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UK custom knifemaker, Paul Mason recently started posting here, (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1305708-Mason-Knives-says-Hello!!), and I know that Im not alone in admiring his work. For me, its great to see knives of that quality and sheer beauty being produced here in England.
I had a great chat with Paul on the phone the other night, and also recently received a small package from him, in which he enclosed a couple of interesting old knives.
The Boker penknife is a nice piece of history, and a well-made little knife. I particularly like the Boker tang-stamp, and its a pretty knife all round I think.
The other knife is a Lambsfoot made by James Howarth of Sheffield. The tip of the blade has been damaged, perhaps in a fall, but its still very useable, and is a nicely-made knife.
The knife is doubly special to me because Howarths factory was on Bath Street in Sheffield, where my maternal grandparents once lived, and where my mother grew up. My parents were married at the local church, and rented a house on Bath Street for the first year of their marriage. The street was demolished in the early 1960s.
Theres a short article on Howarth & Sons by Geoffrey Tweedale here:
http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib2/TweedaleG/Howarth&Sons/Howarth&Sons-01.asp
Heres a pic of the residents of Bath Street celebrating VE day in 1945.
Thanks for the knives Paul, theyre greatly appreciated :thumbup:
Jack
I had a great chat with Paul on the phone the other night, and also recently received a small package from him, in which he enclosed a couple of interesting old knives.
The Boker penknife is a nice piece of history, and a well-made little knife. I particularly like the Boker tang-stamp, and its a pretty knife all round I think.
The other knife is a Lambsfoot made by James Howarth of Sheffield. The tip of the blade has been damaged, perhaps in a fall, but its still very useable, and is a nicely-made knife.
The knife is doubly special to me because Howarths factory was on Bath Street in Sheffield, where my maternal grandparents once lived, and where my mother grew up. My parents were married at the local church, and rented a house on Bath Street for the first year of their marriage. The street was demolished in the early 1960s.
Theres a short article on Howarth & Sons by Geoffrey Tweedale here:
http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib2/TweedaleG/Howarth&Sons/Howarth&Sons-01.asp
Heres a pic of the residents of Bath Street celebrating VE day in 1945.
Thanks for the knives Paul, theyre greatly appreciated :thumbup:
Jack
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