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Nice work Chin, and thanks I didn't see Stan today, but I had a very satisfying visit to Arthur Wright's, and discussed a lot of stuff with John Maleham, and his deputy Mick. I think some good projects will come of it Mick's son, Ashley, who did the bolsters for the 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot, also came downstairs from the workshop to say hello, which was nice. I also saw a knife Ashley had produced himself, which was an interesting design, and showed a lot of talent I think. As we had been discussing fancy bolsters, Mick, who served his apprenticeship at Joseph Elliot's, where his dad also worked, showed me this old die. I think Charlie @waynorth will find it particularly interesting, as he has at least one Elliot knife with those bolsters. Sorry about my poor photos.
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I picked up a few things for folks who'd contacted me. If you're one of those, please be patient, and I'll be in touch in due course
I'll also be sending out an email to the Lambsfoot list in due course. If you're not on it, and would like to be, please PM me your email address
Great to hear the trip went well, mate, and I'll be interested to see some of the outcomes of your discussion with John Maleham and Mick. It's also gratifying to hear that young cutlers like Ashley will be carrying the torch for quality Sheffield cutlery into the next generation.
We've touched on it before, but I wonder if it's worth inviting one of the more internet savvy Wright's cutlers, to drop by this thread?
Fascinating to see that triple 'rat tail filed' bolster die, too - although presumably it can't be called that, as it's not really filed. I wonder when the large firms transitioned from filing their fancy bolsters to striking them in dies? It certainly makes sense from a production standpoint. I had thought my Unity Lambsfoot was filed, but I could be wrong, and the marks on it may be from the buffing and polishing operations. I suppose Stan Shaw still uses files for his custom bolster work.
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