What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Earl visiting the North Yorkshire market town of Knaresborough today :)





That's the Knaresborough Town Crier by the way, not me! :eek: :eek: :eek: :D
 
That is a traditional Barlow, indeed. Thanks for sharing Jack!

Town Crier, some fancy clothes... could also be a job for me.... :foot: ;) :p
 
Humppa said:
That is a traditional Barlow, indeed. Thanks for sharing Jack!

Town Crier, some fancy clothes... could also be a job for me.... :foot: ;) :p
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Thanks Andy, I cropped off the knee breeches, gaudy stockings, and buckled shoes! :D
 
Got this in the mail today and into the pocket it goes
The mini trapper is a perfect gentleman size for me at 3 1/2" closed
I love a peanut and this mini trapper is like an over grown one but single blade
It fits my hand and grip MUCH better than a peanut too
No doubt, I'm really going to enjoy this one

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I looked at the line on the mark side scale under high magnification and see that it's not a crack. It's not mobile any where either. I don't have enough experience with handle material to know what it is, but it's not a crack. At least not that I can tell ... and not yet Lol

For now I think the line, while I wish it weren't there, just gives it character of natural material. Not beautiful character, but character. And if it ever was a crack, it VERY stable now.

I mean, surely it isn't a crack? This is a new old stock unused knife. Who would put a cracked scale on the mark side? I kinda feel the cutler must have given thought to it and purposely selected this scale for the mark side for what ever reason ... dunno and prolly never will

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DAMMIT !!! I posted the above in the WRONG DANG THREAD !!! SHOOT !!! I meant to post it in the what are you totin' today thread !!!

I HUMBLY APOLOGIZE and PRAY a mod can delete that post and this one ... SHOOT

NOW I "get" Macchina's post ... DUH ... SHOOT
 
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This jigging is out of control! Closest GEC has come yet to the sweet old Schrade peachseed jigging!

Sorry for the horrible lighting... too dark outside for photos.

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I love the dog's head. sure it is on my short list!

Jack, I guess we share more than interest for knives... :thumbup:

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philllll said:
This jigging is out of control! Closest GEC has come yet to the sweet old Schrade peachseed jigging!

Sorry for the horrible lighting... too dark outside for photos.

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Gotta agree with you there, Phil! Crazy tight and authentic to the older Schrade jigging on this latest run!
 
Jolipapa said:
Jack, I guess we share more than interest for knives... :thumbup:

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Excellent my friend, slàinte! :thumbup:

Took Earl over to Sheffield yesterday to see the site where his old ancestors were made at Hartshead (the workshop and home of Obadiah and John Barlow originally stood where the building on the left stands today).

 
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