What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

dispatch184 said:
Still in my pocket and put to work today opening birthday presents for my wee one. 4 years old today.. cannot believe it. She looks a little older then my avatar pic now

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Wonderful and happy birthday to the little one! My son turns 4 on Monday the 11th!
 
TC barlows are a myth! They don't really exist. I've been looking for one for over a year and can't find one anywhere. Not on any of GEC's dealer sites or any other site. All the pics of them in this thread are photoshopped! No such knives exist. Until I have one in hand, I don't believe they are real. :(

Rich
 
Rich S said:
TC barlows are a myth! They don't really exist. I've been looking for one for over a year and can't find one anywhere. Not on any of GEC's dealer sites or any other site. All the pics of them in this thread are photoshopped! No such knives exist. Until I have one in hand, I don't believe they are real. :(

Rich
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Oh Ye of Little Faith!! I suspect you will eventually find one.:thumbsup:
This hobby is about nothing, if it is not about persistence and patience!
There are knives in my collection that have taken me well over TEN years to find!!
Courage, my friend!!:)
 
Oh I know about patience. I've been collecting, making, customizing knives for over 65 years. Maybe (?) I'll find a TC barlow before I'm worm food :-)

Rich
 
Great Rich!! You've got a good start on things!!:eek:
:D
BTW, I didn't start commissioning these TC Barlows until I was 68 in 2012, because it was hard to find the quality the TCs provide. I will put out as many as I can in the coming years!!
 
waynorth said:
Great Rich!! You've got a good start on things!!:eek:
:D
BTW, I didn't start commissioning these TC Barlows until I was 68 in 2012, because it was hard to find the quality the TCs provide. I will put out as many as I can in the coming years!!
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I can only get GEC to put out a couple of orders per year.
 
Rich S said:
TC barlows are a myth! They don't really exist. I've been looking for one for over a year and can't find one anywhere. Not on any of GEC's dealer sites or any other site. All the pics of them in this thread are photoshopped! No such knives exist. Until I have one in hand, I don't believe they are real. :(

Rich
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ive searched and searched too, back then. I didnt get one until the rendezvous last year, from waynorth waynorth himself actually. That one is actually immortalized in a youtube video! Thanks again Charlie!
 
Wasn't this year's Trad Forum Knife a TC Barlow? We're they not availed to order for a quite some time?

I didn't follow it too closely, but am I wrong that they were fairly readily available at a reasonable cost?
 
LastRodeo said:
Wasn't this year's Trad Forum Knife a TC Barlow? We're they not availed to order for a quite some time?

I didn't follow it too closely, but am I wrong that they were fairly readily available at a reasonable cost?
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very reasonable, and there was almost 2 days before they were gone
 
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