Every time I get back to this thread, I’m 20+ pages behind. Just goes to show how passionate everyone is here. About both the lambsfoot pattern and the community here.
I hear you Joe! I think I’ll have to start catching up at the most recent page, and working my way back a few pages!
That’s a fine Rosewood you have there. I like my plain ol’ Ebony worker a lot too: it has the most memories attached to it of all my Lambsfoot knives.
Just in case anyone wants to play Spot the Lambsfoot
Some more stunning examples there! I love those two-tone heartwood/sapwood pieces.
Did you happen to take a pile side group shot, Jack?
That’s a difficult craving to satisfy spontaneously!
Have you tried putting some of that Secret Aardvark on cold pizza? It’s fantastic!
Both the AC and the hotsauce look great, Barrett!
I love the taste of habanero too, got a few plants coming along nicely with green pods on ‘em at the moment.
This red habanero ‘rescue plant’ which was basically given to me as a ‘dead’ twig, has been a surprising little producer.
Wow, Joshua - you got an amazing looking knife there - one of the most striking of the whole run, I think.
Nice sharpening job too, my friend. It’s a good feeling to have your Lambsfoot knife properly fettled and keen as a straight-razor, eh?
(The ‘stones’ from bottom are the Atoma 140, Venev bonded diamond 400/800, Shapton ceramic 5000, Spyderco Ultrafine, and a homemade, smoothside leather strop charged with 0.5 micron CBN emulsion.)
Jack Black
regarding the pull on these knives, the consensus seems to strongly favour leaving them as they are. I agree. As you say, you can tune them to be a bit lighter and smoother, but you can’t really adjust them the other way easily.
I think my fingertips have also gotten a bit more used to the ‘Sheffield pull’ too. But I do wonder what the makers are thinking, with the pull on some pen blades and such. I’d never carry my small golden Ox-horn Lambsfoot - why have a knife where you have to stop what you’re doing and carefully focus on it, when opening and closing, to make sure it doesn’t fly out of your hands BFO style?
My 2019 Desert Ironwood seems to have a slightly snappier and heavier pull than my 2017 and 2018 Guardians knives, but after a little polishing of the tang corners with a scrap of leather with diamond paste on it, it’s smooth and easy to open with a firm pinch.
My standard ebony Lambsfoot has the smoothest pull of all, and still has that satisfying opening and closing CLACK! I barely have to think about opening and closing it and it’s done. But that one was specifically selected from quite a few, as having the best action.
Also, you asked earlier about a Lignum Vitae shadow pattern Lambsfoot knife with a birds-eye pivot pin. I’d absolutely be up for one of them, if Wright’s could pull it off. Ashley might enjoy the new challenge!
@lambertiana , I’m very sorry my friend - you made a comment a while ago about using Verawood as a Lignum Vitae substitute. That sounds like a great option - and with the same self lubricating properties and better figuring, it would probably be ideal for a birds-eye, shadow pivot pattern.
I understand that Lignum Vitae is known as one of the most ‘steel friendly’ materials because of that self-lubricating quality. It’s pretty interesting to see this list of
current industrial users of the timber.
The pics in this thread just get better and better! What a treat to scroll through a few pages!
Pt-Luso and @mykel m) added to the map. Here’s the link to the map, as well. Anyone else need to be added?
I had to wait until 5.00pm when my favourite pizza delivery place opened for business, I was so desperate I ordered two! 
But I haven't had pizza since before Christmas! 
