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Offline Chet

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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #100 on: January 17, 2005, 07:03:23 pm »
I guy I know stopped me today.  ???   Said he had to tell me about a strange chain saw a logger buddy of his was tellin' him about. His buddy said a friend of his showed it to a bunch of loggers at da gas station last spring, was da d**mndist thing he ever saw. Was kinda like a small buzz saw dat had a lawnmower engine, and it even ran.   ;D  :D  :D  :D  :D          
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #101 on: November 28, 2008, 03:40:14 pm »
Bit of an odd way to introduce one's self, by digging up an ancient thread, but here goes!

On doing a Google search for the old Barker Saw Co. rim circle saws, I came across this. Read it for a bit and discovered that Bro. Noble is none other than my grandfather! At least, the chances of another person having that name, hailing from Drury, Missouri, and claiming to be the grandson of W. I. Barker (my great-great-grandfather) are pretty slim!

Saw a few of the pictures posted which reminded me immediately of the originals he's got hanging on the various walls throughout the house. I've seen the handful of these old things he's got, still hanging about in the shop, along with a wealth of other equally fascinating machines (to include the aforementioned Mercury-Diston two-man saw). I'm a bit jealous, as I've never seen one running and working.

One of the pictures shows my uncle (mom's brother) operating one of the later mounted-engine rim circle saws. Wasn't there for that one, unfortunately. Think I'll need to make the trip from Idaho to go see everyone again! I'll see if we can't get some of the old machines fired up and running, and take some good videos.

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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #102 on: November 28, 2008, 05:31:33 pm »
Oddly enough I came accross this on Portland (Oregon) Craigslist just this morning EMAIL ADDRESS EDITED OUT [?] I'm pretty sure I've never seen one of these before.
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #103 on: November 28, 2008, 05:42:01 pm »
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Your URL is for sending a message to the seller.  ;D ;D
What should we ask?

Test it out in the Preview mode before posting... :) :)


And/or just tell us what you found.. :)
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #104 on: November 28, 2008, 07:03:36 pm »
Oldgearhead I'm pretty certain Noble Barker would not be your grandfather, uncle perhaps? 
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #105 on: November 28, 2008, 08:34:17 pm »
Whoops sorry about the bad URL, I'm real new at this, anyway if you go to Portland Craigslist in the farm and garden section type in "chainsaw" and hit search, there's an old Barker chainsaw. Glad I don't have to pack it around, looks like it's made of cast iron. Good pictures though.
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #106 on: November 28, 2008, 11:14:50 pm »
Quote from: Oldgearhead on November 28, 2008, 03:40:14 pm
I came across this. Read it for a bit and discovered that Bro. Noble is none other than my grandfather!





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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #107 on: November 28, 2008, 11:20:45 pm »
Has Tom got a brother, Br'er Noble? :D

What did you do in the War, Daddy? :D :D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #108 on: November 29, 2008, 06:13:42 am »
OK Noble, whats da story? :D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #109 on: November 29, 2008, 03:12:33 pm »
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Oldgearhead I'm pretty certain Noble Barker would not be your grandfather, uncle perhaps?

Wow... that's embarrassing! I managed to miss the age. He'd be a little... young, considering my own age.

Yes, I do believe Bro. Noble would be an uncle to me. If he tells me that's him in the picture, messing with the old rim circle saw, then yes, though it'd mean I've been confused about first names for thirty years.
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #110 on: November 29, 2008, 04:18:28 pm »
No need to be embarrassed, I'm of the opinion that Br'er Noble would make a dandy Grandfather, regardless of whose he is.  :D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #111 on: November 29, 2008, 04:32:08 pm »
I like to think of him as mine,, even though he does llook a might peculiar ay this time of year. 
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #112 on: November 29, 2008, 04:54:08 pm »
Wes,  Is that you?  I was getting a little nervous there for a while :D :D :D

Lets get a few things strait here.  First I don't think of Jeff as my Grandson-----naughty little stepbrother,  maybe ;)

Second,  'Oldgearhead' is evidentally my sister's son.  Welcome to the forum,  Wes.  Tell these good folks a little about yourself.  Your experience with Uncle sam,  maybe post a few pictures of your cars.  We've got lots of veterns and truck and car lovers on the forum.

Now on family names.  W.I Barker was not your GGrandad,  but his cousin.  They were co-owners of the saw company for a couple of years.  Your GGrandad was Noble A Barker.  Dad is Noble G. Barker whom you thought was the forum member.  I'm Noble G. Jr.  Due to the confusion with all the Nobles in the family,  the family always called me by my middle name (or various nicknames) and Dad by his nickname.

I'm sorry if I've dissapointed anyone with these clarifications :D :D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #113 on: November 29, 2008, 06:03:12 pm »
Bro...what "clarifications"....??

Doesn't take much to confuse me... ;D ;D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #114 on: November 29, 2008, 06:50:42 pm »
Tell us about some of those various nicknames, Bro? ;D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #115 on: November 30, 2008, 09:23:53 pm »
Quote from: DanG on November 29, 2008, 06:50:42 pm
Tell us about some of those various nicknames, Bro? ;D

Not likely :D :D :D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #116 on: December 01, 2008, 07:07:12 am »
I will have to say that for a moment I thought this was going to turn into the best thread ever.....you know lost family maybe even new family. I'm still not sure Noble's giving us all the facts, anyone got Mrs' Nobles phone number. ;D
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Re: Anyone remember Barker Saws?
« Reply #117 on: December 01, 2008, 09:28:41 am »
Well I know one thing, it has the greatest two word response ever on the forum:

Gulp, Gasp.   :D
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