What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[pertinux]

Fantastic, Jon. Thanks! :thumbup:

Im off to the airport now....

Safe travels, Duncan, to you and your bride.

~ P.

 

[knarfeng]

Bon Voyage wishes to Duncan have been moved to the lounge.

 

[WA Martin]

Very nice photos, Sarah. Was going to try to come up with a witty line about the slightly blurry photo of you in blue going up the mountain. Somehow "a rare sighting of the Charlow Bunny leaving her knives" didn't sound appropriate.

This reminds me - I've a white bone coming from Charlie. I should check the mail tonight!

 

[Jack Black]

A brass-bolstered Sheepsfoot Barlow from Trevor Ablett of Sheffield.

 

[Hammer67]

Very nice, Jack! :thumbup:

 

[Sonnemann]

[SUP][/SUP]Alright, so after cycling through several of the #15 pattern I have decided to give in and look for a Charlow. What pushed me over the edge was kamagong's great photos of his soupy single blade with patina on the bolster (which I only then realized was a possibility.) I am set on a single blade but currently tryin to decide on blade shape and scales. The hunt is on!

 

[akadave2]

The "Soup Bone" knives will probably be the hardest to find. And it seems like the clip blade models as well.

 

[Jack Black]

Very nice, Jack! :thumbup:

Thank you sir

 

[waynorth]

I too like that T. W. Ablett, Jack. That is a great looking knife!
Is that antler or bone, Jack??

 

[Jack Black]

I too like that T. W. Ablett, Jack. That is a great looking knife!
Is that antler or bone, Jack??

Thanks Charlie. I was told antler, but in view of how pale and smooth it is, I did wonder if it was camel bone, which I know Trevor Ablett is now using (an example below). It is antler, but unusual.

 

[waynorth]

It is the spitting image of this stuff, Jack, which is antler/stag, as agreed on Bernie Levine's Forum.

We notice all the prime stag, but often don't recognize the less desirable plain stuff.
I'm betting that is what it is.

 

[Jack Black]

Wow, I'd have never guessed that for stag Charlie.

8.00pm here, but I'll take a few more pics of my Ablett.

 

[Jack Black]

 

[Humppa]

This is a great knife, Jack!

The stag is really impressing. This is a real working knife - the thicker part of the stag will fit great in the hand of the user, even in longer working periods.

 

[Jack Black]

This is a great knife, Jack!

The stag is really impressing. This is a real working knife - the thicker part of the stag will fit great in the hand of the user, even in longer working periods.

Thanks Andi, it IS really comfortable in hand

 

[Dr. Scott]

A brass-bolstered Sheepsfoot Barlow from Trevor Ablett of Sheffield.

Beautiful!

 

[burnside]

Love that stag/bone handle, Jack!

2 blade today...

 

[Jack Black]

Beautiful!

Love that stag/bone handle, Jack!

Thanks guys

 

[drhert]

Well...I have this thread to blame! Waynorth, I was considering a GEC Boyscout knife to add to my framelocks that I traditionally carry. I was wondering what the TC was all about and Monday after reading this tread I immediately pulled the trigger on this on CKnet:



I wavered on blade style, but ultimately the Lambsfoot. I will appreciate this knife much more after reading this thread and the passion behind the traditional style. Cheers to you though my wallet is a little lighter now, no worries though, my pocket will be a little heavier on Friday.

 

[pertinux]

Very nice photos, Sarah. Was going to try to come up with a witty line about the slightly blurry photo of you in blue going up the mountain. Somehow "a rare sighting of the Charlow Bunny leaving her knives" didn't sound appropriate.

Thanks, and: Too funny!

But no, as seen in more detail earlier in this thread (here), I didn't leave my knives. Ahem. I had my beloved Antique Amber in a designated pocket in my hiking pants (a slim horizontal zippered space seemed tailor-made). And, somewhere in this blue blur...

... my Strix is affixed in its sheath at the waist of my pack.

I was also fairly pleased to come up with this bit o' kit for the other knives and accessories I didn't carry in my pocket(s) while away, but had along for morale:

Yes, a predominance of barlows. :thumbup:

~ P.