What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Henckels…not the prettiest stag but has some character in my books ☺️


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euroken said:
Doesn’t J.E. Made sell it as a Lanny’s clip?
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Review - JE Made Lanny's clip and Zulu folders

Brief review of this JE Made Lanny's clip folder, fit and finish are very well done. Blade grind is uniform and I was glad to see that the thickness behind the edge was not as thick as I had hear others make mention of. Mine measures about .020" which isn't razor thinness but still cutting...
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When I started collecting not long ago, I started with Schrade. The knife my grandfather and I used to process game was an Uncle Henry. And if anyone that I knew understood good steel, it was my grandfather. So, since I liked carbon steel and the patina it takes on, I picked up a few Old Timers. Most of mine were post-walden era, but I did nab one walden 8OT with a long matchstrike pull that I quite like.

I had been thinking about getting a Schrade Cut Co era knife for a while and finally pulled the trigger on this one. It is not in the best condition. Namely, the main blade has been crudely sharpened, has a bunch of recurve, a good amount of wobble, and virtually no snap. Probably a 2 on the pull as opposed to a 1 as it doesn't fall open. Main blade is flush in open and halfstop positions, but sunk when open. On the other hand, the bone is in great condition as is the pen blade. Probably a 7 pull on the pen; flush in open, closed, and halfstop positions. And, virtually no gaps in the backsprings. I'm very happy to own my first Schrade Cut Co! I personally think the bone is just gorgeous, which is what drew me to it in the first place.

I think I will work on the clip to remove the recurve. I'd also like to squeeze the bolster to tighten up the blade play on the clip. But, I know that this (in theory) would require sanding after peening. And, sanding these bolsters concerns me a little bit as I don't want to destroy the history of the knife. Thoughts on this?? Don't do anything to the knife at all? Tighten it up but avoid sanding and leave the pin proud?? (Apologies if these questions are off topic. If I need to take this to another thread, I can edit this out and make a new post.)


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