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

FranklinG said:
I'd been wondering about the Bear & Son Barlows, but I was always put off by the pen blade. I use the secondary a fair amount, and that one looks weird to me. Not weird in a cool kind of way either. Just a little lost.
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What kills them, for me, is the excessive recurve they seem to put on all blade types. Even the pen blade has recurve. It just gives me the impression that whoever ground it is either unskilled or doesn't take pride in their work.

I remember Gordon Ramsay yelling at some poor chef who had served him a fried egg with the yolk broken. He screamed "How dare you break the yolk of my egg?!! It's mine to break - I bloody paid for it!!" I'm careful when I sharpen because I really dislike recurve. If a person doesn't care, they're free to sharpen as they like, but in my opinion: "How dare you recurve the blade of my knife??! It's mine to sharpen carelessly - I bloody paid for it!!" 🤣
 
paulhilborn said:
Day 18...
Vinatge Schrade NY 832 with a new "Richlite" TC :)
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I always love to see an old knife rescued. :thumbsup:😍
That "Richlite" Barlow is mighty handsome ! :thumbsup:😍
I was wondering 🤔 🤔 how do you like that handle material ?😊 It seems the tractor green is your favorite of the two.
 
Day 16

Boker Barlow SFO, copper integral, brown burlap micarta, acid washed O1 hard at work on that pesky tape stuff. A couple spare camera batteries, surprised they arrived via pony express only a couple days after the carrier pigeon delivery. They must have used the fast horses this time.
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Day 18

I could've carried this combo for the entire 30 days without batting an eye. For me, functionally, aesthetically, and spiritually ideal.

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I've heard tell of the Chinese claiming that you can easily tell divinely inspired items because they combine the four elements to create something better than the sum of its parts.

For instance, the story goes that the first preparation of green tea occurred when a monk was boiling water (water and fire), when the wind (air) blew some dried leaves off of a tea bush (earth) and into his vessel -- and the rest, as they say, is history.

Traditional pocket knives require iron ore to be mined (earth) and combined with other elements in a crucible under intense heat (fire) generated by, traditionally, a bellowed forge (air) and then quenched (water). Additionally, the blades were originally shaped by water-driven grinding wheels (more water) made from natural stones (more earth), tempered (more air and more fire) and then hafted with, again traditionally, natural materials (more earth).

Do I have a point? I'm not sure. But these are the kinds of things I think about when I'm home alone and the power goes out. Hey! How about another pic of these two?!

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The pistol - my younger sister had used it in a play at an arts-focused high school she attended circa 2005. When the play was finished, the school said to get rid of it so she brought it home and threw it in the kitchen trash. I saw it, fished it out, after seeing that it had what appeared to be a flame maple stock and real pearl inlays. Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was a real-deal antique flintlock pistol. Kids today... 🤯. That's the extent of my knowledge of it - one day I hope to track down more.
 
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birdsbeaks said:
Day 18

I could've carried this combo for the entire 30 days without batting an eye. For me, functionally, aesthetically, and spiritually ideal.

0vykWs3.jpeg


I've heard tell of the Chinese claiming that you can easily tell divinely inspired items because they combine the four elements to create something better than the sum of its parts.

For instance, the story goes that the first preparation of green tea occurred when a monk was boiling water (water and fire), when the wind (air) blew some dried leaves off of a tea bush (earth) and into his vessel -- and the rest, as they say, is history.

Traditional pocket knives require iron ore to be mined (earth) and combined with other elements in a crucible under intense heat (fire) generated by, traditionally, a bellowed forge (air) and then quenched (water). Additionally, the blades were originally shaped by water-driven grinding wheels (more water) made from natural stones (more earth), tempered (more air and more fire) and then hafted with, again traditionally, natural materials (more earth).

Do I have a point? I'm not sure. But these are the kinds of things I think about when I'm home alone and the power goes out. Hey! How about another pic of these two?!

iG35T71.jpeg


The pistol - my younger sister had used it in a play at an arts-focused high school she attended circa 2005. When the play was finished, the school said to get rid of it so she brought it home and threw it in the kitchen trash. I saw it, fished it out, and seeing that it had what appeared to be a flame maple stock and real pearl inlays. Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was a real-deal antique flintlock pistol. Kids today... 🤯. That's the extent of my knowledge of it - one day I hope to track down more.
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Earth ..... wind ...... and fire ....... think I've heard that somewhere before ! .......... oh and water .... so sorry !
That Remington is definitely the fire ! :thumbsup: 🔥🌎🌬️🌪️
The dice says 18 .............. 12 days to go !!! 🤣
Hi-ho, the derry-o !!! 🤣🤣🤣
 
Primble said:
I always love to see an old knife rescued. :thumbsup:😍
That "Richlite" Barlow is mighty handsome ! :thumbsup:😍
I was wondering 🤔 🤔 how do you like that handle material ?😊 It seems the tractor green is your favorite of the two.
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Thanks Rob, the green is my favorite but I do like this Richlite, looks and feels nice in hand, doesn't feel chinchy at all. I love to rescue a vintage knife and put it back into service, for some reason it's been vintage Schrade knives of late :)
 
birdsbeaks said:
Day 18

I could've carried this combo for the entire 30 days without batting an eye. For me, functionally, aesthetically, and spiritually ideal.

0vykWs3.jpeg


I've heard tell of the Chinese claiming that you can easily tell divinely inspired items because they combine the four elements to create something better than the sum of its parts.

For instance, the story goes that the first preparation of green tea occurred when a monk was boiling water (water and fire), when the wind (air) blew some dried leaves off of a tea bush (earth) and into his vessel -- and the rest, as they say, is history.

Traditional pocket knives require iron ore to be mined (earth) and combined with other elements in a crucible under intense heat (fire) generated by, traditionally, a bellowed forge (air) and then quenched (water). Additionally, the blades were originally shaped by water-driven grinding wheels (more water) made from natural stones (more earth), tempered (more air and more fire) and then hafted with, again traditionally, natural materials (more earth).

Do I have a point? I'm not sure. But these are the kinds of things I think about when I'm home alone and the power goes out. Hey! How about another pic of these two?!

iG35T71.jpeg


The pistol - my younger sister had used it in a play at an arts-focused high school she attended circa 2005. When the play was finished, the school said to get rid of it so she brought it home and threw it in the kitchen trash. I saw it, fished it out, after seeing that it had what appeared to be a flame maple stock and real pearl inlays. Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was a real-deal antique flintlock pistol. Kids today... 🤯. That's the extent of my knowledge of it - one day I hope to track down more.
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Damn that’s a cool picture. Well done, Will.
 
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