Blade Forums Spring Street Barlow (BF Knife 2021)

[Onebigbill]

Got mine yesterday afternoon. Just got around to doing photos. Not great light but this amazing knife shines though anyway. I really like the coloring of the scales and the design of the bolsters.

 

[BIGDORK]

How'd ya get two pins?

I received 2 pins in my tube

 

[Nature Boy]

The only real thing to report is that the sides of the slabs on mine are much lighter than others (lighter even than it appears here), and they are mottled, or speckled.


Are we doing bonus points if your user name made it on the packing slip?

 

[Jsega51]

Nature Boy the edges on yours are sweet! That looks awesome like that. And my forum name was on my receipt also, NO POINTS FOR YOU!

 

[r8shell]

I received 2 pins in my tube

Lucky!

 

[SteveC]

Out for delivery
October 20, 06:18AM

 

[Don W]

Thank you to all involved in this project, special thanks to Barry for his patience in dealing with all of us. Just the act of packaging, addressing, and mailing 500 knives is a huge undertaking. I truly appreciate your efforts. This Blade Forums knife is a great addition to my growing collection.

 

[r8shell]

I guess I am going to be the last one to get theirs...

All the hub bub is over. A few thousand pictures of the same knife boring folks into a sound sleep. The race to make it look "used" is pretty much over. All the adjectives to describe it have been used. And reused.

I am so disgusted that a knife I could have gone and picked up in a day's trip has taken weeks, I almost don't care if it ever arrives; it's the fact that I spent money and I want something for my money. I was cheated out of being in the forefront of this thread, a position so cherished by those of the Porch. I deserve better. I followed the directions. I was prompt and efficient. I didn't complain about any of this. Until now.

So, I will not announce its current whereabouts (since I don't know), I will not proudly proclaim "The" knife has arrived (it hasn't). No pictures (see above). No words of praise. No long hunts of descriptive words to accurately relay my heartfelt thoughts (see above). Not even a complaint if it is found to be un-perfect.

In fact, if and when it arrives, I am not even going to open the box, let alone the tube to admire this loved and hated metal and bone "thing". I will toss it in the knife cabinet, way in the back and forget about this whole process.

That's...an interesting take on the situation.

Did you buy the knife intending to enjoy owning it, or in order to be one of the first to post pictures and write a review? I mean, even if you were the first one to get it, at the end of the thread you're still sitting with a knife in your hand like everyone else lucky enough to score one. Enjoy the party or don't.

 

[waynorth]

Enjoy the party or don't.

Great Scot!!

 

[WValtakis]

Great Scot!! View attachment 1664013

Well, alllllriiiigght...I guess I'll enjoy the forum knife...if that's whatcha want me to doooo

 

[JohnDF]

This was recommended earlier to ED and it intrigued me.
It's my new plan, I am going to carry my Forum Knife every day.
I'm going to put a thick layer of natural patina on the blade, spots and all.
I'm going to let it get scratched and marred up from keys and coins and work.
When it's looking well-used, and I've grown attached to it, I'll give it away to somebody.
That will mean more than giving somebody a brand new knife with inflated value, it will have sentimental value.
Who knows, maybe I'll do a pass-around before I gift it... That would be fun.
That's what the Forum Knife should be about!!!

Here it is on Day #1... You can watch the Totin' thread to see the progress.

 

[mrknife]

 

[paulhilborn]

I guess I am going to be the last one to get theirs...

All the hub bub is over. A few thousand pictures of the same knife boring folks into a sound sleep. The race to make it look "used" is pretty much over. All the adjectives to describe it have been used. And reused.

I am so disgusted that a knife I could have gone and picked up in a day's trip has taken weeks, I almost don't care if it ever arrives; it's the fact that I spent money and I want something for my money. I was cheated out of being in the forefront of this thread, a position so cherished by those of the Porch. I deserve better. I followed the directions. I was prompt and efficient. I didn't complain about any of this. Until now.

So, I will not announce its current whereabouts (since I don't know), I will not proudly proclaim "The" knife has arrived (it hasn't). No pictures (see above). No words of praise. No long hunts of descriptive words to accurately relay my heartfelt thoughts (see above). Not even a complaint if it is found to be un-perfect.

In fact, if and when it arrives, I am not even going to open the box, let alone the tube to admire this loved and hated metal and bone "thing". I will toss it in the knife cabinet, way in the back and forget about this whole process.

