What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Will Power]

I think someone already did (not my knife or pic,snagged from the interwebs)
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I think Charlie waynorth could give the story of the inspiration for these and the original purpose of the blade shape.

The blade on the Ancients is a lot slimmer though but there's similarity true.

 

[Augie]

There is an imposter in this group.

 

[waynorth]

I think someone already did (not my knife or pic,snagged from the interwebs)
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I think Charlie waynorth could give the story of the inspiration for these and the original purpose of the blade shape.

Definitely inspired by a very old Barlow Barlow blade!!
Oates Barlow!

 

[Just Tom.]

Definitely inspired by a very old Barlow Barlow blade!!
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Are the bolsters much thinner than the bone scales on that, leaving a sort of step in the handle, as appears to be the case in some of the steamboat pictures?

 

[waynorth]

Are the bolsters much thinner than the bone scales on that, leaving a sort of step in the handle, as appears to be the case in some of the steamboat pictures?

Yes - that old knife has bolsters integral with the liners. The handles are pretty thin too, but they "bump up" slightly

 

[Just Tom.]

Fascinating - that’s what I thought I was seeing. Thanks.
I think your GEC SFO looks great, by the way, but given that I have somewhat - er - plebeian taste in knives, hopefully you don’t take that as a bad review...

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[JoKr]

favorite jigging and color

Antique Yellow Jig Bone

 

[Viper84]

favorite jigging and color

Antique Yellow Jig Bone

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A sheepsfoot TC Barlow is a grail knife for me. What is the model number of that one?

 

[JoKr]

A sheepsfoot TC Barlow is a grail knife for me. What is the model number of that one?

#153115

 

[Nature Boy]

https://i.imgur.com/z0oeSVH.mp4

Mine arrived, and doesn’t have your level of red/orange. And now I’m sad....

kidding! kidding! I’m very grateful to have it in all it’s sparkly glory.

 

[K33ncutter]

A 2019 Stag and a 1970 Bone

 

[Jonny D]

Edit

 

[Old Engineer]

There is an imposter in this group.


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Real Eye Candy John . Every one a gem my friend .

Harry

 

[Will Power]

There is an imposter in this group.


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What's the small MF & S??

But that Red Sawn Bone Russell

 

[Old Engineer]

Definitely inspired by a very old Barlow Barlow blade!!
Oates Barlow!View attachment 1500269

I am not sure that I have ever seen your old SEO&S Scratted before Charlie . For sure it is one to remember . There is a story for each of my 2 SEO& S Barlows , but I will not bore anyone with them . The bottom one is a normal sized old barlow with Integral Bolsters and the top one is one that you saw and handled in Titusville in 1919 . It is much smaller in size . The bottom picture shows the smaller SEO&S beside a TC 14 Barlow .

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Harry

 

[Viper84]

 

[Tyd450]

 

[tmd_87]

I am not sure that I have ever seen your old SEO&S Scratted before Charlie . For sure it is one to remember . There is a story for each of my 2 SEO& S Barlows , but I will not bore anyone with them . The bottom one is a normal sized old barlow with Integral Bolsters and the top one is one that you saw and handled in Titusville in 1919 . It is much smaller in size . The bottom picture shows the smaller SEO&S beside a TC 14 Barlow .

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Harry

Those are some very NICE Barlows Harry!

 

[tmd_87]

How do you like the covers?