GEC #77 Medium Barlow Impressions

Fresh out of the tube factory oil and all :thumbsup:
Couldn’t be more impressed , blades centered what a beautiful knife !!
Outstanding walk and talk on main Blade with secondary being a little lazy. But I can tell it will break in nicely :thumbsup:
Very very happy to add this one to my collection:)
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MerryMadMonk said:
Two of these beauties did not turn out quite as Mike envisioned. Which two?
Bonus points if you can remember what Mike was originally shooting for.
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Didn’t the two Blade Autumn Gold turn out much darker then expected, he wanted lighter, but everyone ended up loving it?
 
GunGraber said:
Buzzbait's polished sawcut reminded me of this green one I picked up on the exchange.

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This is my favourite spring green sawcut. I've seen it once before and remember thinking, "Man, I wished I had that one to hand". Great photos and thanks for posting. One of a kind 77. Best regards. MJ.
 
MerryMadMonk said:
Two of these beauties did not turn out quite as Mike envisioned. Which two?
Bonus points if you can remember what Mike was originally shooting for.
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Seems to me that Mike wanted a different color of Red and I know that the one on the Right came out wrong but was actually great .

Harry
 
I was happy to get any version of this run of Barlows, but I admit to being somewhat disappointed at not getting one in Desert Ironwood. I had to do some wheelin' & dealin' and gave up my beautiful Copperhead single from 2016 (I really liked it, but never carried it. When I'd want to carry a #77 single blade, I would use the 2014 Stag Jack Forum Knife, and the poor Barlow stayed minty fresh in the tube. So I traded it for this beauty:
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Now that I have a nice somber wood version, I can appreciate the frivolous Elderberry. I don't know if I'll carry it as is, try to darken it with a tea bath, or keep it until I trade it for the next new shiny toy. The Ironwood is going in my pocket now!
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It doesn't have the fabulous grain that I see in some pictures, but the sides are very nicely matched with diagonal stripes that come alive in the sunlight.

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r8shell said:
I was happy to get any version of this run of Barlows, but I admit to being somewhat disappointed at not getting one in Desert Ironwood. I had to do some wheelin' & dealin' and gave up my beautiful Copperhead single from 2016 (I really liked it, but never carried it. When I'd want to carry a #77 single blade, I would use the 2014 Stag Jack Forum Knife, and the poor Barlow stayed minty fresh in the tube. So I traded it for this beauty:
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Now that I have a nice somber wood version, I can appreciate the frivolous Elderberry. I don't know if I'll carry it as is, try to darken it with a tea bath, or keep it until I trade it for the next new shiny toy. The Ironwood is going in my pocket now!
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It doesn't have the fabulous grain that I see in some pictures, but the sides are very nicely matched with diagonal stripes that come alive in the sunlight.

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I think that looks fantastic, r8shell. So happy you could land one. My Ironwood is among the not so flashy, but I don't think I would trade it for any other. I do love how nicely matched your covers are though.
 
I was out of town this weekend and was supposed to get my held mail today, which included a 2016 spring green sawcut that I traded my 2018 blood red sawcut for, but, alas, the mailman decided he preferred to hold my mail a bit longer and I didn’t have time to grab it from the PO before it closed. Hopefully he decides to bring all the mail tomorrow so I can enjoy a single blade barlow that was my original barlow fancy.
 
I know what you mean Josh. I hate to wish my life away but is it Thursday yet? I gotta Ironwood inbound and I'm dying to see what all the fuss is about.
 
My ironwood is not the flashiest example either but I love it just the same!

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And the pink elderberry had to go, so I dyed it and turned it..... into a user lol. I was going for a deep blue but got black/purple instead. Nothing a quick re-cover in some nice bone or wood won’t cure if I decide I don’t like it. ;)

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Squidman24 said:
My ironwood is not the flashiest example either but I love it just the same!

