Lake Champlain Barlow

I love my Ohio River Jack. I will probably pick one up. Just not sure which one!
 
Interesting. Had never heard of this guy before. Looks solid. Right up my stepfather's alley. That's one Christmas present off the list. Thinking Sheepsfoot with the "90's" handle.

If I wasn't squirreling away any and all funds for my upcoming nuptials, I'd be strongly considering an Ohio River Jack with a wharncliffe in natural micarta. That looks like a slick piece.

Alas...
 
I was initially intrigued by the sawcut titanium as it gives a nod to a traditional cover treatment albeit in a very modern way.

Bit rich for my blood though - and I only say that because I can, from the very same site, pick up a Rosecraft, from the same country of origin, for a quarter of what's being asked. I can appreciate that m390 requires some more time and effort to work with, but super steels are lost on me in the traditional arena.

I'm still waiting for Rosecraft to "downgrade" some of their D2 offerings to 1095 or similar. Using more modern steels would be one of the quickest ways to turn me off.
 
birdsbeaks said:
I was initially intrigued by the sawcut titanium as it gives a nod to a traditional cover treatment albeit in a very modern way.

Bit rich for my blood though - and I only say that because I can, from the very same site, pick up a Rosecraft, from the same country of origin, for a quarter of what's being asked. I can appreciate that m390 requires some more time and effort to work with, but super steels are lost on me in the traditional arena.

I'm still waiting for Rosecraft to "downgrade" some of their D2 offerings to 1095 or similar. Using more modern steels would be one of the quickest ways to turn me off.
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Now we're talking. That amount of scarole I could justify spending on another knife. D2's not my favorite but it'll do the job. If not 1095, I'd take 440C or 154CM over D2
 
They seem nice! That sheepsfoot is sweeeeet

The whole industrial titanium or swirly color look hasn't really grabbed me enough but the plain colors look really cool

I have one knife with D2 and would rather have that than any of the alphabet steel made over there. Good stuff. PIA to sharpen compared to the usual 10xx or 440abcdefg.
 
Just Tom. said:
It seems like most knife production these days just consists of people designing the look of something, then waiting in line behind all the other “cutlery companies” for a Chinese manufacturer to tool up and produce it.
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The path of least resistance. Objectively, talking about knives, both modern and traditional... well, any manufacturing these days, if you want to make some product there are two ways: you either let someone experienced make it for you (and you are most likely to get it relatively fast) or you create your own manufacturing plant, from scratch more or less, and who knows when you'll be able to see your desired product come out the way you wanted it to be, if ever. Not to mention the huge difference of the investment amounts between the two approaches. Go figure.
 
The quality of these knives are probably great, but the look is not appealing to me.
 
JTB_5 said:
The quality of these knives are probably great, but the look is not appealing to me.
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They're fine for someone that wants a traditional styled knife as an industrial design. The all Ti are pretty heavy for a single blade knife, the clip blades look very oddly shaped to me.
 
Weird looking clip point blade; the clip is short and stubby which makes it look like a short bus.
Fat, overly beefy handle.
The french pull looks more like a fuller.
It lacks the simplicity and elegance of a barlow.
 
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