Rorschach test

[kamagong]

What do you see when you look at this picture?

image by Chief

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Enjoyment

 

[akaMatt]

$5400..?

Edited: kidding, of course. It's a stellar collection.

 

[Prester John]

I see a horsey....or is it St. Paul's conversion on the Damascus road?


[Beautiful barlows. ]

 

[Wharn]

Sasquatch... a little blurry though.

 

[oldmanwilly]

Why did OP post a picture of my parents yelling at each other?

 

[afishhunter]

A bunch of Barlows, more than likely single blades, any one of witch cost a hole bunch more than all the two blade Barlows that I have, combined?
Oh, and the board they are on is weathered, with no nail or screw holes visible.

I haven't been in a classroom in 46 years. I forget what a leaning rectangle is called. Surprisingly, I've never had to use that word, or deal with whatever it is, in all the jobs I had between 1969, and when I was forced to retire for health reasons three years ago. Not even when I was a mobile and fabrication welder from 1974 or 1975 to 1978. (yeah, sometimes I wonder if leaving that profession was a "wise" decision.)
Shockingly, I have not come across or had to deal with one of them things since I retired, either.

EDIT: An BING! search says a leaning rectangle is called a "Parallelogram".

 

[Halfneck]

My old 3rd cut stag

One nice collection of GEC Barlows. He's only missing a few to complete it.

 

[kamagong]

Lol...you people got jokes.

When I first saw this pic, I remember thinking the knife in the top row, fourth from the right is the quintessential barlow. It would make a great user.

I thought that a person's reaction to this picture would be a good indication of whether or not said person is more a user or collector.

$5400..?

$300 per?!?!? Is that how much the TCs go for nowadays? That's bananas.

 

[akaMatt]

...
When I first saw this pic, I remember thinking the knife in the top row, fourth from the right is the quintessential barlow. It would make a great user.
...

I thought the same about the top row second from left... stunning!

And I have no idea how much they actually go for. Probably a pretty penny, but I've never tried for one.

 

[mrknife]

idk currently, but my ocd is going off the charts due to the slightly unleveled placements

 

[dantzk8]

Rorschach test? Then it's just a spot of ink.

Dan.

 

[Old Hunter]

What occurred to me was not a single Spear, Sheepfoot, or One-Arm-Man main blade in the bunch! I think you have enough Clip blades to make it through. OH

 

[CHNeal]

My first thought...very cool picture, wish I liked barlows.

 

[jideta]

if I look right in the middle, and I squint my eyes...
I can see money flying out of wallet...
or maybe my Capital One card self destructing...

 

[Just Tom.]

They are mostly oriented the same way, except the 4th and 5th from the left on the bottom. The gap there caught my eye immediately.

 

[mqqn]

A gorgeous and enviable collection!

best

mqqn

 

[mrknife]

some one find @knowtracks, i reckon hes got all of em!

 

[Don W]

I am not saying it is bigfoot, but I dont know what else it could be.

 

[GaiusJulius]

“I like barlows, but not THAT much.”

“If they’ve made such a variety of just single blade clips, the variety if other blades were included must be staggering.”