What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

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knowtracks said:
I went and dug up these pictures back from page 290 !! :p Man this has been such a great thread and it just keeps growing!!! :thumbsup::)
Charlies little thread as become 2nd only to "Carl's Lounge" in most replys and it's only a couple hundred pages behind o_O;)
Looks like only seven skunks were made and Yes they are all 2 blade Barlows! :cool::cool::D
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Don't forget the nearly 7,000 page behemoth "What 'Traditional Knife' are ya totin' today?". Still, third place ain't bad. ;) :D

Thanks for bringing up those old pics, Dave! :thumbsup:

Txjohn said:
^^ There's a yellow with two main blades , clip and Spey
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That'd be this'n.

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philllll said:
Here's an oldie! Gardner circa 1876

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The integral bolsters are very cool! :thumbsup:

DelOro said:
This is the only poll (err..pole :p) I want to see this year! ;)

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I bought my dad a Festivus pole several years back. After he died, it ended up back at my place, and I make sure it goes up every year on the 23rd. :D

I realized as I was catching up on this thread that I haven't posted any photos of this 2012 PPP TC here since it arrived from New Zealand. This ended up in my possession thanks to an incredibly generous GAW by @Campbellclanman. Thank you again, Duncan!

Here it is right after I received it in the mail:

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And here in a little better light:

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I even took this Barlow along with me to England at Christmas, where it got to revisit The Fat Cat pub in Sheffield and enjoy a pint with @Jack Black.

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And I had it in my pocket when we spent a day down at West Bay.

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cigarrodog said:
Thank you Charlie. It’s a metal cover that says water, but I composed it much tighter. The Ancient, always in my pocket, is the Star.:)
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I suspected it might be a cover for a water valve or some such, but the WAT was irresistible!!:)
The knife looks nice on it!!

There are a lot of miles on that Ebony, Barrett!! And the Yellow handles seem so appropriate on the Day's Work Barlow!!:thumbsup:
 
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waynorth said:
There are a lot of miles on that Ebony, Barrett!! And they Yellow handles seem so appropriate on the Day's Work Barlow!!:thumbsup:
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I love that yellow Day's Work, Charlie! One of my first GEC's was a regular #15 Farm Boy, and I loved the blade configuration. It took me a while to find a TC in that same configuration on the secondary market, but I finally did. :thumbsup:

I'd say that TC has to be one of (if not the) most well-travelled TC's around. :D Titusville to North Dakota (I'm assuming) then on to New Zealand; it traveled to England (and I believe Scotland) with Duncan, then back to NZ; spent a few years in a jacket pocket, then from New Zealand to Minnesota, followed by another trip to England and back.
 
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