What are Barlows, Jack Knives, and a Boys Knife? Collection Overview and Comparisons GEC & Jack Wolf

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Barlow and Boy's Knives are a style of jack knives. This comparison overview gives the broad definition of those pocket knives and takes you through several examples in my collection from GEC to Jack Wolf. Many of these knife styles have been around for hundreds of years, and many companies have long gone out of business. Jack knives were once thought of as large pocket knives, and boys knives and barlow patterns can often fall under the header jack knives. These patterns have lot of similarities that I have illustrated using a 100 years worth of modern folding blades with examples from such brands as: Imperial, Jack Wolf Knives, Great Eastern Cutlery, Lion Steel, A.W. Wadsworth, Keen Kutter, Richards Sheffield, Northwoods, Boker Tree Brand and more. You'll see modern classics and examples from those brands like the GEC 14, 15, 86, the madison barlow, the Urban Jack, the Little Bro Jack, the Beerlow, and the shuffler.
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Knife Links where to get:
Jack Wolf Website and Authorized Dealers: www.jackwolfknives.com/pages/...
Lion Steel Beerlow, Barlow, and Shuffler at Collector Knives: www.collectorknives.net/produ...
Knives Ship Free Northwoods drop signup: www.knivesshipfree.com/northw...
Boker and Various Barlows at BladeHQ: shrsl.com/3kn35
Boker Tree Brand: amzn.to/3O4yyhi
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Research and Relevant Links
Jack Wolf Knives Instagram: jackwolfkni...
GEC Patterns: greateasterncutlery.net/blog/...
GEC's frequently updated production blog: greateasterncutlery.net/blog/
Barlow Thread: www.bladeforums.com/threads/w...
Blade Forums Boys Knife: www.bladeforums.com/threads/s...
AAPK Boys Knife thread: www.allaboutpocketknives.com/...
Guide To Collector Knives with historical Jack Knife definitions and pictures: books.google.com/books?id=U4B...
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Past reviews of these on my channel:
CK01 Shuffler: • Lion Steel CK01 Shuffl...
Beerlow: • Lionsteel & CollectorK...
GEC Overview: • Did these knives RUIN ...
Swayback Video: • Traditional Swayback K...
Jack Wolf Sharpshooter: • Hollow grinds make a c...
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Further watching for my EDC Theory
My 10 favorite pocket knives: • The best of the best. ...
Best Budget EDC folding knife: • Best Budget Pocket Kni...
How to Pick the Perfect EDC light: • Best Budget Pocket Kni...
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You can donate to my Patreon, that supports whatever it is this channel is about: / advancedknifebro
Follow me on Instagram: / advanced_knife_bro
Buy Advanced Knife Bro merch (stickers, shirts, mugs): teespring.com/stores/advanced...
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@BenBelkin 2 года назад

LOL you ate the desiccant 🤣🤣🤣

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

Sometimes a guy needs a little treat

@nicksweeney5176 2 года назад

When a boy wants to be as fresh-'n-dry on the inside, as he is on the outside.

@arrowheadguys7637 2 года назад

Hi Ben, tried calling you last night

@CSGraves 2 года назад

Mmm, mouth un-watering silica gel!

@NVGDG 2 года назад

"I don't understand money anymore when it comes to knives." I feel the same.

@AntOfEgypt 2 года назад

Truer statements have seldom been made.

@Leftyotism 2 года назад

1: Is it a brand? 2: Is it an old brand? 3: Buy that knife!

@ShawneeUnion 2 года назад

Always nice to see a GEC in someone’s hands and not sold out online.

@adamjames1375 2 года назад

"They're plenty sufficient for the slicings & they don't scare the scareables." ~ Jack Mehoff.

@teamhonn 2 года назад

Barlow is a great pattern. The little swell are so comfortable to use to cut that string once a week.

@philryski9808 2 года назад

i have been collecting pocket knives since 1958...in the'' old days''...a jack knife had a large blade and a small blade.,a knife that could do anything. Like a jack of all trades, hence the name.it had to be large in order to be able to do all of the chores..A barlow was the cheapest good knife you could buy .They were smaller, not polished ,rough sawn handles unfinished and not even sharpened and considered boys knives because they were small crude and unrefined, but very popular because they were very strong cheap nothing fancy with good steel.

