Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- Mar 2, 1999
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Just got this in today, ordered it for a friend at work that did me a favour years ago, he's been working there for a lot of years as our painter, very good guy, hard worker. Many years ago, can't recall how many now, I had gifted him a small Kershaw flipper, had a large spearish. type blade shape that I reground down the spine to make it more of a clip point. He loves that knife but over the years it's starting to tell it's wear and I saw this and thought of him as it has both a good utility style blade shape as well as a pretty strong pry bar, a knife that you ARE suppose to pry with 
How Kershaw came up with the name Barge for this I am not sure, it is fairly heavy, but solid and the back spacer runs down to become the prybar so it has that length and strength to lend itself for that type of service.
It does have some plastic/nylon washers, if I had some PB washers I would change them out but, I do not. I oiled them up and it opens well and I think it will work for him just as she sits.
closed length is about 4 3/4" long, providing a nice size handle for about any chore.
from spine of handle frame to spine of the blade while closed makes it about 1 1/2" wide and a thickness just a bit over 3/8" thick.
Blade length is just over 2 1/2" long and is hollow ground out of 1/8" thick 8Cr13MOV, I did knock down the starting sharpening choil area as it was very abrupt and would catch on material easily, now the material has a chance to ride up and out of that area.
I like the look and feel of this folder and if I wasn't trying to keep my collection down, I think I would order one up for myself !
Here's a link to BladeHQ site for more details regarding this folder
Here are a few shots of this folder;
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
Tip down only on the carry, but you can change it to left or right hand
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
The very small area in the choil I rounded off, you don't lose much in the way of cutting edge but you gain not having that annoying catch on material as well as being a possible hazard of snagging the knife that it can be held by the material as you pull and come out of your hand, not a good thing.
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
and here you can see how that back spacer runs into the pry bar and is held to the knife via several screws, making it a strong attachment so you can pry with it, or use the one area for a screwdriver blade.
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
The blade arrived sharp enough to shave arm hair easily, as most Kershaws that I've had, they are pretty good at sharpening!
I'll be getting another friend at work to laser engrave the lock side with his name and date, I'm hoping he will like it, but I know he is very attached to that other knife, but it's time for a rest
G2
How Kershaw came up with the name Barge for this I am not sure, it is fairly heavy, but solid and the back spacer runs down to become the prybar so it has that length and strength to lend itself for that type of service.It does have some plastic/nylon washers, if I had some PB washers I would change them out but, I do not. I oiled them up and it opens well and I think it will work for him just as she sits.
closed length is about 4 3/4" long, providing a nice size handle for about any chore.
from spine of handle frame to spine of the blade while closed makes it about 1 1/2" wide and a thickness just a bit over 3/8" thick.
Blade length is just over 2 1/2" long and is hollow ground out of 1/8" thick 8Cr13MOV, I did knock down the starting sharpening choil area as it was very abrupt and would catch on material easily, now the material has a chance to ride up and out of that area.
I like the look and feel of this folder and if I wasn't trying to keep my collection down, I think I would order one up for myself !
Here's a link to BladeHQ site for more details regarding this folder
Here are a few shots of this folder;
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on FlickrTip down only on the carry, but you can change it to left or right hand
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on FlickrThe very small area in the choil I rounded off, you don't lose much in the way of cutting edge but you gain not having that annoying catch on material as well as being a possible hazard of snagging the knife that it can be held by the material as you pull and come out of your hand, not a good thing.
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on FlickrUntitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickrand here you can see how that back spacer runs into the pry bar and is held to the knife via several screws, making it a strong attachment so you can pry with it, or use the one area for a screwdriver blade.
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on FlickrThe blade arrived sharp enough to shave arm hair easily, as most Kershaws that I've had, they are pretty good at sharpening!
I'll be getting another friend at work to laser engrave the lock side with his name and date, I'm hoping he will like it, but I know he is very attached to that other knife, but it's time for a rest
G2
Question though - will that pry bar open a paint can? Looks too thick for that and for many other prying tasks. Of course the close up photo may be exaggerating the thickness.
sometimes I slay myself.
