What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[jon_slider]

Thanks for the great videos and images of Olde England, Jack

I suspect Stan Shaw may have Scottish origins, can you confirm or deny that? In any case, it appears Orange Marmalade originated in Scotland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmalade
"The Scottish city of Dundee has a long association with marmalade. James Keiller and his mother Janet ran a small sweet and preserves shop in the Seagate section of Dundee. In 1797 they opened a factory to produce "Dundee Marmalade", a preserve distinguished by thick chunks of bitter Seville orange rind. The business prospered, and remains a signature marmalade producer today.

Orange Marmalade in Britain happened by accident. Supposedly a ship full of oranges broke down in the port of Dundee and the ingenious Scots made marmalade out of them. "

fwiw, growing up in Spain, the word for fruit preserves and jelly, was Mermelada. The word for Quince paste, from which the word marmalade is derived, was Carne de Membrillo. The British have adopted the Portuguese word for quince paste, to mean a fruit preserve containing the rind of Spanish Oranges.. Talk about cross pollination

And a knife pic in every post, the closest thing to Marmalade at my house:

 

[cards94]

Mr. Gunstock is a registered dealer, so I can post it here http://gunstockjacksknivesandcollectibles.com/

thanks

 

[gunstockjack]

Mr. Gunstock is a registered dealer, so I can post it here http://gunstockjacksknivesandcollectibles.com/

Guys, the Barlows are in short supply; only two single blade African Blackwood Barlows left.

 

[getout87]

Guys, the Barlows are in short supply; only two single blade African Blackwood Barlows left.

Does that mean I got the last walnut earlier today?!?!

 

[cards94]

Guys, the Barlows are in short supply; only two single blade African Blackwood Barlows left.

have the blackwood need a clip point with sawcut handle.

 

[SubSpace]

Has anyone tried filing the kick on their sheepfoot charlow to lower the blade a bit? My single blade african blackwood is my favorite EDC, which is astounding to me as I was originally hesitant on purchasing a knife that only had a sheepfoot blade. I love everything about the knife but it would be nice if the blade did not stick out quite so far. Purely an aesthetic thing for me. I was just wondering if anyone has tried it and how much room is in the handle...

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for the great videos and images of Olde England, Jack

I suspect Stan Shaw may have Scottish origins, can you confirm or deny that?

Thanks Jon. Stan was born and raised in Deepcar, today a suburb of Sheffield, just a few miles up the River Don from Kelham Island, and close to the old British Steel plant at Stocksbridge. He said his wife offers to make him a sandwich with ham, or tongue, or cheese, but he prefers something sweet. I know a lot of Stan's generation acquired a sugar craving during the sweet rationing of World War 2, so perhaps it's the same for him. Or perhaps he's a Paddington Bear fan!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddington_Bear

 

[cards94]

Has anyone tried filing the kick on their sheepfoot charlow to lower the blade a bit? My single blade african blackwood is my favorite EDC, which is astounding to me as I was originally hesitant on purchasing a knife that only had a sheepfoot blade. I love everything about the knife but it would be nice if the blade did not stick out quite so far. Purely an aesthetic thing for me. I was just wondering if anyone has tried it and how much room is in the handle...

i don't see what you're seeing because i think it looks great to me. love the single blade sheepfoot and didn't want a pen blade, but would be interesting to see if anyone made any changes.

 

[black mamba]

Someone on here (I forgot who) reground the top line forward of the long pull to make it more of a Wharncliffe than a sheepfoot, further reducing the width in pocket. Maybe they will repost their pics.

 

[cards94]

Someone on here (I forgot who) reground the top line forward of the long pull to make it more of a Wharncliffe than a sheepfoot, further reducing the width in pocket. Maybe they will repost their pics.

i remember that one. it was an amazing transformation and looked like it was from the factory, but i like the sheepfoot on the barlow.

 

[pertinux]

Someone on here (I forgot who) reground the top line forward of the long pull to make it more of a Wharncliffe than a sheepfoot, further reducing the width in pocket. Maybe they will repost their pics.

(Jack, avert thine eyes....)

SubSpace, depending on where your blade now rides there might be room to file down the kick a touch and not incur blade rap, but: I'll leave it to others to help you determine that.

~ P.

 

[jon_slider]

Has anyone tried filing the kick on their sheepfoot charlow to lower the blade a bit?

No I have not filed the kick, but yes, some of my Sheepfoot Charlow blades stick up more than others. If you can still see your blade etch, look at the R in Real. On one of my Sheepfoot Charlows only the D part of the R shows, not the legs. On another one, the whole R shows. I mean this with the blade closed and looking straight accross the liners. So yes, there is more room if your Etch sticks up like Im describing. But, what you really need is someone to educate us how to determine how deep the pocket is, so you actually know for a fact how much room your knife has to drop the blade.

But! IF you file the kick, the backspring will drop down and will no longer be flush with the liners at the pivot end. So unless that is OK with you, do not modify the kick, unless youre prepared to also modify the bolsters and liners. But! If you modify the bolsters and liners to match a sunken backspring when closed, then with blade open, the backspring will be proud. Those are the reasons I did not modify my tall Sheepfoot.

Here is a pic of the etch, that I took for posterity, since it does not last once patina starts.

ps, a quick measurement with a regular tape measure (better more accurate tools recommended), shows one of my sheep is 1/16" more proud, measured at the spine at the front edge of the long pull. The actual measurements are 4/16" from liner to spine on one, and 3/16" on another. As it happens, the higher blade is on a single blade charlow, the lower blade is on a 2 blade charlow.

 

[Jack Black]

(Jack, avert thine eyes....)

Thanks for the warning, but they were already closed (perhaps you could hear my teeth grinding!)

 

[gunstockjack]

Does that mean I got the last walnut earlier today?!?!

The last two walnut went this morning. You got the last and it is on it's way!

 

[SubSpace]

Thanks for the replies re: filing the kick on the sheepfoot. My charlow happens to have a perfectly flush backspring in all positions. I hadn't thought about how adjusting the kick might effect that. I'd best leave well enough alone, seeing as how this is a near perfect little knife. I'd post a new pic but my photo share account is not behaving itself.

 

[Modoc ED]

Has anyone tried filing the kick on their sheepfoot charlow to lower the blade a bit? My single blade african blackwood is my favorite EDC, which is astounding to me as I was originally hesitant on purchasing a knife that only had a sheepfoot blade. I love everything about the knife but it would be nice if the blade did not stick out quite so far. Purely an aesthetic thing for me. I was just wondering if anyone has tried it and how much room is in the handle...

I think if you file the kick enough to lower the profile that much that you'd risk sinking the spring into the frame (at the pivot end) when the blade is closed.

 

[Jack Black]

I'd best leave well enough alone, seeing as how this is a near perfect little knife.

:thumbup:

 

[avoidspam]

That Wharncliffe looks great! Sorry Jack....

 

[Jack Black]

That Wharncliffe looks great! Sorry Jack....

:grumpy:

 

[avoidspam]

Couldn't resist....