What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

I remember asking him directly if he would do a TC with a caplifter and he said no for the reasons that Jack stated above. I presume that's why he created the diamond radio jack, which JackBlack expertly exhibits almost every day :)
 
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But they're so puuurrrdy!

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philllll said:
I think everyone can see there is a definite demand for one now, though. Charlie has already demonstrated his willingness to use the caplifter on his Diamond Radio knife, which sold like wildfire. I don't think a beerlow is too much of a stretch of the imagination. ;)
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I think there's been a demand for this pattern before, and in this thread, which may be one of the reasons the good Mr C gave us the Radio Jack, which in my opinion, was far more appropriate than using that blade configuration on a Barlow. It's not just Charlie that might have qualms about making a non-traditional Barlow, I suspect GEC would too. We all love Barlows, but not every blade configuration has to fit on them. I'm sure Charlie will be along to speak for himself in due course :)
 
pmew said:
I remember asking him directly if he would do a TC with a caplifter and he said no for the reasons that Jack stated above. I presume that's why he created the diamond jack, which JackBlack expertly exhibits almost every day :)
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Thanks Paul, sorry I missed this, I think I was busy posting! :D

esnyx said:
But they're so puuurrrdy!
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They sure are! And I'm sure they'd look just as good in a Radio Knife thread! ;)
 
Jack Black said:
I reckon a lot of those old cutlers would have been happy to to make up Barlows with everything right down to a pocket-clip, had they been available back then. BUT THEY DIDN'T.

I love the Radio Jack pattern, and there are some great examples of it. If there isn't one already, it'd be great to see a thread devoted to them in all their glory, and it would in my opinion, be a much better place to show this great custom work than in a thread that is supposed to be about TRADITIONAL Barlows, which attractive as they are, I don't think these are :thumbup:

If Charlie is shaking his head, he's not alone ;)

Jack
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Jack Black said:
I think there's been a demand for this pattern before, and in this thread, which may be one of the reasons the good Mr C gave us the Radio Jack, which in my opinion, was far more appropriate than using that blade configuration on a Barlow. It's not just Charlie that might have qualms about making a non-traditional Barlow, I suspect GEC would too. We all love Barlows, but not every blade configuration has to fit on them. I'm sure Charlie will be along to speak for himself in due course :)
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Jack Black said:
Thanks Paul, sorry I missed this, I think I was busy posting! :D



They sure are! And I'm sure they'd look just as good in a Radio Knife thread! ;)
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I totally agree Jack. This thread was started by Charlie when he was designing the TC Barlow which became a huge hit over the last couple years.

These "Beerlows" :barf: are not traditional Barlows, just modified GEC knives. And I'm sorry but I don't see the appeal in them. But that's just me. :)
 
Markesharp said:
I totally agree Jack. This thread was started by Charlie when he was designing the TC Barlow which became a huge hit over the last couple years.

These "Beerlows" :barf: are not traditional Barlows, just modified GEC knives. And I'm sorry but I don't see the appeal in them. But that's just me. :)
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I thought you were gone fishing!!! :confused: :D

OK - I can see both sides fairly easily and I will stop dropping any hints. If Charlie says yea - that would suit me fine - if he says nay - I would support that decision as well. ;):)

I do see how the introduction of a Beerlow might cancel out/or slow down the sales of the very nice Radio Jacks.;)

I will take the blame for getting the thread off track, with my suggestions a page or so back.

Lets all move on and get back to traditional Barlows.

It is not worth anyone possibly getting their feelings hurt over any disagreement, which ultimately will be decided by our Charlow leader, and with his funds at risk.

Agree to disagree - that sounds fine to me. :thumbup::)
 
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Markesharp said:
These "Beerlows" :barf: are not traditional Barlows, just modified GEC knives. And I'm sorry but I don't see the appeal in them. But that's just me. :)
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I certainly wouldn't turn one down, I think they are beautiful pieces of work, Evan, keep em coming. Sheepsfoot and caplifter bare end? What's not to like!?!? I think that there is nothing wrong with a bit of a contemporary twist on the traditional theme, seeing as it's just the length of the bolster that makes this slightly on the untraditional side.

