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Straight Edge Traditionals

The 47 Viper is one of many Great Eastern has to offer :thumbup:

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Jack Black said:
Thanks pal, always a pleasure to see you using that one, is it holding up OK? :)
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Works like a champ! I did a little experiment and used a wax lube made for bicycle chains on the handle and it seems to be working well. It added a nice shine to the wood and gives it a bit of a seal from moisture and grime. This is a old pic from before I added the wax. I will have to post a new pic soon.
 
flatblackcapo said:
Works like a champ! I did a little experiment and used a wax lube made for bicycle chains on the handle and it seems to be working well. It added a nice shine to the wood and gives it a bit of a seal from moisture and grime. This is a old pic from before I added the wax. I will have to post a new pic soon.
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That's good to hear, nice work :) :thumbup:

Great-looking Viper Ron :thumbup:
 
I thought some of you straight edge traditional fans might like to see a comparison between a Lambsfoot blade (in this case by Arthur Wright & Son) and the blade of a Taylor Schrade Old Timer Land Shark. I was gifted the Land Shark by r8shell, and not only think it's a very interesting knife, but a potential work-horse too. Fit and finish is very good, and the blade comes sharp :thumbup:



 
Saw this thread and went digging through my drawer... It appears I like the straight edges more than I thought :)

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A little long in the point also? I've seen lambs both curved to the point and chopped straight, too.
I guess the best I can do is sheepfoot is flared, lambsfoot is tapered, coping is parallell and chopped straight, and wharncliffe has a long curve to the point. Except sheepfoots aren't always flared. Oh, well. No use looking for certainty in knife nomenclature, though I keep doing it.
 
Nice Will :thumbup:

scrteened porch said:
A little long in the point also? I've seen lambs both curved to the point and chopped straight, too.
I guess the best I can do is sheepfoot is flared, lambsfoot is tapered, coping is parallell and chopped straight, and wharncliffe has a long curve to the point. Except sheepfoots aren't always flared. Oh, well. No use looking for certainty in knife nomenclature, though I keep doing it.
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It doesn't help that some of the manufacturers/cutlers/dealers are confused themselves!

I think you've sorted that out though, my friend :thumbup: Sheepsfoot, both flared and straight in the blade, and both curved and chopped straight to the point. Lambsfoot, generally narrower than a Sheepsfoot (depends how narrow the Sheepsfoot is ;) ), tapered, both curved and chopped straight to the point. Coping, parallel and chopped straight - Cut-off Pen, and Wharncliffe with a long even curve to the point. I think the most defining feature of the Lambsfoot, compared to the other straight blades, is the subtle taper, which is sometimes omitted.

I must have spent many, many hours trying to find a definitive name for the old straight-edged blade, as found on Barlow knives for example, quite like a long coping blade. I've come up with a few names, the best of which is probably Short Beak! :D
 
I picked up this Milner Lambsfoot last week. It was pretty much just a lump of rust, muck, and paint when I got it, and it still needs some fettlin' ;)



 
Jack - I am glad you brought those two little Lambs into a loving home! :)

One in which they will be appreciated and properly cared for :D
 
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