The unofficial, non binding, carries no weight, 2021 forum knife possibility discussion thread

[Spaten]

I prefer sawcut or smooth bone on a barlow. Though soup bone would be quite nice too! A nice smooth wood would be fine, as well. So, I guess I’m a bit wishy-washy thus far. What I do have a solid opinion on, however, is square ends! The end should be finished square, with beveled edges. Rounded barlows just look strange to me.

 

[waverave]

Rough Sawn Osage Sawcut...

 

[Pàdruig]

I've not had 100% good luck on GEC's dyed red bone in general but I have yet to receive a poor example of their red sawcut (still missing that Cranberry TC...).

(Soup Bone thrown in for good measure)

 

[AnW]

Smooth white bone...
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This one to me is beyond fabulous!!
Thanks for doing these mockups.

 

[Camillus]

Can you make the mock ups with a plain long pull? Since we probably will get that if it goes to a vote

 

[HEMI 49]

Wood = Desert Ironwood ala the recent 47's and 74's.......

Bone = Red Soupbone or Smooth Whitebone........

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Wood = Desert Ironwood ala the recent 47's and 74's.......

Bone = Red Soupbone or Smooth Whitebone........

I like the way you think.

 

[JohnDF]

Looks very nice.
I think the pins should be steel or nickel or whatever, not brass.
Then it will really "Pop" (Cha-Ching).

 

[Sabercat]

Smooth white bone...
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Ok...so I'm still gonna stick with sawcut hemlock green as my preferred choice...

However this smooth white bone mockup has forced me to at least think twice. If it was all steel, it may move up to #1.

 

[black mamba]

The Osage looks ruggedly beautiful, like a Barlow should.

 

[Dadpool]

Rough Sawn Osage Sawcut...
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Outstanding! Talk about a knife that says, "Use me!"

 

[waverave]

Ok I think my work is done here...red soup bone all day long

 

[waverave]

I can do all steel, long pull, or whatever but just wanted to throw out some visuals since this is still the discussion phase.
I think we can mostly agree that certain materials are probably not appropriate for this pattern. I'll focus on smooth/sawcut bones/woods for now.

 

[HEMI 49]

I like the way you think.

Wow!........ I'm flattered....... Usually I'm flamed 5 minutes after I post........ Have you been tested recently?.....

 

[Camillus]

Autumn Gold Bone would look good.

The red soup bone looks better as it is a better mock up!

Try antique callico and see how it looks

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Don’t everyone roast me at once...but I’m not a fan of the current nailnick.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Wow!........ I'm flattered....... Usually I'm flamed 5 minutes after I post........ Have you been tested recently?.....

Sorry dyslexic here...I though your choices were in opposite order. Hahaha!!

Red Soupbone and smooth whitebone,
Then Ironwood.

 

[sheep herder]

Don’t everyone roast me at once...but I’m not a fan of the current nailnick.

Should be a long pull, like a narwhal tusk.

 

[Camillus]

Red soup bone is not necessarily the best.

 

[waverave]

Don’t everyone roast me at once...but I’m not a fan of the current nailnick.

I'll work on a long pull version if @waynorth can confirm that it is an option. I've missed a lot of the recent posts and not sure if all options are on the table or what. I assumed, much like with the 2019 BF knife, that the main options were set and we just needed to pick the material.