Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack Black said:
I always thought I'd prefer the 2-blade, but I find the Lambsfoot blade so versatile that I don't usually need a secondary blade - even when I'm not carrying a secondary knife!
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The small blade is for use around some overly dramatic city folk, unused to the ways of the Guardians. A nice Stephenson and Wilson pen from Sheffield is generally carried by me as a secondary, mostly to calm the fears of the uninitiated.
 
Bartleby said:
The small blade is for use around some overly dramatic city folk, unused to the ways of the Guardians. A nice Stephenson and Wilson pen from Sheffield is generally carried by me as a secondary, mostly to calm the fears of the uninitiated.
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I hear you on that my friend, and it's the main reason I also generally carry a smaller second knife myself :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
I always thought I'd prefer the 2-blade, but I find the Lambsfoot blade so versatile that I don't usually need a secondary blade - even when I'm not carrying a secondary knife! ;) :D :thumbsup:
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That has been my experience as well. When I'm carrying a stockman or whittler, I tend to use the clip main for most tasks and switch to the sheepfoot or coping blade for times when a sharp point and straight edge would be better, e.g., when opening some plastic packaging. The curved secondary blades on those knives see extensive use when I'm whittling, but very little otherwise.

With the lambsfoot, I find that I've got a single blade that is very capable for general use and also has the pointy tip and straight edge combination that works well for those darn blister packs. I haven't missed having a secondary blade and am glad that I opted for the single-blade model for reasons of both reduced bulk and personal aesthetic preferences .
 
WhittlinAway said:
That has been my experience as well. When I'm carrying a stockman or whittler, I tend to use the clip main for most tasks and switch to the sheepfoot or coping blade for times when a sharp point and straight edge would be better, e.g., when opening some plastic packaging. The curved secondary blades on those knives see extensive use when I'm whittling, but very little otherwise.

With the lambsfoot, I find that I've got a single blade that is very capable for general use and also has the pointy tip and straight edge combination that works well for those darn blister packs. I haven't missed having a secondary blade and am glad that I opted for the single-blade model for reasons of both reduced bulk and personal aesthetic preferences .
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Indeed, I find that the single blade knife for whittling is much more comfortable for longer sessions. The Lambfoot/Tackler handle is very ergonomic for me. Like you, I also started with a stockman, using the sheepfoot most often, so the Lambfoot was an easy choice. I do use short curved blades, but most often as scrapers when finishing.
 
I still like a short secondary blade, but I can't recommend the Wright lambsfoot/"spear".
Something of a heart-breaker, as the fit and finish is probably the best I've got, apart from the minor pissue of the secondary blade's totally blocking the primary nail nick.
I filed down the kick until I was into the bolsters, with no discernible effect except on the bolsters. I had to grind into the secondary nail nick to only almost uncover the primary nick. I've set it aside until my thumbnails grow back.
Anyway, I've made it my own.
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Could be worse.
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That's disappointing Jer, I had the same problem with my first #15 Boy's Knife, and with a Boker Plus Barlow I purchased :( I like your solution though :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
That's disappointing Jer, I had the same problem with my first #15 Boy's Knife, and with a Boker Plus Barlow I purchased :( I like your solution though :thumbsup:

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Thanks. I thought about making a nail nick on the outside of the lambsfoot, but only after I'd done this, and the only time I've ever tried to make a nail-nick I wound up with a sort of irregular spiralling divot.
So this was the way to go for me. It actually looks ok to me when I swallow my peevishness.
 
scrteened porch said:
Thanks. I thought about making a nail nick on the outside of the lambsfoot, but only after I'd done this, and the only time I've ever tried to make a nail-nick I wound up with a sort of irregular spiralling divot.
So this was the way to go for me. It actually looks ok to me when I swallow my peevishness.
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I think it looks OK too, you did a good job. Putting a nail-nick in once the blade is hardened doesn't sound so straightforward :thumbsup:
 
I am content. Maybe even happy.
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It's usable now that I can pinch the main.
(Even with the main nick reachable, I was shredding my nails because I had to reach across the handle and pull with my nail at right angles to the blade.)
 
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Jack Black said:
First rule of QC - Open the darn knife! :thumbsup:
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Wouldn't ya think?
I'm reassured vis a vis A Wright that others can do the same thing, while horrified that anybody could ever.

I have a Utica Adirondack Barlow with the main nick obscured by the 2ry blade. There's plenty of room to file down the 2ry nick, but the 2ry nick would be inside the handle, and and an eo notch would go into the bolster. I can't raise the main nick because the point would be outside the handle. But grinding down the back of the 2ry should do the trick.
 
scrteened porch said:
I have a Utica Adirondack Barlow with the main nick obscured by the 2ry blade. There's plenty of room to file down the 2ry nick, but the 2ry nick would be inside the handle, and and an eo notch would go into the bolster. I can't raise the main nick because the point would be outside the handle. But grinding down the back of the 2ry should do the trick.
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I have often wondered why Utica and Bear and Son can't seem to get consistent QC in their products. I know that I would buy their stuff if it would just be certain to perform as intended. Perhaps the subject of another thread at some point....
 
scrteened porch said:
I still like a short secondary blade, but I can't recommend the Wright lambsfoot/"spear".
Something of a heart-breaker, as the fit and finish is probably the best I've got, apart from the minor pissue of the secondary blade's totally blocking the primary nail nick.
I filed down the kick until I was into the bolsters, with no discernible effect except on the bolsters. I had to grind into the secondary nail nick to only almost uncover the primary nick. I've set it aside until my thumbnails grow back.
Anyway, I've made it my own.
MYyi3fE.jpg

XHEYsOD.jpg

Could be worse.
P08xiVk.jpg
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That is just a bad design right there . Nice to see that you could at least do something with it .

Harry
 
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