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https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Thanks Jack. Seventh Century!!!!!Such beautiful wood DwightHere's a pic of Ripon Cathedral for you
Love the scales on this one.
Very nice barlow JP.
Thanks, Dylan. Glenn did a fantastic job! I wish Wright’s could do a jigged bone that looked that good themselves.
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Thanks, Jack! No, I should have specified, I’d put the Big ‘Un at a lower number, as it is noticeably lighter.
Like you, I appreciate the stronger pull, and I don’t find any of my Wright’s Lambsfoot knives difficult to open, but I would agree with the quote from kamagong above — they are noticeably stronger than other knives. After ranking mine by pinchability and making all those notes (which involved a considerable amount of repetitive knife-opening), I started going through my GEC drawers and opening knives, to see if I could find one of their patterns that was comparable. Even the patterns known for having stronger pulls seemed pretty light after in comparison to the Wright’s knives.
As for your own pinching abilities, perhaps all that Henderson’s Relish has somehow altered your DNA and given you some extra grippiness in your knife-pinching fingers?
I hope I can always get it! I do not look forward to the day I can no longer pinch open a Lambsfoot 
Now, he was born left-handed, but in a time when he was forced to use his right-hand (the teachers would tie his left-hand behind his back). So, after being beaten by his grandson, he'd then challenge me to have a go with the left-hand! But I could beat him with that too! 
What a character, he spent far too much time reading cowboy books! Tennis elbow has certainly put paid to my grandfather-beating days (and he passed nearly 40 years ago anyway) though! :rollyes: My other grandfather was a sweetheart 
Good Morning Guardians
That is a very handsome Barlow.
Another great shot of your Always Classy AC, Dwight!
You are lucky to have those memories. I never really knew my grandfathers. One died before I was born and the other died when I was pretty young. About the only Grandpa memories I have is of him tripping me with his cane, and threatening to cut off one of my fingers with his pocket knife (my earliest knife memories). I always knew he was joking, and maybe that's where I got my odd sense of humorI mentioned my skinny-waisted grandfather the other day. Well he was a real macho guy, and even in his 50's, when I was in my early teens, he would try and crush my hand while shaking it. But I've always had big hands, and much to his frustration, I could beat him!
I proudly carry a Lambsfoot......
Because it is a natural for slicing open my “Nooks and Crannies” and my hard boiled eggs!
You are lucky to have those memories. I never really knew my grandfathers. One died before I was born and the other died when I was pretty young. About the only Grandpa memories I have is of him tripping me with his cane, and threatening to cut off one of my fingers with his pocket knife (my earliest knife memories). I always knew he was joking, and maybe that's where I got my odd sense of humor
I remember mine showing me a flick-knife, and a Luger he had brought back from the war. He did give me my first Lambsfoot He died when I was about 19, but he was ill for a long time before that. My grandmother died when I was about 16. My other grandparents lived another couple of decades though. They were all funny folk in their own way
I have sworn off carbs
and I can't tell you how much I miss my "Nooks and Crannies"!!!!! Lovely barlow.Thank you GT. Yep, tomorrow is D-Day.Another great shot of your Always Classy AC, Dwight!
Best wishes for your impending shoulder surgery; I think that comes up very soon, right?
Another finely crafted photo Kevin and the horn is dreamy.
I have sworn off carbs
Thank you GT. Yep, tomorrow is D-Day.
Another finely crafted photo Kevin and the horn is dreamy.
Good luck tomorrow Dwight, hope it goes well my friend 
Thank you my friend.Me too, booze and sugar as well!
Thanks Jack!Morning Taylor, lovely grey patina on your Lambsfoot
Northern California chapter of the Guardians checking in
South Texas reporting.Northern California chapter of the Guardians checking in
How many Guardians are in California? That's a good question! I often wonder.Northern California chapter of the Guardians checking in
Yes we do!!We need a map! With pins!
@donn - David such a beautiful photo of York Minster Cathedral. I am fascinated by this structure, its age and history, the fatal fire hazard of wood construction, the 1829 fire and subsequent discovery of Norman ruins beneath by John Brown. Your and Jack's ancient edifice photo documentation is a highlight of this thread for me.
Such beautiful wood Dwight
Thanks Jack. Seventh Century!!!!!
Since we're posting cathedrals, here's Wells Cathedral.
