What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

waynorth said:
I love this whole thread, and all the people (and knives) that hang out here.
And I agree these latest Ancients are kinda homely! Makes them easy to love!!:)
Thanks Camillus Steve, Dean, Perry, Laurel, Augie, HST, Mrknife, Duncan, John, Redsparrow and Harry and everyone else for making this thread so great!!
The only thing I am missing is a taste of Muscadine wine!! I have read up on it, and know the Muscadine vines are at the root of a lot of the best wine production in America, but I have never had the pleasure!!:rolleyes:
Maybe I'll find some in Pennsylvania in August!!:cool:
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Hey Charlie,

Did you ever master the *guitar pick pinch* we were talking about a few weeks ago? ;)

Also....

My (1st & only) TC Barlow arrived a couple of weeks ago (thx ck) and it's nothing short of a pleasure to use. The long slender spear point blade is fantastic (best pen blade ever!) and the ancient finish gives the knife a ton of character.

I'm extremely happy with this knife and quite proud of it too! :thumbsup::D
 
waynorth said:
I love this whole thread, and all the people (and knives) that hang out here.
And I agree these latest Ancients are kinda homely! Makes them easy to love!!:)
Thanks Camillus Steve, Dean, Perry, Laurel, Augie, HST, Mrknife, Duncan, John, Redsparrow and Harry and everyone else for making this thread so great!!
The only thing I am missing is a taste of Muscadine wine!! I have read up on it, and know the Muscadine vines are at the root of a lot of the best wine production in America, but I have never had the pleasure!!:rolleyes:
Maybe I'll find some in Pennsylvania in August!!:cool:
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no charlie, thank you for keeping the tradition going, those 14 barlows should be interesting!
 
Those are some great memories Chief! I too was reminded of my dear grandpa giving me my first knife, back in the 1960s. Charlie’s knives certainly evoke such magic, mystery and most of all great memories of a simpler time. Don’t know about the youngsters out there today, but those of us over the age of 55 certainly think of earlier times when summer days and nights were made of exploring the woods and railroads, wondering what it would be like to hop a train bound for who knows where.
 
Today my wife and I were driving through Kentucky, on the way back from looking at a property for sale in Bowling Green. We decided to stop at, you guessed it, an antique shop. After looking around for a while I spotted these old pocket knives in a glass case! Asked them to open it for me so I could do some coon fingerin. There were some old Queens, JR Russell, Robeson and Case brands there. Then I picked up this old saw cut bone handled Barlow, the kind we all dream of finding! It was a great looker for sure! It had a very elusive tang stamp that read TERRIER CUTLERY! For those that don’t know, was a premium brand of Robeson, I believe. Well, after some detailed eyeballing, I discovered something very disappointing, it had a new blade!! Quite a let down, no pitting or wear of any kind. Not just a knife that was bought and put away. People didn’t do that back then. It was the tang that told the whole story! You would expect to see some definite tang wear down, in like those half circles where the knife was opened and closed, over its life,,,,nope! I would’ve never known how to look at a knife like that, had it not been for Charlie’s guidance over the years. Needless to say, it’s still sittin in that glass case!
 
Laurelbb said:
i love the first ancients (dont have) & was lucky to sneak in a reserve for one of the new ones sight unseen. when I saw the production pics on the gec site, i thought, um, those are kinda ugly. so, had planned to turn mine over to someone who really wanted but couldn't get one. mine finally came and, um, the action w&t is so nice, I'm pretty sure it's a keeper! I use all my knives.
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:thumbsup: As Dwight Yoakam's sings "I'm not old, I'm just out of date", she could sing "I'm not ugly, I just need to be used!" :)
 
waynorth said:
I love this whole thread, and all the people (and knives) that hang out here.
And I agree these latest Ancients are kinda homely! Makes them easy to love!!:)
Thanks Camillus Steve, Dean, Perry, Laurel, Augie, HST, Mrknife, Duncan, John, Redsparrow and Harry and everyone else for making this thread so great!!
The only thing I am missing is a taste of Muscadine wine!! I have read up on it, and know the Muscadine vines are at the root of a lot of the best wine production in America, but I have never had the pleasure!!:rolleyes:
Maybe I'll find some in Pennsylvania in August!!:cool:
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Charlie, it’s amazing to me that I spend a good part of my spare time looking for older knives that look new, yet you come up with a new knife that looks old that’s a huge success. Congrats, well done! And the biggest irony is that you have, possibly, the finest collection of old knives that I’ve ever encountered. Thanks for all that you bring to this forum. -Lance
 
