SZCO Supplies Rite Edge : 4” Wood Handle Dual Blade Barlow Knife, Brown (210601)

Una navaja bonita,buena y barata. Una navaja de caballero muy bolsillera.Con un diseño muy americano. Tal vez un poco pesada para su tamaño,pero vale la pena cargar ese peso extra que tiene. Ya que cuenta con dos hojas de corte. Las canchas de madera permiten personalisarla,poniendo un logo o tu nombre. Total en buena,bonita y barata. Muy bolsillera.

Note: Not a Vine Voice related review. Keeping in mind that this knife is not the only Chinese version of the Barlow knife out there, it has a few features that make it work well for many purposes. The working parts are all stainless steel, including the bolsters, liners, blades, blade pivot pin and springs. The handle pins are brass and the handle scales are tapered wood (wider at the end than near the bolster). When I carve, my hands tend to get sweaty and plain unpolished wood is less slick than plastic or laminated wood. The handle has a brass lined lanyard hole. When closed, the ends of the blades are sunk below the bolsters (if you carve for any length of time this is a plus, since many makers leave the ends of the closed blade well above the handle to dig into your hand and cause blisters). The stainless liners are thicker than most of the other Chinese versions of this pattern. The blade pivot pin is stainless steel of a larger diameter than most versions of this design. Both of these details make for a sturdy knife. The blades come fairly sharp but will need to be honed for carving. The longer blade is good for roughing out a piece, while the small blade works well for details. The springs on my particular knife were good and the blades had no play. I would have the longer blade made a bit thicker, for greater comfort in resting the thumb on the spine, but for under ten bucks it makes a good knock around carver. The one I received has reddish brown wood, my friend ordered one and it has blonde wood handle scales. Update 2017: I have used this knife for three years now, and it still functions very well, just as it did when new. I have given several as gifts, and all have been great users. The model number for this knife is 210601. I have seen one of the Pakistan made knock offs, and they should indeed be avoided, as other reviewers have pointed out. Update 8/1/19: After four and a half years of daily work, one of the backsprings snapped on my little EDC Barlow. I am impressed that it made it so long, getting used nearly every day in some way. Update 2/10/21 Second knife has made it for a year and a half of daily use, so far without issues. Update 9/6/22 Second knife now on its third year, discovered the blades hold up to box cutting the recycling longer than I would have thought. It works better than most thicker bladed knives for this, which was a pleasant surprise. Update 12/7/22 Purchased a few for stocking stuffers again this year, I notice that profile the small blade has been modified to be a bit wider and is more of a Wharncliffe shape than a pen blade, the top curving down to a straight edge. Both are improvements for carving details.

No es la mejor navaja ni el mejor acero, pero la calidad que obtienes supera al precio pagado. Las cachas de madera lucen muy bien y vienen con un acabado suave, liso, sin astillas. Las hojas son de buen acero, fácil de afilar y que sirven a la perfección para tallar madera, no las usaría para algo mas exigente. Los muelles se sienten fuertes, no son difíciles de abrir pwro mantienen a la hoja abierta en su lugar.

GREAT KNIFE. " For the price and made in China i really was not expecting much. When it arrived i was amazed. Fit and finish was great, nice smooth transition from bolster to scales. The "walk and talk" is very good with about a 7 on spring tension. Blades came very sharp with no burrs and even grind. This will become my EDC. Overall for the price this is very good knife. I realize that with any product there will be an occasional lemon but the one i received was almost CASE quality. For the cheap price i would remmend you give this Barlow a chance.

Cuando la compre pensé que sería mala por ser barata, pero se siente bastante bien, tiene un tamaño portátil suficientemente bueno para tareas cotidianas, venía desafilada pero unos 20 min después de estar en la piedra la dejaron para cortar papel, desconozco si retiene buen filo, la calidad general es buena, parece sólida, recomiendo su compra