The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Rotten Luck, Bill! They say the vaccine will keep you from a severe case!!
Best of luck!!
Just found out my younger brother was just diagnosed with Covid!! And he has not been vaccinated yet!! So far it's not too bad!!
I do love a good oat bicky.so had to have some oat biscuits with my tea this morning
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I do love a good oat bicky.
I remember years ago, I asked a French friend of mine, who lived in Sheffield about five years, if there were was anything she missed about England, and she said, 'toast'. I thought this was kind of bizarre, but I have got into a routine these past few years, and well over 300 days of the year, I have two slices of toast for my breakfast. Even on the increasingly rare occasions when I have a fry-up, I have to have toast, and it's often what I enjoy most!
This will be the sentiments of all here my friend.I'm really sorry to hear this Bill, it sounds like you've been unluckyI hope that the shots mean that you only get a mild case. I'm sure everyone here will be rooting for you buddy
Hope everything works out okay for him.
Doing the best I can with the little spare time I have trying to improve this little one. I barely had enough time to reprofile to 15 degrees and take pictures.
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After
I picked up one of those wee folding slingshots you showed recently. It's a bit small for my large hands, but I'm still enjoying shooting it Of course it won't fold down fully with the bands attached, but it only takes a minute to re-attach them with the system I'm using 
I hope you're doing OK Bill, and that you don't get any serious symptoms Hope everyone else is OK too. The weather here is still pretty good, which is always a bit of a surprise in Yorkshire Plenty of work-related things to do, but I hope I can get out for some fresh air at some point. Have a good day everyone, and stay safe out there 
I will only be occasionally checking in as I have been recently been diagnosed with COVID. Back to bed.View attachment 1533096
Nice work buddy, those sharpness testers are fascinating gadgets
That's a neat little piece of kit. I'm still perseverating over getting my Milbro sorted.
Some of my beers last night.
I have to say, with the Milbro, I think I have discovered what I suspect most folks who bought the repros found - it's a nice piece of nostalgia, and takes me back to my youth, but in terms of accuracy and ease of use, it's nowhere near as good as a modern one!
The bands attach differently in the ones I bought, and yes, they are a bit on the small side but still fun to shoot.Of course it won't fold down fully with the bands attached, but it only takes a minute to re-attach them with the system I'm using
The bands attach differently in the ones I bought, and yes, they are a bit on the small side but still fun to shoot.
Maybe I'll get another at some point Thanks for the photos Here is my application for membership in the Guardians:
Lambsfoot knives are hard to find here in the US, but I found this in a shop I won't name in San Francisco. It is listed by the shop as a J. Adams, But the only mark on the knife is the oval "Made in Sheffield" tang stamp. Jack tells me that current J. Adams knives are made by the A. Wright & Son factory.
Since this is my first of this type, I'll go on a bit about my first impressions. The pins are all flush, and the spring is flush both closed and open. There is negligible play when locked open. The wood was listed on the web as walnut, but on the phone they said it was oak. This sure looks like oak to me, but I'm no expert. The blade is matte, and the bolster is polished bright. I could find no rough edges anywhere. The knife came VERY sharp, but I found a card from the shop saying that they had sharpened it. So I don't know if the shop or the maker made it so sharp. The bevel grinds of the edge are slightly uneven; the left side is ground ever so slightly higher than the right. Then edge bows up slightly at the point of the blade. The point of the blade is slightly too high. I could catch my finger or a business card on the point if I slide it over the closed knife. I filed the kick down slightly to correct this.
The pull is stiff, but I can pinch it open (just). It seems to be breaking in nicely, and has gotten easier after applying a little oil.
I'm trying to be as picky as possible here, but this is very nice knife, definitely a keeper.
Thanks for your excellent report. I have seen Wright's produce knives with oak covers, for other firms before, but haven't seen any walnut. That does look like oak doesn't it? A shame about the proud point, I have the same issue with my AC (the only one that was like that), and when I first got it, I intended to correct the issue. However, it is only very slightly proud, and since I carry my pocket knives in slips, it hasn't bothered me - to the point I'd actually forgotten about it! I dare say I'll get round to it one day 
Overall, it sounds like you got a nice example, and I hope you enjoy using it I was just about to type that we have another fine day here, until I heard the light rain on the windows. I need to go out to get some shopping later, and was also hoping to meet up with a pal, so I hope it blows over. Have a good Friday Guardians 
