What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[pistonsandgears]

Another rough and ready old Schrade

 

[JoKr]

I've been gathering up my curved Barlows - trying to get organized!!
Seems it's a never-ending task!!
They are a bit of a sub-species!!View attachment 1510906

i am IN for a run of Curved Barlows! :-D

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[bigfish64]

Keep those curved Barlows coming, they look fantastic!

 

[Un-Chained]

Keep those curved Barlows coming, they look fantastic!

My one and only, so far

 

[mbkr]

i am IN for a run of Curved Barlows! :-D

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Wow

 

[Old Engineer]

Keep those curved Barlows coming, they look fantastic!

OKAY :


Harry

 

[bigfish64]

OKAY :


Harry

Wow, Harry those are gorgeous! What are the covers? Horn?

 

[Old Engineer]

Wow, Harry those are gorgeous! What are the covers? Horn?

Thank you very much my friend .
The one on the Left is Ram Horn and the Right is Ox Horn . In the Sunlight , they really Pop .

Harry

 

[traumkommode]

This cocobolo would have been really nice on that barlow.

 

[jmgruber]

This cocobolo would have been really nice on that barlow.

Newb to the porch question - is the Boy’s considered a barlow or because of the smaller bolster it’s something different? Thanks

 

[traumkommode]

Newb to the porch question - is the Boy’s considered a barlow or because of the smaller bolster it’s something different? Thanks

The boy's knife is just that - a boy's knife, or a regular jack knife, or a swell-end jack knife. Barlow patterns are made by the longer bolster. The longer bolster really does make the knife feel different. It's heavier, the metal feels different in hand. Not all boy's knives have steel bolsters and liners, either.

 

[jmgruber]

The boy's knife is just that - a boy's knife, or a regular jack knife. Barlow patterns are made by the longer bolster. The longer bolster really does make the knife feel different. It's heavier, the metal feels different in hand. Not all boy's knives have steel bolsters and liners, either.

Thanks - some must take liberties with semantics, looking at you Boker

 

[traumkommode]

Thanks - some must take liberties with semantics, looking at you Boker

You'll also see a lot of custom makers and other *modern traditional* makers calling knives "barlows" lately that are nothing more than shadow pattern jack knives - they don't even have bolsters, but because they're swell end jacks and because barlows are typically swell end jack frames, and because barlows are really hot in part thanks to threads like this one...

 

[black mamba]

The curved are very nice, but I'd like some more of these, too . . . in new handle materials!

 

[traumkommode]

The curved are very nice, but I'd like some more of these, too . . . in new handle materials!

Wow, I wouldn't mind that White Burley myself. Killer stag. Are those cam tang knives or do they have half stops?

 

[waynorth]

i am IN for a run of Curved Barlows! :-D

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Harry

The curved are very nice, but I'd like some more of these, too . . . in new handle materials!

Wow

JoKr, Un-Chained, Mike, Harry and Jeff!!! Nice to hear from others who appreciate the curves!!

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Will Power]

Kool & The Gang

From left, 2012 1st one I got, 2014 won in a GAW, Forum Knife 2017 the only non Spear, 2021 the Sepia latest and 4 pins

 

[black mamba]

Traum, those tobacco barlows have half-stops, and are nice and snappy!