Northwoods Madison Barlow

The Northwoods Knife brand name originated in Gladstone, Michigan when a man named Dave Shirley adopted it as his knife company's name in 2004. Dave was well known for collaborating with popular knife companies to have knives made to his specifications for resale well before 2004 & beyond. KnivesShipFree bought Northwoods from Dave & has continued to team up with respected makers to produce knives marked with the Northwoods brand name.
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With the present state of the Nortwoods market, I figure if you can get one on the secondary market place for under $200 you had better get it. I was able to sneak up on this Madison Barlow in Ebony tonight for $180.
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Thats a real pretty knife Greg...nice sleek line to it with that handle material....
Ol Dave Shirley would be very happy with the excitement & interest in Nothwoods
knives these days that seems to be getting to a lot of collectors....
he loved to talk knives,,, especially Marble's knives...
I picked up several facts on Marble's knives over the years from him

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stagman wrote:Thats a real pretty knife Greg...nice sleek line to it with that handle material....
Ol Dave Shirley would be very happy with the excitement & interest in Nothwoods
knives these days that seems to be getting to a lot of collectors....
he loved to talk knives,,, especially Marble's knives...
I picked up several facts on Marble's knives over the years from him

Will
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Thanks Will! He had some great designs. It's really a hot brand at the moment.
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Good one Greg. I am also looking for a Madison with clip blade and would have bought this one had i seen it first.
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Greg, Ditto what stagman said. Very sleek.
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That's fantastic Greg, and you're correct, any Northwoods is hot right now. A real nice knife you have there. ::nod::

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Thanks for the kind words fellas! Ebony is one of my favorites and I was very pleased to get it ::super_happy::
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A Madison in natural micarta ::tu::
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Sold this guy, but thought I'd share a pic anyway.... Burnt sienna jigged bone ::tu::
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Triple AAA +++++ on the Madison Northwoods
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I am surprised you sold the jigged bone Madison and kept the Micarta one. I prefer the jigged bone and that one looks spectacular.
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kootenay joe wrote:I am surprised you sold the jigged bone Madison and kept the Micarta one. I prefer the jigged bone and that one looks spectacular.
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Actually both are gone.... ::td::
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I swore off Northwoods a few years ago, swore off buying them from KSF that is. Picked up this one recently. Madison Barlow made with elephant ivory. I’ve gotten over my aversion for ivory, not that I don’t like it, I do, just the difficulty in selling it and how the Obama administration went overboard on new rules back a few years ago.
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Gorgeous knife, Mark. 😎👍
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Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:54 pm I swore off Northwoods a few years ago, swore off buying them from KSF that is. Picked up this one recently. Madison Barlow made with elephant ivory. I’ve gotten over my aversion for ivory, not that I don’t like it, I do, just the difficulty in selling it and how the Obama administration went overboard on new rules back a few years ago.
Love those handles!
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Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:54 pm I swore off Northwoods a few years ago, swore off buying them from KSF that is. Picked up this one recently. Madison Barlow made with elephant ivory. I’ve gotten over my aversion for ivory, not that I don’t like it, I do, just the difficulty in selling it and how the Obama administration went overboard on new rules back a few years ago.
Gorgeous knife, Mark! That Ivory is Incredible! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thank you Redrider, Doglegg, and Kevin.
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