Spring into Spring with a "Barlow a Day for Thirty Days"

[Joefairbanks]

A Boker for my day 4, of the 'Castle Oak" variety. Helping me cut up a healthy lunch! (Tired of the diet )

 

[sunknife]

Schatt and Morgan Barlow on the bench as I remove bark, reduce diameter and heat straighten some arrow wood viburnum shoots to make arrow shafts. A bundle of privet shoots on the sidelines for future arrow making project.
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[OldHercDude]

A Boker for my day 4, of the 'Castle Oak" variety. Helping me cut up a healthy lunch! (Tired of the diet )

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Nice!

 

[RustyRick]

Day 2:
TITUSVILLE CUTLERY -AMERICAN REDSMITH SERIES- Old Man Norman
Barlow - Buckeye Burl Wood Handles and Copper Bolster

The wife asked "did you just cut the cheese so you could use your knife?" To which I loudly and defensively barked " Noooo...!?!?" I think she knows....

 

[Old Engineer]

DAY 4 :
IXL Barlow and Taylors Eye Witness belt cleaning Jack

It has been nice to see others posting photos of Real Russells and Russell Commemorative Barlows . This is a photo of showing some of both .

The Real Russells are easy to pick out .
The Granddaddy on the left is by Colonial
The regular sized are by going down : Schrade , Colonial , and Boker and Boker has done numerous of other variations also .
I think this shows the popularity of the Barlow in general and the first American Made Barlow in particular which was made in 1875 .

Harry

 

[Joefairbanks]

Nice!

Thanks Gordon!

 

[Primble]

Day 4: I broke a pencil lead.

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At least you used it !

 

[Primble]

I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat and watery eyes and not much pleased about it.

I used my ebony Barlow for a few tasks, which included opening the mail, opening that plastic wrap on a double roll of paper towels, opening a paper bag of cat litter, and so far used it four times to cut open the adult proof backing on my cold and flu pills. Some more heavy use included dicing up some onion and a small piece of already grilled chicken (from dinner last night ) for my lunch salad. The day ain't over !

 

[Culprit99]

I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat and watery eyes and not much pleased about it.

I used my ebony Barlow for a few tasks, which included opening the mail, opening that plastic wrap on a double roll of paper towels, opening a paper bag of cat litter, and so far used it four times to cut open the adult proof backing on my cold and flu pills. Some more heavy use included dicing up some onion and a small piece of already grilled chicken (from dinner last night ) for my lunch salad. The day ain't over !

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Beautiful knife! I hope you’re back to full stride quickly!

 

[Hoffmajo89]

Day 4: My little 14 barlow needed a bigger friend today as I had to cut up some boxes.

 

[birdsbeaks]

Day 2:
TITUSVILLE CUTLERY -AMERICAN REDSMITH SERIES- Old Man Norman
Barlow - Buckeye Burl Wood Handles and Copper Bolster

The wife asked "did you just cut the cheese so you could use your knife?" To which I loudly and defensively barked " Noooo...!?!?" I think she knows....

When my GF asks me if I cut the cheese, she means something else entirely.

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Day 4?

I'm feeling a bit spacey today. Fortunately, I've got cupcake spock to help me keep track of what day of Barlow-berfest it is !

This one doesn't get a lot of use, but I don't hold that against it, and keep it around nonetheless. It glows, so it's got that going for it. And it's a Barlow. With a funny name: Beerlow. Mine doesn't open beer, mostly just the occasional Jarritos.

Also, I figured "If you're really gonna go with a space theme, you've got to double down on it with a space-themed lambfoot." So that's what I did.

 

[sf fanatic]

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[Joefairbanks]

Bonus Barlow pic for Day 4! I've been carrying this 86 all week, but just adding a different Barlow as well so you guys wouldn't have to look at the same knife all month!

 

[paulhilborn]

Primble

This one wasn’t too bad at all. The black came off easy at first but the gold stayed on pretty good.
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I thought I was going to have to accept it that way until I started scraping it with my finger nail, and the rest started coming off.
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That turned out nice Pat

 

[pat9198]

That turned out nice Pat

Thank you!

 

[RickHuf]

Day 4

Same Boker today helped get through a very busy fish fry day. Long day. I'm going to put a heaping pile of cocktail sauce on this and enjoy it. Then sleep for way too long.

 

[echoscout]

I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat and watery eyes and not much pleased about it.

I used my ebony Barlow for a few tasks, which included opening the mail, opening that plastic wrap on a double roll of paper towels, opening a paper bag of cat litter, and so far used it four times to cut open the adult proof backing on my cold and flu pills. Some more heavy use included dicing up some onion and a small piece of already grilled chicken (from dinner last night ) for my lunch salad. The day ain't over !

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Hope you get to feeling better soon. That NYKC HB is a dandy!

 

[pistonsandgears]

Nifty idea Rob. I've been a bit buys lately so I doubt I'll be able to keep up with the daily pictures. But I will enjoy seeing all the pictures here.

 

[Sacto]

I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat and watery eyes and not much pleased about it.

I used my ebony Barlow for a few tasks, which included opening the mail, opening that plastic wrap on a double roll of paper towels, opening a paper bag of cat litter, and so far used it four times to cut open the adult proof backing on my cold and flu pills. Some more heavy use included dicing up some onion and a small piece of already grilled chicken (from dinner last night ) for my lunch salad. The day ain't over !

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Hope it’s not too bad and you get over it quickly. Spring might not come if you bail on your own challenge!

 

[Jakeywax31]

Day 4…..Got these two again for work.