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                                                                                          January 10, 2011

VIA EDGAR

Rufus Decker, Accounting Branch Chief

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Washington, D.C. 20549-0405

Re:   Comment Letter Dated

         January 6, 2011 Regarding

         Barnes Group Inc.

         Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

         Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010

               File No. 1-4801

Dear Mr. Decker:

This to confirm on behalf of Barnes Group Inc. (the "Company") that the Company

intends to respond to the comment letter by response letter filed on EDGAR as soon as practicable and not later than January 28, 2011, as discussed with your colleague Nudrat Salik in a telephone conversation today.

Very truly yours,

/s/ David A. Cifrino, P.C.

cc:              Nudrat Salik, SEC

        Marian Acker, Barnes Group Inc.

Claudia S. Toussaint, Barnes Group Inc.