@ozzlayer 2 года назад

I love barlow knifes. Simple, practical and elegant for any occasion. Always paired with something more modern locking blade for heavy duty work.

@bokusimondesu 2 года назад

Thank you for a formal walk through packed with facts on how some people get nitty picky. Again, I really enjoy your show of enthusiasm. It’s so strong that it hits me through the screen. 👍😊

@collinsmith9941 Год назад

This is fuckin great content. don’t care who you are this guy is always funny and I usually learn more from here than most places.

@57WillysCJ 11 месяцев назад

The Barlow is sure old. George Washington loved the style as the handy common man knife. My dad would use his for everything including cleaning fish and game. My first knife was a Barlow from Imperial. They were on cards at by cash registars in most stores for .50 when I got my first one in the late 1960s. Someday I need to get the Granddaddy Barlow. That said a Barlow is an inexpensive knife. As such spending the high prices most of these cost is against the way the knife sold for 400 years. The nice thing about the Barlow was you worked it until it was done, threw away and bought another. If you lost it or someone borrowed and didn't return it you could buy another. Although if you borrowed and didn't return it you could hear abought it as .50 bought a cold glass of beer.

@stevek8829 11 дней назад

In the early seventies you could still get a 15¢ glass of beer!

@micahhawkins-bs9gf Год назад

Man, that little Imperial ar the end. Made me smile. About 1980 I went off to summer camp for the first time. There was a little checklist of stuff to bring & they recommended a pocketknife. I had borrowed Dad's now & then, had managed not to kill the cat & still had all my fingers, so Dad decided the time had come. Took me to a Sears store (yes you read that right), & there my Dad bought me my first pocketknife. Just a $4, $5 knife from Sears with two carbon blades & Delrin scales, but to me it was Excalibur. And it really was a pretty good little knife. Carried it for years until somebody stole it out of my apartment at college.

@kommissarjupiter7667 2 года назад

Not Gonna lie I like the Idea of you discussing knife terminology. Being from Germany our limited pattern have more descriptive names such as "emergency slaughter" and "shepherds knives" or "sack knives"

@janetowens7288 2 года назад

I have often felt the need to "emergency slaughter " but have able to keep that impulse in check.

@zerobladehonmono 2 года назад

I also branched off into traditionals specifically after watching your Beerlow review -- I now have one by the way, sheepsfoot in natural micarta. Would love to get that Beer and Sausage tool someday though. Then I ended up getting fascinated by Barlows in general thanks to your other videos too. Was able to snag the exact same #14 in goldenrod sawcut bone in the video here -- my first GEC. Totally agree with your evaluation of the feel -- it's lighter than I'd like and certainly lacks the snappiness of something like the Lionsteel Barlow. Anyway, thanks for making these videos. Love the dry humor and refreshing takes. Maybe one day I'll listen to the commenters and get a Buck 110 so I won't need any other knife ever again.

@toddnewsom8129 2 года назад

Lots of good info... and entertaining. Keep up the good work bro!

@mattlilly2303 2 года назад

Damn mate! this topic brought back memories for me. When I turned five my dad gave me a Sheffield Witness two blade pocket knife. Lost it about 12 years ago and have searched for it ever since on ebay and other knife sites. Only been able to find one picture of it. Had it for 30 years then gone. Great video mate, very informative and a good laugh. Top stuff!

@tecnotrog1 2 года назад

Sheffield Taylor's eye witness? Ebay has 2 for sale not sure if it's the right one though.🦉

@mattlilly2303 2 года назад

@@tecnotrog1 hey thanks for the heads up mate. Just checked and unfortunately not the same one. I think my dad picked either a rare one or people understandably keep that particular model lol. Once again, thanks for trying to help out.

@tecnotrog1 2 года назад

@@mattlilly2303 anytime

@richardkut3976 5 месяцев назад

MacHeath, gave me the definative on what a Jackknife is. I forgot, I'm an " Old Timer". Thanks again,

@jamesbarisitz4794 2 года назад

I've got a Dry Gulch Kershaw clip point from the 70's. My Dad used to pick up stuff like that off the Snap On tool financing truck when he owned and operated a European car repair shop. I think it's from the first wave of Kai Cutlery first appearance in North America. Like to see these old school and new material offerings available today presented in a jaded and cynical tone. Love the format my undiagnosed man! 😃

@GaryHorn 2 года назад

Thanks for the education, Mr. AdvancedKnifeBro! I've got a Keen Kutter draw knife that I've used to de-bark wood for walking sticks. It's a quality tool that's worth some money. BTW - bonus points awarded to this video for quoting the 10th Commandment.

