Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

flatblackcapo said:
Have a great time in Sheffield, Jack!
Thanks for adding me in.
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Thanks Kevin, just got back :thumbsup:

Fodderwing said:
Very good :cool:

Some might fine lambs folks.
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Great pic Dwight :thumbsup:

kamagong said:
Very generous of you Jack. I can't resist, I'm in. Should I win, this knife will be my introduction to the ranks of the Guardians!

I think this thread will hit 500 pages on December 29th, 2018.
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Glad you spotted this Christian :thumbsup:

I had an interesting trip to Sheffield :) I took a large box of posh biscuits and a card for the fellers at Wright's, and a bottle of gluten-free beer for Michael, Ashley's dad and the Head Cutler, who is celiac. I had a very interesting chat with John Maleham about a couple of knives for next year, and he kindly gave me a pile of old documents I'll have to photograph later :) I always ask if he has anything interesting, and as a consequence, my wallet lost a lot of weight! :D A few of us were talking about rosewood recently, and how attractive it is. Wright's rosewood comes from Indonesia, but while searching around in the loft, John recently found some African rosewood, which is a little darker and glossier. He used it on some Lambsfoot knives, and I managed to get hold of the last few :) I also got another rather special Lambsfoot, which I'll have to photograph when the light is better :thumbsup:

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78 years ago today, Hitler's Luftwaffe virtually destroyed Sheffield city centre...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Blitz


Many Sheffielders would argue that the City Council's Planning Department have been continuing the work ever since! o_O

The old Herbert Slater works now has new tenants, but it's a shame they felt a need to put modern signs up on a historic building :(

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Jack Black said:
Several hours past dark here, but I couldn't resist taking a few pics of my fancy Big 'Un - made by Ashley's dad :) Think I'm going to be eating beans on toast for Christmas dinner! ;) :thumbsup:

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its worth eating beans on toast! Thats one classy Lambsfoot. :thumbsup::thumbsup: What is the handle material?
 
Just thinking aloud Jack, but does Wright's still have any cutlers left skilled enough to make these knives like Sheffield used to? Hammered pins, rat-tailed iron bolsters, with clean and square joints? Or has that knowledge been lost?
 
Jack Black said:
Several hours past dark here, but I couldn't resist taking a few pics of my fancy Big 'Un - made by Ashley's dad :) Think I'm going to be eating beans on toast for Christmas dinner! ;) :thumbsup:

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Wow, Jack! That's a stunning example.
 
dc50 said:
oohhhhhh! :eek:
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Hence the beans on toast! :eek: :D :thumbsup:

kamagong said:
Just thinking aloud Jack, but does Wright's still have any cutlers left skilled enough to make these knives like Sheffield used to? Hammered pins, rat-tailed iron bolsters, with clean and square joints? Or has that knowledge been lost?
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I think so Christian, they're still making the knives in the same old way, though the demand for iron bolsters is very limited among their usual customer base (they WILL come!). I'd say that at least a couple of the cutlers there would be skilled enough to produce clean and square joints. So far, they've produced everything I've asked for (and I've asked for some challenging stuff today), but we are just a tiny part of their customer base, most just want an inexpensive knife that'll take a good edge :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Several hours past dark here, but I couldn't resist taking a few pics of my fancy Big 'Un - made by Ashley's dad :) Think I'm going to be eating beans on toast for Christmas dinner! ;) :thumbsup:

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Oh boy, Jack! That's a looker! Mmmm, love me some beans on toast!:D;)
 
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