Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack I see what you mean, a Wharncliffe would have at least half of its length curved, but parallel behind the curve, whereas a sheepfoot would be parallel for more than half of its length, curving to the point. A Lambfoot on the other hand tapers rather than being parallel and curves (at times abruptly) toward the point.
 
Bartleby said:
I took a peek at Jeff's link, WOW!
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WOW! indeed! :) :thumbsup:

Bartleby said:
Jack I see what you mean, a Wharncliffe would have at least half of its length curved, but parallel behind the curve, whereas a sheepfoot would be parallel for more than half of its length, curving to the point. A Lambfoot on the other hand tapers rather than being parallel and curves (at times abruptly) toward the point.
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Absolutely :) :thumbsup: Sorry for getting distracted back there :eek: :thumbsup: (Hmm..that 'blush' emoji looks more like an 'eek' now! )
 
I'm looking forward to getting my first lambsfoot - and gifting one to a friend to share the experience. My question is the importance of someone looking at the knife prior to shipment. Unfortunately, I cannot do that myself. I've found a retailer who has new A. Wright buffalo horn models I'm interested in but does not provide inspection prior to shipment. Should I be wary or confident?
 
Taike said:
I'm looking forward to getting my first lambsfoot - and gifting one to a friend to share the experience. My question is the importance of someone looking at the knife prior to shipment. Unfortunately, I cannot do that myself. I've found a retailer who has new A. Wright buffalo horn models I'm interested in but does not provide inspection prior to shipment. Should I be wary or confident?
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Hope you like the pattern :) Nothing beats being to pick your own unfortunately, but I don't understand why vendors can't check them before shipping, they're not even boxed. There's a couple of UK dealers I wouldn't deal with again. Having said that, Wright's QC seems to be pretty good at the moment, and they're doing really nice work, so I hope you get a knife you're happy with :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Hope you like the pattern :) Nothing beats being to pick your own unfortunately, but I don't understand why vendors can't check them before shipping, they're not even boxed. There's a couple of UK dealers I wouldn't deal with again. Having said that, Wright's QC seems to be pretty good at the moment, and they're doing really nice work, so I hope you get a knife you're happy with :thumbsup:
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Perhaps, now that they are on the upswing in terms of quality, Wright's could be convinced to grade their goods (and price accordingly) as was done back in the day in Sheffield. This may be to their profit and everyone's advantage, especially for those who are not located in the UK. It would certainly be welcome not to have to rely on vendors/dealers to sort thorough. Wright's already produce at additional cost some factory worked back versions of several of their patterns for collectors, so they seem to be open to trying to attract this part of the market.

That being said, judging from what my own "picker" saw, most of Wright's current output is very good, and some examples (as illustrated by friend Jack) are truly outstanding.
 
I have to say that, in my experience, trying to get Sheffield cutlers to change their practices is harder than herding cats, even where the advantages are obvious. I may broach the subject of a Guardians special at some point, but I suspect that, even that, will involve quite a bit of work.
 
Bartleby said:
Jack I see what you mean, a Wharncliffe would have at least half of its length curved, but parallel behind the curve, whereas a sheepfoot would be parallel for more than half of its length, curving to the point. A Lambfoot on the other hand tapers rather than being parallel and curves (at times abruptly) toward the point.
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Thank you B Bartleby excellent summation. Now I get it.
 
Jack Black said:
I have to say that, in my experience, trying to get Sheffield cutlers to change their practices is harder than herding cats, even where the advantages are obvious. I may broach the subject of a Guardians special at some point, but I suspect that, even that, will involve quite a bit of work.
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Fear not, it will require persistence mostly, which you have demonstrated many a time. You also have a good amount of evidence to show them of the great interest that can be created for their products here in these posts.
 
After using the knife extensively over the weekend for packing and unpacking dozens of boxes, I have renewed appreciation of the blade shape, strength of the tip, and the ergonomics of the handle. At this point, the blade is pretty dull, but it still is capable to rip through duct tape. I thoroughly enjoyed carrying it around during the house move!

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choombak said:
After using the knife extensively over the weekend for packing and unpacking dozens of boxes, I have renewed appreciation of the blade shape, strength of the tip, and the ergonomics of the handle. At this point, the blade is pretty dull, but it still is capable to rip through duct tape. I thoroughly enjoyed carrying it around during the house move!

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Excellent post choombak choombak Looks worked hard but lovingly. I need to get me one.
 
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