What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[CoffeeCat2112]

That is some dark ebony.

 

[mr_badexample]

Hey mine are there too!

 

[Thomason]

I heard a guy on the news talking about TSA's decision to let small pocket knives on planes now. He talked about how as a kid he got a pocket knife from his father and how nice it was with its wood paneling.
The ebony wood paneling on these Barlow is really nice.

 

[waynorth]

It is hard to find that Gabon Ebony. Don't know where my next stick is going to come from!

 

[black mamba]

Charlie, you'd better stock up on paneling, you don't want to get caught short!

Thanks for the laugh, Rob.

 

[akadave2]

Charlie, you'd better stock up on paneling, you don't want to get caught short!

Thanks for the laugh, Rob.

I can see it now! Reclaimed Paneling from demolished mobile homes as covers!

 

[pistonsandgears]

I like ebony, I think I need an ebony deck

 

[Thomason]

From "Lost in the Jungle", by Paul Du Chaillu - 1875
Probably the source of the paneling on some of Waynorth's old Barlows.

 

[burnside]

That is some super dark gabon!

Although I've got my ebonies secured, I'm feeling a strong pull towards the antique (green) ambers. I wish I could get one of each!

 

[TLARbb]

I love the coloring of your copperhead bone TC Barlow!

Not only does the weathered wood match the steel, but it also brings out the color of the copperhead bone very nicely.

Thanks for the compliments. I really like those Barlows. I missed out on the ebony ones, but I do like those bone covers too.

Ed J

 

[akadave2]

From "Lost in the Jungle", by Paul Du Chaillu - 1875
Probably the source of the paneling on some of Waynorth's old Barlows.

How would you like to be the poor sucker to chop down an Ebony tree with an axe!?

 

[pertinux]

Belly up to the Barlow Bar, indeed.

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~ P.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Oh Boy!

 

[waynorth]

(with thanks to Mark Twain!)

"Lookyhere, Huck, there's footprints and some candle -grease on the clay about one side of this rock, but not on the other sides. Now, what's that for? I bet you the money IS under the rock. I'm going to dig in the clay."

"That ain't no bad notion, Tom!" said Huck with animation.

Tom's "real Barlow" was out at once, and he had not dug four inches before he struck wood.

"Hey, Huck! -- you hear that?"

Huck began to dig and scratch now. Some boards were soon uncovered and removed. They had concealed a natural chasm which led under the rock. Tom got into this and held his candle as far under the rock as he could, but said he could not see to the end of the rift. He proposed to explore. He stooped and passed under; the narrow way descended gradually. He followed its winding course, first to the right, then to the left, Huck at his heels. Tom turned a short curve, by-and-by, and exclaimed:

"My goodness, Huck, lookyhere!"

It was the treasure-box, sure enough, occupying a snug little cavern, along with an empty powder-keg, a couple of guns in leather cases, two or three pairs of old moccasins, a leather belt, and some other rubbish well soaked with the water-drip.

Needless to say, there was a big pile of money in that box!!

 

[burnside]

I'm feeling really excited about these super dark gabon ebony wood covers. They look fantastic!

 

[burnside]

I don't know if I missed it or not, or if it has been discussed before, but I would love to see GEC do a Northfield Un-X-LD version of the TC Barlows! I don't know if this is in the works or not, but variety is the spice of life!

Here is another shot of my Spearpoint TC Barlow jack... (Hands down the best pocket pal I've ever had)

 

[waynorth]

I don't know if I missed it or not, or if it has been discussed before, but I would love to see GEC do a Northfield Un-X-LD version of the TC Barlows! I don't know if this is in the works or not, but variety is the spice of life!

Here is another shot of my Spearpoint TC Barlow jack... (Hands down the best pocket pal I've ever had)

There are rumors of an UN-X-LD Barlow. I think we will see one some day in the future. . . . . . . .
maybe even this year. . . . . . . .

 

[pertinux]

There are rumors of an UN-X-LD Barlow. I think we will see one some day in the future. . . . . . . .
maybe even this year. . . . . . . .

O, my.

(Stamped blade this time, "bugle" or no...? )

~ P.

 

[waynorth]

I don't know if we'll get a stamped blade. It is not that easy to achieve.
One company had one made recently (Northwoods?). That blade was a beefy saber-ground blade, not appropriate for a Barlow.
There is no question, knife decoration is a time honored tradition. I believe there exists, somewhere in a museum, a Roman era figural folding knife.
Here's a cool decorated knife, from some time before WW1.

Nicely blade stamped, and of course the shield is something else!

All blades stamped, attests to its age!

 

[pertinux]

Here's a cool decorated knife, from some time before WW1.
Nicely blade stamped, and of course the shield is something else!

My word! The cat's expression pretty much sums it up.

I don't know if we'll get a stamped blade. It is not that easy to achieve.
One company had one made recently (Northwoods?). That blade was a beefy saber-ground blade, not appropriate for a Barlow.

Ah, okay.

While still thinking about these (I like the visible-when-closed stamping along the spine)...

....it would seem there may be achievable, modern precedent in the following, on a non-beefy, non-saber-ground blade (a barlow, no less, even if one considered by some to be a WLST® ):

~ P.