@woolee4400 2 года назад

All I want is a snappy slip joint without a liner lock

@CurrentlyOnLV-426 2 года назад

Pena X Series has Barlow style with lock. I think it's called Lanny's something

@grumpyoldwizard 2 года назад

I had a Barlow when I was a kid. It taught me at least one, important, rule. Always get a lock back knife…

@NickMC512 Год назад

@@jaredbrown986Yeah, the point is that non-locking knives are inherently dangerous and only contrarian boomers think otherwise.

@JayTX. Год назад

Have a few index finger scars can confirm 🩸

@tyleriron-bear177 Год назад

@@NickMC512 Hi, contrarian millennial here. Slipjoints are just fine when you actually learn how to use a knife

@lizardking6536 11 месяцев назад

@@tyleriron-bear177I’m 33 and I’ve been using a slip joint since idk probably sixteen years old. Never had an issue. I’ve actually cut my self more with locking knives

@unfi6798 Год назад

So very entertaining & informative. Still crazy mate.!

@michaelduke2498 2 года назад

Informative Bro

@Rocketfistmooga Год назад

Decided I wanted a GEC. Then discovered they are impossible to buy. Then discovered their factory store is near my house. Gonna take a morning off work and go buy a few. Excited.

@jamesrrr37657 2 года назад

Cool vid. I'm super glad I bought a few nice GECs while they were boughtable. Now I can't bring myself to use most of them because they have doubled in value, though. Life is ruthless like that.

@joshuaritzheimer1382 2 года назад

The Little Bro Jack looks nice! I really like when you do videos like this because the knife community takes itself too seriously.

@ronstoner1823 Год назад

Any time I should feel at all negative about the $ I send on my knife addiction, I watch one of your videos and feel better about myself. 😆

@johnburns748 Год назад

Someone's probably already said but I can't be bothered looking through all the comments to see but the sawcut Hemlock has bone covers Hemlock referring to the color not the material not that it really matters but seeing as I still haven't scored one thought I'd just mention it to make myself feel a little better about that other than that great video so good I've watched it on a loop for around a month now, thanks bro!

@AdvancedKnifeBro Год назад

Yeah they said it already- it’s the internet. Need to update the description one day. However it’s disappointing- it took months for the first correction and you’re only the second.

@mikelazure7462 2 года назад

"Tactical Beard" yeah, I got one of those but I won't be admitting it anywhere else. Got tactical nose hairs and ear hairs as well. Not admitting that either. Got another kind of tactical growth which we''ll just call the "Tactical Unmentionables" and leave the whole tactical subject at that strategically low point.

@ViktoriousDead 2 года назад

Hey bud, what was that knife you had in your hand (the top one with multicolored handle) at 5:48?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

Sean Yaw custom. He doesn’t sell them yet- he made it for me. You can find him only on Instagram

@diverdownseattle 2 года назад

The northwoods is the Barlow of Barlow’s. Even surpasses TC. Miss you 🙏Derrick. Yes I use mine.

@ExploretheMallee 2 года назад

11/10 brilliant work

@austinthornley1272 Год назад

Really awesome video

@ApurtureSci 2 года назад

Absolutely shocked to see the action on that Boker Expedition, could not be further from the example I got! Pull us very close to nail-breaking, 8 or 9, and it's snappy, crisp and clean. Absolutely perfect, I couldn't be happier, and the other two Boker Barlows I have bought since have been nearly as good, just with slightly weaker pulls. All are flush in all 3 positions. Definitely would have returned that one!

@General_Kenobi_212 2 года назад

yeah i bought the Boker Barlow with the Grenadill Wood handles and i absolutely love it, i do agree a little that they probably could have used a better steel than 440c but with the really good heat treat they have on it it works just fine and i'm honestly just kinda nit-picking at this point.... it's a great knife if you want a step up from the typical Case knife (which i do love, but i really hope they start getting their Quality Control together) but like everyone else, can't find or afford a GEC on the secondary market

@Leftyotism Год назад

My Böker Solingen Barlow Integral Canvas Micarta (black) will arrive today! Got it because it is 50% reduced here! And it will be my first Barlow!

