Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

My three A Wright knives.
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Many thanks to strokednbored out of Austin Texas for his patience in guiding me with very well made diagrams through the steps. Much appreciated brother.

Glad you got the whole pictures thing figured out, you have an excellent trio there. Very nice.

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Here's a relatively recent pic of my Guardians Lambsfoot. I finally started to actually use the knife about two weeks ago, mostly for food prep, and a patina soon appeared:
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- GT

The knife overall looks superb, GT, but that patina is looking real good.

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I'm working on a complete mock up in plastic before I start cutting any metal. ;)

Michael

I am intrigued by your project, Michael. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

I'm sure most folks here will remember the stunning and historic TEW Lambsfoot Barlow rockman0 rockman0 thrilled us with a couple of months back. Well, Rob very kindly offered to send his prize on a visit to Yorkshire, and I received his package yesterday afternoon :) Not only did he send me this illustrious knife to have a thorough look at, but he very generously gifted me an Alfred Blackwell Lambsfoot - and in far better condition than the one I have! :) Also, a 4000 year old arrowhead!! :cool: What a historic package! :) Many thanks Rob :thumbsup:

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Expect to see more photos soon folks :thumbsup: I'm carrying the Blackwell today with my 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot :) :thumbsup:

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Most excellent, Jack! A fine gift and that TEW is always a treat to see. It will be interesting to hear/read more of your thoughts on it later.

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Some rather shoddy images taken at work-full scale blizzard raging outside so the images don't do the knife justice. I hope you get an idea of how pleased I am as this has very decent stag on board.:cool:

Regards, Will

Will, you struck gold, my friend. That stag is something special. The more and more I hang out here on the Porch, the more and more Stag is starting to really appeal to me.


I am rather fond of smoking a pipe now and then. It is an experience that is hard to describe but it brings with it peace, quiet, and an opportunity for deep thinking. Oddly, one of my favorite pipes is also one of my most fragile, being that it is made from clay. Clay pipes have a very long and rich history, much like the Lambsfoot, I would suspect.

Peace, quiet, calm reflection: All best experienced with a good pipe, paired with a good flavorful English blend, and a cup of good strong coffee. And a fine knife to fiddle or whittle with, of course.

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Thanks Jack, another good thing about the L-Foot is that it appears to always be a Barehead knife, I'd hate to see the end of that Sambar lopped off due to an end-cap:eek:

I've heard that people have been breeding Sambar deer in captivity, fingers crossed for sustainable quality Stag then:cool:

Almost always Will, Wright's do this pattern, which is the pattern that they used the other Sambar on.

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The Sambar they had was just a tad too short to put on a medium Barehead. I also prefer the Barehead, particularly with stag, and would rather have a round end-cap than those square bolsters above :thumbsup:

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Of course, another short-term alternative would be to extend the front bolster ;)

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That's good news Will, I hope they can get some more Sambar in Sheffield while there are still cutlers left there! :eek: I have had some other stag knives from Wright's which has looked OK, but I really don't think you can beat Sambar :thumbsup:
 
I am rather fond of smoking a pipe now and then. It is an experience that is hard to describe but it brings with it peace, quiet, and an opportunity for deep thinking. Oddly, one of my favorite pipes is also one of my most fragile, being that it is made from clay. Clay pipes have a very long and rich history, much like the Lambsfoot, I would suspect.

Peace, quiet, calm reflection: All best experienced with a good pipe, paired with a good flavorful English blend, and a cup of good strong coffee. And a fine knife to fiddle or whittle with, of course.