I had to wait almost two weeks to get my new Ancient TC Barlow. My dealer, of all times, had chosen to take a trip to Europe. But Thursday afternoon the wait was finally over. I personally think it was well worth the wait! waynorth waynorth Charlie thank you my friend! Your passion and vision, along with the leadership and skilled cutlers at Great Eastern Cutlery have brought us another instant classic! See you soon my friend! :)

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singin50 said:
CAR stands for carbon steel, I think.
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Thank you!

waynorth said:
I love this whole thread, and all the people (and knives) that hang out here.
And I agree these latest Ancients are kinda homely! Makes them easy to love!!:)
Thanks Camillus Steve, Dean, Perry, Laurel, Augie, HST, Mrknife, Duncan, John, Redsparrow and Harry and everyone else for making this thread so great!!
The only thing I am missing is a taste of Muscadine wine!! I have read up on it, and know the Muscadine vines are at the root of a lot of the best wine production in America, but I have never had the pleasure!!:rolleyes:
Maybe I'll find some in Pennsylvania in August!!:cool:
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Thank you, Charlie. It is you who ignited my Barlow passion and your TCs that help keep it burning. I keep thinking your TCs can't get any better - and then they do. :):thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Love the lighter color and all those saw cut lines in it, Ron!:cool::cool::cool:
Half/Stop said:
I had to wait almost two weeks to get my new Ancient TC Barlow. My dealer, of all times, had chosen to take a trip to Europe. But Thursday afternoon the wait was finally over. I personally think it was well worth the wait! waynorth waynorth Charlie thank you my friend! Your passion and vision, along with the leadership and skilled cutlers at Great Eastern Cutlery have brought us another instant classic! See you soon my friend! :)

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Charlie, It's a all round heart warming thank you from all of us here, your support for so so many people behind the scenes, your generosity, helpfulness - I could keep going quite easily and to those who know you know exactly what I am talking about!
So Thank you from us.

Here is an Ancient a little like the New Ancients, a very early Sears...
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So so many Blade etches, heres a few from Charlie..the deep "CC" on the first ancient takes a lot of beating- from what I see of the markings on the Blade of the Ancient II - this is exciting!
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I dont know...... I havent got to hold the new Ancient in the Hand yet- getting Mr. Hilborn's grubby fingers to prize themselves offa my knife may be a task too much to bear.... but the original most certainly will take a lot of beating imho...
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Yet another page of wonderful pics! I wondered if you would appreciate the Ancients, after the beautiful knives I saw in your collection, Achille!! Nice background in your pic!

"Did you ever master the *guitar pick pinch* we were talking about a few weeks ago?"
Yes I did, DelOro. A little more finger behind the blade helps the pinch!

I like your weathered boards, Ron! Fitting background for some old knife!!:)

Great Posts, Duncan and John!! Went back and looked a dozen times!!
The Fort said:
Charlie, it’s amazing to me that I spend a good part of my spare time looking for older knives that look new, yet you come up with a new knife that looks old that’s a huge success. Congrats, well done! And the biggest irony is that you have, possibly, the finest collection of old knives that I’ve ever encountered. Thanks for all that you bring to this forum. -Lance
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:DHa ha!! Nice observation, Lance! Can I use that some time??:D

mrknife said:
no charlie, thank you for keeping the tradition going, those 14 barlows should be interesting!
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Well, they are going to be one-blades!!:cool:

Jolipapa said:
:thumbsup: As Dwight Yoakam's sings "I'm not old, I'm just out of date", she could sing "I'm not ugly, I just need to be used!" :)
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Nice paraphrase, JP!!:D

Dean, Perry and anyone I missed, thanks for your comments!!
 
Chief said:
Dark sawcut bone highlighted by a lighter border ... long pull short of the tang, button rivets. Royalty for 5 years and still reigns supreme. Dark blue / med blue would look good.

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Both of those are special. I don't think GEC has ever used the Antique Amber Saw Cut bone on any other knife. I'd love to see it used again. Maybe the upcoming 14 Barlow's will have this as an option.
 
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