@SaturdaySportsman Год назад

I had a C3803 Barlow when I was a kid. Dad gave it to me for my first pocket knife.

@jesseyules 2 года назад

Oh the sparkly one, for the win!

@middleagedhiker703 2 года назад

So is the Barlow pattern the “cold steel” of folders? The most badass?

@UR_Excluded 2 года назад

I had that last one back in the day. BARLOW.

@lorenray9479 11 месяцев назад

Loved my barlow in 1970!

@carlosandresescobar2513 10 месяцев назад

I need all of them.

@theimperialbeachbum1304 Год назад

I’m on a roll, steadily digesting these videos from start to finish, one at at time.

@AntOfEgypt 2 года назад

Thanks for another great traditional vid Mark! I seem to be stuck on whittlers or stockmans (stockmen?), but am carrying the oil field jack today.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

I don’t think I own a single stockman. Might need one

@AntOfEgypt 2 года назад

@@AdvancedKnifeBro yeah it’s a useful blade combo, good size.

@christamu2 2 года назад

@@AdvancedKnifeBro The Dixie Stockman is really underrated.

@stabbymcslicey8663 2 года назад

I blame you for my jumping on Serge's Wildcard drop. Well, you and Serge for making sexy sharp shit. But still - damn you.

@hawkknight4223 Год назад

LMFAO. I agree with your description of a jackknife. And I love your cold steel lineup!

@luisrider7475 Год назад

"Fck that ram!" Lmfao. That one got me good.

@brianvosburgh 2 года назад

Is it bad that I really only like the Jack Wolf knives? Looking forward to the toilet etiquette video.

@BenBelkin 2 года назад

I ain’t mad at ya!

@geneharrogate6911 2 года назад

Informative and snaky. Bravo mate. Makes me wish there was Advanced Camera Lens Bro channel. Or Advanced Coffee Bro. Question if new Nikon is actually worth the price over the Chinse copy, or state measuring espresso shots to the gram is a waste of time.. look out..

@piperkennard1039 Год назад

Nice knives 👌

@jacbosmitt 2 года назад

Jokes on you, I actually learned a lot from this video. Thanks for filmin'

@DTNM308 2 года назад

Imperial Ireland sawcut barlow purchased while watching.

@edgaraquino2324 2 года назад

Thanks for this video...very interesting...learned a lot...I like your older knives, lots of history there...You have a very nice collection...Do you have any trappers? One I saw was a fairly large pocket knife with a large clip point and a spey blade of the same size...I understand Case made a lot of them and they still do...though lately their QC leaves a lot to be desired...

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

I have that 23 trapper from a year or two ago. It shows up in my GEC video.

@edgaraquino2324 2 года назад

@@AdvancedKnifeBro Thanks! Is the video "Did these knives RUIN collecting for me?"

@byronkennedy7912 2 года назад

Thanks AKB ... I now have unequivocal proof you, my notorious friend, are NOT a troll.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

I’ve never been one. I just love the hobby but don’t take it as seriously as some.

@javaks 2 года назад

The only "jack knife" I know is when a big rig got out of control and AM radio traffic reporter screams out that phrase. Usually it's on 91 or 5 Freeway.

@flannigan7956 2 года назад

Yes it doesn't really look like a traditional grandpa slipjoint, it just kinda folds up in general. I like the "jack of all trades" meaning, a do-it-all knife that a guy would want to "carry every day"

@sazeus 2 года назад

I put that boys knife in the cart so many times.

@jlg395 3 месяца назад

I can't believe I watched the entire thing.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 3 месяца назад

I’m always amazed when people do.

@tcrenegade 2 года назад

Oh nose! I'm late to the party! I want a treat too!

@Junglefog 2 года назад

100% agree with your assessment of the Boker Barlow. Bought 2 recently. Was hoping they would rival GEC. They don’t.

@rickyhurtt5568 8 месяцев назад

Thanks dude, the fu"( those rams got the first laugh of the day from me and the days about over. Great video

@Leftyotism 2 года назад

Gotta get that tree brand! 😃

@Leftyotism 2 года назад

Maybe not that one 😱

@loverofbeers 2 года назад

What concerns me about your videos and your channel is that I get and live your humor especially vis a vis Lynn Thompson and Cold Steel. It scares me. And I thank you. Cheers from Central Texas.

