Yes. It’s nice to hear him enumerating the characteristics and issues of the knife in his decision to purchase. Also, I love a barlow! The extra meat of the bolster provides added blade stability over other popular pocket knife designs in a compact package. A classic design.
You have the patience of a sage! I don't screw around with old knives because I inhereted a bunch of them. All over sharpened. My mother once came to a shop I was working in and deemed our bench grinder with a stone wheel a "knife sharpener". That is exactly why my inhereted collection is not salvageable, Grandpa did it like that! Another important note, you must scrub your stones clean after every use. I have met many people in their 70s who can't get a blade sharp using their grandpa's old stone because it is all clogged up and they are afraid to screw them up. I use pumice hand cleaner on mine after every use. My stones sharpen lots of tools as well as knives.
High quality ceramic has eliminated a LOT of that problem nowadays. Few licks on a DMT coarse and straight to Spyderco ceramic. It HONES the edge, instead of grinding off steel so much. Also the major component of both ballistol and remoil is lightweight mineral oil, and I use food safe grade
Nice job. It came out great. I had a similar project with a little stockman. Epoxied the scale damage. Peened the pins. Stained the bone scales, cleaned, sanded, polished buffed, sharpened everything. It is nice to carry something you actually refurbished.
Excellent video Bud!! It's funny how every hobby has it's tricks of the trade!! I got a kick outta your upholstery needle!! I have one just like it that I use all the time!! One of my prized possessions, bought it back in the 80's to re-fabric my Airplane!!☻
I had a Barlow when I was a kid in Boy Scouts. It was my favorite and I lost it along the way somehow. Now, after watching this video I’ll be on the hunt to find one and restore it. Thx!
Beautiful Restoration on the Barlow Pocket Knife and just the right size for a daily Carrie i had a few over the years they were easy to sharpen and the edge stayed very sharp way better than most of the brands out there with S/S blades you and Mr Chuck di a great job together on the Restoration take care have a great Sunday see you on your next video
Great video. I carry a Barlow knife everyday that I received from my grandpa. Great idea to use the popsicle stick to clean out the grooves! Fun video!!
Thanks Magdad, that was a thorough explanation of the full restoration process and what to look out for, good to see another tool returned to good working user condition ! I carry a small stainless key fob knife that is very practical, but you can't beat the edge on a good carbon steel blade !
I have a German boker barlow just like that,I give 20 bucks for it still tight ,never sharpened,cleaned up really good,a mighty good knife you have there and best of all only 5 bucks and a little effort gets you a really good carry knife that won't wear out if you take care of it,to buy a good barlow now will cost you some serious coin!!
That was a very instructive video. I dont know much about knives, but I thoroughly enjoyed this video. As usual, the historical background adds useful context.
"Good snap" I like that too. That is definitely a good vintage edc knife, love the character of a little age and use. For a user a satin finish is good as it hides some scratches that occur with use that would stand out on a mirror finish. Well done magdad!
I got one just like it. It's an incredible knife! I love it more everyday. The steel is unbelievable, I've had and sold a lot of knives in my time, but these barlows are really worth their weight in gold. Hope you enjoy your knife as much as I do mine!
Good tutorial. I have watched your videos a few years now and always look forwarded to Sunday morning with your postings. Your knife restos have given me inspiration to clean up the pile of knives I have from cleaning out my grandparents, parents and my wife's parents house. Had a box in my garage and started going through them and clean, fix and display them even giving my daughter a few from her grandfather. You did a video a few years ago on making a display stand for knives and I have made a few of them as it is quick and easy to make. The best to you, thanks.
I'm glad I inspired you John! Cleaning up old pocket knives is fun! I'd love to see some photos of your knives and the stand you made! 357mdad@gmail.com
Excellent flea market rescue on that Craftsman Barlow knife! What a find and of course you gotta pretty good deal at that price. Like they say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That is what flea market rescue knives are all about…finding little treasures. I appreciate the effort that you put into the information that you share on your channel. Thanks so much and enjoy the Holidays. - Tennessee Smoky
My dad and grandfather always carried pocket knives. They were tools though and other than a coarse stone sharpening didn’t get much love. 😂. That is a good model of folder and well worth the $5
That's pretty cool you teaching me about knives my dad just passed away 20 years ago when I got a bunch of his knives so I can take care of them like you're showing THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO
Great job on that little pocket knife. Really enjoyed the history lesson. Funny as I get older how much I enjoy learning history. Hated it back in school. Lol
Another action packed video by my main man Chuck, and his friend Magdad lol. The Barlow came out very nice too. Back in my shipyard days, all the electricians all had Barlows. Some of us Carpenters had one too.
