The Barlow is my favorite pattern of traditional slip joint knife. My first knife was a Swiss Army Super Hiker, which I was gifted on my 9th birthday and still have, but the Barlow holds a special place in my heart for its simplicity and durability.
Nice selection, can’t go wrong with LT’s stuff ! The Genesis is also my “ Go To” blade, it’s an all around tool. I have a couple of Barlow’s that my late grandfather gave me back when I was around 7-8yrs old. Thanks for sharing!
My go to everywhere is my lt.wright genesis in flat grind, my tool for heavy work if i dont want to carry an axe is my lt.wright gen3. The most used knife is my victorinox evowood 17. I also enjoy my esee pr4 for many years. My favorite carver is a french opinel no.8 if i need to use an axe its my gransfors bruks forestaxe. I used esee knives since 2015, 2 years ago i discovered lt. Wrights knifes, first thought the genesis in flatgrind is too fine and thin but its a freaking workhorse, the blade is realy strong an usefull in every scenario. I enjoy my usa made tools here in south germany and switzerland. Thank you, your videos are realy helpfull snd professionell 🎉
Thanks Alex, great to hear the LTWK blades are serving you well. You also have some other great choices in there. A person can never have enough knives, right?
@@LTWrightKnives Good idea, i need an lt.wright Patriot for That job haha. But every Dealer in europe is empty.... knives and Tools and lamnia... Best regards alex
Very nice. Love the Barlow, especially the history of it. My Dad gave me my first knife when I was eight years old. That was 1967. It was an official Cub Scout pocket knife. (Wish I still had it) He told me “If you take it to school and someone sees it, they will take it away and you won’t have a knife any more” I took it to school every day. Nobody ever saw it. And except for three months at MCRD, I’ve carried a knife every day of my life since I was eight.
Those old Cub Scout knives were a great knife! The main blade had a simple lock on it. That lock probably prevented thousands of kids from getting cut while learning how to properly use a pocket knife. I always thought the regular Boy Scout pocket knife should have had a similar lock on the main blade.
As always, a great video. I have 3 of the 5 you mentioned and had just placed an order several days ago for the Lagom. Keep up the excellent work my friend!
My top five is: @ltwrightknives Maverick Scout in scandi grind, Mountain Raider knife, that i designed, in flat grind, Genesis in scandi grind and from @wessexblades the Danelore in scandi grind. As concerning folders an Opinel No 8 garden’s knife or a sod buster jr pattern is all I need.
Hey Craig, what kind of wax/product was that that you were using on the first blade? Is that something that you use as regular maintenance on your knives? Thanks!
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@@NatureReliance I'm not cool; I'm just a grumpy old bastard. By the way, I loved your story about the Barlow knife your dad gave you. My first pocket knife was given to me by my Great Aunt Bessie. She was a grumpy old lady, so I inherited my grumpiness through that side of the family. (My Dad's side.) When I was seven years old she wondered why a kid my age didn't have a pocket knife, so she gave me one. It was a single blade slip joint with a lanyard loop. For an inexpensive knife, the blade was made from pretty good steel. When I moved west to Idaho for my last two years of college, the knife was left at my Mom's and Dad's house (I was packing a Buck model 112 Ranger by that time) and my Dad put it in one of his tool boxes. After that, I never saw the knife Aunt Bessie gave me again.
@@whelenshooter Man I don't like hearing that knife is no longer around for you, what a history and great story you have there. I am sure you could still be utilizing it daily. Sorry I could not resist. NOthing but the best to you my grumpy new friend :). THanks for taking the time to write.
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