Tree Brand barlow

dannyp

dannyp

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I've always liked my grandpa's old Imperial barlow with it's thin and easy to sharpen blades. I don't carry it much anymore since the springs are fairly lazy on it. I decided that I wanted to get a new barlow so I started looking for one with a clip blade. After getting outbid on a couple of German made Russells and a Schrade 206 I was considering a Boker in grand canyon bone. Then I came across this one and it caught my eye.

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The finish isn't quite perfect but I still like it anyway. It has a good walk and talk with half stops. I have no clue when it was made but it doesn't appear to be current production. I can't seem to find any info about it even after searching with the model number on the box. Sorry for the slightly blurry pics. I should really get a tripod for my camera.
 
I picked up a Tree Brand stockman the other day and love it. Better fit and finish than I was expecting and those carbon blades get sharp in a hurry. Nice knife :thumbup:

Nathan
 
mnblade said:
Nice looking knife! Carbon steel blades?
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I knew somebody was gonna ask that.:D I didn't know at first since it wasn't listed in the description. I used it to cut up an apple earlier and I can see the beginning of a patina forming.:thumbup: I'm not certain about the wood either but it sure looks and feels like oak.
 
Great looking Barlow. I owned a tree brand stockman back when I was a pup and it was a great knife. Long since lost. I thought that looked like oak when I saw it. Really nice knife. I hope it gives you good service.

Oh, I just thought about a time when I saved up my money and bought a Barlow at the local hardware store when I was a freshman in high school. I don't remember what brand it was because it disappeared pretty quickly. I was bummed out because it was the first ever knife I bought that would shave out of the box. I wish I still had it.

Ed
 
Looks great!:thumbup: I really like the feel of the Boker/Russell Barlows.
 
I really like the oak slabs. Nuttin' fancy, just clean XXXXXXX wood.
 
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comoha said:
I really like the oak slabs. Nuttin' fancy, just clean XXXXXXX wood.
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That was part of the appeal to me. I think the wood fits right in with the TREE BRAND logo on the bolsters.;) After doing a little reading on chestnut, which is the type of tree in the logo, it makes me wonder if that could be what it is. I've read that it resembles oak and is still fairly common in Europe.

On a side note, the thin blades on this are a nice change of pace from the Queen canoe I've had in my pocket lately. It's a terrific knife, but the main spear on it is a little more robust than I care for.
 
Good looking Barlow that.

Nice scales to, but I do like a bit of bone on a Barlow :)
 
dannyp said:
It's a terrific knife, but the main spear on it is a little more robust than I care for.
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I seldom use the small pen as they are almost always hard to open due to the size of the blade compared to the spring. Get the same thing with Peanuts too.
 
jacknife said:
I seldom use the small pen as they are almost always hard to open due to the size of the blade compared to the spring. Get the same thing with Peanuts too.
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I was actually referring to the thickness of the main blade on my canoe and not the pull. It's probably just the nature of the single backspring design. After rereading my post I can see how it might have been a little confusing.
 
dannyp said:
I was actually referring to the thickness of the main blade on my canoe and not the pull. It's probably just the nature of the single backspring design....
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That is a fine looking Barlow!

I have three Queens with a single spring, Canoe, Half Congress and a Muskrat

The way they do the single spring is very different
The Muskrat is thin with each blade half the width of the spring
The Congress, both blade are full width of the spring but the spring is narrow, and it has an extra full lenght brass liner to give space for the main sheepsfoot blade
The Canoe is a very thick full width main blade with a brass spacer and the pen blade half width of the spring (I love the thick stout blade on the Canoe!)
 
I really like my Boker Tree Brand...takes a super edge and holds it well. I have forgotten what the call this pattern bone (washboard?) but it is super in the hand, the ridges eliminate slipping very well and the red...what can I say...classic color for a barlow.

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Not seen Washboard in red before, unusual:thumbup: Generally, it seems to be a caramel/brown colour and you are right, the ridging/grooves on the handles make for good grip. I have a carbon lockback in it.

Wood handled Barlow is unfamiliar to me as well. That could be Oak or Chestnut,Ash or possibly Cherry.

The Böker Russell Barlow I own is in green sawn bone, Spear with longpull. Very decently made knife indeed, no gaps,wobble or rough edges . All the Böker(Germany) knives I've bought lately-about 6 have pleased me immensely,very well made and not at all costly.
 
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