What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Add me to the TC Barlow Fan Club! The knife is elegantly simple and functionally stylish, not to mention the flawless build, and is a real gem!

If you haven't handled one, you are missing out! :eek:
 
I agree, not because we know Charlie as the great guy he is, but the knives themselves are just superb!, the models Charlie and Bill together have released have woken up the older Traditional knife appreciation for these models, that in itself is a big thing, especially for me, I still love the HJ'S that Charlie had part of, and that really opened up my eyes to that pattern, and now these Barlows have just overtaken me.

no.1 fan - long time!
 
What makes a good, traditional Barlow? I don't know, but I know it when I see it and feel it, and this is by far the best Barlow I've owned. Add me to the fan club.

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jon_slider said:
stunning photo, made me go review the thread to see if there is a marmalade blade in poisonwood

I note a very attractive new pin treatment at the bolster end of the cover, a class act all around, Merry Xmas to you :-)
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What's the pin treatment you refer to? Is it on Old's Barlow in particular or on the newest run of Barlows in general?
 
pertinux said:
One year ago today, a certain beauty rolled off the line and into my mailbox heart.



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(P for Pertinux, natch.)

Charlie, it's an honor to have this knife (and now, this line of knives), and so grand to be present "here" as the TC barlows became reality through Bill's and your vision and commitment, and the work of all at GEC who have made them possible.

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Thank you.

~ P.
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Wow! It's been a year!! What a whirlwind it has been.
You are most welcome, Sarah!
And all of you who have posted your pictures, I thank you in turn.
It is wonderful to see the beginning patinas, as well as the "veteran" ones.
I will be sure to pass on to Bill the appreciative comments given here!
(He reads this thread, by the way, as often as he can.)
Tidbits of interest:
>With all the variations, there are way over one thousand TC Barlows in circulation. The majority are in the hands of BF subscribers.
>I can think of 4 or 5 people who have near-complete collections - one of every iteration.
>There are 2 one-of-a-kinds that I can think of; an Ivory Handled one, and a "harlequin" with two different handles. Does anyone know of any I have missed?
>There is one more major variation coming - next year. It will have one-hander (razor) main blades.
 
Here is one of the Thousand,
Ha...Marmalade Sandwiches, here is my favourite-has been for most of my life, Peanut Butter and Marmite....



the mix has to be just right...


Perfect, all in a days work for this beautiful knife that I was so lucky to win, I am going to post some photos of this beauty in Charlies Thread in which he had the give-away,,,
 
Here is my Gem of a EDC, kindly gifted to me by Paul - thank you so much my friend, this knife gets used every day, I juice a lot of Vegetables etc, and this knife is in there ebony and all..
The Patina is just from Daily use from my food....What a knife!


I love this knife, and its the perfect replacement for my lost Single Bladed Spear Point..


These knives just are huge bang for your buck, you get a lot better knife for your money, and the F&F is just perfect, well done Charlie, if I ever had anything to do with the manufacturing of a knife like this, I admit I would be a pretty darned proud guy!
 
I also picked this up a wee while ago, what a little beaut! the Saw Cut Bone is just beautiful, as is the rest of the knife, not the originally made Cripple Creek, but aone very nice knife anyway....



Tang stamp tells me its a 1994, it shares the Stables with my many other Barlows.....

 
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I know how old the Case is but haven't found much on the I*XL. Sheffield made, iron pins ,bolsters and liners, carbon blade. Very tight, a very well made spear point Barlow. OIL THE JOINTS !...... always.

"Not an original" CC ? Well it surely is handsome, the scales seem to glow. Reminds me of a Colonial made Russell I have.
 
Sweet knives Leogreg, those Case red Bones are just beautiful, one of the best! - the I*XL is just beautiful, at a guess 60's?
 
Campbellclanman said:
I also picked this up a wee while ago, what a little beaut! the Saw Cut Bone is just beautiful, as is the rest of the knife, not the originally made Cripple Creek, but aone very nice knife anyway....



Tang stamp tells me its a 1994, it shares the Stables with my many other Barlows.....

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Queen-made, I'm guessing?
 
Thank you gentlemen. The red bone is a very fine shade, unique to the old Case I believe. What do you call the color on the I*XL? Here is a flip side shot. These pics were taken outdoors so the color is accurate.

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arizonaranchman said:
What's the pin treatment you refer to?
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I see a difference, lets see if these photos show it, the little dimple in the pin head. Might just be a lighting trick to my old eyes, I dont see the dimple in other photos of the same knife, nor on the other yellow and blackwood handles in prior pics.

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And to your earlier question on stabilization, I am not an official spokesperson, this is just my guess, the African Blackwood is unstabilized, the poison wood is stabilized, as are all the bones including soup, smooth, and sawcut.
 
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Duncan, congrats! Well deserved and thanks for sharing your shots. Yellow and the oncoming patina will make a beautiful combo. Was on the verge of snatching up a yellow single clip and while I snoozed they were sold.

Greg, love that bone on your Case XX.

Charlie, I google searched Tryon, and found one post by you on aapk. Have you found out any more info on them?

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I have not found out anything else, John.
A decided lack of info for such a long-lived company. 1811-1950s according to LGIV.
Real nice example you've got there!

Jon, can you comment some more about the "pin treatment"?



I'm going out to buy some Marmite!
 
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