However, I wouldn't expect Mr C to do one. I like this thread because it's Charlie's one-man-mission to return the Barlow to its former glory and I don't think these qualify.

Paul
 
Perhaps a Diamond series bare head 'Radio Jack' would appease the beerlow champions, thus keeping the traditional TC strain unpolluted. :confused:

Make mine a sheepfoot model please!!!! :D

With a EO notch!
 
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Well put Paul. Sheffield's Trevor Ablett uses long bolsters on all his knives, they're nice knives in my opinion, some I regard as Barlows, some I don't, some I'd post in this thread, some I wouldn't :thumbup:

I may be wrong, but I THINK Charlie already stated his position (diplomatically as you'd expect from him) when this issue came up in this thread before. I don't think his reasons for not producing a Barlow with a cap-lifter relate to economics.
 
gunstockjack said:
Perhaps a Diamond series bare head 'Radio Jack' would appease the beerlow champions, thus keeping the traditional TC strain unpolluted. :confused:

Make mine a sheepfoot model please!!!! :D

With a EO notch!
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Now THAT sounds like a compromise we can all agree on! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
pmew said:
I certainly wouldn't turn one down, I think they are beautiful pieces of work, Evan, keep em coming. Sheepsfoot and caplifter bare end? What's not to like!?!? I think that there is nothing wrong with a bit of a contemporary twist on the traditional theme, seeing as it's just the length of the bolster that makes this slightly on the untraditional side.

However, I wouldn't expect Mr C to do one. I like this thread because it's Charlie's one-man-mission to return the Barlow to its former glory and I don't think these qualify.

Paul
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That bolster length you are referring to Paul is what makes a Barlow a Barlow. Evan does great work but this is a "Traditional Barlow" thread.

Maybe you guys could PM Charlie about doing an SFO for the beerlows?
 
As I said in my first post, "Agree to disagree."

I think the "take your posts to another thread" attitude is a bit unfair. This is a forum for discussion, after all. The adversarial attitude is a bit unexpected.

And I'd like to point out the title of the thread is posing a question. It is not "Only strictly traditional barlows may be posted here, no exceptions."

I won't post anymore on this matter. This is supposed to be my happy place. I wish you all a wonderful rest of your day. :)
 
I think Charlie has stated in the past he would not do a caplifter barlow, which is perfectly fine.

That is exactly why I asked Evan to create one for me. Is it "traditional"? To be honest I do not really care. It is a barlow though.

Out of the 30 or so barlows in my collection it is definitely one of my favorites along with my Queen Dan Burke barlow with a wharncliffe secondary...which is not very traditional either.
 
Markesharp said:
That bolster length you are referring to Paul is what makes a Barlow a Barlow. Evan does great work but this is a "Traditional Barlow" thread.

Maybe you guys could PM Charlie about doing an SFO for the beerlows?
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philllll said:
As I said in my first post, "Agree to disagree."

I think the "take your posts to another thread" attitude is a bit unfair. This is a forum for discussion, after all. The adversarial attitude is a bit unexpected.

And I'd like to point out the title of the thread is posing a question. It is not "Only strictly traditional barlows may be posted here, no exceptions."

I won't post anymore on this matter. This is supposed to be my happy place. I wish you all a wonderful rest of your day. :)
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Hey Phil, I don't think there needs to be any unpleasantness, we're all friends here. Come back and be happy!:) :thumbup:

Personally though, my position is as stated, while the cap-lifter blade is a great choice, it really isn't a traditional Barlow pattern. I was thinking of starting a Radio Knife thread last night, and if nobody else does it soon, I might yet ;)

Jack
 
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