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Spring into Spring with a "Barlow a Day for Thirty Days"
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Ironbut
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I'm a big fan too. I jumped on the roundhead & shuffler Barlows as soon as they became available. Actually, I expected a bit more resistance from the traditional community. But with their modular design, titanium, M390.......in a Barlow! What's not to like! My carbon fiber shuffler quickly became my most carried Barlow. I posted the rams horn roundhead a few days ago, and was saving the shuffler for last.The Barlow project enters potentially stormy waters today off the coast of Controversy...It's an old pattern; has its provenance in England, became popular in America (and other former colonies) got literary credibility, was originally a cheap, durable proletarian knife, many sizes and scales, some Custom makers made them, then GEC and Mr Campagna injected new life & enthusiasm into the pattern with the TC series and others ; then came Moditional ..... It's divisive rather like a particular food, not surprising as it's based on taste, aesthetics and received notions of 'tradition' Quite rightly, most judge it on the aesthetic - it's polarising, you either like it or loathe it and for me both positions are OK. After all, there are plenty of Traditional patterns I don't care for nor use but they're fine knives with interesting history.
I'm an unabashed fanThe Lionsteel and Viper Moditionals I have are much prized and used. The Italians have employed modern technology, excellent materials such as Titanium and M390 and designed in fresh aspects such as tubular backspring and liners, then opted for natural scale materials Woods, Stag, Mufflon (Ram's Horn) to great effect. The knives weigh less than their more conventional comrades but finish & construction are superb. It was a great pity that @knifeswapper Mike was unable to get the Lamb Foot project off the ground with Viper as this might have been a superb innovation, perhaps it will be re-visited?
DAY XII
Note, both sides have a nail nick, great for Lefties, irrelevant for the Ambidextrous like me
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This made me happy first day of the season for the icecream van,he stops outside my front door.
So I put my winter jacket on bought a 99 sat on my bench and pretended it was a warm sunny day.
Not a wet cold,grey,miserable old English Spring day.
This is both
happy
cool (cold)
stupid
and funny
.
So I put my winter jacket on bought a 99 sat on my bench and pretended it was a warm sunny day.
Not a wet cold,grey,miserable old English Spring day.
This is both
happy
cool (cold)
stupid
and funny
.
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Happy Saturday!
Day 10 for me. Double digits, double Barlows!
I’ve always liked how thin Grandpa’s Camillus Camco smooth-side is. Shown here with it’s Camillus Buck cousin. I haven’t put calipers on them, but to the eye, it appears the blades and liners are the same on both, and the only difference is the scales and bolsters.
In other news, which one of you saved me some money and bought the two Buck 331 Grandaddy Barlows that washed ashore in the bay yesterday? One yellow, one black. With boxes. After buying this yellow 332 this month, I saw those yesterday morning and was SOOOO tempted, but I put the phone down and walked away like a good boy. I’m hoping to see them show up here before the month is out!
PS: if the yellow 331 had still been there this morning, I probably would have caved. LOL!
Day 10 for me. Double digits, double Barlows!
I’ve always liked how thin Grandpa’s Camillus Camco smooth-side is. Shown here with it’s Camillus Buck cousin. I haven’t put calipers on them, but to the eye, it appears the blades and liners are the same on both, and the only difference is the scales and bolsters.
In other news, which one of you saved me some money and bought the two Buck 331 Grandaddy Barlows that washed ashore in the bay yesterday? One yellow, one black. With boxes. After buying this yellow 332 this month, I saw those yesterday morning and was SOOOO tempted, but I put the phone down and walked away like a good boy. I’m hoping to see them show up here before the month is out!
PS: if the yellow 331 had still been there this morning, I probably would have caved. LOL!
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Morning 12, and I think this one is due for a new edge either today or tomorrow, depending on when I get a few spare minutes.
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Modoc ED
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The following Barlows are Queen Steel #22 Barlows with one piece aluminum bolsters and frame.
The first one was Air Evaced from the previous owner to our airport and then delivered by ambulance to me by a U.S. Postal Medic. It was in rough shape when it got here and took quite a bit of cleaning to make it presentable. I did not polish out the scratches on the blades as I didn't want to disrupt the Queen Steel #22 etch on the clip blade. Whoever the previous owner was, he or she was ham fisted when it came to sharpening. It was manufactured between 1961 - 1971.
The second one arrived in excellent condition - almost pristeen. It was sharp when it arrived and it was manufactured between 1984 - 1989.
