I wouldn't consider this a Barlow, but then again I'm not designing and manufacturing hundreds or thousands of knives a year that sell out within seconds.
Yes, that's my understanding. The hook that the spring uses to pull the blade forward only moves as far forward (while pulling on the blade) as the thumb switch moved the spring assembly forward.
You move the thumb switch half an inch to charge the spring - this stretches the spring half an inch.
The spring is pulling on the blade that is held by the gate.
The gate releases once the thumb switch is moved half an inch.
The spring contracts again, releasing the charged energy. The spring only contracts half an inch though.
This is what I was saying, "the springs only push the blade for the first ½ inch of motion"
I used the example of half an inch, but it could be more or less depending on the knife (my Lightning Elite has about that much travel).
I think the idea was to not include it in future builds, on the assumption that you'll continue doing good work :)
I think this one also locks, but otherwise you can always make a knife shorter (belt grinder, go slow and dip in water frequently)
Definitely not barn swallows. Great captures nonetheless!
I'm happy with mine after swapping the pocket clip (the original one would pinch and hold onto my pocket) and the thumb studs (the original would snag on my pocket and open the blade partway when I pulled the knife out).
Maybe it tastes like the bygone gros michel variety of banana?
The mini trapper is also great, and is in my mind a more EDC friendly size (3½" closed with 2¾" blades).
I have the wharncliffe trapper in both sizes and they're both great.
4⅛" closed, 3¼" blade length for both blades. I'd recommend a wharncliffe trapper over regular trapper, but their covers selection for the wharncliffe trappers is limited.
(Traditional knives are usually described by their closed length, I'm guessing because they often have multiple blades of different lengths or maybe because that tells you how big they are in pocket)
The MKM magnetic pocket sheath fits the full size trapper pretty well. I put the knife in pivot-up and there's plenty of knife to grab to pull it out without having to pull the sheath out.
I use the same sheath for most of my slipjoints - if the knife is smaller (3½ to 3¾ or so) I put a little lifter into the sheath to keep the knife high enough that I can grab it out of the sheath.
I have a Beard and Owl clip slip and at least the one I have I'd have to pull the slip out then slide the knife out.
I'm in the US and I've never seen "Wolfram carbide" before. "Tungsten carbide" is common for tools and such.
I wouldn't think buying a knife piece by piece would be any better than saving that money until you can buy the full knife. Otherwise you'd be better off buying on layaway.
The only minor problem I've had with KC is when ordering knifes that were listed as "out of stock but available to ship in 2-3 days"
Both times the knife didn't get shipped for a couple weeks and I eventually messaged them to cancel the orders (which they did right away).
Oh, what did I get wrong?
Here's a good video description of how a double action otf works. You can see that the hooks on the spring assembly (front and back) only move a short distance each time the mechanism is triggered, and this distance is as far as the thumb switch was moved by the user.
Double-action OTFs are designed to apply force to the blade only for the travel of the switch. If you push the switch forward ½ inch until the blade starts moving, the springs only push the blade for the first ½ inch of motion, the rest of the distance is only from the momentum of the blade.
Single action OTFs might apply force to the blade for the entire path going out, but the blade will have no more energy than you put into it when you arm it.
Along with the aforementioned bills, I'm pretty sure junk mail is waiting for me.
I highly recommend tip up carry - in the tip down configuration these both opened up in my pocket. No major injuries but they did put a hole in my pocket.
Those would be $100 each if they were in excellent condition. These are definitely not excellent condition. I'd bet they would both go for $60 together.
https://grindworx.com will be more up OP's alley (they're run by BladeHQ)
Police auction? Almost definitely fake.
The Case Sowbelly is a good knife. Mine came with great fit and finish.
Black definitely. Both will disappear if you drop them in the forest, though, so if it's going to be an outdoor knife I'd consider the red or a different bright color.
The mini of this knife was the first slippie I carried consistently and I fell in love.
I think the mini is a bit better for EDC but both are fantastic!
Why the mini is better:
Small enough to carry in back pocket without it getting in the way when sitting
Safer looking around skittish people
Still big enough to do food work (cut a microwave burrito or a slice of pizza or whatever)
Wharncliffe blade is a more manageable size for carefully opening boxes
Why the large is better:
Wharncliffe Bonestag Trapper
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