Very shortly after I made my last post, a piece of perfection arrived at the door, in the form of a long-anticipated package, or rather its contents
Some time ago, Generous Bob contacted me, and offered to sponsor a Lambsfoot made by our friend Cosimo de Bendetto of Italy, with my choice of design and materials. I was left speechless by the generosity, but in due course, the 3 of us embarked on this project. I took a month or two to think about what I would like to see, and then put forward my proposition to Cosimo, my Dream Lambsfoot. I was very exacting in what I specified, but Cosimo did not flinch for an instant. For example, I wanted the Triple Rattail bolsters to be perfect, and Dwight
@Fodderwing very kindly assisted by taking some fantastic photos of 2 of his knives. I was very happy with Cosimo's K720 Bohler carbon steel, but asked if he could also use that for the liners and bolster, as well as the blade. The frame is a little bit larger than Eric Alber's, but smaller than the one I've seen on Cosimo's other Lambsfoot knives. It has a beautiful amount of sway, and fits my hand perfectly. The knife has the perfect amount of weight to it. The Lambsfoot blade is perfection itself, with lovely swedges, and a well-placed, nail-nick. There is a half-stop, and the pull is just right. As you can see from the photos, the covers are ram's horn, something I had always wanted to see on a Lambsfoot, but without their natural character completely polished away. What a knife!
My deepest thanks to Bob for making this possible, and for encouraging me out of my complacency, and to Cosimo for his wonderful work. I also hope that Cosimo enjoyed the project, because he really did an amazing job, and was very easy to communicate with, despite the language barrier between us. I love the fact he has a Lambsfoot image on his business card
Some hastily-taken photos, and I hope to get better ones soon
I fled, with Wolfie, to a local falafel place, and while it turned out that they were actually closed, due to some electrical work being done in the kitchen, since I know the owner, he made us a couple of sandwiches anyway. We decided to go for coffee next, but none of our regular haunts were nearby. We ended up in a place called 'The Doghouse', which is exactly what it smelled like!
Wolfie headed back to work, and I went off to do a little shopping, before coming back home to do a bit more work. I spoke to Tool Man on the phone, and he sounded in good form. I will, of course, be seeing him tomorrow, and he definitely want him to see my new Lamb
I sure hope people are going to get the help they need 