@B51608 2 года назад

I wish you good luck with your first design...

@gregtomamichel973 2 года назад

That is some rabbit hole you've gone down. However, entertaining as always.

@franksalem8580 2 года назад

I thought I learned last week that a jack knife is a knife where the blades all open from the same end. It can have one blade or multiple blades.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

Look at the link below the video… says it can be both ends.

@franksalem8580 2 года назад

@@AdvancedKnifeBro Here is a link to what I based my comment on: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VMsBffvp_pU.html

@jamesluther3506 Год назад

I bought my first knife when I was five. It was a three blade old timer. I paid 5.25 dollars for it. 😊

@davidmiller3128 Год назад

The Imperial with the tang stamp you could not identify? Pretty sure that is Liberty Knife Co (L.K.Co.), not Imperial. They made many of those boys knives. Also, the Spring Street Barlow is sawcut bone, not wood. Hemlock is the color, not the material. Really enjoying the videos!

@SpyderHeel 2 года назад

The ebay rabbit hole is real. Next thing you know it's 2:17 AM on a Tuesday & you're buying 1950's Camco rocket boy's knives with whistle & caplifter. Never been to the Rail City Museum in Sandy Pond NY, but I have the knife!

@nandayane 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing, Didn’t know that you could have antique knives on ebay for so cheap.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

Yeah… as long as you ain’t looking for nicer jogged barlows- then you pay for them.

@nphipps2 2 года назад

Cool cut around 3:13.

@nphipps2 2 года назад

I come for the internet knife content, I stay for the edits.

@Flatlas 2 года назад

“The idea of a boys knife is that it’s a plain old pocket knife, with a neutral look, that nobody would ever buy for themselves” 😂most accurate statement of the entire video!

@esoteric5277 2 года назад

Show us your Stockman collection uncle knifebro😁

@Leftyotism 2 года назад

I like me some informal videos with also looking at prrdy knoifs! 🥰

@ashiik 2 года назад

300 dollars for a blade so well thought out and assembled that it dings itself? A lot of the styling and “culture” around it (beard comb with tacky name) is all about that old time lumber jack manly man traditional no nonsense, but the lack of testing or attention to detail about the blade dinging kind of shows what jackwolfs attention is on. The price points are disheartening. It was interesting to learn about but this seems like the people that are really into old motorcycles like, “yea I know this old hard tail is painful to ride and cost more then a car, but the history and tradition!” Thanks for an entertaining video.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

There’s a while video that explained what happened. He’s fixing it before they come out and it delays it. This is part of the process of making things. When a factory makes something out of spec, that doesn’t match the drawings… and then he gets them in the hand and tests it- before it’s released and he corrects it before it’s released- it’s fixing the issue. Had I never made this video, and he hadn’t released his you’d literally have no idea. But I get it you don’t like the price

@sweetdrahthaar7951 2 года назад

I would probably kill or rob someone for that gold sparkle toms choice.

@lcurtsinger4313 2 года назад

I have some Bokers that are doing impressions of a gravity knife, I guess there is not a German word for snap

@MikeSmith-ui8cu 2 года назад

In CNY , we gen X-ers , called a folder of any type a jack knife . Our Fathers and Grandfathers called them pocket knives . Names of folders location and generation dependent ?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

It may be. We all called them pocket knives, but jack knives I think is one of those really old terms that show up in old catalogs from before my time.

@CNYKnifeNerd 2 года назад

Totally disagree, not at all my experience.

@MikeSmith-ui8cu 2 года назад

@@CNYKnifeNerd What did everyone call them in your experience ?

@johanvandersandt8904 2 года назад

A Boker once saved my life so I will never shit talk them no matter how crap they might have become. Allegedly. Most likely.

@starkparker16 2 года назад

Sweet baba Jay

@alphadawg81 2 года назад

Huh! I actually own the e act same model of Richard's knife. I found it in the garage as I moved into my house. It took lots of WD40 to get it going again. I sharpened the carbon steel blade but I'll leave the rest alone. I think it has more personality this way.

@Mike-uh2gw 2 года назад

I had the latest GEC in the cart and was filling out the credit card info when I was notified they were out of stock. Like 40 seconds and sold out. Now I have my paypal set on auto fire to pay so here's hoping I score next time.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

You get like one in 4 this way… keep up with the alerts and do not hesitate on the checkout process

@Fatalis76 2 года назад

I have no doubt that if Tyler Durden watched knife review videos your’s would be at the top of his list. Don’t know exactly what that means, but it’s a complement. And next time try toasting the desiccant. Better texture.

