Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Oh my! :eek: This is some sweet Ebony on this Lambsfoot!!! :thumbsup: This was my first example from A. Wright & Son. I won it in a very generous GAW from our friend Jack Black way back in 2016. Thanks again Jack! :D

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Half/Stop said:
Oh my! :eek: This is some sweet Ebony on this Lambsfoot!!! :thumbsup: This was my first example from A. Wright & Son. I won it in a very generous GAW from our friend Jack Black way back in 2016. Thanks again Jack! :D

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Another exceptional Photo Ron.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Half/Stop said:
Oh my! :eek: This is some sweet Ebony on this Lambsfoot!!! :thumbsup: This was my first example from A. Wright & Son. I won it in a very generous GAW from our friend Jack Black way back in 2016. Thanks again Jack! :D

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Was it 2016? :eek: A pleasure my friend, nice to see it, and that is a great pic Ron :) On the whole, I think, the ebony Wright's could get was more intensely black then. That is a good example to have as your first Lambsfoot :) :thumbsup:
 
I don't know if any of you Guardians have had a look at this thread here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/ban-of-rosewood-cocobolo-et-al-effect-on-traditionals.1607079/ (if not you might want to take a look)?

@Astronaut FX posted a video link there, which I hope he doesn't mind me cross-posting, because I think it will be of interest here :thumbsup:


As those of you on my Lambsfoot email list (just PM me if you're not on it), may remember, I had a great deal of trouble getting hold of black ebony for this year's Guardian's Lambsfoot run. Wright's had originally promised me "Jet-black ebony", but then the first knives produced were less than satisfactory. Wright's managed to get hold of some blacker stuff, but it wasn't quite as dark as I would have liked. I had to make several extra trips to the factory, and spend a great deal of time on the phone. I remember @Cambertree, (who is well-informed about a great many things), exchanging some emails with me, in which he raised some of the topics raised in this video, and its central concern. Much as I love jet-black ebony, realistically, and ethically, it may be time to accept a new standard :( :thumbsup:

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dc50 said:
Another exceptional Photo Ron.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Thank you Dave! :)

Jack Black said:
Was it 2016? :eek: A pleasure my friend, nice to see it, and that is a great pic Ron :) On the whole, I think, the ebony Wright's could get was more intensely black then. That is a good example to have as your first Lambsfoot :) :thumbsup:
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It was actually May of 2016 Jack! It definitely has some rich black ebony my friend! :thumbsup: :)
 
Half/Stop said:
It was actually May of 2016 Jack! It definitely has some rich black ebony my friend! :thumbsup: :)
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That has flown by Ron! :eek: I think Wright's had had that stock of ebony some years, they had bought a load of it, and got through it slowly. It was actually only when I started asking them for ebony that they added it to their standard Lambsfoot line, and their standard knives, with unpolished blades, sell considerably more poorly than their standard rosewood models. Since that stock was exhausted, the stuff they're getting now is nowhere near as black and glossy. The best of it, like we eventually got for the ebony '18s is almost as good, but overall it varies a great deal, with some of it being no darker than their standard rosewood. I have seen a few tiger-stripe black and brown covers I rather like, but the covers are often mis-matched, part of the problem being that it is very hard to anticipate exactly what the ground and polished covers will look like when the wood is selected.

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Wow! Jack what an eye opening video! I would have never realized that what Mr. Taylor is explaining to us has been actually happening in the cutlery world also. I have been guilty of rejecting knives from Great Eastern Cutlery with the very same conditions that was discussed in this video. Brown streaks or grayish spots in the wood were not appealing to me. After seeing this video I have come to the conclusion that I can no longer in good conscious maintain the same personal standards in regards to Ebony. I love Ebony! In all honesty it is probably my favorite handle material. So, I will cherish the Jet Black Ebony handled knives that I have and will embrace any new knives with what the forest provides to me! I can not fathom the thought of no ebony!
 
Half/Stop said:
Wow! Jack what an eye opening video! I would have never realized that what Mr. Taylor is explaining to us has been actually happening in the cutlery world also. I have been guilty of rejecting knives from Great Eastern Cutlery with the very same conditions that was discussed in this video. Brown streaks or grayish spots in the wood were not appealing to me. After seeing this video I have come to the conclusion that I can no longer in good conscious maintain the same personal standards in regards to Ebony. I love Ebony! In all honesty it is probably my favorite handle material. So, I will cherish the Jet Black Ebony handled knives that I have and will embrace any new knives with what the forest provides to me! I can not fathom the thought of no ebony!
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I have reached the same conclusion Ron, hard to believe we're getting to the point where we are actually exhausting the supply of certain hardwoods (he says naively) :( Ebony is also my favourite handle material, and I have always thought of it as a comparatively benign choice :oops: :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
I have reached the same conclusion Ron, hard to believe we're getting to the point where we are actually exhausting the supply of certain hardwoods (he says naively) :( Ebony is also my favourite handle material, and I have always thought of it as a comparatively benign choice :oops: :thumbsup:
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Jack, is there a wood that comes to mind to replace our beloved ebony for the lambsfoot?
 
Jack Black said:
I don't know if any of you Guardians have had a look at this thread here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/ban-of-rosewood-cocobolo-et-al-effect-on-traditionals.1607079/ (if not you might want to take a look)?

@Astronaut FX posted a video link there, which I hope he doesn't mind me cross-posting, because I think it will be of interest here :thumbsup:


As those of you on my Lambsfoot email list (just PM me if you're not on it), may remember, I had a great deal of trouble getting hold of black ebony for this year's Guardian's Lambsfoot run. Wright's had originally promised me "Jet-black ebony", but then the first knives produced were less than satisfactory. Wright's managed to get hold of some blacker stuff, but it wasn't quite as dark as I would have liked. I had to make several extra trips to the factory, and spend a great deal of time on the phone. I remember @Cambertree, (who is well-informed about a great many things), exchanging some emails with me, in which he raised some of the topics raised in this video, and its central concern. Much as I love jet-black ebony, realistically, and ethically, it may be time to accept a new standard :( :thumbsup:

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That's a most excellent photo-Jack :thumbsup::)
 
dc50 said:
Jack, is there a wood that comes to mind to replace our beloved ebony for the lambsfoot?
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I'm not sure Dave, perhaps we just need to have more realistic expectations for the colour of our ebony :confused:

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That's a most excellent photo-Jack :thumbsup::)
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Thank you very much my friend :) :thumbsup:

I had some leftover veggies, so I thought I'd make a curry :) My Lambsfoot helped ;) :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
Great to see how things are going Jeff, that's weird about the spring :confused: Can't wait to see more of your Lambsfoot :thumbsup:
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Hi Jack, My inexperience shows...
I was thinking about it, checked some parts from knives I’ve broken down, and realized that if course they don’t pin the spring at the hinge end!
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
Hi Jack, My inexperience shows...
I was thinking about it, checked some parts from knives I’ve broken down, and realized that if course they don’t pin the spring at the hinge end!
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Sorry Jeff, I had to go back and re-read your post, for some reason I thought you were talking about the hole in the centre of the spring! Why, I have no idea?! :confused: :rolleyes: :D :thumbsup:
 
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