetate probably improves the impact…
Tim Cassani replied to Jan Carter's discussion 'Tell us about your newest' in the group Great Eastern Cutlery
Picked up 3 today at the Ohio Knife Show in Wilmington. A 2008 model 73 GEC w/ stag handles. The stag was supplied by a friend who had a particularly nice batch and Ken Daniels made him a couple dozen. Also got the new model 33 w/ ebony wood…
Craig T. (max) McGruder left a comment for Tim Cassani
Happy Birthday Tim!
Mike Smith left a comment for Tim Cassani
I tried friending but it wouldn't go through. How are you liking the Pertinent PTT?
Ken Mundhenk left a comment for Tim Cassani
Tim sorry I'm late getting back to you. I say you got a great deal, 2006's are hard to find
Tim Cassani left a comment for Ken Mundhenk
Ken;
I've been looking for any GEC with the Tidioute shield from 2006. I finally found one on e-bay for $75. It is a 2006, #23 Pioneer with bocote wood handles.
Did I get a good deal?
Tim Cassani
CaptJeff Saylor left a comment for Tim Cassani
hey check out my latest knife
the CJS 5" Broad Skinner.....
CaptJeff Saylor replied to Tim Cassani's discussion 'Kydex for trade'
Tim that job sounds cool! if nothing else you get some good perks!
i have some folders that i ordered from ebay that i plan on doing a re-handle job on. i should be getting them by the end of the week. i ordered some Rough Riders, and Schrade,…
Profile Information
- Profile
- Your club was recommended to me by my brother.
- Are you a member of any knife club now?
- Yes
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- Yes
- How long have you collected knives?
- 3- 5 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- Classic slip joint folders from Great Eastern Cutlery.
- About Me
- I work in the plastics industry and we supply Micarta to the knife handle industry.
- Interests
- Reading, golf, darts. NKCA member.
Comment Wall (19 comments)
- At 12:41am on September 3, 2011,
Cesar Salazar said…
- Happy Birthday Tim!!!
- At 6:22am on September 2, 2011,
JAMES IVY said…
- Happy Birthday from iKC!
- At 12:04am on September 3, 2010,
Craig T. (max) McGruder said…
- Happy Birthday Tim!
- At 10:38pm on August 25, 2010,
Mike Smith said…
- I tried friending but it wouldn't go through. How are you liking the Pertinent PTT?
- At 9:58am on January 10, 2010,
Ken Mundhenk said…
- Tim sorry I'm late getting back to you. I say you got a great deal, 2006's are hard to find
- At 10:26am on January 5, 2010,
CaptJeff Saylor said…
- hey check out my latest knife
the CJS 5" Broad Skinner.....
- At 2:39pm on January 2, 2010,
Roger Cunningham said… - Tim,both times I took the tour I was with Ken Mundhenk,Both times during GEC open house in 08,and 09.They have open house in the summer when either Case or Queen has there collector get-to-gethers.Case`s is coming in July this summer. Has far as new GEC patterns ask Ken if he has heard anything,he is a distributor for them.But he usually doesn`t know until they come out.
- At 4:36pm on December 31, 2009,
CaptJeff Saylor said…
- At 2:46pm on December 29, 2009,
Randy, HHH Knives said… - Tim, Im interested. Lets talk. I got your numbers and will contact you take a look at my web page www.hhhknives.com all my contact info including phone number is there as well as some pics and info i think you might like!
Hope to hear from ya soon
Randy
- At 10:02pm on December 26, 2009,
michael cassani said… - There are 37 makers in the "Knife Makers Group" so check that also for possible trading ideas.
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