All About Pocket Knives

Hi all I’m new to AAPK but not to knives, I’m james I live in Nottingham U.K. and I was sent in this direction by “Zed” I used I have a large collection of various fixed and locking knives. Since leaving the Army two years ago I have since sold all my fixed and locking knives, and found a love for slip joints and friction folders, I really love simple designs but also a nice thick tank of a knife. I’m a user not a collector , what I’m after is a nice Barlow knife single blade nice EDC blade.

Welcome James Glad to see you here mate, great bunch of people here with alot of knowledge

Hello James I'm happy you found us. I'm sure you'll meet a lot of good folks here. I don't know how difficult it is to get a knife over there but we have quite a few stores on this site and you might be able to find a good Barlow EDC right here. Hope you decide to stay for awhile...

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James8372,
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James8372 wrote:what I’m after is a nice Barlow knife single blade nice EDC blade.

Aloha & Welcome, James:

In addition to a single blade, could you be more specific about the EDC Barlow you're looking for?
What type of blade (clip, spear, sheepfoot, etc)?
Do you have a preferred handle material (bone, wood, stag, synthetic, etc.)?
Does size matter? (still talking about Barlows here...stay focused!)
Do you want something shiny and new with low mileage or one with some history and experience under it's belt?
How about steel...stainless or carbon?

There are a lot of AAPK members who collect Barlows, and even a few who sell them. The more details you can provide about what you have in mind, the more likely someone will have or know where you can get exactly what you want. You can also browse the AAPK stores and read the Barlow specific threads at your leisure until you find something that speaks to you. Happy hunting!

~Q~

Welcome James!

Very good post Q! Lets see what is behind curtain number 1!

Welcome James, my Mother was born and grew up in Manchester Lots of great folks here at AAPK and I'm thinking a great place to find your EDC and more..
Cheers, Brian B

Welcome to AAPK.

Welcome aboard James.

Thanks all for the warm welcome, these days I only buy UK legal knives unless it’s for Bush craft. I will be on the look for the odd knife, I like different

QTCut5 wrote:

James8372 wrote:what I’m after is a nice Barlow knife single blade nice EDC blade.

Aloha & Welcome, James:

In addition to a single blade, could you be more specific about the EDC Barlow you're looking for?
What type of blade (clip, spear, sheepfoot, etc)?
Do you have a preferred handle material (bone, wood, stag, synthetic, etc.)?
Does size matter? (still talking about Barlows here...stay focused!)
Do you want something shiny and new with low mileage or one with some history and experience under it's belt?
How about steel...stainless or carbon?

There are a lot of AAPK members who collect Barlows, and even a few who sell them. The more details you can provide about what you have in mind, the more likely someone will have or know where you can get exactly what you want. You can also browse the AAPK stores and read the Barlow specific threads at your leisure until you find something that speaks to you. Happy hunting!

~Q~

Thanks for the reply, sorry for being so vague. I would like a used knife either wood or micarta, carbon steel is preferred as not a fan of SS and would need to be <3”.

James8372 wrote: I really love simple designs but also a nice thick tank of a knife

James8372 wrote:and would need to be <3”

Hmmm, a nice thick tank that's less than 3". Is that closed length or blade length? The closest thing I can think of is a Great Eastern Cutlery #25 or a Northwoods Little Bay...I think they have a closed length of exactly 3". They also happen to be quite hot, i.e., expensive, at the moment (at least for the new ones...haven't seen too many used ones for sale but I'm sure they must be out there somewhere).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Eastern- ... Sw79tZ1YQu https://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Eastern- ... SwqKNZocrB https://www.ebay.com/itm/Northwoods-Lit ... Sw~vpaAkRb ~Q~

James another option is 're scaling a old Barlow that has broken scales, I like barlows with 2 blades as find the smaller blade less scary for folk, there are plenty of old barlows around but most state side so you might need help with that, making micarta is pretty easy ,I've still got some orange somewhere , happy hunting mate ,oh and I'm with you on carbon blades as like brass it ages nicely over the years

Remember mate if you need any help with 're scaling or restoring plz let me know, whatever I do I'll do for free mate

Hi James!

Good to see a Notts dude around this way, I figured most of us were from the SEC. I did my time in the UK round Worcestershire way.

see you around James