Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

No, I don't like it well enough to spend crazy money on it.
It's an absolutely beautiful knife, but they really got the blade angle wrong on it.
It had the potential to be the World's Greatest Knife, but I think they dropped the ball.
Obviously I'm in the minority on that opinion.
 
JohnDF said:
No, I don't like it well enough to spend crazy money on it.
It's an absolutely beautiful knife, but they really got the blade angle wrong on it.
It had the potential to be the World's Greatest Knife, but I think they dropped the ball.
Obviously I'm in the minority on that opinion.
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You make me chuckle every time you voice your displeasure on these knives - though this is probably your most strongly worded indictment of them yet.

I happen to powerfully disagree but it's good to have the variety we have today to whet everyone's appetites.
 
Modoc ED said:
Huh ??? Would you mind explaing that. The distal taper starts just where it should to my way of thinking - at the forward edge of the bolster.
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I've explained it fully, and on many occasions, and don't wish to re-hash it.
 
Oh, and just when have I ever charged an exorbatent (sp?) amount for a knife. As a matter of fact, I never sell - just give.
 
JohnDF said:
I've explained it fully, and on many occasions, and don't wish to re-hash it.
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I must have missed it John JohnDF JohnDF . Really interested in your view - not trying to start an argument. I honestly don't recall ever having seen/read your opinion on this. Anyway, if you don't/wouldn't want one, I'll not offer.
 
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It's difficult to adequately compare the various forms of cant in these knives but this is one way - having them lined up and perched at their pivot, hanging over the edge.

The Waynorth is second to last.

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JohnDF said:
Good Morning Guardians
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A very handsome Lambsfoot :) :thumbsup:
cigarrodog said:
Good Morning Guardians
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Great pic Harvey, you've made me hungry! D :thumbsup:
sbh06 said:
Skoll is out for a ride today. I spent Friday in Williamsburg and on the way home I got a picture of historic Jamestown, specifically you can see the Captain John Smith Statue on the right.

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Thanks for the pics Jeremy, Skoll is looking good :) :thumbsup:

Hope everyone is having a pleasant day :) I've had a nice one myself, not a bad lunch, and then a nice drive out of the city, with a good walk, in fine weather, at the end of it :) The light was a little strange, so I only took a few pics. There were fallen trees all over the place, from all the storms here a few weeks back. I didn't get back home until early evening :) Looking forward to having a cuppa, and putting my feet up :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
Most recent discussion starts here :thumbsup:
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Thank you very much for the link Jack Jack Black Jack Black . I totally missed that exchange. I see now where John JohnDF JohnDF is coming from; however, I personally don't see it as a problem. I personally, like a bit of cant in the blades of these types of knives.
Pàdruig said:
It's difficult to adequately compare the various forms of cant in these knives but this is one way - having them lined up and perched at their pivot, hanging over the edge.

The Waynorth is second to last.

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Thanks for the picture Dylan. It shows the differences nicely.
 
Pàdruig said:
It's difficult to adequately compare the various forms of cant in these knives but this is one way - having them lined up and perched at their pivot, hanging over the edge.

The Waynorth is second to last.

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Good photo Dylan :thumbsup: From what I recall from the most recent discussion, I was struck by the fact that the blade on John's WCLF sits at a different angle to the angle on my own for example. I imagine there were also variations in the older Lambsfoot knives too :thumbsup:
 
With respect to John and at the risk of exacerbating his ill humors, I would contend that it's a wee bit hyperbolic to say a Lambsfoot "should be made this way or that". Even in my relatively small sample size of vintage examples, the cant varies greatly between them all. In fact, the only consistency one can somewhat expect in this regard is with present day Wrights-made knives and even in this case, it's questionable as I have a few of those where the cant varies as well.

Except for extreme examples, the cant does not affect me too much and I attribute that to how I generally grip my knives - pinch grip at the pivot with the handle resting loosely in rest of hand. This keeps the knife nimble, yet secure for my uses and I've never noticed any significant detraction or improvement based on the cant angle of a blade - excepting extreme examples, of course.

I also am of the mind that the longer Lambsfoot blades aren't served as well with significant forward cant - it limits their versatility, in my opinion.
 
Modoc ED said:
Thank you very much for the link Jack Jack Black Jack Black . I totally missed that exchange. I see now where John@JohnDF is coming from; however, I personally don't see it as a problem. I personally, like a bit of cant in the blades of these types of knives.


Thanks for the picture Dylan. It shows the differences nicely.
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Happy to help Ed :) I can only apologise for the fact I'm a bit worn out, and mentally unprepared for an interesting discussion! :D If I may be so bold, I think it is a LACK of cant that disappointed John, the blade sloping up towards the spine, rather than the other way round. Charlie's original Rodgers Lambsfoot is the same. My own is more 'orthodox'. I was quite surprised by the variation :thumbsup:

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Pàdruig said:
Even in my relatively small sample size of vintage examples, the cant varies greatly between them all. In fact, the only consistency one can somewhat expect in this regard is with present day Wrights-made knives and even in this case, it's questionable as I have a few of those where the cant varies as well.
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I've seen Wright examples which have a huge amount of cant, way too much in my opinion. I think it depends to a large extent on who made them at the factory. Since all my SFOs were made by the same cutler, they're hopefully more consistent :thumbsup:
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I also am of the mind that the longer Lambsfoot blades aren't served as well with significant forward cant - it limits their versatility, in my opinion.
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Interesting point Dylan :thumbsup:
 
I will say, for what it's worth, that there are certainly some variation between my Ebony and Jigged Bone Waynorths. You'd have to really look for them but there are differences - hazard of handmade goods, I reckon.

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Jack Black said:
I've seen Wright examples which have a huge amount of cant, way too much in my opinion. I think it depends to a large extent on who made them at the factory. Since all my SFOs were made by the same cutler, they're hopefully more consistent :thumbsup:
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I think your SFOs have all been quite consistent - it helped to have a diligent overseer like yourself, I would imagine 😁.

A good example would be the difference between my glennbad re-cover and one of your SFOs. Or my AC compared to that lovely one in Ox Horn.
 
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