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Cool pic Dylan, is that a Church Warden? :) When I was a boy if we saw a freshly ploughed field, we would always pick up old clay pipe stems from around the edges of the field, bowls too occasionally :thumbsup:

I'll try and get more pics of Rob's TEW soon, maybe even take it over to the old TEW factory in Sheffield :)

I think I'm going to carry this Alfred Blackwell again tomorrow :thumbsup:

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@5K Qs , GT you mentioned that the middle knife in oldmanrunning oldmanrunning , Bob’s photo posted a little earlier intrigued you. I believe it shows what you and I have discussed before. The middle knife must be a pruner. The other two must be regular 31’s with a swayback. We often use the terms pruner and swayback interchangeably, but they appear to be two unique patterns. The pruner is thinner, and I am already on the record as saying that to me it is much nicer looking. It sets off the blade rather than dwarfing it and making it look a little stubby. But of course everyone has different tastes.

Thank you oldmanrunning oldmanrunning for leaning to post photos. Yours are very interesting. I enjoyed seeing your 78’s on their thread. You have some nice knives!
 
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I'm sure most folks here will remember the stunning and historic TEW Lambsfoot Barlow rockman0 rockman0 thrilled us with a couple of months back. Well, Rob very kindly offered to send his prize on a visit to Yorkshire, and I received his package yesterday afternoon :) Not only did he send me this illustrious knife to have a thorough look at, but he very generously gifted me an Alfred Blackwell Lambsfoot - and in far better condition than the one I have! :) Also, a 4000 year old arrowhead!! :cool: What a historic package! :) Many thanks Rob :thumbsup:

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Expect to see more photos soon folks :thumbsup: I'm carrying the Blackwell today with my 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot :) :thumbsup:

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You are very welcome Jack! I hope you enjoy the Blackwell and the arrowhead:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
@5K Qs , GT you mentioned that the middle knife in oldmanrunning oldmanrunning , Bob’s photo posted a little earlier intrigued you. I believe it shows what you and I have discussed before. The middle knife must be a pruner. The other two must be regular 31’s with a swayback. We often use the terms pruner and swayback interchangeably, but they appear to be two unique patterns. The pruner is thinner, and I am already on the record as saying that to me it is much nicer looking. It sets off the blade rather than dwarfing it and making it look a little stubby. But of course everyone has different tastes.

Thank you oldmanrunning oldmanrunning for leaning to post photos. Yours are very interesting. I enjoyed seeing your 78’s on their thread. You have some nice knives!

Wright's refer to all their Lambsfoot models, which are not straight ('Candle-ends') as having pruner handles. That is because they use the same handles as their pruning knives, and because, until recently, they had not heard the term 'swayback' (please also bear in mind that Wright's do not administer their own website). The middle knife in Bob's photo is a 31 1/4, which is slightly smaller, and narrower, than the other Wright Lambsfoot knives. The knife shares a frame with Wright's Peach Pruner, shown here, Lambsfoot on top, Peach Pruner beneath.

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Swayback, Pruner, tomato, tomato ;) For knife folks like ourselves, my personal opinion is that Swayback is a better description of the frame, as calling it a Pruner frame is confusing, and in some ways nonsensical, since the Lambsfoot, while it can be used as such, is not a Pruner. However, whichever folks choose to use, in this case, they mean the same thing :thumbsup:

This knife was waiting for me when i got home today.

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Nice :thumbsup:
 
I have been carrying my 31 2.5 for a couple of weeks and I must say that I am mostly pleased with it , as I may have said before the bigger 31s are great for getting stuck into grunt work whereas I regard the smaller version as more of a gentleman's folder, I prefer the smaller knife for EDC as it disappears in the pocket but once in the hand it fits nicely and is a pleasure to use it has a fairly soft pull to open it. If I want to do a lot of heavy cutting I will go for one of its larger cousins. Now for the minus bits but at this price point and as they do not affect the use of the knife I feel they are acceptable the back spring is slightly recessed when the blade is closed but levels out when open, the blade is well off centre but does not rub against the side, perhaps I have been spoiled by my fondness for GEC knives but as on average they are about double the price especially after VAT & Handling I guess you pays your money and takes your choice, in conclusion I enjoy my little Lambfoot it makes a nice worry stone but with an easy pinch pull to open it. Here are some iffy pics to show what I have been going on about.
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