Bar Shields are Simply Beautiful

[KnifeHead]

The simple, parallel lines that make up the venerable BAR SHIELD are classic in the knife world. You would think that something so simple as a rectangle piece of shiney steel, stuck in the middle of a perfectly good knife handle, would clash with the purposeful, flowing, aesthetically pleasing features of the common traditional knife. But for some reason, most often than not, the bar shield adds to the beauty of an already beautiful thing. Whut'supwitdat!

Anyway, enough of the waxing philosophically. Show us your knives with BAR SHIELDS and you will see what I been talkin 'bout

Here's a quick few to start the ball rolling...

An I-XL Rooster Comb...a curvey knife and a straight shield...I guess it works.

A Cattaraugus Pen...seems to just call for a bar shield.

A Holley Pen...the ebony w/bar shield makes this knife pop!

And the Case/Bose Lockback Whittler(image by JpN)

 

[kamagong]

I agree. One of the makers on my wish list is Hiroaki Ohta, and he seems to use bar shields exclusively. It works as his stuff is simply gorgeous as I'm sure you already know.

 

[KnifeHead]

Yessir...was just chatting with a buddy about how you can spot an Ohta from a distance because he uses bar shields A LOT!

 

[smiling-knife]

Beautiful knives Kerry. The rooster comb is awesome as are the lockback whittlers. I think the shield works really well on your penknives, with the rounded corners matching the rounded bolsters.

Here are a few more to keep things going.

 

[navihawk]

hERE'S ONE.

 

[zerogee]

I really like bar shields on curvy patterns (wharncliffe, eureka, dogleg, congress,...) -- they emphasize the curves by contrast, and don't detract from the curves and beauty of the pattern itself - which is already plenty fancy and doesn't need any "punching up". Like this one I posted a while back in the Old Knives thread:

 

[waynorth]

Here's one I just posted in Old Knives. Really suits the knife I think.

 

[waynorth]

A pretty scarce Schrade Cut Doctor's knife accepts a bar shield nicely.

 

[waynorth]

Jeez Kerry, you got me going through all my archives - great thread idea!!
Terry put one on this big honking Moose!

 

[waynorth]

Pearly Ulster with bar shield; make a nice Christmas present with a dedicated engraving on the shield. How 'bout it Santa? - - - - - - - -Sir! Get off my lap!!

 

[KnifeHead]

Wooohooo! Some nice ones are showing up here. Here's the lil Tidioute jack I almost forgot I have...

 

[waynorth]

Another BIG knife with one.

 

[waynorth]

How could you forget that rare Tidioute??

Probably like I forgot who made that fiddlehead above!!

 

[waynorth]

Empire made a lot of knives with a bar shield. I'll probably find another besides this one.

 

[waynorth]

Fits this Russell spatula real nice too!

 

[waynorth]

More Empires;

Whoops! I'm late, I'm late!! For a very important date!!
Ciao for now!!

 

[smiling-knife]

Fantastic!!!!!

 

[KnifeHead]

Charlie is easy to wind up

dig deep fellers...I know they are out there

 

[Mike Robuck]

How about a little curve on that bar shield?

beat up, but a bar shield:

 

[smiling-knife]

A little quill knife. Maybe that's not a bar shield in the strict sense.