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Well, seeing as how I don't get this many knives within such a short amount of time, thought I post some crappy pics and type out a few words for each one. I'm also gonna do a little 1 out of 10 rating grade for each one to make it a little more interesting. Note that all ics were taken after a dip in the vinegar bath, so no new shiny carbon pics will be found here!
First up is the most recent acquisition, a Rough Rider stainless Barlow with yellow composition material, which is there generic plastic, similar to Case's yellow handle material. The most noticeable thing was the edges of the yellow handle, it was quite squared off. Quickly sanded it down all over and cleaned all the dust out of the knife, where I then noticed how far down the blades close. Or it could be worded how far down on the blades the nail nicks were ground. Take your pick, either way the knife is a bear to open. I do believe I will grind as pot out of the yellow and the bolster with the dremel to facilitate opening. Sharpness was actually good, especially as I'm not a sharpening nazi with a new knife (that comes 2 or 3 days later!) Fit & finish is pretty good & both blades do center up well. When opening the blades all the way, there is no snap however, just a thunk. Kinda weird, but whatever. Anyway, she's all sanded down and I washed the handle dust out in the sink and gave her a good oiling so in a couple days I'll dig out the dremel and give her a good grinding. For $8.50, it's a little better than I expected. Especially the bolsters, thought they'd be hollow aluminum. Price, country of origin, & everything else considered, I give the Rough Rider Barlow a 6 out of 10.
Next, we have a Case Peanut in CV with yellow handles. Handles meet the bolsters very tightly all over. No over-exposed pins, backstop is flush. Everything one would expect out of a yellow Case, CV or stainless. Only complaint is the main blade, it appears that whoever ground it only ground from one side. It's so bad the the blade rubs on it's left side, the inside. That side was ground to a sharpness, and the bevel isn't off centered, it's kinda hard to explain, but the spine is kinda off to the left, not the center. Clip blade is fine, though. Both blades have half-stops and have good rests there before going to open or closed positions. Backstops aren't exposed and there's no gaps either. Payed $20.01 on ebay for this one, nib, so I'm not furious about it, but it will be going back to Case for repair in the future. I'm giving this one a 7 out of 10. Would have given it a 9 if the blade didn't rub.
First up is the most recent acquisition, a Rough Rider stainless Barlow with yellow composition material, which is there generic plastic, similar to Case's yellow handle material. The most noticeable thing was the edges of the yellow handle, it was quite squared off. Quickly sanded it down all over and cleaned all the dust out of the knife, where I then noticed how far down the blades close. Or it could be worded how far down on the blades the nail nicks were ground. Take your pick, either way the knife is a bear to open. I do believe I will grind as pot out of the yellow and the bolster with the dremel to facilitate opening. Sharpness was actually good, especially as I'm not a sharpening nazi with a new knife (that comes 2 or 3 days later!) Fit & finish is pretty good & both blades do center up well. When opening the blades all the way, there is no snap however, just a thunk. Kinda weird, but whatever. Anyway, she's all sanded down and I washed the handle dust out in the sink and gave her a good oiling so in a couple days I'll dig out the dremel and give her a good grinding. For $8.50, it's a little better than I expected. Especially the bolsters, thought they'd be hollow aluminum. Price, country of origin, & everything else considered, I give the Rough Rider Barlow a 6 out of 10.
Next, we have a Case Peanut in CV with yellow handles. Handles meet the bolsters very tightly all over. No over-exposed pins, backstop is flush. Everything one would expect out of a yellow Case, CV or stainless. Only complaint is the main blade, it appears that whoever ground it only ground from one side. It's so bad the the blade rubs on it's left side, the inside. That side was ground to a sharpness, and the bevel isn't off centered, it's kinda hard to explain, but the spine is kinda off to the left, not the center. Clip blade is fine, though. Both blades have half-stops and have good rests there before going to open or closed positions. Backstops aren't exposed and there's no gaps either. Payed $20.01 on ebay for this one, nib, so I'm not furious about it, but it will be going back to Case for repair in the future. I'm giving this one a 7 out of 10. Would have given it a 9 if the blade didn't rub.
