GEC no bull poop Barlow

Jody744

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My mind has gone blank this week, trying to figure out what pattern this is, different variants??? I have done numerous different searches on here and Google. Please help, thanks in advance!
 
2022 14 Barlow also has that sticker on the tube.

Interesting thread, I have the same question as well. What was the meaning of that sticker?

All I know is that it has appeared on non-SFO Barlows in 2021.
 
Alex.Y. said:
You mean GEC did that to prevent flipping?..
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Its a more complex picture than that. When it comes to the barlows, sfos were the main topic of discussion usually since they garner tremendous attention. Thats why the most recent run, of 14s, 15s, 77s, all had some sfo and some GEC. For the 14s, of the most recent run, Charlie and Lyle had cocobolo, and wormy chestnut respectively then Bill ran yellow sawcut under Good as Gold. The 15s, Charlie got Sepia sawcut bone, and the no b/s good as gold run, were osage, glitter gold, rose glitter gold and smooth yellow bone. The 77s, Mike got Stag and Mount of Olives, and the Yankee Barlow run were the "sawcut" and the cocobolo. It was more of a step away from the SFOs. Bill is very aware of the economics behind the knives and all the B/S involved.
 
Angry Waiter said:
Pictures would help OP. The no bull is a sticker on the tube of a few 15 Barlow I have from 2021.

Others more knowledgeable will probably help more than I can
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That’s what I’m asking I guess, what are the 15 Barlow variants? Different scales, one or two blade, etc
 
mrknife said:
Its a more complex picture than that. When it comes to the barlows, sfos were the main topic of discussion usually since they garner tremendous attention. Thats why the most recent run, of 14s, 15s, 77s, all had some sfo and some GEC. For the 14s, of the most recent run, Charlie and Lyle had cocobolo, and wormy chestnut respectively then Bill ran yellow sawcut under Good as Gold. The 15s, Charlie got Sepia sawcut bone, and the no b/s good as gold run, were osage, glitter gold, rose glitter gold and smooth yellow bone. The 77s, Mike got Stag and Mount of Olives, and the Yankee Barlow run were the "sawcut" and the cocobolo. It was more of a step away from the SFOs. Bill is very aware of the economics behind the knives and all the B/S involved.
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That's the most thorough explanation so far. I finally have an understanding of it.
 
Alex.Y. said:
That's the most thorough explanation so far. I finally have an understanding of it.
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Also dont forget the parts and material availability. So when they ran out of the cocobolo (finally 😂) Charlie also got some soup bone 14s. Which resulted in the rendezvous sfa specials of extra soup bones both regular and S. And thats also why in 21, a specific club had a small batch of smooth white bone spear 15s, that resulted in the rendezvous having about 5 or so S marked smooth white bone spears that had the regular GEC Good as Gold label.
 
I guess I'm simple minded, but I always though the no bull-poop label was the modern vernacular version of Tom Sawyer's description of a "sure enough Barlow"...

"Mary gave him a brand-new "Barlow" knife worth twelve and a half cents; and the convulsion of delight that swept his system shook him to his foundations. True, the knife would not cut anything, but it was a "sure-enough" Barlow, and there was inconceivable grandeur in that"
 
Jody744 said:
I just wanted to see some photos of them, that’s all
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The 3 in the middle are the GEC Good as Gold No bull 💩 Barlows on the #15 size frame. Glitter gold. Smooth autumn gold bone. Rough sawn Osage orange wood. There was also a rose gold glitter variant that looked similar to the one pictured but in a different hue. All single blade. Hope that helps
 
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