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That's what I thought but needed verification. Wow..... amazing
What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?
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Campbellclanman
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That Hatch can rest up in my place anytime- I remember when Charles showed us this Knife the first time and it Floored me- I think this is an extremely beautiful knife!
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Thanks Duncan. I'm proud to share it.
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View attachment 716043 Picked up a few this week, an old Schrade Cut Co that someone liked enough to customize with notches and a bone Boker that still has a nice blade etch. Both have close to full sheepsfoot blades.
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BEAUTIES John
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This STA SHARP Barlow arrived today, I think it's made by Camillus. I have other STA SHARP knives that I base that on. This has BEAUTIFUL bone covers, solid blades, although the main is down a bit but over all I'm really pleased as it's a solid knife
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View attachment 716922 My $3 flea market find.
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Augie
I am not too sure if I like your new style of Notching up on the Barlows my friend , But darned nice nice mate Love those hard to get Sheepsfoot. Speaking of...I wonder who will turn up with that beauty of an I*XL that went on the Big Site?Paul- That is a real nice Barlow- Worn blade? That Knife is as we talked about the other day...in lovely proportion my friend- thats a very handsome Knife!
Ironbut
- $3!!! you lucky dog you! A very nice example of a Barlow knife! Sta-Sharp was indeed a Sears Roebuck knife line made by Camillus, before the Craftsman line. They are often tang stamped in three separate lines:"Highcarbon, Steel, USA". When new, the blades were lightly etched with the words "Sta-Sharp" and the model number. There are a few transitional knives that are etched on the blade with both the "Sta Sharp" and the "Craftsman" brands. The quality of the Sta-Sharp line, as well as its value for money price, landed Camillus their Sears Craftsman contract in the late 1920's.This STA SHARP Barlow arrived today, I think it's made by Camillus. I have other STA SHARP knives that I base that on. This has BEAUTIFUL bone covers, solid blades, although the main is down a bit but over all I'm really pleased as it's a solid knife
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View attachment 717900 This one just arrived today. Pretty nice! The blades are centered, with no wobble. Good snap, halfstops. No gaps between the scales & bolsters, & the liners are fitted tight. Blade opening is a little bit gritty, but I can live with that. I've been lucky with all four of my Queens, because I haven't had any of the QC issues that I've heard about.
Nice looking Barlow! Flushing the joints by working in a little oil ought to clean out any loose grit. Enjoy!
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PT, very nice! I have the same pair, one each user and SQ.
Ironbutt, I've been thinking about a Queen Barlow. Not having great sharpening skills I've held back given what I've read about they're often needing sharpening and even re-profiling. I have had luck with a WD40 flush followed by a compressed air blowout and then light lube oil.
Ironbutt, I've been thinking about a Queen Barlow. Not having great sharpening skills I've held back given what I've read about they're often needing sharpening and even re-profiling. I have had luck with a WD40 flush followed by a compressed air blowout and then light lube oil.
A nice version Ironbut, I like the look of the horn especially! I may need to put one of those on my wish list!
I very much agree with your comments on Queen's QC being quite now. I have been bitten by the Barlow bug a bit myself of late and have purchased a Queen #69 Work Horse in Delrin not long ago to replace my aged Camco 551. I am quite pleased with the Queen, and gave two as gifts at graduation time to my nephews. Both were quite nice in fit and finish, certainly better than a NOS Camco 551 I examined recently (to be fair the Camco line intentionally left out some finishing steps to hold down costs), and all three Queen Barlows I have examined closely are on about the same level in terms of QC as a NOS version of the Camillus #51 owned by a friend.
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