Barlow was my favorite pocket knife as a kid. I'd like to mention that when watching toolscouter the other day he had one of the tools in a nice tool stand he made for his workbench that he identified as the tool known as key thing and gave 357magdad a shout out.
Very nice knife. I got a Case xx Barlow in mint condition for a steal of a deal to replace the one I lost when I was about 14 (and had been kicking myself ever since).
Nice knife. My brother had a Barlow style knife in a British version. My usual knife is an ancient Richards "scout" knife from 1967. I've had it since I was ten.
Looks good! You can almost always tighten up loose blades by peining the pins again. If it has a pin style of blade mounting, unlike old timer branded knives.I keep a small ball pein that I polished the pein ball on, for that purpose.
@@357magdad the "snap" can sometimes be brought back, if the spring and blade fitment allow it by removing material .but as you know, wear, is the enemy..
Thanks for the history of the Barlow. Two new sessions were learned today. What was the 2nd lesson I learned? Let me tell ya... President Washington... fascinating.
@357magdad I visited The Arabia Steamboat Museum located downtown Kansas City, MO. The steamboat sank 1856. Large display of items pioneers need including pocket knives. I never gave it a thought they had pocket knives in 1856. This visit to a museum started my interest in the hobby.
Excellent find for $5. Put the knife in a leather slip to pocket carry and it will help protect and keep junk out of the knife. I am subscribed to the "Mr Barlow" channel...Nothing to do with the original Mr Barlow but still a good channel. Very inspirational ending to the video.
This was a keeper. It’s odd timing because I have a Barlow that I keep next to my kitchen table and this morning I made some eggs and had a roll that I wanted to make a sandwich with and I forgot to bring a knife, but remembered the Barlow and I used it to cut the roll in half and made a sandwich with it
I have this same knife glad to see another one bought mine at a flea market 7 years ago for 5 bucks as well sadly haven't found another for sell at my local flea market that is im sure i can find one online but eh
I carry a Schrade made Craftsman Barlow just like the one in the video on a daily basis, if you decide to make it your edc I'm 💯 confident that you won't be disappointed, maybe even impressed.
I find that the polishing compound is waxy and it can gather in the pores of the steel and serve as a protective coating and limits oxygen getting in to further corrode any existing pits.
The world wants to know what music you and Chuck listen to while sanding. A good Jersey boy should obviously prefer Frank Sinatra, but perhaps Chuck is one of those kinds of today who choose Springteen, Bon Jovi, or J Geils.
I also heard that the big front bolster is like that because the oversized steel is supposed to support the handle covers underneath them and in an attempt to keep the handle covers from splitting if you torque the knife during hard use. Later models had the oversized bolster more for show, because by that point, customers had associated the large front bolster with a Barlow, which had by that point established a reputation for being a rough use knife.
Back in the day the bolsters and liners were forged from a single piece of steel, that's what made them strong. It's not economical to make them like that anymore unless you're having one custom made.
I like Barlow knives, also. I like your methods. I, also, like to clean off the spring after oiling, when the blade is at 90 degrees. Get rid of a lot of gunk and get good snap. Nice work, thanks for sharing. Do you know who made this Barlow for Craftsman?
Awesome job and knife Magdad! I recently picked up a old craftsman pocket knife at a yardsale .it's in good shape except the spring in the spine is broken! Do you know any good parts sources for old knives? This one is 1982 model
Another question: are you really satisfied with a two bladed Barlow knife for your EDC? I have Leatherman’s version of a pocketknife (a free T4), and I use all those tools constantly. Perhaps chuck has a fancy Swiss Army knife he pulls out to rescue you?
@@357magdad Update: It's a Schrade made on Ulster tooling. Ulster at that time was part of Imperial/Schrade. The same knife was marked under both Imperial and Ulster names.
