What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Another vote for "Barlow barman" here. Or even "Barlow Batman". This Gotham City needs you :D
Welcome to the green side Charlie :)

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Charlie, now that you've gone all green and sappy, does that mean you're gonna shave off the beard, lose 30 pounds and start running marathons!?!
 
black mamba said:
Charlie, now that you've gone all green and sappy, does that mean you're gonna shave off the beard, lose 30 pounds and start running marathons!?!
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The beard stays, the 30 pounds goes - hopefully! The marathon is a distant memory!!:D

The "Barman" theme gives me a good idea!! Off to the edit!;)
 
I think that a great Barlow can be made a little better with some patina!

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I saw a German swayback barlow, wish I would've gotten it as part of a trading package. Looked like a good little knife, unsure of the steel. Looked like a Weidmanshell, but possibly Chinese manufacture. Looking through a Case price guide book, lots of examples of the Case barlow. Sheepsfoot, clip, spear. Spey, wharnecliffe and pen blade secondary. Two and one blade. Large and regular.
 
The feedback on this site is helping to produce a Better Barlow! And has improved GEC's Boy's Knife as well. The improvements are small, but important.
Thank you to all who have participated!!
And it is hard to describe the level of help that has come from the manufacturer. They care about traditional knives and knife making, and go the extra mile to achieve authenticity, and quality.
To quote a cutler from a rival Factory, who shall remain nameless for obvious reasons:
About the Barlow;

"What a beautiful knife, you totally nailed the essence of what a barlow is, in fact I think this knife would come out a winner against an awful lot of the vintage models as well, just fantastic. Those grinds and swedges are amazing!"

And here's what someone in that Factory, higher up on the food chain, said!

Mr. X "really liked the slim bolsters and the blade finish, not to mention the walk and talk! It's top notch buddy, no doubt about it!"
 
I haven't been able to bring myself to actually use this one.. It's too perfect! Can't wait for the clip blades :)
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I like the new colours Charlie - what a change!!! , I am carrying the Ebony today, along with my lockback.
I must agree with Mr. X, that was the very first thing that came into my mind when my hands meet the Barlow, which was..... Wow, slim...I bet these just disappear into the pocket, and I was right.... you wouldnt know its there, beautiful knives and as we have all said before - lovely W & T.
 
pertinux said:
Those are quite a sight, indeed. Thanks for posting the pictures, Belerofon. You refer to these as "little knives." What is their length?


Meanwhile, for anyone ranging from intrigued to madly curious about the profile of the upcoming clip blade TC knives, and/or about the "lines" of the main blade's pull relative to the secondary pen, take a look'a this:



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(Swoony, once again.)

Print 'em out to scale, crayon in a TC, and you're good to go. Or at least, you've gone as far as you can, for the time being. ;)

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Hello !

Little knive but suffisant knives !

Folder Measures 3-3/8" & 5-5/8" Open, perfect for all !!!
 
For the collectors of statistics, there were 218 spear blade TC Barlows made last year. And there will be about 350 Clips this year.
 
I bet those will move fast too! I need to get a good camera, but my two blade barlow is starting to sport the beginnings of a nice patina. Maybe my cell phone can pick it up.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
I bet those will move fast too! I need to get a good camera, but my two blade barlow is starting to sport the beginnings of a nice patina. Maybe my cell phone can pick it up.
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Thats all I use for my pics. Light is the critical factor. Need lots of indirect light. That is why my pics are so-so
 
burnside, those are some really excellent pictures that show the QUALITY of this Barlow. They're really precision finished without (dare I say it...) the sterility that can characterize some custom knives.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
You're right Dave. I've gotten some great nature pics with this cellphone.

Will, sterility is a great description.
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The ones I usually post are under a lamp on a chair arm lol! And they look it. Alaska has very little natural light this time of year and for heating reasons large windows are frowned upon. A dark but not so dank state.
 
The blades and springs for the Boy's knife and Barlow are just about ready to go for heat treating!
Just one of those many steps before the first knife appears!!
 
Earlier in this thread, we talked about the different options that Cutleries offered for their Barlow knives. I believe I posted the various KeenKutters that were offered over time, featuring Spear, Clip, Sheepfoot, Spey and One-Armed blades.
Here is a group of four types on 6 knives that Schrade Cut. Co. offered. They also varied the handles, using jigged bone on some.

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Interestingly, they offered the same variations on Jack knives, like the Boy's model!!
Maybe we can convince GEC to do the same. I know some don't care about spey blades, but I find them quite useful, personally.
 
I am awaiting delivery of my first pre-1964 Case knife this week: a daddy barlow. Will post pics later.

I will definitely get the GEC clip blade barlow.

I've got a Mark Twain Imperial barlow and a GEC 25 ez-open right now.
 
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