Blade Forums Spring Street Barlow (BF Knife 2021)

[WValtakis]

That sweet "reverse shipping order" paying off...sure glad I got my order in right at the beginning

 

[sitflyer]

Such nice knives! This is probably my favorite thread running right now

Are there quite a few of us still waiting on shipping? Mine has been in “pre shipment” since the 27th of last month and the wait is killing me! Especially seeing such nice examples being shown every day

I'm guessing quite a few will be delivered this week? I'm still waiting too.

Same here...says "USPS awaiting item"

IIRC Gunstock Jack received and shipped out 250 knives, GEC is on holiday this week, and he expects more knives around Oct. 18 or so...so there is a bunch of us who will get ours shipped on the second wave. Personally I wonder if it may take longer, depending on if they are finished assembly or not. I'm cool with that, I like surprises, it will get here when it gets here.

 

[Murphjd25]

Since we’re talking about pins, I’ll just say that mine are very proud too. They didn’t bother me but now they do, thanks guys

 

[Old Engineer]

Ha!.... I see you can smell a shop rat a mile away!!..... Yes, I worked for 37 years in a nonferrous factory..... We had extrusion presses, continuous caster, mill, foundry, forge, buss bar, plating, commutator and component machining depts...... I managed the production in the commutator department..... We made commutators from ~4" brush diameter to 124" brush diameter...... 6000 hp blooming stand drive motors.... traction commutators..... non magnetic mine sweeper commutators, industrial commutators, etc...... we did not make the small molded commutators that Detroit puts in automobiles.....

It was a fun place to work..... Like a huge Skunkworks...... I've been retired for 10 years..... I miss the people a lot...... Some I've known 2X longer than my wife!!

I don't know if you have ever ridden a horse , but I know that you have " Been In A Lot Of Rodeos " . Managing the Production of any Product Line is not as easy as most people think . Among other jobs , I have managed 3 for the company that I worked for for 36 years . I have been retired for 20 years and I have known my wife since 1956.

Harry

 

[takokato]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy.
Really love the color variations. And it came a day early. Right in the pocket.

 

[Macchina]

Found myself outside this morning getting veggies without any other knife so the patina started on this one!

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you Jack! have a great week

Thanks pal, you too

 

[Easyrider]

I actually probably should not have bought this knife. I am not fond of bone handle covers and not the Barlow pattern in general. The over sized bolster just looks goofy to me. This year’s forum knife with that rat tailed bolster makes a huge difference! This is my first Barlow pattern and to be honest I am very happy with it. I am quite happy that I went ahead and bought one.

 

[Tyson A Wright]

Got an answer finally, can't understand why the other doctors missed it. Severe dehydration caused by vomiting, and the nausea was caused by "a raging bladder infection " docs exact words. Thank all of you again for the well wishes and prayers, it means allot to the both of us! Looks like after a couple bags of I.V. fluids and antibiotics in a couple hrs and we can go home I told her my knife coming 4 days earlier than the post office said was a good luck sign!

Well, the best thing about reading this thread late was seeing that Misplaced Hillbilly 's fiance was diagnosed and a path to better shortly after hearing that she wasa sick. Glad to hear it!

 

[Tyson A Wright]

Mine arrived on Saturday, and I love it. There are details about this that I wouldn't select in the abstract, but that work perfectly on this knife. It's funny, as a BF knife, it's specifically made for people who already have a bunch of pocket knives, but if you could only have one pocket knife, this would be an excellent choice. Small enough to be easy to carry, large enough for any pocket knife tasks. Nice thin blade, good snap, good looking. I am well pleased. It looks a little pink in the picture, but it's actually more of a reddish-orange.

Thanks to @waynorth and @gunstockjack and @Peregrin and @knarfeng and Spark and Bill Howard and the GEC crew for making this happen.

 

[Ernie1980]

Wow this knife has custom level fit, finish, and action!

 

[HEMI 49]

I don't know if you have ever ridden a horse , but I know that you have " Been In A Lot Of Rodeos " . Managing the Production of any Product Line is not as easy as most people think . Among other jobs , I have managed 3 for the company that I worked for for 36 years . I have been retired for 20 years and I have known my wife since 1956.

Harry

Ha!..... I'm not a horse person by any stretch of the imagination, but I have participated in a lot of the rodeos....... Congratulations on your 65 year journey with your wife...... That is certainly a wonderful milestone!!
Brent

 

[Murphjd25]

Mine might be defective too..

 

[Lander boy Matt]

 

[BDubbs]

Some terminology...

If you look at a domed pin, the top is domed, and there's a distinct flat disc on the underside of the dome. If there's space between the scale and the underside of the dome, that's a proud pin. One poster described it as being able to hang the knife on a fingernail by the pin. This is not normal in any knife regardless of scale material.

Sometimes a spun (domed) pin is set so that a sharp edge is raised on the edge of the dome. That's an upset pin, and not normal.

A domed pin with the underside set flush to the scale surface will often protrude above the scale surface. There's no edge to catch a nail on, the pin surface is perfectly smooth. This is normal.

I appreciate the terminology, learn new things here all the time.

 

[tmd_87]

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Hoping mine will be looking like this by the end of the week!!!!

 

[Lander boy Matt]

Hoping mine will be looking like this by the end of the week!!!!

I'm absolutely sure it will! These IMO are very pocket friendly too, the only other 86 I have are the 2 blade versions and are just a little too heavy for my liking, anything this slender and 4" range is perfection to me

 

[traumkommode]

Jigged Hemlock vs sawcut.

Glad you posted this, I think it captures the consistency that can be achieved between runs. The dye looks the same.

Superb

I really, REALLY like that slip. Was that made by one of us?

On the subject of light sawcuts.... has anyone given a reason for the very light sawcuts on many of these?
I wonder if it's to avoid going too deep and exposing the red "undercoat" of the hemlock? But if that was the case, I would think that jigging would be worse, and GEC's done some fine jigging on hemlock.
Perhaps it's simply "that's the way they turned out".... ?
I don't mind either way... I like the light sawcuts equally with the deeper ones.

enquiring minds, and all that......

I'm going to toss out my guesses about the sawcut/dye process/domed pins. I think they were all chosen as the path to get us the knife at the $99 price point and still have attractive brown (red) hues. Hafting my knife any further (shown in the lineup below) to grind down the pins could risk loosing some of the already shallow sawcut.

Anyway, enough of my speculation and pontification. Here it is, perfect in every way, along with a couple cousins:

 

[tmd_87]

I'm absolutely sure it will! These IMO are very pocket friendly too, the only other 86 I have are the 2 blade versions and are just a little too heavy for my liking, anything this slender and 4" range is perfection to me

Yea it really is a great size and being a single blade definitely will help! Mine should be in my mailbox this afternoon. Will get to check it out after football practice today. I can’t wait!!!

 

[redsparrow]

I really, REALLY like that slip. Was that made by one of us?

Yes, sunknife kindly made that for me. It not only looks good but it's quality work and a useful size. Thanks!