It’s a new clip-point slip joint from designer Andy Armstrong, featuring a D2 steel blade, steel bolsters with an “Otter Print” design, and yellow sandalwood for the scales.
Here are the quick specs:
| Overall Length: | 6.4″ |
| Blade Length: | 2.9″ |
| Blade Steel: | D2 w/ brushed satin finish |
| Handle Length: | 3.5″ |
| Weight: | 2.7 oz |
Both the name and size invite comparisons to the Beaver Creek Barlow. A quick glance definitely makes them look like part of a series without even addressing the pattern their names seem to be forming.
RoseCraft is quick to point out the difference isn’t only in the clip point blade, though. It’s also a little lighter and the handle is more rounded. Also the sandalwood scales are going to give a different range of looks and textures from the bone on the Beaver Creek.
The Otter Creek Barlow is available now from RoseCraft for around the $60 mark. And while you’re there you might to peruse some of their older models as they’ve been busily slapping new handle materials on some of them.
