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Jack Black said:
Certainly not illegal here (though there are restrictions on EDC of locking knives and FBs), either to carry or own. I voted for the Buck 110 last year, and think a FB is a great idea. An order of 500, (though I don't know why the heck we produce that many Traditional Forum Knives when there are only a fraction of that number who post here), would be a great boost to a company like Hess, and with that sort of buying power, we ought to be able to get a great price. I know the Sheffield cutlers would jump through hoops for an order like that! :thumbsup:
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I would love to get a Sheffield forum knife. That would be something special, especially if it were a lambsfoot. :)

@meako, I think this Porchenburg denizen is ready to start rabbling for a Sheffield...
 
abbydaddy said:
I would love to get a Sheffield forum knife. That would be something special, especially if it were a lambsfoot. :)
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They could do a Lambsfoot, or any number of other patterns, a traditional Tackler's Knife for example, and if we wanted to add a fluted bolster, or some other feature, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem either. They could even get the Bladeforums tang-stamp made up in Sheffield if necessary :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
They could do a Lambsfoot, or any number of other patterns, a traditional Tackler's Knife for example, and if we wanted to add a fluted bolster, or some other feature, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem either. They could even get the Bladeforums tang-stamp made up in Sheffield if necessary :thumbsup:
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A sort of swayback jack with lambsfoot and pen blade, rattail bolster and a nice cover material - what else could one ask for?
 
Stropping Young Lad said:
I’m down for a Sheffield Knife. It might be a good opportunity to get a nice horn handle... :p
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Will Power said:
I think wood may be a less problematic material than horn, the latter can shrink and warp I'm afraid.

Back to fixed knife, if it's compact like a B&T it can be carried in the coat pocket with ease and that enhances appeal.
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I was going to caution the same Will, it's not the horn, it's the climate in which some of you live! ;) :thumbsup:
 
Something like the GEC 47 F&F with sheepsfoot (lambsfoot possibly) and pen would be a very nice forum knife. In rat tail bolsters and desert ironwood it would be a real looker and as traditional as knives come. For the budget conscious or those that prefer, a single blade could alsobe offered. Lots of makers in Sheffield could accommodate this pattern as well.
 
I'm kinda liking this Sheffield idea, a lot of history behind that name. I really like the idea of giving a boost to cutlerers plying their trade in a town with CENTURIES knife making tradition. I like the idea of having a knife made by a man grinding away in an building that dates back to before my country was even a thing, a man holding on like a bulldog to a dying tradition. A forum knife pretty much hand built, in little shops across Sheffield, all to the same pattern, of the same materials, all the same, yet each a singularity. That would be epic in my opinion. And no reason it couldn't be a fixed blade either. Sheffield bowies are quite famous in their own right.
 
afishhunter said:
If the knives are paid for when ordered, like the Buck was, what would happen if the exchange rate improved to your side?
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I think when we pay, the money gets moved across the pond and ends up as pounds sterling. Then the pound and the dollar can yoyo around all they want and it have no effect on the price at either end of the deal.
 
gaj999 said:
I think when we pay, the money gets moved across the pond and ends up as pounds sterling. Then the pound and the dollar can yoyo around all they want and it have no effect on the price at either end of the deal.
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I think the question related to a difference between a price quoted in Sheffield in say March, and if that would alter between then, and say August, depending on currency fluctuations. I don't think there's any need to move the money across the pond, though that would indeed stop the rise or fall of Sterling and/or the US Dollar making a difference. I think it's merely necessary to tie the cutlers down to a price fixed in Dollars. Then the cash doesn't have to cross the pond until the knives are completed. With the order being so large, they may want some of the payment in advance (GEC wanted 50% I understand in the past), but they never have before, and as long as I trusted our US end of the operation (who'd taken the orders and collected the money), I would be quite comfortable with that too.
 
I just bought this A. Wright on an Ebay auction

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I think the small bar shield really makes this knife.

I also really like these two that I bought when I was in Sheffield earlier this year. Both snap like crazy!! The delrin barlow is easily as nice in hand as a TC barlow. The proportions on it are just perfect.

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Jack it would be interesting to see what all the options are. I think many forum members would only be familiar with the lambsfoot option. Even though those are beautiful there are others to choose..
 
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cigarrodog said:
IMHO, before pipe dream-itis sets in, is there any way we could find out what the the budget limit is?
Since we have some measure of control, we should pick something that is rare, and isn’t normally offered. Assuming that Mike is interested, a virtual SFO would be ideal. How many of us have tried and failed to reserve. That speaks to not just To limits, but the high degree of universal appeal.

Choice of course is personal. I would love(in no particular order): 1. (GEC 71 BN, but with rarely offered covers (like the Burled Maple on the CK SFO 85EO. 2. GEC 47 Viper 3. NW Esky Zulu 4. Any choice with a Zulu Spear. 5. Some thing like the Bolus from Lionsteel. 6. Anything that Charlie Campagna helps in the planning. In the end, something we will be proud to own, use, or collect, and not quick to sell.
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#1 though #4 is good and burled maple on anything would be great...
 
Camillus said:
I just bought this A. Wright on an Ebay auction

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I think the small bar shield really makes this knife.

I also really like these two that I bought when I was in Sheffield earlier this year. Both snap like crazy!! The delrin barlow is easily as nice in hand as a TC barlow. The proprtions on it are just perfect.


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Jack it would be interesting to see what all the options are. I think many forum members would only be familiar with the lambsfoot option. Even though those are beautiful there are others to choose..
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That A.Wright is nice, interesting too, like a pattern they used to make in Sheffield years ago :thumbsup:

Well, if we did go with Sheffield, we'd have a LOT of options, with an order like that we could choose just about any pattern we wanted. However, it would keep costs down, and make things easier, if we chose an existing pattern or a variation on that, or at least an existing blade shape. We could choose between stainless or carbon, with some choice over the steel too, and the covers would be up to us within reason. However, if we went for covers of wood of some sort, a single blade design, and carbon steel, I think we'd get a very good price, and it'd keep things relatively straightforward :thumbsup:
 
Buzzbait said:
I'm totally up for a lambsfoot!!!
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To use the Lambsfoot as an example, if we were to decide that's what we wanted, our first choice would be to decide whether we wanted stainless or carbon. If we chose carbon, we'd then have a choice of 3 blade lengths. Then we might want a straight frame or a Swayback frame. We could have 2 bolsters, but a Barehead pattern is more traditional, and we might want to have a fluted or threaded bolster. We could have the liners coined, but it'd add cost, likewise any fancy file-work. As to the covers, I'd suggest wood, the least costly of which would be rosewood, but there's a big choice :thumbsup:
 
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