Restoration of a Modern English Barlow

[orvet]

Some time ago I found a George Wostenholm IXL Barlow with a sheepfoot blade that needed a little TLC and a new handle. The handle was a cheap plastic handle that looked like it was delaminating and coming apart. The whole thing was a little bit rough so I took it apart, cleaned it up, shined up inside a little bit and put it back together with some nice thick stag. This is made for the guy likes thick stag handles. It does make for a very nice grip on the knife.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

[Tony_Wood]

Nice, Dale. Great work. Do you find a pin spinner difficult to use on stag such as this?

[TripleF]

Beautimous Dale!!!

[doglegg]

I like the thick stag. Very impressive.

[orvet]

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

Nice, Dale. Great work. Do you find a pin spinner difficult to use on stag such as this?

It is not overly difficult, you learn to clear of the bumps out of the way so your spinner can reach the pin.
I pre-spin heads on one end my pins before I install them. So the handle pins are installed and then peened down on the inside of the liner. The tail pin is installed with the head on the mark side (usually) and then I spin the head on the pile side after the knife and put together. I follow the same procedure with the rocker pin. So if all things had gone very well I would’ve have only spun heads on two pens after the knife was assembled.

As often happens, especially with the highly contoured stag, one sometimes needs to go back and spin down the pin from the front side to tighten it up, especially if you have left the pin a little long. You can see the marks on the mark side rocker pin where I had to spin it down after it was installed in the knife.

[OLDE CUTLER]

Wow, that is a nice plump hand full of stag. Turned out really nice! And thanks for the tips on pin spinning stag too.

[glennbad]

While I am not a fan of fat stag in general, you did an amazing job on that one, Dale! Looks like it came out of the factory!

[Tony_Wood]

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

Nice, Dale. Great work. Do you find a pin spinner difficult to use on stag such as this?

It is not overly difficult, you learn to clear of the bumps out of the way so your spinner can reach the pin.
I pre-spin heads on one end my pins before I install them. So the handle pins are installed and then peened down on the inside of the liner. The tail pin is installed with the head on the mark side (usually) and then I spin the head on the pile side after the knife and put together. I follow the same procedure with the rocker pin. So if all things had gone very well I would’ve have only spun heads on two pens after the knife was assembled.

As often happens, especially with the highly contoured stag, one sometimes needs to go back and spin down the pin from the front side to tighten it up, especially if you have left the pin a little long. You can see the marks on the mark side rocker pin where I had to spin it down after it was installed in the knife.

Thanks for the explanation.

[SteelMyHeart85420]

Is that a knife in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? Might be just a little too much of a good thing for my taste, but, it's good work

[orvet]

While I am not a fan of fat stag in
general, you did an amazing job on that one, Dale! Looks like it came out of the factory!

Thank you Glenn and everyone, your critique is always welcome and very helpful. I really appreciate your comments.

Over the years I have found there is a substantial fan base for "fat stag", this one was in my store for only 3 or 4 hours when it was purchased.

[ea42]

Beautiful job Dale! It's not easy finishing bolsters with that fat stag, yours looks great!

Eric

[rangerbluedog]

Nice Dale!
That is Stagilicious!