Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack Black said:
Good morning Guardians, I hope your week got off to a flying start, and that, (if you're working), it flies by ;) It's a nice bright, sunny day here at the moment, though I think the temperature will be in the 60's. I'm looking forward to getting out of the house, starting with a walk to Charlie's Cafe :) Got my Hartshead Barlow back in my pocket ;) Have a good day Guardians :thumbsup:

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Love this image Jack.

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As always I’m enjoying the pics of everyone’s lambsfoot. I often get the munchies lurking here. That chili dog looks good but the thought crosses my mind how it would be with gravy. Or some curry sauce might be good. Meanwhile the garden is fading into fall. Got a lot of rain here…almost an inch. The dahlias are still kicking out some flowers. Here’s a nice one along with my lambsfoot of different covers.
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unclekurty said:
As always I’m enjoying the pics of everyone’s lambsfoot. I often get the munchies lurking here. That chili dog looks good but the thought crosses my mind how it would be with gravy. Or some curry sauce might be good. Meanwhile the garden is fading into fall. Got a lot of rain here…almost an inch. The dahlias are still kicking out some flowers. Here’s a nice one along with my lambsfoot of different covers.
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Thanks Uncle K, it was very tasty, came with pulled pork and cheese :) I reckon curry sauce would be good, or gravy😋 Really nice, colourful photo there :) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
They call it a Lambsfoot - But then they call the knife a 'Senator' :rolleyes: 😂 I can't say I care much for it either 😏 I think they think it looks 'fancy! 😂 That knife was an attempt to add something '"more high end" to a range of inexpensive working knives, which I think failed, but you can see the thinking (and lack of thereof) behind it. Strangely, two people claim to have come up with both the name and the pattern, the current owner, back when he was on the shop-floor, and a Sheffield dealer, now retired, so it could be that it was originally an SFO. Personally, I think that with a bit more thought, and a small amount of knowledge of cutlery history, they could have come up with something better, but sometimes it's easier to steal ideas than have your own :rolleyes:
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Jack;

I was referring to the blade in those specific photos. It's not really a Lambsfoot blade like my Wright Senator has. More rounded on top like a clunky warncliff instead of tapered and angled like the lambsfoot blade. I kind of like the Wright Senator and prefer the look over a traditional Lambsfoot working knife but I do think it would have been better if it went on a diet ans made the bolsters a little less squared off.
 
sceva said:
Jack;

I was referring to the blade in those specific photos. It's not really a Lambsfoot blade like my Wright Senator has. More rounded on top like a clunky warncliff instead of tapered and angled like the lambsfoot blade. I kind of like the Wright Senator and prefer the look over a traditional Lambsfoot working knife but I do think it would have been better if it went on a diet ans made the bolsters a little less squared off.
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I know that Sceva, I've seen those knives with that blade-shape before, and Wright's call it a Lambsfoot. While most Lambsfoot blades have an angular 'nose', there are plenty of historic examples with a more rounded nose. They get shown here fairly regularly. Of the remaining Sheffield cutlers, Taylor's Eye Witness generally seem to prefer a more rounded nose on their contemporary Lambsfoot knives. In the case of that particular knife from Wright's, I think the blades would have been ground to that shape from their stock Lambsfoot blades, as I don't think they have specific tooling for that shape :thumbsup:
SteveC said:
Afternoon Guardians !

Ebony today


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Nice choice Steve, and a great pic :) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
While most Lambsfoot blades have an angular 'nose', there are plenty of historic examples with a more rounded nose.
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That mate is where the confusion lies. A lot of modern " Lambsfoot " or what are sold or called Lambsfoot i personally would call Wharncliff, but that is only my opinion, so then it becomes subjective. But a good discussion to be had on the Guardians thread, any discussion about Lambsfoot knives are always interesting and a learning curve and history lesson. :thumbsup:
 
unclekurty said:
As always I’m enjoying the pics of everyone’s lambsfoot. I often get the munchies lurking here. That chili dog looks good but the thought crosses my mind how it would be with gravy. Or some curry sauce might be good. Meanwhile the garden is fading into fall. Got a lot of rain here…almost an inch. The dahlias are still kicking out some flowers. Here’s a nice one along with my lambsfoot of different covers.
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Great picture!
 
cudgee said:
That mate is where the confusion lies. A lot of modern " Lambsfoot " or what are sold or called Lambsfoot i personally would call Wharncliff, but that is only my opinion, so then it becomes subjective. But a good discussion to be had on the Guardians thread, any discussion about Lambsfoot knives are always interesting and a learning curve and history lesson. :thumbsup:
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Leon and Jack, I value your all’s opinions about this subject matter. That being said pictorial examples of what you consider to be lambsfoot knives and those which are Wharncliffe would be greatly appreciated by myself and I suspect others as well. I wouldn’t be the least surprised if this has not been covered somewhere in this thread previously. But my lack of knowledge on how to navigate such a prodigious thread is humbling. If so inclined please school this old mans lack of knowledge. 🙏😃
 
I've been doing a personal challenge of carrying only a pony Jack for a while now, but I picked up my lambsfoot after probably 3 or more months and I'm thinking I might do a lambsfoot next. But of course the logical thing to do is to get another lambsfoot for it. 😁 I'm debating between an ebony one or stag handled one this time.
 
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