2022 Lick Creek Barlow #14 thread

As promised, a picture of the pile side...
Please ignore the bolster gap and concentrate on everything else that's perfect about the knife.
I absolutely love all the character in the wood, it has a great "old world' charm to it. Perfect watch pocket size too.
 
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Old Engineer said:
Those Lick Creeks sure do look nice folks !!!!!!!!!

Just put my @waynorth #14 Barlow with my other 14's for a group shot . I think that it does stand out a little from the others . There are a few " Hard To Gets " in the group .


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there is certainly one hard to 14 barlow im still waiting to clap eyes on!
 
JohnDF said:
As promised, a picture of the pile side...
Please ignore the bolster gap and concentrate on everything else that's perfect about the knife.
I absolutely love all the character in the wood, it has a great "old world' charm to it. Perfect watch pocket size too.
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That is a really great representative of the this group of lick creek barlows!!
 
sf fanatic said:
Yes, it is a beauty! If you’re
so inclined send it back to the mother ship and they’ll fix the wobble for minimal cost. Excellent score!
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I may do that; thanks for the tip!!

JohnDF said:
Yes, mine has a few gaps too.
But it's an expensive knife, so gaps are okay... right?
They are not acceptable on cheaper knives, like Case... or so I'm lead to believe by the posters here. 🤣
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I don’t know why… but my brain can’t seem to follow that logic 😅

A high cost for such a small knife; I was hoping for better. But I digress, I was able to get a GEC TC Barlow, so I can’t complain - maybe that’s the problem though.
 
untytled said:
That is a really great representative of the this group of lick creek barlows!!
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Thank you, Renato. :)
Jerbhola89 said:
I don’t know why… but my brain can’t seem to follow that logic
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Mine can't follow it either, but that's what people want us to think. 🤣
I'm not upset by the little Fit n Finish issues on GEC knives, they don't bother me at all.
By the same token, they don't bother me on a Case knife either... but people really like to bash Case for it and give GEC a pass on it.
So, my assumption is, the more you pay for a knife, the more willing you are to overlook any slight defects... Logical, right?
 
JohnDF said:
Thank you, Renato. :)

Mine can't follow it either, but that's what people want us to think. 🤣
I'm not upset by the little Fit n Finish issues on GEC knives, they don't bother me at all.
By the same token, they don't bother me on a Case knife either... but people really like to bash Case for it and give GEC a pass on it.
So, my assumption is, the more you pay for a knife, the more willing you are to overlook any slight defects... Logical, right?
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my gripe with case is their blade to handle ratio, its terrible to me. they do make some patterns i enjoy like single blade trappers.
 
Saw cut just landed. No complaints!


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Chief said:
Size comparison 14 / 15 single clip TCs. 15 blade isn't much larger, difference is more noticeable in the handle.

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Single blade TC 14s, two on the left are rounded variants. Spear on the bottom is a Lick Creek.

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Thank you for that size comparison John. I had been wondering how the 14 and 15's compared. Nice 14's and 15, as well. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ☺️
 
Dear Lyle, now that I’ve read the story on the COA and the label on the back of the knife tube, I really have an appreciation for the complete package here.

I can imagine old dirt roads with old wood fences and post, eating an apple while walking along Lick Creek. Cooling off in the creek after a long days work building and mending fences. Weekend summer naps under a shaded tree while waiting for the fish to bite. Telling story’s about about our Papaw and the neighbors settling disputes the old fashioned way by sending a few gun shots over each other’s head rather than getting police and courts involved. Then the very next day Mamaw asking us to go borrow some sugar from the same neighbors like nothing ever happened. Finding old civil war relics while working the fields and while out gathering firewood. There’s a lot of old history near Lick Creek and now I have some of that here in my hand. I can’t believe this old chestnut wood is over a 125 years old and now part of cutlery history. The folks over at GEC did a fine job on this historical piece of cutlery.

Thank you for sharing another piece of your families story and the special thought and care you’ve put in this special package Lyle. I’m glad to hear you know the where abouts of that very Colt 32-20… I’m sure one of these barlows would go nicely with it.

Stay tough n cool - Ralph
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