What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[totallynotalex]

Are the liners on the boys knives steel? And how does one go about getting a barlow?

 

[kamagong]

Send an email to the OP. The Charlow is his baby.

- Christian

 

[Campbellclanman]

You, too, are one of the Knives-on-Wood maestros, Duncan!!

Thank you Charlie, I need to get out and re-invent my shots somehow.......mmmmmmm

 

[joepa150]

I am loving my new Barlow. This is my first GEC and I am already thinking of my next lol.

My only problem with the Barlow is that it is so nice and purdy that I don't want to use it. I bought it to edc but now I don't know.
Most of everyone's photos show their barlows so nice and shiny. Are these only photos of when your knives were new or does everyone not use them frequently?

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you Charlie, I need to get out and re-invent my shots somehow.......mmmmmmm

You can practice in my giveaway Duncan

 

[waynorth]

I am loving my new Barlow. This is my first GEC and I am already thinking of my next lol.

My only problem with the Barlow is that it is so nice and purdy that I don't want to use it. I bought it to edc but now I don't know.
Most of everyone's photos show their barlows so nice and shiny. Are these only photos of when your knives were new or does everyone not use them frequently?

There are a lot of "patina-ed" knives in the thread, joepa. I use mine every day, as do a lot of people. GEC and I spent a lot of thought and time making these knives user-friendly. It would be a shame for them all to be "safe-queens". Go out and cut something!!!!

 

[CoffeeCat2112]

So I was corresponding with Charlie about his love of beanie hats and managed to worm some more information out of him about the next batch of (sheepsfoot) Charlows.

Cover materials:

• American Walnut
• African Blackwood
• Pennsylvanian Smooth Ivory bone
• Canadian Antique Yellow Sawcut bone
• A few - 15 or 20 - Beef Barley Soupbones

 

[Jack Black]

So I was corresponding with Charlie about his love of beanie hats...

This place! :thumbup:

 

[street soldier]

Dibs on a two blade walnut handled Charlow! :thumbup:
I wasn't looking forward to the sheepsfoot initially, but now I can't wait.


John

 

[kennywoo]

Excited for the wood cover choices...

 

[burnside]

I am very excited for the African Black Wood and the Walnut covers!

 

[sitflyer]

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[Shaggy]

Anyone have information for what to expect regarding the razor Charlow handle materials?

 

[kamagong]

Here's my latest knife, a soup bone Charlow. It was gifted to me by Charlie, on account of some small favor I was more than pleased to help him with. Still, when he said he wanted to give me a knife I couldn't refuse. I was, and remain, a knife nut of the first order and a new knife still makes me feel like a kid on Christmas morning.

Given that these soup bone covers are left unstained, I thought that they could benefit from a little added color. I know the favored technique of aging knives in this group involves heated vinegar and some nose plugs, but I wanted to try something different and less stinky. I remember reading a thread a few years ago where the OP improved the look of ugly, whitish stag by dunking a knife in a cup of hot tea. So I broke out the Lipton and a lemon.

A ten minute bath and this was the result.

This is how it looked after drying.

I like the new color of the bone, but the appearance of the steel left me wanting. So I decided to try an application of cold blue. Some steel wool to even it out and "Voila!"

I like it. Admittedly, it doesn't look as good as a knife that comes by its patina honestly. That'll come in time. The good thing about this pre-patina is that now I am no longer reluctant to use it as a rough-and-tumble knife, the way Tom Sawyer would.

- Christian

 

[sitflyer]

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[kennywoo]

Turned out great! Been wanting to give the cold blue a try myself.

 

[kamagong]

Great idea with the tea and the lemon Christian! Two birds, one stone.
The results look nice:thumbup:

I knew you'd like it Duane.

Turned out great! Been wanting to give the cold blue a try myself.

Thanks Kenny.

- Christian

 

[Jack Black]

Looks great Christian Very kind gesture Charlie :thumbup:

 

[hank_rearden]

So, any online dealer has TC barlows right now?

 

[kamagong]

I took a quick picture this morning of Marlow (marrow Charlow) with my ebony spear. The spear is one of the original run, a Pertinux Preferred Product. At least I think that's what "PPP" means.

The spear is untouched. Marlow has obviously been doctored up a bit.

- Christian