A couple of subtle differences made between the years of manufacture. The nail nick of the first knife is placed along the top of the blades spine. The nail nick of the second knife is placed way forward at the downswept clip of the blade. The etch of the older knife only has the etch "Queen Steel #22" on the clip blade while the etch of the second knife has the etch "Queen Steel # 22" with the etch "440 Stainless" below it. The first knife has half stops while the second knife does not. There are some other very subtle differences between the two such as tang stamps and tang stamp placements and can be seen if making comparisons of the two knives. Both knives have Winterbottom Saw Cut covers.
The first one was Air Evaced from the previous owner to our airport and then delivered by ambulance to me by a U.S. Postal Medic. It was in rough shape when it got here and took quite a bit of cleaning to make it presentable. I did not polish out the scratches on the blades as I didn't want to disrupt the Queen Steel #22 etch on the clip blade. Whoever the previous owner was, he or she was ham fisted when it came to sharpening. It was manufactured between 1961 - 1971.
The second one arrived in excellent condition - almost pristeen. It was sharp when it arrived and it was manufactured between 1984 - 1989.
A couple of subtle differences made between the years of manufacture. The nail nick of the first knife is placed along the top of the blades spine. The nail nick of the second knife is placed way forward at the downswept clip of the blade. The etch of the older knife only has the etch "Queen Steel #22" on the clip blade while the etch of the second knife has the etch "Queen Steel # 22" with the etch "440 Stainless" below it. The first knife has half stops while the second knife does not. There are some other very subtle differences between the two such as tang stamps and tang stamp placements and can be seen if making comparisons of the two knives. Both knives have Winterbottom Saw Cut covers.
Thanks Will. The spring broke on its own. I've had at least two DB Barlows do this. I think Glenn fixed one if I remember correctly taking a spring from another #69.
Didn't know you were ambidextrous. Me too! I mean more toward left handed thoughNote, both sides have a nail nick, great for Lefties, irrelevant for the Ambidextrous like me
And probably wouldn't have even noticed the nail nicks on both sides of you hadn't mentioned it. Very cool!I think this case might be '40-'64 and not '65-'69 based on the tang stamp. Nice knives!!A first run 14 Barlow along with a 64-69 Case.
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Day 12
Happy Stagurday - I guess...
Does modern-day IXL have a posse? I certainly hope not. The last thing I need is a bunch of peaky-blinders types coming after me. But I just gotta say, this one is pretty bad. Sometimes, I think I might have more barlows that I don't like than ones I do.
Anyhow, If I could meet the folks responsible for this one, after I was done boxing their ears until their pants fell down, I'd ask them these 12 questions about this knife:
1. Why is the blade so wobbly, polished, and stainless?
2. Why the big gap between the spring and liners?
3. Why is the height of the blade so short and the kick so pronounced?
4.Why couldn't you get the IXL logo on the bolster straight?
5. I understand it's important to put the entire "IXL GEORGE WOSTENHOLM SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" bit on there, but do you think you could have made THE FLIPPING TANG ANY #&%@$in' LARGER??!
6. If the tang stamp is indeed so important, why couldn't you get it straight on the tang?
7. What's the story with the poor deer that this stag was taken from? Drug addiction? Leprosy?
8. Which one of you rubbed green boogers all over and into the covers - and why?
9. How many incendiary rockets did it take to dispatch the drug-addicted deer, and why did you aim at the head?
10. Why was this knife not detained by the QC department?
11. Do you have a QC department? If so, are they hiring? Letting everything out the door sounds like an easy gig...
12. You guys used to be among the best - what happened to Sheffield?
Happy Stagurday - I guess...
Does modern-day IXL have a posse? I certainly hope not. The last thing I need is a bunch of peaky-blinders types coming after me. But I just gotta say, this one is pretty bad. Sometimes, I think I might have more barlows that I don't like than ones I do.
Anyhow, If I could meet the folks responsible for this one, after I was done boxing their ears until their pants fell down, I'd ask them these 12 questions about this knife:
1. Why is the blade so wobbly, polished, and stainless?
2. Why the big gap between the spring and liners?
3. Why is the height of the blade so short and the kick so pronounced?
4.Why couldn't you get the IXL logo on the bolster straight?
5. I understand it's important to put the entire "IXL GEORGE WOSTENHOLM SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" bit on there, but do you think you could have made THE FLIPPING TANG ANY #&%@$in' LARGER??!
6. If the tang stamp is indeed so important, why couldn't you get it straight on the tang?
7. What's the story with the poor deer that this stag was taken from? Drug addiction? Leprosy?
8. Which one of you rubbed green boogers all over and into the covers - and why?
9. How many incendiary rockets did it take to dispatch the drug-addicted deer, and why did you aim at the head?
10. Why was this knife not detained by the QC department?
11. Do you have a QC department? If so, are they hiring? Letting everything out the door sounds like an easy gig...
12. You guys used to be among the best - what happened to Sheffield?