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Wow Ron my friend- that Knife at bottom of the photo is spectacular!!! Both knives shown are - but the activity in the Bone is amazing
Thank you Duncan! I couldn’t be more pleased my friend!
Wow Ron my friend- that Knife at bottom of the photo is spectacular!!! Both knives shown are - but the activity in the Bone is amazing
I have affectionately nicknamed these “The Three Amigos”!
Ay Caramba! Great pics my friend
(Just managed to spill tea all over my keyboard! )
Thanks for the compliment Jack! So sorry to hear about the keyboard!!!
Sure, a deep stamp would have been nice, but I'm not complaining. It's very cool to have the etch put on by a historic old machine like that.LOL! Yeah, I really don't know about the etch. There is only one setting on the machine, but it does seem to burn the etch into the surface of the blade, not just the polish. I guess we'll have to see
I would have liked a deep stamp, but it would have presented some difficulties, since Wright's would have had to come up with a way of stamping the ground blade, and the cost of a new stamp itself is at least £200 in Sheffield these days.
No disagreement from me to either you or Charlie on your comments. These are very, very good. A little stiff for my weak, brittle, crippled, old hands. But, that is not a defect. I will work these in. An unusual, (this side of the pond) classy, useful and good looking knife!
Sure, a deep stamp would have been nice, but I'm not complaining. It's very cool to have the etch put on by a historic old machine like that.
I've got terribly thin nails, but after a day of playing with and using the knife, I can open it with no problem at all. Now that there's the start of a patina, I can even pinch it open if my hands are dry.
I just took a picture to show the difference in size between the large rosewood and the Guardian. Do they make a smaller size as well, Jack Black ?
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No disagreement from me to either you or Charlie on your comments. These are very, very good. A little stiff for my weak, brittle, crippled, old hands. But, that is not a defect. I will work these in. An unusual, (this side of the pond) classy, useful and good looking knife!
Thanks for the comparison pic, Jack. Tell me, are the blades in the two smaller knives, the same length??
Total agreement Charlie. Let’s bring it? How do we do that?It would be nice to see the Lambsfoot knife cross that pond as a US produced model!
Almost all other Sheffield patters came over in the last century or two - it's about time!!
We can always use another classy, useful and good looking knife!
Oh no! Stop doing that!!Ay Caramba! Great pics my friend
(Just managed to spill tea all over my keyboard! )
Oh Boy, Oh BoyI'm afraid I've only got the nasty artificial lighting in my kitchen now, but here are the three AW Swayback sizes
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r8shell I’m just old, but I did get a chance to at least clean up the joint and oil. It’s already smoother. Soon to be “pinchable” I think?Sure, a deep stamp would have been nice, but I'm not complaining. It's very cool to have the etch put on by a historic old machine like that.
I've got terribly thin nails, but after a day of playing with and using the knife, I can open it with no problem at all. Now that there's the start of a patina, I can even pinch it open if my hands are dry.
I just took a picture to show the difference in size between the large rosewood and the Guardian. Do they make a smaller size as well, Jack Black ?
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Yow, Ron! Another great set of pics. Tomorrow tomorrow p. I promiseI have affectionately nicknamed these “The Three Amigos”!
Thanks for the comparison pic, Jack. Tell me, are the blades in the two smaller knives, the same length??
A quarter inch difference between them I think Charlie, I'll try to get a less confusing pic tomorrow
It would be nice to see the Lambsfoot knife cross that pond as a US produced model!
Almost all other Sheffield patters came over in the last century or two - it's about time!!
We can always use another classy, useful and good looking knife!
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'Leave the Lambsfoot, take the pie.'
'On second thoughts, TAKE the Lambsfoot too!'
Great thread... SHARP looking blades gents...