Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

You know how sometimes you get into a rut with the knives you're carrying? That's been true for me lately. Pretty much every day it's been my trusty A. Wright standard buffalo horn, with an occasional cameo by my delightful Rosewood Hartshead Barlow.

A couple of days ago I rediscovered my rosewood from the special run Jack Black Jack Black had made with polished blades. It had been sitting in my knife drawer and had been sorely neglected. It went into my pocket yesterday morning and helped to open a package from my friend JohnDF JohnDF containing one of his splendid pocket slips:

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The rosewood went immediately into it and it went immediately into my pocket. It's as if they were made for each other. Both were in my pocket again today. We'll see how long it is until another knife begs for me to make a change.

Thank you, John, for your generosity! Your craftsmanship is top notch! This slip is going to see a lot of pocket time!
 
Suppose a friend said, "I've heard a lot of buzz about lambsfoot knives. I know you're a fan. Will you please explain to me what all the fuss is about?"
"You bet! Let me just pull out my phone and show you some ... oh drat!" you say as you have your own personal BFO moment and your phone goes sailing through the air and lands on the sidewalk, shattering its display and rendering it useless.
"Oh wow, sorry about your phone. But, can't you just show me the lambsfoot you're carrying?"
"I'd love to, but I left the house in such a rush this morning that I completely forgot to grab mine. It's a wonder that I remembered my keys and won't be locked out of my house when I got home tonight."
"We've all had those days! Well, then, how about you just tell me?"

How would you respond? How would you describe your favorite aspects of a lambsfoot knife, be they form or function or both? Your friend is patiently waiting. Help them out, will ya? :D
 
WhittlinAway said:
How would you describe your favorite aspects of a lambsfoot knife, be they form or function or both?
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Historically, over here they were carried by farmers when i was a kid, they were not called Lambsfoot knives, just farmers or work knives, and i wanted to play:rolleyes: with the big kids.:D. But, functionally, keep a good edge, easy to sharpen and keep sharp, a good all round sturdy work knife. Like an old paddock Land Rover, they just keep going.:).
 
WhittlinAway said:
How would you describe your favorite aspects of a lambsfoot knife, be they form or function or both?
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Definitely both! Very versatile, from whittling to cooking, from breaking down cardboard boxes to cutting a few leather straps. Small footprint with big knife attributes. It replaced my CRK and ZT, I carry one every day. I live in California and most times I have to look over my shoulder if I'm using my knife (CRK or ZT) in the lunch room, people give me "funny" looks. The Lambsfoot is so unassumingly small, people don't even notice it.
 
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