Traditional of the Month: Barlow

[jakemex]

Been toting this lately.

I still have about a month until I can finally pick up my AG Russell barlow like this. Nice acorns too BTW!

 

[popedandy]

I picked up the A.G. Russell Barlow a few weeks ago and have been carrying it every since. It's a great general purpose knife and the quality is very good.

 

[zippofan]

Yesterday's arrival:

I know, my photos stink, but the knife is awesome!

 

[12Bravo]

Thanks jakemex. The AG Russell is a nice little knife. The knife is very substantial and packs a big wide blade. I have a couple of GEC barlows that while I love the compact size they are so damn hard to open that most days they get left behind.

 

[pertinux]

Yesterday's arrival:

I know, my photos stink, but the knife is awesome!

Well, now, doesn't that just

vaVOOM.


Thanks for getting the picture up.

~ P.

 

[Doug Add]

This old Böker Tree Brand 493 arrived in today's mail. I know it is sharp, because it already bit me while I was cleaning/oiling it.

 

[LEGION 12]

This old Böker Tree Brand 493 arrived in today's mail. I know it is sharp, because it already bit me while I was cleaning/oiling it.

Almost all the 493s i have seen here including mine have that recurve in the blade is that original to the knife or is that the way they were sharpend?

 

[Doug Add]

I certainly don't have enough information to answer that. This is obviously a well-used knife, so it could be from sharpening. I simply do not know. Hopefully, others with more experience/knowledge with these knives can enlighten us.

 

[Doug Add]

As you can see from the pictures above, one of the bolster imprints is much lighter than the other, particularly on the K E R of BOKER, and the top right side of the tree.

I assume this is worn down from use, because that is right where my thumb grips the knife when the blade is open for cutting. Here are a couple closer shots, with the worn side in the first photo.

 

[lutejones]

I have one exactly like this but new, the blade is straight there's no recurve anywhere, I guess is wear what you have seen.
3 pics to illustrate

The pulls on mine are very hard over 8, what about yours??
Mateo

 

[Doug Add]

It is one of the hardest pulls of all my knives, but it is lightening a bit as I have worked the blades this afternoon with mineral oil to clean the joints.

Thanks for the pictures of yours -- it is gorgeous! And they help answer the question about blade shape.

 

[LEGION 12]

It almost looks like the same guy Sharpend our Bokers mine was so gunked up i could barley get it open washed it out oiled it it's getting better i will keep at it

 

[John G]

I found this Sabre barlow amoong my grandpa's things. I touched up the edge in two minutes, shaved some hair from my arm. I think I recongnize the blue paint that's on this knife. It's the same blue color of the trim on the house I grew up in!

 

[Gevonovich]

Now that is a beauty!!!!, Doug. I wonder what year it is?

 

[pertinux]

I found this Sabre barlow amoong my grandpa's things. I touched up the edge in two minutes, shaved some hair from my arm. I think I recongnize the blue paint that's on this knife. It's the same blue color of the trim on the house I grew up in!

That's tremendous!

Barlow & barlow, two weeks later:

sitflyer, see the tang stamp? I believe this is an anomaly for this pattern (and for this rendition of this pattern). It was almost a deal-breaker for me, but my thing for the Tree won out. I thought of you and your stated preference, however:

~ P.

 

[sitflyer]

I love that tang stamp Pertinux! That Boker sure is a beauty:thumbup: Nice jigging on those scales as well...

 

[Doug Add]

Now that is a beauty!!!!, Doug. I wonder what year it is?

Thank you. I don't know exactly, but one reference I read said they started using delrin for the scales around 1965, so it must be close to the same age I am.

 

[pertinux]

I love that tang stamp Pertinux! That Boker sure is a beauty:thumbup: Nice jigging on those scales as well...

Thanks, I like it too-- even without the possibility of patina. ;-)

~ P.

 

[Doug Add]

Ooh, I like that shot P! You know what they say about imitation:

 

[zippofan]

Got this one yesterday:

The ATS-34 blades are nice and sharp. Pull is a bit stiffer compared to my GEC and Case Select, but not a nailbreaker. Only one complaint, the dye job peters out towards the top and bottom and the handles are white closest to the blades.