Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

cudgee said:
Good Morning, or evening i should be saying. Was really interested reading about the rosewood being from Indonesia, i know rosewood from India is highly regarded in the custom made guitar industry, i presume it comes down to availability and cost, hope the rain is starting to ease for you.:thumbsup:
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Cost has been the primary factor for Sheffield cutlers throughout most of post-WW2 period unfortunately. They felt they had to compete with cheap imported cutlery on cost alone, rather than on quality. Sadly, many people only looked at the price tag, but I have always thought that if Sheffield had continued to produce high quality knives, there might be more cutlers still working there, instead of them almost entirely going to the wall. It wasn't just materials which were skimped on of course, but cutler's wages, with them having to turn out more out more and more knives to earn them. So, we see a company like Joseph Rodgers, for example, going from producing knives of superb quality to the rubbish they were knocking out in the late 1970's :(

It's fine today, thanks mate, but it's chucked it down this week, and we have more rain forecast. I saw a report from nearby Ripon, where some pudding had to be rescued from a flooded river after driving into it! :eek: There is a ford there, which was obviously underwater, but they were "just following their sat-nav"!! o_O

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Pàdruig said:
I think I've gotten caught up enough to understand the gist of what's going on, sorry to hear of the conflicts, Jack. Hopefully they get sorted in some sense or another.

In the meantime, I hope everyone is having a wonderful evening!

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Thank you Dylan, appreciated my friend :) That's a great pic :thumbsup:

Morning Guardians, thought I'd carry this Saynor today, have a good day folks :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
I saw a report from nearby Ripon, where some pudding had to be rescued from a flooded river after driving into it! :eek: There is a ford there, which was obviously underwater, but they were "just following their sat-nav"!! o_O
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Several people - five I think - have died in the mountains of California and Oregon over the past few winters because they blindly followed their GPS trackers and take what looks like a good short cut only to find out too late it's an unimproved dirt road, get stuck in the snow, and die waiting for help or die trying to walk out for help.
 
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Jack Black Jack Black - i’ve never seen a Saynor Lamb. How cool, Jack!

After being schooled by you on the state of the art(or lack there of), is when I started my quest for vintage Sheffield’s. A shame, really, when you consider the demand they are leaving on the table.

I’ve done plenty of dumb, but I try to not repeat them.:)

Good Morning Guardians.
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Modoc ED said:
"Big-un" looking out over some of our property. Have a good day everyone.

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Smashing pic Ed :) That's Big 'Un country ;) :thumbsup:

cigarrodog said:
Jack Black Jack Black - i’ve never seen a Saynor Lamb. How cool, Jack!

After being schooled by you on the state of the art(or lack there of), is when I started my quest for vintage Sheffield’s. A shame, really, when you consider the demand they are leaving on the table.

I’ve done plenty of dumb, but I try to not repeat them.:)

Good Morning Guardians.
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Thank you Harvey, I got three at the same time, one went to Charlie, and one to Duncan :) I think it's the only Saynor I own, the others have been given away :D :thumbsup:

I don't think the old ones can be beaten my friend, we can only ever hope to imitate them, or pay tribute, in some small way :) Sad to say, Sheffield cutlers are usually fools to themselves in my experience :(

Haven't we all! :rolleyes:

That really is a splendid knife Harvey, and a great pic too :) I have tried continually to get a bolster produced like that, but it's like dragging a fridge through a drift of porridge, anything out of the ordinary, different, or even slightly innovative is disliked, sadly :( If it could be done in the past, I don't see why it can't be done today, with better technology, and when cutlers can charge higher prices :(
 
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LOL! Cool pic David :D :thumbsup: I was using a spirit level earlier to put up a couple of new sets of coat hooks. I don't know why I decided to do it today, with the sun hitting my south-facing windows, it was red hot! I should have waited until the sun had dropped a little! :D :thumbsup:
 
Thursday tomorrow, and my early start :) Think I'm going to go get a shave, and then watch a film with a few beers, but I'll be heading down to the market with one of Charlie's in my pocket. Hopefully, check in here later in the day ;) :thumbsup:

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Modoc ED said:
Several people - five I think - have died in the mountains of California and Oregon over the past few winters because they blindly followed their GPS trackers and take what looks like a good short cut only to find out too late it's an unimproved dirt road, get stuck in the snow, and die waiting for help or die trying to walk out for help.
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Sorry Ed, just realised this quote got dropped when I was posting earlier. Terrible thing, when GPS was pretty new there were people following it right off a cliff edge in the Scottish Highlands. I've never owned one, and at my age I probably won't bother, very happy with a map and compass :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Cost has been the primary factor for Sheffield cutlers throughout most of post-WW2 period unfortunately. They felt they had to compete with cheap imported cutlery on cost alone, rather than on quality. Sadly, many people only looked at the price tag, but I have always thought that if Sheffield had continued to produce high quality knives, there might be more cutlers still working there, instead of them almost entirely going to the wall. It wasn't just materials which were skimped on of course, but cutler's wages, with them having to turn out more out more and more knives to earn them. So, we see a company like Joseph Rodgers, for example, going from producing knives of superb quality to the rubbish they were knocking out in the late 1970's :(

It's fine today, thanks mate, but it's chucked it down this week, and we have more rain forecast. I saw a report from nearby Ripon, where some pudding had to be rescued from a flooded river after driving into it! :eek: There is a ford there, which was obviously underwater, but they were "just following their sat-nav"!! o_O

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Thank you Dylan, appreciated my friend :) That's a great pic :thumbsup:

Morning Guardians, thought I'd carry this Saynor today, have a good day folks :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
Cost has been the primary factor for Sheffield cutlers throughout most of post-WW2 period unfortunately. They felt they had to compete with cheap imported cutlery on cost alone, rather than on quality. Sadly, many people only looked at the price tag, but I have always thought that if Sheffield had continued to produce high quality knives, there might be more cutlers still working there, instead of them almost entirely going to the wall. It wasn't just materials which were skimped on of course, but cutler's wages, with them having to turn out more out more and more knives to earn them. So, we see a company like Joseph Rodgers, for example, going from producing knives of superb quality to the rubbish they were knocking out in the late 1970's :(

It's fine today, thanks mate, but it's chucked it down this week, and we have more rain forecast. I saw a report from nearby Ripon, where some pudding had to be rescued from a flooded river after driving into it! :eek: There is a ford there, which was obviously underwater, but they were "just following their sat-nav"!! o_O

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Thank you Dylan, appreciated my friend :) That's a great pic :thumbsup:

Morning Guardians, thought I'd carry this Saynor today, have a good day folks :thumbsup:

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The old "SAT NAV" it has replaced something that my mother said was not very common, "Common Sense". Was really interested in your comments about the cutting of costs and quality in the cutlery industry, this is something i have witnessed in many industries in my lifetime. But i think there is a renaissance in some industries beginning to happen. Over here people that are interested in history,and like good quality are now starting to look around for handmade bespoke products, especially in clothing and leather products, and craftsman work on home renovations.We have a craftsman expo over here in a place called Kyneton, where i am at the moment, after a few years it has been moved to a bigger location next year because of it's popularity. Our friend Chin is a regular visitor. I realize that these thing are for people that have been successful and can afford it, but a lot of people are also buying less as consumers, but are prepaired to pay for quality and buying not as much mass produced stuff but better quality, but less often. My dad always said, buy the best you can afford, quality over quantity. Hope this mind set returns to the cutlery industry, but i must admit i'm not holding my breath. Sorry if i got off topic.:)
 
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