Official 2017 Traditional Forum's TC Barlow Picture Thread.

[gunstockjack]

Uh-oh... Dimple is getting a little jealous of the new competition!!!

 

[paulhilborn]

Little sluggish on mine at first also. Flushed/oiled and she's snappy as can be

 

[BigBiscuit]

Dimple Barry?

 

[r redden]

In a rare photograph we have the King and Queen of Barlow on their thrones with their new child Prince Lionsteel sitting on his Granddaddy Robeson's back and representatives from across the land of Barlow in attendance.

 

[BigBiscuit]

I like it Randy.

 

[traumkommode]

I've been sitting here playing with opening/closing it, and it's getting better already.
Mine snaps open nicely, it just needed a little extra push to snap closed. From what I've read about the #25s, just about any other knife might feel soft in comparison!
I suppose if I cut something messy with it, it'll absorb that, too? This might not be the best knife for fish-gutting then.

Ok great. Thanks for the input. Mine is exactly as you mentioned yours.

I have seen that sluggish closing on a lot of factory new GECs, and washing the whole thing out with hot soapy water, then drive, then oiling to kingdom come, then cleaning of all the excess oil solved the problem for me.

 

[r redden]

I like it Randy.

Thanks Bob the king was a gift from you my friend Sorry I haven't got back to you yet I've been running like crazy the last few days. The number you have is my wife's mine is the same except the last 4 digits and they are 0148. I'll call you tomorrow buddy.

 

[gunstockjack]

Dimple Barry?

Yeah, it has a 'dimple' in the blackwood covers making it a 2nd. It's the only user TC Barlow I have left in my assortment and it sees a lot of packaging materials. It finds its way into my pocket very frequently along with a similar covered 66 that I love. One for each front pocket!!!!

 

[BigBiscuit]

Appropriate nickname then.
New shot of mine.

 

[tmd_87]

Lil strop action. Shaving sharp now!

 

[blanco112]

Yeah my snap is a little sluggish too. Pull is perfect though. I'll keep working on it. I have a bunch of black spots on the edge but I suppose that will come off first time I sharpen it. But it's strange.

Aside from those things it's a great looking knife and will make a great user with the micarta covers and sheeps foot blade. And messing around trying to work on the snap it did already give me a little cut in my palm so I guess it's really mine now.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Thanks for the pics everyone, they all look great.

Uh-oh... Dimple is getting a little jealous of the new competition!!!

Oh that looks so knice with the long pull. Do they do a matchstrike pull Barry? I love well executed matchstrike pulls like the old Camillus had.

yes, Charlie did tell me tread very carefully when it comes to trimming the kicks. it can affect the overall fit and finish if you dont

This is very true but ...

Food for thought, once you remove material it can't be added back. A little goes a long way.

...as I was beginning to say in post the above yours, it's true you should be careful but you can add on to the kick of the tang if you weld/braze a bit onto the bottom and hit it with a Dremel to fit. So long as you stopped as soon as you noticed the problem, not filing/grinding the kick for 5 minutes and then checking

I had an old Boker/Remington Camper where the screwdriver /bottle opener blade had snapped an a very talented welder had brazed the broken tip back on. The only way you could tell it had been snapped was by a hairline brass colored gap joining the pieces together. I wish I still had the knife, the braze job was so good it never affected the bottle opener, (I never tested the screwdriver beyond removing staples and some light screwing )

I'm not much of a Barlow guy. I'm a swayback guy. But this knife is stunning. I'm not much of a micarta guy. I'm more of a stag/bone guy. But this knife is stunning.
About four years ago I bought a used 60s era Case Jack knife at a flea market. Because I always wanted a nice pocket knife. When my brother saw that Case, he said "you have to get a Barlow. It's the only real pocket knife".
Well he is a nice brother, so he went out and got me a Barlow with Damascus steel and stag covers. Fast forward and a hundred or so knives I have my second Barlow. I think last years BF knife is so good. I can't believe The
wonderful people who put this together have outdone themselves. This is one cool knife. It's going into the pocket. Did I mention how SHARP this knife is !!!

I love that old 512 layer Parker/Edwards damascus they made back in the late 60s . I have an old Case mini Coke Bottle/Swell Center done with the same damascus and it takes a wicked edge, how do you like it?

R8shell, mine has already started to darken from the oil and moisture on my hands. I've never had a natural canvas micarta, let alone one that wasn't polished. This is pleasantly grippy and I foresee a lot of use resulting in a lot change and character in this knife. I took pictures from day one and I doubt it'll ever look the same again.

I better get the family pic together for the Traditional Forum's annual knife.

Another shot... .

 

[JB in SC]

Mine is nice and tight, very sharp, but the tang finishing doesn't look too hot....

 

[blanco112]

Little sluggish on mine at first also. Flushed/oiled and she's snappy as can be

What did you flush it with?

 

[Jfowler]

Awesome knife and great pictures everyone! Here is mine . Slightly sluggish as well but flushed and oiled and snaps well now .

 

[NewBlades16]

Thanks for the pics everyone, they all look great.





This is very true but ...



...as I was beginning to say in post the above yours, it's true you should be careful but you can add on to the kick of the tang if you weld/braze a bit onto the bottom and hit it with a Dremel to fit. So long as you stopped as soon as you noticed the problem, not filing/grinding the kick for 5 minutes and then checking

I had an old Boker/Remington Camper where the screwdriver /bottle opener blade had snapped an a very talented welder had brazed the broken tip back on. The only way you could tell it had been snapped was by a hairline brass colored gap joining the pieces together. I wish I still had the knife, the braze job was so good it never affected the bottle opener, (I never tested the screwdriver beyond removing staples and some light screwing )



I love that old 512 layer Parker/Edwards damascus they made back in the late 60s . I have an old Case mini Coke Bottle/Swell Center done with the same damascus and it takes a wicked edge, how do you like it?

R8shell, mine has already started to darken from the oil and moisture on my hands. I've never had a natural canvas micarta, let alone one that wasn't polished. This is pleasantly grippy and I foresee a lot of use resulting in a lot change and character in this knife. I took pictures from day one and I doubt it'll ever look the same again.

I better get the family pic together for the Traditional Forum's annual knife.

Another shot... .

Wow that is a very detailed and extensive response. I had to keep scrolling! Ha ha!

 

[Stropping Young Lad]

Mine is nice and tight, very sharp, but the tang finishing doesn't look too hot....

That's what every GEC I have looks like, ha.

 

[NewBlades16]

That's what every GEC I have looks like, ha.

Yes true but the 25s look like that but definitely on soft.

 

[paulhilborn]

What did you flush it with?

WD-40, followed by 3 in 1 oil.

 

[Ramrodmb]

My clean out sessions involve using compressed air along with the above suggestions.