What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

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simonm said:
Sorry to resurrect this very old Thread, but I'm very interested in Luke Furnace. I live in a 16C house in Stannington, and in that house in 1966 an old document was found (I have a copy) referencing Luke Furnace. We have grinding wheels in the Garden, and a Crook barn next door. Many of the residents of my hours were knife makers and farmers - I'm keen to learn more about the Luke and looking to track down and buy a knife made by him, as it was probably made in my Garden.
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Hi Simon, I think you missed my response to this in the Lambsfoot thread. I'm from Sheffield, very familiar with Stannington, and in fact I am related to the Furness clan of Stannington (though only by marriage). There are a lot of older posts relating to Stannington Barlow history in this thread, which you'll be able to find by using the forum search function, and searching within this thread. I hope they make interesting reading, but replying to very old posts will almost certainly be frowned up. Please read the sub-forum rules and guidelines, which are stickied at the top of the page. Looking forward to chatting with you.

Jack
 
Jack Black said:
Hi Simon, I think you missed my response to this in the Lambsfoot thread. I'm from Sheffield, very familiar with Stannington, and in fact I am related to the Furness clan of Stannington (though only by marriage). There are a lot of older posts relating to Stannington Barlow history in this thread, which you'll be able to find by using the forum search function, and searching within this thread. I hope they make interesting reading, but replying to very old posts will almost certainly be frowned up. Please read the sub-forum rules and guidelines, which are stickied at the top of the page. Looking forward to chatting with you.

Jack
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Ahhh hi Jack - Luke used to live in my house, Wellhouse stannington. I have this document with your relatives name on it that was found here in the 1966 renovations stuff above a beam. I have the time frame he was here, I think he was an apprentice to the farmers here. I’ll send you photos and a copy of the document.
 
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