Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

mrknife said:
have you documented all of our knives?! :eek::D thats more intense than rolex or omega's watch history records!
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Yep, took pics of everyone's, and emailed them to them, along with photos of the various stages of packaging, and of the postage receipts :thumbsup: Do THESE look familiar?! :eek: :D :thumbsup:

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Ooh! That's some nice horn :) :thumbsup:
 
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Hi folks, many apologies for accidentally locking this thread while I was browzing on my phone this morning (which I guess is what happened). Sincere thanks to those who alerted me to the situation :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Hi folks, many apologies for accidentally locking this thread while I was browzing on my phone this morning (which I guess is what happened). Sincere thanks to those who alerted me to the situation :thumbsup:
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Must have been a slip of your fingers, Jack. There's no history showing that a mod closed it.
 
Jack Black said:
Greg has indexed the history posts, but so far we've not been able to date it any earlier than the late 19th century. Here's a couple from the TEW 1897 catalogue (I think we might have examples from a little earlier):
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Thanks! Looking through the historical part of the thread caused me to wonder which knife posted could lay claim to being the oldest we have seen. Of the knives that have been shared on the thread, are there any that are most likely to be pre-1900? Would one be able to figure out the approximate age of a Lambfoot, within a decade or so, by comparing?
 
Peregrin said:
Must have been a slip of your fingers, Jack. There's no history showing that a mod closed it.
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Thanks Gary, sorry about that everyone, I guess my clumsy fingers must have strayed onto a part of my phone screen they shouldn't :oops: I was browzing when my train came in at the station this morning. My phone isn't very smart, and I'm even less so :confused: :thumbsup:

Bartleby said:
Thanks! Looking through the historical part of the thread caused me to wonder which knife posted could lay claim to being the oldest we have seen. Of the knives that have been shared on the thread, are there any that are most likely to be pre-1900? Would one be able to figure out the approximate age of a Lambfoot, within a decade or so, by comparing?
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Catalogue cuts are probably the best guide we have, but often these aren't available, and sometimes cutlers used the same patterns (and stamps) for decades. The history of Sheffield cutlery firms is generally well-documented, and can also tell us a lot, particularly where they didn't operate for very long, or when tang-stamps were altered because the name of the firm changed slightly, becoming a limited company for example (tang stamps or stamped blades were often used long after these changes though). Quality of manufacture is also a guide, along with certain features, such as the bolsters, kick, hafting materials, etc. As with other Sheffield knives, determining age, even within a decade or two, can be extremely difficult :thumbsup:
 
Are they the legendary Mushy Peas?:D

Another good application of the pied de l'agneau/Foot of the Lamb is that you can eat with it very effectively, no dangerous sharp point to stab your mouth:eek::thumbsup: Done it, so I know:cool:

Peas off the knife could be tricky though.....

Thanks, Will
 
Will Power said:
Are they the legendary Mushy Peas?:D

Another good application of the pied de l'agneau/Foot of the Lamb is that you can eat with it very effectively, no dangerous sharp point to stab your mouth:eek::thumbsup: Done it, so I know:cool:

Peas off the knife could be tricky though.....

Thanks, Will
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LOL! No, they are just peas Will! :D There was a mushy peas option though ;) :D :thumbsup:
 
These two have become fast favorites from my growing Lambsfoot collection. At some point, when I have a bit of time, I'd like to do a rather comprehensive write up of these recent knives. I think it is worth documenting some of the improvements I have noted in these latest Wrights productions.

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Pàdruig said:
These two have become fast favorites from my growing Lambsfoot collection. At some point, when I have a bit of time, I'd like to do a rather comprehensive write up of these recent knives. I think it is worth documenting some of the improvements I have noted in these latest Wrights productions.

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That's good to hear Dylan, I'm sure I'm not the only one really enjoying your pics of them :) I'll look forward to reading your write-up when you get time my friend :thumbsup:
 
I'm not sure what others think, and it wasn't something I inspected on all the Guardians knives, but I'm actually finding the edges pretty good. I've never found Wright's edges bad, but I generally put my own edge on. I'm sure I will still do that, but the new ones I have to hand, some of the Guardians knives, and a recently-made Sambar Little 'un, came with VERY sharp edges, much sharper than I'm used to on factory-made knives. I guess I could have asked for this, but I didn't. Nice to see though :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
I'm not sure what others think, and it wasn't something I inspected on all the Guardians knives, but I'm actually finding the edges pretty good. I've never found Wright's edges bad, but I generally put my own edge on. I'm sure I will still do that, but the new ones I have to hand, some of the Guardians knives, and a recently-made Sambar Little 'un, came with VERY sharp edges, much sharper than I'm used to on factory-made knives. I guess I could have asked for this, but I didn't. Nice to see though :thumbsup:

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One of the things I have noticed with every single Lambsfoot I have received (all made by Wrights), with the exception of Rosie since I got that one used and the recent one in Sambar, is that every edge still had a bur on it. Easily fixed but it was there nonetheless.

But I would certainly echo your thoughts on these recent knives, the edges were quite a bit better. And the Sambar one I have was easily the best. No bur, ground more thinly (which I found interesting), and quite the slicer without much in the way of touch-ups needed.

I do think that these recent knives are some of the best Wrights has produced, simply based on the examples in my own collection of course.
 
Pàdruig said:
But I would certainly echo your thoughts on these recent knives, the edges were quite a bit better. And the Sambar one I have was easily the best. No bur, ground more thinly (which I found interesting), and quite the slicer without much in the way of touch-ups needed.

I do think that these recent knives are some of the best Wrights has produced, simply based on the examples in my own collection of course.
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It says much for the current group of cutlers, they are achieving a consistent level of higher quality in their work.
 
Pàdruig said:
One of the things I have noticed with every single Lambsfoot I have received (all made by Wrights), with the exception of Rosie since I got that one used and the recent one in Sambar, is that every edge still had a bur on it. Easily fixed but it was there nonetheless.

But I would certainly echo your thoughts on these recent knives, the edges were quite a bit better. And the Sambar one I have was easily the best. No bur, ground more thinly (which I found interesting), and quite the slicer without much in the way of touch-ups needed.

I do think that these recent knives are some of the best Wrights has produced, simply based on the examples in my own collection of course.
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I've also had them with a burr Dylan. All the edges will have been sharpened with a wheel, and that really doesn't always produce very satisfactory results, under factory conditions, I'd rather put on my own edge. However, more care seems to have been taken with these last ones. That's understandable, we were paying extra for them, but I didn't ask them to put extra care into the edges. I ordered five Sambar knives because I said I'd get one for @r8shell. That was a few months back, January I think, but when I went to pick them up from the factory, there were only four, one having been sold to an overseas customer by mistake. I suspect that knife might have gone to Will Power Will Power :) I'm pretty sure those knives were made by Ashley, who did our Guardians knives, and who is really turning out, under the tutelage of his dad, to be an excellent cutler. He also made my Sambar Lambsfoot, the fifth of my original order :thumbsup:

sitflyer said:
My guardian Ebony came with a workable edge, it was a pleasant surprise.
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Nice to hear that Duane, I really appreciate hearing back from you guys about this :thumbsup:

Bartleby said:
It says much for the current group of cutlers, they are achieving a consistent level of higher quality in their work.
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Yes, I think the older cutlers, for the most part, will continue, in much the same fashion, making the rosewood-handled Lambsfoot knives, and other patterns, which are Wright's bread and butter. However, some of the others are already seeing that their work can be appreciated on a different level, and I think are enjoying turning out a higher standard of work :thumbsup:
 
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