Looking for a specific pattern

Ski3223

Ski3223

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Please excuse the "recommend me a knife" thread. I'm relatively new to traditional knives. I'm looking for something else ready specific. Here are some specs:

Single blade (essential)
Pinchable (also essential). Easy open mechanisms are okay, but nothing like the case russlock. I just can't get into them.
Handle material isn't too important, but I can't stand the banana yellow covers. I like bone and horn.
Spear Point or sheepsfoot. Wharncliffe is okay too. NO clip points. Cant stand em.
Bolsters can vary, though I like single ones. Not too important here.
OAL <6.5 in. Smaller is better.

Some knives that are close that I like: sod buster styles, GEC cotton sampler (love it), Northwoods Bullet end jack (bought one and love it).

Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance.
 
Forgive me, but I've seen the "charlow" mentioned before and I have NO idea what it is lol. For what I can tell, it's a variation on a GEC pattern but as for actual examples and a place where I can buy them I'm pretty lost. Do you mind elaborating?
 
Charlow is the battle name of a series of Barlow knives based on GEC's #15 frame and produced as SFO's commissioned by our friend and fellow BF member Charlie /thence the nickname "Charlow").
You will find plenty of pictures (of every single configuration) in the Barlow thread.
As for where to get one, you can contact Charlie himself; he goes by the BF name of "waynorth".
Now, back to your question...is pull strength a factor in your "pinchable" requirement?

Fausto
:cool:
 
Thanks a ton for the info, I will definitely get a hold of him!
I like my knives pinchable because I have a weird aversion to opening knives with the actual nail nick. Makes me feel like I'm gonna rip my fingernails off, haha. If the knife is pinchable I suppose pull strength is less of a factor. I've got a Boker Cox Slim with a pretty hard pull that I can pinch and I love it. But if I actually have to use the nail nick to open it, I'd prefer the pull low, maybe around a 5 or 6. If it's fully pinchable, 7 or 8 is fine.
 
Good suggestion! Is the blade 3.5"? Might be a tiny bit large for my tastes, but that's a fantastic suggestion.
 
Since you already like sodbusters, go get a GEC Farm & Field Tool and call it a day. It's available in black delrin and green micarta.

- Christian
 
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