What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Since it was brought up..is Queen considered on par with GEC? the Schatt/Morgan Keystone Barlows look interesting to me..
 
waynorth said:
You win, Brian!! First pics!!:D
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Thanks Charlie. If I won something I think you have my address! 😉

Charlie I think the cover materials turned out great. The old tan is fantastic, both color and jigging. I think the palo santo speaks for itself.

And the blue suede shoes ain't bad either. 😎

 
pistonsandgears said:
Very nice Brian congrats, you must live somewhat near the shipping origin. I have a couple in route to me also, although like most I missed out on the soupbone, guess I don't know the secret handshake.
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Very few were produced, P&G. If you ask the person who sorts and saws the bone, there were too many!!:rolleyes:
Apparently, it ain't easy to find pieces that will work economically.

Hope I get to talk to him/her some time! They are well done after all. Maybe at the Rendezvous . . . . .
 
mr_badexample said:
Thanks Charlie. If I won something I think you have my address! ��

Charlie I think the cover materials turned out great. The old tan is fantastic, both color and jigging. I think the palo santo speaks for itself.

And the blue suede shoes ain't bad either. ��

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Brian - I think it is obvious that you have WON something. It looks like the Triple Crown! Congratulations :D
 
waynorth said:
I produced those to celebrate 2 years of producing TC Barlows! She must really love you, BladeBrain! They are hard to come by. It was a small factory run!!
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Charlie,

She said she found it for sale Friday on one of the knife sites, she also said there were 3 others listed for sale when she chose mine but later when she showed me the site they were gone. Its hard not to love a woman who has bought you three limited run knives just because this month alone. I must be doing something right. :rolleyes:
 
Awesome Brian, I was just talking yesterday on the phone with a knife Chappy and we were commenting on when the "first" pics" come out-great to see, I think I am pretty much always last lol... so her are some shots of the classics - which is hard to define which TC is THE most Classic - that would be the forever unending debate Im sure.

One thing for sure is that the Jigging on the latest Sheep-foot Bone is so so close to text book perfection of Schrades Peach Seed,

Anyway, I never tire looking at these...I hope you dont...





 
Would someone please PM me about the soupbones? I missed those completely and didn't think they were being released until the Oregon Knife Show? TiA!
 
mr_badexample: wow, wow, wow, & wow! Very nicely done.

Duncan: three wows for you, and love the setting behind your Charlows! That 3rd-cut stag is very special.
 
Thanks Robb :thumbup::D

The Soup bones as Charlie has stated are very few in the fact that the Soup Bone is so so hard to work with = not economical to use in a business where trying to make a profit is involved :(
Like anything anyone who is lucky enough to score these ( not just Soupies ) very limited editions have most probably booked way ahead in advance - all we can do is appreciate the fact that maybe one day they may come up for sale - Thrill of the Kill so to speak.
There are MANY knives I want - but know I will probably never get them - so having a complete set of TC's will NEVER happen for me - but Oh Boy do I appreciate the one I have.
 
Duncan those are great looking knives. I'm fortunate to live close to the factory and even closer
to my enabler dealer friend. 😀

Thanks Rob and everyone that commented.

And thanks to BladeForums and all the great people I've met on the traditional forum. And especially the friends I've made. It really is a great bunch of people that gather round this part of the internets. 😄
 
waynorth said:
The walnut on those Queens is quite spectacular! I wonder how they got it to look that way??
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I thought the same thing, Charlie. At first I thought it was Cocobolo. I have seen photos of walnut that looks that way, but it is not typical. Probably has to do with the direction of the cut on the lumber, and the type of stain used. It's very nice.

mr_badexample said:
Thanks Charlie. If I won something I think you have my address! 😉

Charlie I think the cover materials turned out great. The old tan is fantastic, both color and jigging. I think the palo santo speaks for itself.

And the blue suede shoes ain't bad either. 😎

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Congratulations, Brian! In keeping with the Palo Santo theme, I would say Brian has the Holy Trinity of Sheepfoot Charlows!

BladeBrain said:
Charlie,

She said she found it for sale Friday on one of the knife sites, she also said there were 3 others listed for sale when she chose mine but later when she showed me the site they were gone. Its hard not to love a woman who has bought you three limited run knives just because this month alone. I must be doing something right. :rolleyes:
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BB, please pass my email address to your wife, just in case this marriage thing doesn't work out. ;)
 
I really like your "stump" shot, Brian!!

With my usual somewhat boring yellow background, here's a comparison pic of the new Barlows.

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The top two are Tan jigged, and Antique Yellow jigged respectively.
The Tan is the same dye as antique Amber, but looks completely different on jigging, than on sawcut bone. I think they both came out really well.
The jigging pattern is a step up for sure!
The next knife is Palo Santo wood of course. It looks much livlier in-hand, but is admittedly "soft-looking" for a rock-hard wood! I have been carrying my early sample around, but I am switching to this one after this post. It's almost as hard as stone!
The last two are two versions of the amber Soup Bone. These two display how much variation they have. They were dyed with the same dye as the Tan Jig, but the "inclusions" if you will, vary from slightly colored, to deep, dark chocolate, proving bone's unpredictability in absorbing. That said the hafting people did a great job of matching them up!!
I haven't brought any two blades up yet. I can only bring 4-5 knives across the border at a time, legally. Hope you are liking them!

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