What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[waynorth]

Starting to get the Charlow fever again! I'm gonna have to be in for one each of the Single Clip blades, and perhaps a Spey bladed one as well.

Great Choice on the Smooth Yellow bone, and Che Chen Rosewood, Charlie! :thumbup: :thumbup:

At last, the correct covers (almost; footnotes needed!).
Thanks Sarah!

Burnsie, you KNOW you need a spey!!

 

[burnside]

At last, the correct covers (almost; footnotes needed!).
Thanks Sarah!

Burnsie, you KNOW you need a spey!!

I think you might be right, lol. The spey blade is definitely looking more attractive to me than ever when it comes to the Charlows.

 

[jon_slider]

you need a spey!!

LOL!
Im not sure that will cure his flippin' fever, it might hurt, and likely wont stop him feeling his woodies

A traditional Barlow corta con Cojones!

 

[waynorth]

Now, now! Be Nice!!

 

[Dr. Scott]

Great Choice on the Smooth Yellow bone, and Che Chen Rosewood, Charlie! :thumbup: :thumbup:

OK, I don't get the Che Chen Rosewood. I've only seen it in crummy little pictures with poor detail, never held it or handled it. Why would I want a knife with Che Chen Rosewood handles? Convince me.

 

[burnside]

LOL!
Im not sure that will cure his flippin' fever, it might hurt, and likely wont stop him feeling his woodies

A traditional Barlow corta con Cojones!

If I could afford to be a collector, I would have kept all the GECs that I've sold up until now.

I keep only what I'll use and carry. I generally don't loose money on my knife purchases/sales, and I am definitely not making a business from it.:emot-yarr:

I do kind of have a 'flipper fever' in any case ... I buy and sell knives as part of a constant search for the perfect keepers, in order to check out different patterns and companies, and because I do not always like everything that I purchase. Do I really need to give an explanation here? LOL

 

[jon_slider]

Do I really need to give an explanation here? LOL

not at all, I trust you knew it was just a friendly joke

on a more serious note, I really enjoy your posts and all your photos..

A traditional Barlow has Big Bollsters:

 

[waynorth]

This Asian Rosewood varies quite a bit, like most exotic hardwoods.
This is the only GEC picture I could find with it on it.

Some has more grain and feature in it. Occasionally old time (antique) Jacks have a type of Rosewood or Cocobola (they are related) for covers. Usually it was utility grade. It is nearly prohibitive to get fancy Brazilian Rosewood, so I thought we'd try this CheChien (sp?) on 30 or so knives, to see if it gets that antique flavor we are always looking for.
It is an experiment, and a bit of a risk, but I am looking forward to it!

Here is a select bookmatched piece of Chechen:

 

[burnside]

not at all, I trust you knew it was just a friendly joke

on a more serious note, I really enjoy your posts and all your photos..

A traditional Barlow has Big Bollsters:

Thanks!

I knew your were only pulling my chains, lol..

By the way, I love all the photos you are constantly posting in this thread. Very informative as well! :thumbup:

 

[Dr. Scott]

Chechen (Caribbean Rosewood)


Chechen (Caribbean Rosewood) Metopium brownie

Chechen is also known as “Black Poison Wood”. Chechen’s color ranges from amber to dark brown, often with a range of colors and contrasting streaks. This wood is quite hard, dense and tight-grained. With care, a beautiful, lustrous finish can be obtained. Chechen is slightly oily, but not as much as teak. It is an excellent furniture-making wood that is suitable for a variety of other applications. Chechen is very rot resistant.

West Penn Hardwoods offers a variety of "wholesale free shipping deals" on Chechen listed under the Wholesale Deals section of our website. Another website described Che Chen as a sustainable alternative to endangered Rosewood.

Source Region: Mexico and Central America


Thanks for the background, Charlie. I found the above info on the West Penn Hardwoods website. West Penn Hardwoods is in Olean, NY, not too far from Titusville, PA.

 

[jon_slider]

Here is a select bookmatched piece of Chechen:

Gorgeous!

Brazilian Rosewood, Brazil, Dalbergia nigra 52 lbs/ft3
Chechen Rosewood, Caribbean, Metopium brownei 57 lbs/ft3
Cocobolo, Central America, Dalbergia retusa 69 lbs/ft3

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wow - Charlie it's going to be hard to better the previous Barlows, I am real excited, these knives are just great, cant wait to see what the next batch look like!

 

[pertinux]

OK, I don't get the Che Chen Rosewood. I've only seen it in crummy little pictures with poor detail, never held it or handled it. Why would I want a knife with Che Chen Rosewood handles? Convince me.

GEC recently produced some #92 Eureka Jacks with Che Chen covers. I've only seen it in (non-crummy) pictures, but the wood GEC has used before is beautifully-figured stuff with pleasing tones:

~ P.

 

[Dr. Scott]

OK! Now I'm warming up to Che Chen! Thanks for the encouraging photos.

 

[Hammer67]

That's a gorgeous Eureka, no doubt about it. :thumbup:

 

[burnside]

The Che Chen on that Eureka Jack looks great! Very nice looking wood.

 

[waynorth]

I hope it looks as good on the Barlows, as it does on that Eureka!
Thanks for the pics ~P!

 

[confucius37]

 

[gunstockjack]

Oooh... that is shaping up beautifully!

 

[jon_slider]

I hope someone will photoshop those line drawings to color match the wood on the Eureka.

Meanwhile, more GoogleFu

Chechen is now called Chechnya, it is in Southern Russia. Her people are fierce freedom loving mountain people, related to the Basque on the mothers side, and related to the Arabs on the male side.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechen_people
"Chechens are connected with the Middle East on the Y-DNA side, but more close to Europe in terms of mitochondrial DNA.[33]

A 2004 study of the mtDNA showed Chechens to be extremely diverse in the mitochondrial genome,
They clustered closer to European populations than Middle Eastern populations
significantly closer to Western European populations (Basques and Britons) than to Eastern European populations (Russians and other Slavs, as well as Estonians), despite living in the East.

The Chechen code of honor implies moral and ethical behaviour, generosity and the will to safeguard the honor of women. The traditional Chechen saying goes that the members of Chechen society, like its teips, are (ideally) "free and equal like wolves"

A common greeting in the Chechen language, marsha oylla, is literally translated as "enter in freedom". The word for freedom also encompasses notions of peace and prosperity."