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

Got to agree with @redsparrow on the Lionsteels (Lions are bigger than even Maine-Coons...) They're controversial and a matter of taste but they add something to the genre in my view.

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Here shown with other traditional friends in materials- wood, bone, horn.

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Day 26 - "Preserving History"

One of my three small Barlows ...... an S.E. Oates & Son, made in Sheffield, baby Barlow with the maker's stamp on the blade. This one has fine snap, locks up tight, and takes a keen edge. I added a little more patina to it yesterday morning and it kicked the 🐈‍⬛ right out of my pocket for the remainder of the day. I went by Granny's Diner and had a bowl of Pinto beans and fried cornbread. I also received a thick slice of onion ..... to add to the beans. The SEO & S diced up the onion like hot butter. As I was driving past the Old Fort, going home, I had the presence of mind to stop and get some new pictures of it. I placed it on the old stone fence, which is mostly covered with moss and lichen. Kentucky's birthplace got a visit from Sheffield. 😊

I decided to tote it again today and will add my carved up cherry wood Opinel for any heavier tasks. ;)

Old Engineer sent the SEO & S Barlow to me a while back and said that he trusted me to preserve the history of and I have been doing just that ....
so preserving history part of yesterday and all day today. 😊

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Ironbut said:
Yeah, my Shuffler gets carried more than my other Barlows. The Lionsteels are lightweight, made of modern materials, and use one of the newer super steels that hold an edge for a long time. What's not to like? I don't know if they'll become the next generation of classics, but they sure make good users.

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The Shuffler again.
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I have been fortunate to be able to carry and use a couple of mine fairly often. I like that they're pinch-able. Another two I simply admire. As far as classic goes, it was just an errant thought. It's up to my Grandkids to decide regarding their classics.


Will Power said:
Got to agree with @redsparrow on the Lionsteels (Lions are bigger than even Maine-Coons...) They're controversial and a matter of taste but they add something to the genre in my view.

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Here shown with other traditional friends in materials- wood, bone, horn.

DAY XXVI
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Any controversy surrounding Maine coons is because they are big, beautiful cats. ;););) (jealousy among cat owners ???)
I avoid any internal controversy with Lionsteel knives by thinking of screws simply as removable fasteners. 🤔;):)
Good-looking Ram's Horn Will. :thumbsup:
 
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Sacto said:
I’ve got a questionable one along the same lines (though not as nice) but I decided to play it safe and stick with the sure bets.

I love that keen kutter and the Randy Travis.
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Pretty smart of you my friend. I'm going to wait till tomorrow to let them know they posted a modern Barlow and are thus disqualified and failed the challenge ! ;) 🤣 :(
Just kidding, of course, but, they are purty durn close to the borderline. 🤬🤣 Thanks for the compliments ! :thumbsup: 😊

Will Power said:
@Primble 'Thus Spake Elijah J.' Who am I to mess with the authority of a Maine-Coon ? 🤣 I think it was that damnable Lanyard hole that capsized my efforts...should have shopped it (don't know how...)

My Princess Tabby is more 'democratic' her interest in knives runs to "Ah look the Uncle has left another one of those things on my territory..I'll just paw it off and see if it flies (cracks:eek:) ":D
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Yep ..... it was the lanyard hole that prompted the no head shake from motor mouth ....... err .... I mean Elijah J. (who kept me up half the night last night ... doing his best to keep me awake ... till he got shut in the bathroom). My previous Maine Coon was like your Princess Tabby. Sometimes Elijah J. will slide his paw right up against one of my knives and look up at me. I shake my head no and he slowly pulls his paw back where it belongs. He does take an interest in my knife hobby though. 🤣

Will Power said:
Got to agree with @redsparrow on the Lionsteels (Lions are bigger than even Maine-Coons...) They're controversial and a matter of taste but they add something to the genre in my view.

a5Zyn4x.jpg



Here shown with other traditional friends in materials- wood, bone, horn.

DAY XXVI
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I reckon that I will pass those Lionsteel modern Barlows as Barlows, but, they don't fit my idea of being made the same way as traditional Barlows ....... but I said the rules was laxed and I don't like controversy. I come here for pleasure. 😊 I read your opinions on them and they do look well made.:thumbsup: Of more interest to me right now, tell me a little bit about that fine looking folder to the left of your Lionsteel ?😍🤔🤔🤔

redsparrow said:
I have been fortunate to be able to carry and use a couple of mine fairly often. I like that they're pinch-able. Another two I simply admire. As far as classic goes, it was just an errant thought. It's up to my Grandkids to decide regarding their classics.

Any controversy surrounding Maine coons is because they are big, beautiful cats. ;););) (jealousy among cat owners ???)
I avoid any internal controversy with Lionsteel knives by thinking of screws simply as removable fasteners. 🤔;):)
Good-looking Ram's Horn Will. :thumbsup:
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I suppose you could take all the screws out and take them completely apart. Is my thinking correct ? 🤔
 
Primble said:
I suppose you could take all the screws out and take them completely apart. Is my thinking correct ? 🤔
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I've heard from some manufacturers and retailers that they are not intended to be taken apart.

I suppose the biggest challenge most aspiring disassemblers would confront would be keeping the spring under tension while installing the blade. I expect they'd need a vise and a "witch" of some fashion - fabricating a metal one would be preferable, but I suppose, as long as she's powerful enough, the Wizard of Oz kind could work as well... 🧙‍♀️

My biggest gripe with the modern traditionals isn't their ability to be disassembled (well, reassembled really... the disassembly should go just swimmingly) or lack thereof, but the fact that cover swaps would be so easy, and yet I know of no current manufacturers that will sell the covers apart from the knife and I've not seen any third party support for this either. Missed opportunity, IMO. 😥
 
Primble said:
looks like yours is well on it's way ....... you might get there sooner than that. ;)
The GEC version is at least as good or better than the originals ..... something I usually don't say when it's a repro vs. original.
Yours has some beautiful bone too ! :thumbsup:😊

Giving you a partial peek of my grandaddy on its way. I hope it makes it here before day 30. 🤣

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It will be great to see your photos of it and to see what you find to be the date of build .

Harry
 
Primble said:
Day 26 - "Preserving History"

One of my three small Barlows ...... an S.E. Oates & Son, made in Sheffield, baby Barlow with the maker's stamp on the blade. This one has fine snap, locks up tight, and takes a keen edge. I added a little more patina to it yesterday morning and it kicked the 🐈‍⬛ right out of my pocket for the remainder of the day. I went by Granny's Diner and had a bowl of Pinto beans and fried cornbread. I also received a thick slice of onion ..... to add to the beans. The SEO & S diced up the onion like hot butter. As I was driving past the Old Fort, going home, I had the presence of mind to stop and get some new pictures of it. I placed it on the old stone fence, which is mostly covered with moss and lichen. Kentucky's birthplace got a visit from Sheffield. 😊

I decided to tote it again today and will add my carved up cherry wood Opinel for any heavier tasks. ;)

Old Engineer sent the SEO & S Barlow to me a while back and said that he trusted me to preserve the history of and I have been doing just that ....
so preserving history part of yesterday and all day today. 😊

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That Old SEO&S is in the right place Mr. @Primble . It looks better now too . Carry it in good health my friend .

Harry
 
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