@Scott-ye4qh 2 месяца назад

I don't know why but I'm just not a Swiss Army knife kinda guy.? Many people love them and for good reason.

@poncho151 Год назад

Since the first time I watched this when it dropped and now probably forever, every time I see or pay extra for a knife with bone covers, all I can think of is “because fuck that Ram”. Thank you for that, I will use and cherish it while justifying unjustified future purchases.

@floydmorrison2025 2 года назад

No way!...I bought a Richards pocket knife from a flea market when I was 8 or 9 years old. Still have it! It has a 4 inch blade stamped 'Richards, Sheffield, England with hollow plastic faux mother of pearl handle covers. I remember that the old sweaty obese dude behind the table who happily took my $15 said to me "Don't tell your Mom where you got this". I don't think he was supposed to sell knives to children. He was probably a serial killer.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 2 года назад

“Don’t tell your mom where you got this.” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

@CNYKnifeNerd 2 года назад

Not the worst thing you could get when being told that

@jon-eriksuermann9844 2 года назад

St. Louis is my hometown too

@impracticooljack6866 2 года назад

the true answer: any knife owned by a guy named jack... all of my knives are "Jack's knives" or as they'd say in American colloquial speech "Jack knives"

@thaknobodi 2 года назад

I may sell my 71. Does AKB want it?

@jamesluther3506 Год назад

What is the best Barlow knife that is less than 50 bucks?😊

@AdvancedKnifeBro Год назад

Look at rough rider or schrade makes some. You can also find some decent used ones on eBay

@Verus3 2 года назад

I love the benchmade proper. Forget the haters.

@davietronic 2 года назад

brass Barlow bolster... how far we have come.

@BlackTeaKettlebells 2 года назад

These are old man knives. Simple as that. Some work better for slicing apples. Some work better for trimming old man nails. Some work best for shaving the fuzz off your ripe peach 🍑. Never hurts to play a little mumbly peg on a hot summer afternoon with a glass of lemonade and couple pepridge farms sausalitos waiting on a table under a shade tree nearby. All of them look dandy in the pocket of an old time gentleman coping with back pain, hemeroids, and the consumption.

@General_Kenobi_212 2 года назад

Don't forget Lumbago lol

@mikereese15 Год назад

Brass barlow bolster. Bears beets battlestar gallactica.

@GliderBane 2 года назад

Did I learn anything here? Enough to leave rude comments here in hopes the algorithm will draw others in. Not enough on RU-vid are wasting their time properly.

@alpine1600s 2 года назад

And now, for your viewing pleasure, Advanced Jack Knife Bro's Favorite. 🧐

@daveburklund2295 2 года назад

The thing I learned from this video is that knife terms are all euphemisms for penis.

@jeffscalfano3100 2 года назад

"What are Jack Knives?" ... knives I don't care about. My Victorinox pioneer fulfills all my F's to give regarding slip joints.

@shtzweak Год назад

Surprised to hear your experience with your Boker Barlow, I have two bokers one trapper and one Barlow both made in solingen Germany and they both have better fit or finish than my 5 gec’s, maybe I just got lucky 🤷‍♂️

@AdvancedKnifeBro Год назад

It got better after playing with it, but it was disappointing considering the price.

@shtzweak Год назад

@@AdvancedKnifeBro I’m fairly new to the world of traditionals, coming from the world of modern folding knives bokers always been meh for me, so when I got my bokers in I was extremely surprised how nice they were right out of the box, all my gec’s have some slight fit and finish issues, like the spring not being completely flush on the half stop or fully open, or the back spine not being completely smooth from cover to spring, but not with my two bokers they’re absolutely perfect and the spring is heavier on both of them than any of my gec’s that being said I love my gec’s they’re beautiful knives and fit and finish are still excellent. There’s also the possibility that I got lucky with my bokers and unlucky with my gec’s but glad to hear yours got a bit better over time

@AdvancedKnifeBro Год назад

Great eastern cutlery backspring tension varies between each pattern. For example the #23s are known to be on the harder pull and say stuff like the #81s are a lighter pull. That doesn’t have as much to do with QC as much as different spring tension and design.