What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[waynorth]

QUOTE="Âchillepattada, Cosimo made me another great Barlow

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Way Cool, J-M!! I like the way he's grabbed the old "flavor" of the Barlow!!

 

[waynorth]

Is that Scratted Bone, Âchillepattada ??
Nice setting - from an artist's studio??

 

[Fixall]

I'm still really liking these smaller Solingen made Boker Barlows... So much so that I picked up four more and have five more on the way. Fourteen isn't too many right? Send help.

It's really nasty out today and I got a late start (gotta love the sun setting at 4:14pm), so just a few quick pics. I'll get some better ones when the barlows in the mail arrive.

Top to bottom, left to right: Desert Ironwood/440c, Natural Canvas Micarta/O1, Plum/C75, Whisky Barrel Oak/C75, Bog Oak/C75, Curly Birch/440C, Green Canvas Micarta/440C, Grenadil (African Blackwood)/440C, Castle Burg Oak/O1

I also picked up this really nice Solingen made 1983 Boker barlow "Farmboy" with rosewood covers from @Dave Dallam here on the forums.

 

[JohnDF]

What a great pocket knife.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[knowtracks]

Hard to believe it's been 6 years since these came out!
3rd cut stag!





Dave

 

[mrknife]

Hard to believe it's been 6 years since these came out!
3rd cut stag!
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Dave

ah single blade is best!

 

[K33ncutter]

Haven’t posted this one here in a while.

 

[Onebigbill]

 

[waynorth]

Hard to believe it's been 6 years since these came out!
3rd cut stag!
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Dave

At first Bill thought I was kidding about "3rd cut Stag"!!
Then he made it happen!!
I have come around to thinking, he can do anything in the cutlery business that tickles his imagination!!

 

[knowtracks]

This colder weather is the time for SOUP!!!!!



Dave

 

[mrknife]

At first Bill thought I was kidding about "3rd cut Stag"!!
Then he made it happen!!
I have come around to thinking, he can do anything in the cutlery business that tickles his imagination!!

i must convince him to do a one of sterling silver barlow! he had the skeleton parts for it that rendezvous

 

[knowtracks]

Dave

 

[waynorth]

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Dave

Nice Soups, Dave!! And Turquoise!!

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Fixall]

A few more Boker barlows came in.

Smooth White Bone, Olive, Washboard Brown Bone, and Stag. All in C75 carbon steel. I've been really busy during the holidays, but I promise to get a good pic up sometime soon when I have time.

Have a great holiday everyone!

 

[waynorth]

Gee, Fixall !! I think you should pick up a few more of those nice Bokers!!
You sure you've got them all??

 

[Fixall]

Gee, Fixall !! I think you should pick up a few more of those nice Bokers!!
You sure you've got them all??

They seem to be my weakness, lol.

There is a smooth, yellow bone version and bog oak/damascus version available that I don't own and probably won't pick up... I don't care for smooth yellow bone for some reason and every time I pick up a damascus knife I can't bring myself to carry them because they're so pretty (not to mention I already have one of the Boker's in bog oak). There is also one in C75 steel and walnut that I am actively looking for. It looks to be the cheapest of the bunch by far, but it must have been an exclusive as it looks like it was only available on one site and has been sold out for months.

Other than that, I think I have all of the recent ones in the smaller pattern (and a couple two bladed versions not shown in the pic), but I'm on the hunt for any others!

 

[Âchillepattada]

Is that Scratted Bone, Âchillepattada ??
Nice setting - from an artist's studio??

Hello Charlie, yes it has been inspired by the handle of your Ancient Barlow
Cosimo De Benedetto loved it .

Merry Christmas to you and to all the friends here.
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[Travman]