Traditional of the Month: Barlow

Oh well, maybe next month I can play.
Don't have one, don't want one.
 
Tidioute #25 Bocote Wharncliffe to start the abbreviated work week:

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Technically not a "Barlow" because of the bolsters, but the same GEC frame as their Barlow so I'm going for it! :D
 
Hey guys, pardon my ignorance (I'm pretty new to traditional's), but what makes it a Barlow; I always thought it had a clip point, but quite a few of the pics have other blades?

Thanks, John
 
Day two:

Went hiking with the nippers in the morning. Now we are beating the heat in the wading pool in the backyard.
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Stich2442 said:
Look closer, there is a decimal point after the 1, pretty good deal, knife, stone, wood, and a manual:-)
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Don`t forget you`ll join the whittling club as well. Pretty good deal. You also don`t get a normal barlow, you get a 5 3/4th inches large one.


or is it 3 3/4th? Pretty hard to see. A 5 inch Barlow would be huge!
 
Just spent some time cleaning up my $4 flea market find from yesterday; really digging this little Barlow pattern. It is an Imperial branded Schrade-Walden made between 1946-1956. As stated in earlier post, the main blade has a half stop. It started out very gritty, with mushy secondary blade closing and soft main blade snap. Now that the grit is all worked out and it's oiled in, it has authoritatively nice snap on both blades. BAM! :D After photographing the "after" pictures below, I put a nice edge on it (enough to slice paper keenly, which is good enough for me).

Day 1 (before cleanup):

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Day 2 (after cleanup):

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The Barlow pattern is sweet! Puzzling why there isn't more contemporary domestic production.
 
I got this Tree Brand 494 Barlow from my dad (one of many that he had in his collection). Friday I sent it to Mr. Eugene "The Knife Doctor" Blankenship in Milan, TN to have the small pen blade replaced (the original is broken) as well as cleaned up and sharpened. I'm excited about seeing the end result. I understand that he is the man when it comes to Boker knife repair.



 
Case XX 6143 5" Grandaddy in smooth black bone.

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This thing is humongous.
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pilgrimuk said:
Hey guys, pardon my ignorance (I'm pretty new to traditional's), but what makes it a Barlow; I always thought it had a clip point, but quite a few of the pics have other blades?

Thanks, John
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The barlow typically has longer bolsters at the front, and no bolsters or caps on the rear of the handle.
 
jazub said:
Just spent some time cleaning up my $4 flea market find from yesterday; really digging this little Barlow pattern. It is an Imperial branded Schrade-Walden made between 1946-1956. As stated in earlier post, the main blade has a half stop. It started out very gritty, with mushy secondary blade closing and soft main blade snap. Now that the grit is all worked out and it's oiled in, it has authoritatively nice snap on both blades. BAM! :D After photographing the "after" pictures below, I put a nice edge on it (enough to slice paper keenly, which is good enough for me).

Day 1 (before cleanup):

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7488864138_4364956fc4_z.jpg


Day 2 (after cleanup):

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The Barlow pattern is sweet! Puzzling why there isn't more contemporary domestic production.
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Nice find, I wish my flea market find had a sheepsfoot, flea markets have been good to me this spring and summer. Good score
 
^^ what's your method for cleaning knives? You did a really nice job cleaning all the rust off without damaging/scratching the finish.
 
Daddyo16 said:
I got this Tree Brand 494 Barlow from my dad (one of many that he had in his collection). Friday I sent it to Mr. Eugene "The Knife Doctor" Blankenship in Milan, TN to have the small pen blade replaced (the original is broken) as well as cleaned up and sharpened. I'm excited about seeing the end result. I understand that he is the man when it comes to Boker knife repair.



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Very good looking Sheepfoot on that Barlow. It's a pity they aren't more often available.
Hope the repair goes well and show us the end product.

Thanks, Will
 
Stelth, that looks like a royal barlow!

Here's mine:

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Tidioute ebony barlow in the foreground, orange Barlow in the background.

(It's barlow month, as of yesterday-- 7/1-- we have new foster kittens that we get to name, and.... :))

~ P.
 
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