What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

coolio said:
Plus, when my wife thinks I'm weird because I'm handling my knife on the couch, I can just say I'm "meditating." You go do your yoga, and I'll just sit here and "heal" with my Palo Santo TC Barlow!
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Some folks use a rosary, prayer beads, or a pocket cross. I confess that I am often meditating on my pocket knife in the pew on Sunday, more often a TC Barlow than anything else. :o

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Scott matey, I always enjoy your posts, they reflect the pure admiration of these awesome knives-and I can just feel everything you describe about them :thumbup:
Cool shot :cool::D
 
Thanks for bringing the pictures along, jrtodd and bleh!!
First I have seen them - Wow!!
 
...as usual, I'm late to the show. Is this run just sheeps feet, or are there other blade shapes involved?

~Jim
 
They are looking good Todd!

Charlie, the Palo Santo Wood is quite striking indeed, that is almost a perfect blend between two of New Zealands greatest Native Timbers - both of them Stunningly beautiful - The Mighty New Zealand Kauri, and the amazing New Zealand Rimu.
Kauri has a gentle soft and Mellow Colouring very very similar to the Palo Santo and beautiful Golden Hue.
Rimu, you can get different variants of the Rimu - the strikingly beautiful Heart Rimu is just stunning with such great and immediate switches from beautiful deeper Red/Brown thick runs of grain to the most golden Yellow/Tan Grain that at times leaves me collecting as much of the old wood as I can .
The Heart Rimu was used in mass in the earlier days of building here in New Zealand, mainly on features such as Window Architraves, doors, skirting boards, at time on Floor along with another stunning wood called Matai. The only problem with the Rimu is when removing the wood ( if you are like me wanting to preserve it and use it again ) is that it splits very easily when trying to gently pry the board away - OR when trying to nail too close to an edge-always drill a finer hole first :thumbup:

I have a beautiful example of this Heart Rimu on its way soon to Mr and Mrs Paul Hilborn.

So after all that, I am trying to say is that Charlie the variants of wood chosen on your stunning knives.
These are such a classic re-invention of the older knives that were once the greatest, now dare I say it the very knife reborn to awaken the amazing Traditional quality and style of the old greats may have in fact superseeded those old greats and with NO doubt these knives are now the true collectable for these will be the most wanted old greats in the future.
 
Duncan, Mark, thanks for the positive reenforcement. The pocket sheath, of course, is a Barry-Gunstock Jack original.
 
I really like how the different tones of color were achieved on these, Charlie! And that deep jigging too!:thumbup::thumbup:
Perry
 
These really are beautiful. I can't wait to see all of you post better pics. I'm sure they will look even better. I, personally, was sort of hoping for the peach seed jigging that was on the 48 diamonds jacks. That jigging has some what of tighter gapping with the same depth it seems.
 
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