I have my very good friend Duncan's Campbellclanman sitting at my house in a place my wife and I call the New Zealand Post office area, a cove in the upper right of our closet just waiting to make the great journey to the Kiwi paradise. We discuss if it should ship now or wait until another current package that's in transit should arrive first. He said to wait and as he's told me many times before "it's just a knife mate". I am more excited than he is for him to receive and use this wonderful knife.

So as bad as it is, can you imagine how long others overseas wait for each and every knife and made worse in Duncan's case because I RUB IT IN EVERY DAY

 

[Old Hunter]

I guess I am going to be the last one to get theirs...

All the hub bub is over. A few thousand pictures of the same knife boring folks into a sound sleep. The race to make it look "used" is pretty much over. All the adjectives to describe it have been used. And reused.

I am so disgusted that a knife I could have gone and picked up in a day's trip has taken weeks, I almost don't care if it ever arrives; it's the fact that I spent money and I want something for my money. I was cheated out of being in the forefront of this thread, a position so cherished by those of the Porch. I deserve better. I followed the directions. I was prompt and efficient. I didn't complain about any of this. Until now.

So, I will not announce its current whereabouts (since I don't know), I will not proudly proclaim "The" knife has arrived (it hasn't). No pictures (see above). No words of praise. No long hunts of descriptive words to accurately relay my heartfelt thoughts (see above). Not even a complaint if it is found to be un-perfect.

In fact, if and when it arrives, I am not even going to open the box, let alone the tube to admire this loved and hated metal and bone "thing". I will toss it in the knife cabinet, way in the back and forget about this whole process.

Fred, if you are anywhere close to the Crystal Coast of eastern NC come by, I'll fix you a drink of good bourbon and take you fishing. One or the other of those two things will make everything fine. OH

 

[paulhilborn]

How'd ya get two pins?

Hey r8shell, I have two also, I just swiped the pin from Duncan's Campbellclanman forum Barlow

 

[mrknife]

I have my very good friend Duncan's Campbellclanman sitting at my house in a place my wife and I call the New Zealand Post office area, a cove in the upper right of our closet just waiting to make the great journey to the Kiwi paradise. We discuss if it should ship now or wait until another current package that's in transit should arrive first. He said to wait and as he's told me many times before "it's just a knife mate". I am more excited than he is for him to receive and use this wonderful knife.

So as bad as it is, can you imagine how long others overseas wait for each and every knife and made worse in Duncan's case because I RUB IT IN EVERY DAY

you gotta convince Campbellclanman to come visit the states again! GEC 2022?!

 

[Johnnythefox]

New addition to the collection just showed up today. The fit and finish on this knife is stellar and I do love a good barlow, probably my favorite traditional pat

This was recommended earlier to ED and it intrigued me.
It's my new plan, I am going to carry my Forum Knife every day.
I'm going to put a thick layer of natural patina on the blade, spots and all.
I'm going to let it get scratched and marred up from keys and coins and work.
When it's looking well-used, and I've grown attached to it, I'll give it away to somebody.
That will mean more than giving somebody a brand new knife with inflated value, it will have sentimental value.
Who knows, maybe I'll do a pass-around before I gift it... That would be fun.
That's what the Forum Knife should be about!!!

Here it is on Day #1... You can watch the Totin' thread to see the progress.

While I agree with using a knife as intended, I could never take no care of it.

 

[mbkr]

This was recommended earlier to ED and it intrigued me.
It's my new plan, I am going to carry my Forum Knife every day.
I'm going to put a thick layer of natural patina on the blade, spots and all.
I'm going to let it get scratched and marred up from keys and coins and work.
When it's looking well-used, and I've grown attached to it, I'll give it away to somebody.
That will mean more than giving somebody a brand new knife with inflated value, it will have sentimental value.
Who knows, maybe I'll do a pass-around before I gift it... That would be fun.
That's what the Forum Knife should be about!!!

Here it is on Day #1... You can watch the Totin' thread to see the progress.

Well that's a relief. For a moment I thought you were going to throw it on the roof.

 

[mrknife]

Well that's a relief. For a moment I thought you were going to throw it on the roof.

folks are already mention the bone coloring coming off, no need to sun bleach it!

 

[mbkr]

folks are already mention the bone coloring coming off, no need to sun bleach it!

I read "...recommended earlier to ED..." as "...recommended earlier by ED..."