What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

This Willem Steenkamp single blade Trapper arrived today. 4” with a clip point blade a bit over 3” of N690. I like the minimalistic jigging and the color of the bone. I thought it was a Barlow with the bolster. But the frame and the shield are more Trapper like. Does a barlow bolster make a knife a barlow? I don’t know. 🤷‍♂️
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sf fanatic said:
I would think so I have a K’roo lamb foot barlow 🤷View attachment 2775815
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I agree. I have a curved regular Barlow and without that long bolster I don’t think anyone would call it a Barlow. And I have seen Barlows with 2 blades like a Trapper called a Barlow Trapper. But the frame I always see on those is the usual Barlow frame. Willem Steencamp calls it a Trapper but I think the long bolster outweighs the Trapper like frame. Beautiful K’roo Lamb Foot Barlow there.
 
This MBK Valar just came in and straight into the pocket it went. Very close in size to the GEC #86 with K390 super steel.
I can't wait to see just how much better it is. It really cuts!

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unclekurty said:
This Willem Steenkamp single blade Trapper arrived today. 4” with a clip point blade a bit over 3” of N690. I like the minimalistic jigging and the color of the bone. I thought it was a Barlow with the bolster. But the frame and the shield are more Trapper like. Does a barlow bolster make a knife a barlow? I don’t know. 🤷‍♂️
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The bolster is surely long enough to qualify as a Barlow, but, a Barlow is a pattern ......... so my sole opinion is that the trapper shape makes it more of a trapper than a Barlow. It is real purty though, regardless of what you call it. :thumbsup: 😍 😊 Bar-trapper ? 🤣
 
Modoc ED said:
Primble Primble - What method and what material do you use to satin your knives metal parts - blades, bolsters, etc.?
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Primble said:
I have had a lot of practice over the years, so I fear a might leave out an important step and get blamed by somebody. If you ever give it a try, start on a cheap knife and always do it by hand, checking results often. As long as you do it that way, almost anything can be undone. In the case of the knife above, I used small strips of 600 grit sandpaper wrapped tightly around a Super Eraser and the back side of the blades resting on a second Super Eraser. Using light pressure, work in one direction from the tang to the tip until it all looks uniform. It should not take very long. Then I used Scotchbrite Ultra Fine to give it a little more luster, again in one direction.

I taped the bone with painters tape and used the Super Eraser ( mild abrasive) across the bolsters and shield to matte them down and then gently buff it by hand briefly with 0000 steel wool to get the sheen I like. Finally ..... you only want to change the finish, not remove a lot of metal. It probably took me almost as long to tape up the bone and shield area as it did to change the finish ....... again not a lot of time. Sandpaper not used on the bolsters and shield. 😊

Fingerprints are nearly invisible with this finish versus mirror finishes.
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I go about twice as long on the sheepsfoot (center blade) to help keep scratches to a minimum when opening and closing the blades. I normally lower a stockman or whittler blade on any brand slowly to help keep the blade flats from getting scuffed.

If you need to know any more, feel free to message me Ed. 😊
 
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unclekurty said:
I agree. I have a curved regular Barlow and without that long bolster I don’t think anyone would call it a Barlow. And I have seen Barlows with 2 blades like a Trapper called a Barlow Trapper. But the frame I always see on those is the usual Barlow frame. Willem Steencamp calls it a Trapper but I think the long bolster outweighs the Trapper like frame. Beautiful K’roo Lamb Foot Barlow there.
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Thanks Kurt!
 
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