What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?
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traumkommode
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Wow, nice work! Tell us more about it.
traumkommode
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Its been too long since the last wheel pic... I love a TC wheel!
Good on'ya, Chris! Maybe
strokednbored
will post an updated wheel soon, too.
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Good on'ya, Chris! Maybe
I'll see what I can do. I've been quietly lurking around but life is keeping me too busy lately. Haha
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Another beauty, Augie, I especially like the red stamped bolster, but the stag is primo!
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Good on'ya, Chris! Maybe
Any of these would work in a pinch
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That’s an impressive collection!Any of these would work in a pinch
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Any of these would work in a pinch
You’re evil, just plain evil...
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jsdistin congratulations that's a beautiful barlow not to even mention it being your first one. Wow.
Thank you, and certainly. I’ll be brief since this probably isn’t the thread for it. I’m including a few more pictures of the completed knife, the separate pieces, and the spring tempering process (just because it amused me). It took about a week and a half a few hours each day. I started with O1 tool steel 3/32 for the blade, spring, and bolsters then 1/16 for the liners. It’s about 3 7/8s inches closed and the blade is 3 1/4 with a 3 inch sharp. I wanted as much blade with as little handle as possible. I heat treated with a weed burner, and tempered in the oven at 400, from what I read that should give it a Rockwell of 60 give or take 2 in both directions. The spring needed to be tempered at 8-900 which an oven can’t do except on self clean which might keep it locked for too long so I read somewhere on here that you can do it by putting it in sand mixed with motor oil, lighting it on fire and letting it burn itself out. I was waiting for the police to be called to put a stop to it but after 30 minutes it finally went out on it’s own. Everything was shaped with a few files and hack saw and held together with some nails. The handle is the wood from the probably 100 year old ball pean hammer I used to put the whole thing together. A few changes needed to be made along the way, the big pin in the back was not a style choice, though I don’t think it looks to bad. Nothing’s broken so far despite each part being dropped several times so I’m hoping for the best. That ramble was the short version, if anyone wants to know more feel free to pm me, I’ll be happy to share any mistakes I made.
Oops. Credit where credit is due addendum.
The general pattern and blade shape was ripped off from a GEC 15 that was taken apart traced, scanned and blown up a little and the squared off end idea was stolen from a John Lloyd Barlow I saw on VCM3’s site.
The general pattern and blade shape was ripped off from a GEC 15 that was taken apart traced, scanned and blown up a little and the squared off end idea was stolen from a John Lloyd Barlow I saw on VCM3’s site.
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All is well in the world of Traditional Barlow’s
It is a pretty good Barlow, isn't it Ron?
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Thanks Perry! Can’t wait to see the photos! There seems to be some of these that have lighter colored Sawcut and some like Dean’s example below that are a little darker! I like them both. Have you actually saw yours yet or will it be a surprise?I got two words for ya, Ron,,,,,BEAU,,,,TI,,,,FUL!!!
Ok, three words
Expecting mine to arrive any day now!
Yes they are Dean! Another job well done by Charlie and the fine folks at Great Eastern Cutlery!It is a pretty good Barlow, isn't it Ron?