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And the pink elderberry had to go, so I dyed it and turned it..... into a user lol. I was going for a deep blue but got black/purple instead. Nothing a quick re-cover in some nice bone or wood won’t cure if I decide I don’t like it. ;)

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Wow, you snagged them all, nicely done! That new bone dye job makes it look like ebony!
 
r8shell said:
. I had to do some wheelin' & dealin' and gave up my beautiful Copperhead single from 2016 (I really liked it, but never carried it. When I'd want to carry a #77 single blade, I would use the 2014 Stag Jack Forum Knife, and the poor Barlow stayed minty fresh in the tube. So I traded it for this beauty::thumbsup:
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I feel you. I didn’t win a single 77 in the lottery, but have been wheeling and dealing my life away this last week or so. I had to give up a couple of those single clips from the last 77 run, but they were only living in their tubes anyway. It’s the two-blade variant that I truly love. But I’ve managed to make a deal for everything but the elderberry, which I’m honestly not too big on anyway. My ironwood should arrive in a couple days.

Seeing that the 77’s are one of the 4 or 5 GEC patterns that I truly adore, I’m getting what I can while the trading is still rampant. I think a lot of people received them from the lottery, and we’re kind of shocked by the thickness and weight of the two-blade model. It’s a pretty hefty and solid knife.
 
Buzzbait said:
I feel you. I didn’t win a single 77 in the lottery, but have been wheeling and dealing my life away this last week or so. I had to give up a couple of those single clips from the last 77 run, but they were only living in their tubes anyway. It’s the two-blade variant that I truly love. But I’ve managed to make a deal for everything but the elderberry, which I’m honestly not too big on anyway. My ironwood should arrive in a couple days.

Seeing that the 77’s are one of the 4 or 5 GEC patterns that I truly adore, I’m getting what I can while the trading is still rampant. I think a lot of people received them from the lottery, and we’re kind of shocked by the thickness and weight of the two-blade model. It’s a pretty hefty and solid knife.
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The thickness and heft were positives for me, but I just can't get used to the feeling of the extra blade on my fingers. I lowered the kick on my Churchill to get that sheepsfoot out of the way a bit more, and the secondary on this run of 77s is quite proud. I think I'll like the single blade better when it arrives, despite being a slimmer and lighter knife; and I'm more fond of green than red (oddity though that may be).
 
JTB_5 said:
The thickness and heft were positives for me, but I just can't get used to the feeling of the extra blade on my fingers. I lowered the kick on my Churchill to get that sheepsfoot out of the way a bit more, and the secondary on this run of 77s is quite proud. I think I'll like the single blade better when it arrives, despite being a slimmer and lighter knife; and I'm more fond of green than red (oddity though that may be).
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That sharp corner on the secondary tang is a bit irksome. I’ve thought about rounding it off a hair. But other than that, the secondary works well for me. My extra-long fingers need the extra width in order to get a good grip.

And the green was a great color on the last run. I have a couple of green GEC’s and they’re awesome. Maybe not as traditional as red, but very pretty.
 
Buzzbait said:
That sharp corner on the secondary tang is a bit irksome. I’ve thought about rounding it off a hair. But other than that, the secondary works well for me. My extra-long fingers need the extra width in order to get a good grip.

And the green was a great color on the last run. I have a couple of green GEC’s and they’re awesome. Maybe not as traditional as red, but very pretty.
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Green just happens to be my favorite color, so it was an easy choice for me. I had a 23 sarpnt for awhile that had really awesome dark green and excellent jigging. I just wasn’t into the blade shape or size of that knife.
 
r8shell said:
I was happy to get any version of this run of Barlows, but I admit to being somewhat disappointed at not getting one in Desert Ironwood. I had to do some wheelin' & dealin' and gave up my beautiful Copperhead single from 2016 (I really liked it, but never carried it. When I'd want to carry a #77 single blade, I would use the 2014 Stag Jack Forum Knife, and the poor Barlow stayed minty fresh in the tube. So I traded it for this beauty:
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Now that I have a nice somber wood version, I can appreciate the frivolous Elderberry. I don't know if I'll carry it as is, try to darken it with a tea bath, or keep it until I trade it for the next new shiny toy. The Ironwood is going in my pocket now!
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It doesn't have the fabulous grain that I see in some pictures, but the sides are very nicely matched with diagonal stripes that come alive in the sunlight.

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Wow I am really liking the grain on that one !! :thumbsup:
 
I am super happy that folks are landing the knives they want in trades. I am very pleased with the two that I hung onto with no regrets regarding the other two variants.

I am rather surprised that there were some folks who assumed that these were single blade 77s. An expensive assumption... Fortunate for those of us who enjoy them though. :D
 
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