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Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:21 am
by knifeswapper
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:07 am
by BuckeyeSchatt
No, But I really like the Small Barlow with the small warncliff blade. I like both Burke Barlows alot. What are the lengths of both the small and large barlows? How much will these knives cost?
Thanks for the pictures!
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:24 am
by wasteland16354
BuckeyeSchatt wrote:What are the lengths of both the small and large barlows?
The small barlow is 3 1/2" closed and the large is 5" closed.
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:19 pm
by TM
Mike, I like 'em so much I just bought one of the small 2 blade barlows from you this morning right after i saw it! Ka-Blam! Hope you keep the daddy in stock long enough for me to get one of them.

Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:35 pm
by knifeswapper
TM, let me know what you think of it when it arrives. They are doing the old "rough grind" on the blades a little more often now; but I like that much more than mirror polished with grind lines.
wasteland, it seems you are a Queen employee. Mind telling me your name?
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:40 am
by popedandy
You probably dropped one of those small Barlows in the mail for me today. I like the blade combination and the steel, and Queen always seems to make a good quality knife.
I'd been trolling your website for about a week trying to decide what to get, then this one popped up and it was an easy decision.
Dave
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:03 am
by knifeswapper
Dave, as a matter of fact I did..... Let me know what you think....
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:06 am
by wasteland16354
knifeswapper wrote:wasteland, it seems you are a Queen employee. Mind telling me your name?
knifeswapper,
Yes, I am a employee of Queen Cutlery. Name is Justin.
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 3:08 am
by popedandy
I received the small Barlow today. Thanks to Mike for getting it out so quickly. It's a nice, solid knife. Good fit and finish. The scales are well done - enough texture to give some grip, but not so coarse as to be bothersome. I thought Queen could have done a better job finishing the pins, but that is a minor thing. Both blades have a half stop. The springs are strong. Both springs sit slightly proud in the half stop position, but are absolutely flush when the blades are completely open. Both blades are sharp and the edge grinds are dead even on both sides. I like the spear/wharncliffe combination. The nail nicks both face to the outside. I like the finish on the blades. I guess you would call it a belt finish, but they went to a fairly fine grit, significantly finer than the finish on my Case knives with a belt finish.
I'm very pleased with the knife and I'm sure it will see plenty of pocket time.
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:55 pm
by TM
popedandy's review was spot on. I like the finish on the blades and that there's no etching. Perfect size at 3 1/2 inches. Here's a few pics of the knife in hand
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:31 pm
by Rustle47
I've had this for a while, finally getting around to showing it off. Outstanding stag & interesting pattern!
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:07 am
by mito0
yep, that stag canoe is a cool pattern.
what's the spring layout on that thing?
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:09 am
by mito0
i like the two bladed barlow, but i don't know why they put the nail marks on opposite sides.
i think i would've liked it better if they'd flipped the position of the blades (put the little wharncliffe in front) and put the nail marks on the same side of both blades.

Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:21 am
by Rustle47
Hi mitoO - The canoe has 3 springs, each about equally thick with a brass liner between them. The springs seem a bit thicker than most. I tried to get a picture of them.
Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:34 am
by mito0
good lord!
that thing's a monster!

Re: Queen Pardue and Burke New Releases
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:41 pm
by Rustle47
lol lol!! Or as tv detective Monk put it "lol out loud".