Can I ask where that's from? And when? Never heard of one called a Vaquero before, and im intrigued to see/know more.
It also gives new name to what I've been seeing called a humpback equal end, among other things, usually in whittler blade set, swell center congress.
Very interesting!
(Sorry for the topic drift gents!)
Here's the link to the site. Even shows the Anglo Saxon, Jack mentioned ...
http://knifecollector.net/PocketKnifePatterns.html
If there's anymore to be said, please have this discussion privately, or in another thread gents. It's one of the reasons I ask people not to post pics of other patterns here. In this case, I know it was done as part of a Lambsfoot discussion, but see how easily it can lead on to discussing other patterns? Thanks for understanding
Pile side. Guardians, please pay scant attention to the wavy backspring ... high/proud in the middle (used to be higher but I "massaged" it) and sunken at the blade tang.
I could not have ordered it that way had I tried ... or worse
Still functions remarkably well and I do like this pitiful little knife. Besides, if ever in a bind, I'd likely get a pint for it. Cheers, A.Wright & Son
... now if only I could find a chiropractor
The worst thing, for me, about this knife is that Wright's sell it as part of their "Premier" range. It's their most expensive Lambsfoot pattern, yet, despite the file-work, and the relatively high price, it's no better put together than their other knives, and often worse. Here's some photos of the first one I had from them (which the old gaffer replaced). There wasn't much RIGHT with it
It took a huge amount of effort and persistence to get them to produce some knives of decent quality, and still around 20% had to be rejected. I had hoped that, when the firm was taken over by a cutler, standards would improve further, but they have dropped alarmingly, as have their business practices. I certainly wouldn't buy another knife from them
You should try to order a second one just like that! When they tell you they can't do it, tell them they did on this one and you wanted a matched set
Seriously, I'm pretty disappointed with the W.A. knives. Uneven sides on stag, uneven grinds and I'd be shocked if I received one with perfect - or close to- factory grind. At least three of them had the blade tip sitting just high enough to pinch your finger with the knife closed.... May's knives were considered until I read the last couple of pages here (thank you all for that). It seems that our only hope for a stellar knife worthy of Lambsfoot name rests with SFO from Waynorth Cutlery.
It sounds like you had far more misses than hits Ted
Who is going to buy a knife from a company who can't do better than that?!
The thing that really annoys me about Wright's is that they ARE capable of producing better knives, yet they're happy to turn out garbage
MOST English knives WERE working men's knives. They weren't meant to be presentation or museum grade. Nothing that wasn't needed, they just worked. I get that. But when you spend the time to mirror polish the blade, file work the backspring and do the fancy work to the liner edges (forget what it's called now) ... one MIGHT expect higher F/F than a card knife. Sadly, no. There was a time when Sheffield was world renowned and every cutler across the globe tried to emulate the quality and hallmark of a Sheffield knife ... what the heck happened ?!?!?! (no need to answer. I think I know ... somewhat)
Sheffield produced knives of all types in the past, including exhibition knives of dazzling quality. If they hadn't produced great knives they wouldn't have eclipsed the other English cutlery centres, and dominated the world for at least a century in that respect. That was a long time ago though, and quality has been in decline since at least WW2, and arguably since WW1. Unfortunately, as has been discussed here many times, the factory owners never invested in the trade, they paid the lowest wages and demanded cutlers rush out knives. When the Sheffield cutlery trades were fighting for their existence against cheap foreign imports, most firms chose to make CHEAPER knives, rather than BETTER knives (sadly, it's arguable that's what most people wanted). Standards dropped, as did wages, firms went to the wall. Few able lads went into the trade, and the few who did were trained by increasingly mediocre cutlers, who were struggling to earn a living on appalling piece-rates. They learned bad ways, and became poor craftsmen themselves. Now there is virtually nothing left of the historic Sheffield knife industry, with only a handful of cutlers capable of producing a decent knife
Thank you my friend, I enjoyed carrying it
Spectacular photos of that gorgeous knife
Good morning everyone and Happy Easter to all. Our esteemed member Rachel got me with her April Fools Day gag, my first thought was " She Has Completely Lost It ".
. Hope anyone who is travelling for the holidays takes it easy and looks after themselves and their families. We have had the hottest Good Friday in 50 years, according to our weather bureau, but i don't have much faith in them. Here are some Good Friday treats, and they are good, enjoy your day.
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@r8shell outdid herself this year! Happy Easter Leon, I hope you enjoyed your Hot Cross Buns
I had just put my toast in the toaster this morning, and I spotted mine
I'll have to have a couple later
Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone has had a good week
I have, and I had a few beers last night, including one of the birthday beers
@donn sent me
It went down great!
I usually have something exciting planned for Easter, but like many of us, I can't travel this year, again
It's been a bit cooler the past couple of days, and - typically - we have some rain forecast
I'm hoping we don't see too much of it, as I want to sit outdoors and drink beer!
Have a good day Guardians. I'm back with my Hartshead Barlow today
