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Time in the woods, back to childhood and a Barlow field test

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de Offline Shuya

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Time in the woods, back to childhood and a Barlow field test
on: August 06, 2022, 04:18:26 PM
After having some argument with my wife I decided to do the best in this situation.
Cool my mind.

So I grabbed a few things and walked outside into the woods, the best place to be on a nice sunny day.
In my pocket a Case Barlow, some string, binocs and my Tilley hat (not pictured is a small FAK I always have with me when going out and about)
No particular destination in mind I just walked around, avoiding paths.

I stumbled upon some nice hazel brushes and into my mind came my self decades ago, sitting and making a bow.
Back then I dreamed about having quality tools like I have now, so I gave it a try.

Only having my Barlow I had to slow down.
Notching and breaking.
Then taking the string, cutting it to the length of the stave and making a knot in the middle I measured the handle.

Then the whittling began, I soon thought that the Barlow is a little too small, having a small blister soon on my hand. I took off my wedding ring and for a unknown reason I started to grab the knife a little different and suddenly it felt extremely comfortable for its size.
Sure, handle and bladelength limit your cutting a bit, but it performed much bigger than I exspected.

I did a rough finish to the stave, and decided to remove the bark to fasten the drying process.
First I scraped with the small blade not to damage the bows back, after the blade was dulled a bit I just peeled the bark off.

Two hours later it was time to head back, took the stave with me to finish later.
For sure it is just a mediocre bow at best, but I started it just for the making.

And it tourned into a nice field test for the Barlow.
It performed beyond exspectation and held an edge very well.

Nice knife, even thought I wish I had my CV Trapper or a fixed blade.
But the best knife is the one you have on you, right?

Have a nice day.

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de Offline Shuya

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Re: Time in the woods, back to childhood and a Barlow field test
Reply #1 on: August 06, 2022, 04:19:51 PM
More pics.

Somehow quality is bad since I do this with some crappy phone app.

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Re: Time in the woods, back to childhood and a Barlow field test
Reply #2 on: August 06, 2022, 04:28:41 PM
You definitely did the right thing.  I am craving time in the woods.  Excellent job on the bow Shuya!  :tu:
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Re: Time in the woods, back to childhood and a Barlow field test
Reply #3 on: August 06, 2022, 04:50:07 PM
 :iagree:

Well executed on all fronts.  Time in the woods is really needed for me as well.  Been so busy I have not had any time sitting in the dirt. 

Thank you for taking us along. 
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Re: Time in the woods, back to childhood and a Barlow field test
Reply #4 on: August 06, 2022, 05:41:18 PM
Thanks folks.
Yes, the combination off nature and some crafts is always the best for thinking (or in my case, lack of thinking).

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Re: Time in the woods, back to childhood and a Barlow field test
Reply #5 on: August 06, 2022, 05:53:30 PM
Nice adventure and great pics :tu: thanks for sharing :like:
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