Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Fodderwing said:
Seems the poor quality coming out of Sheffield (from multiple purveyors) is steadily getting worse. It's pitiful and really disappointing and sad.
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It maybe so, but I'm wondering if the COVID times demand increase has driven up the burden on the shops.

Also, I have posted in the 'barlow' thread regarding the recent A. Wright and Sons barlows/English jack I received as a package. They are solid knives, nice fit and finish (except for one barlow where the bolsters look uneven but nicely finished). Given the strong pulls and snaps, I feel more like the knives were produced to be put to work, which may reduce the refinement expectations for regular collectors.

I know I had to tinker with the lambsfoot to get it right but it now feels just right :)
 
Fodderwing said:
Yes sir. It is one of Jack's SFO's from awhile back when he was "working" with A. Wright (or was it waging war? :rolleyes:). Thank you again Jack for bringing us some of the finest knives on BF.
Thank you euroken. Here is another pic of it.View attachment 1554201View attachment 1554202
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By God! I just posted my first lambsfoot today and now I have a Grail (another one at that)!

Thank you for sharing!
 
scrteened porch said:
Rough Ryder will come out with a lambsfoot if they think there are enough of us.
I suspect they have somebody who reads BF.
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I would buy a RR Lambsfoot sight unseen and be certain of a very good chance that the quality would be there. I have been amazed at some of there knives. Not to veer too far off subject.:rolleyes:
 
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Fodderwing said:
Seems the poor quality coming out of Sheffield (from multiple purveyors) is steadily getting worse. It's pitiful and really disappointing and sad.
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I've been a long time lamb-lurker and the price of entry for these sheffield imports has kept me from pulling the trigger bc I don't feel I should see those quality control issues on a $100 dollar knife, but its probably only a matter of time until I succumb to the lamb.

scrteened porch said:
Rough Ryder will come out with a lambsfoot if they think there are enough of us.
I suspect they have somebody who reads BF.
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I could definitely get behind this idea. Would be great for the lambsfoot community to have a good entry level lamb.
 
Jack Black said:
That's bad news Mel :( Judging from almost all of the reports from our members, it seems that M. May buys parts from Wright's, and then puts them together even worse than they do! o_O Have you thought about putting a bit of Flitz on the tang before working it? :thumbsup:
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Finally raised a burr on one side of the M. May. After a couple of hours on 320g, dropped to 60g to get there. I will say the grind line is very straight. Will get after the other side tomorrow.
 
Fodderwing said:
I would buy a RR Lambsfoot sight unseen and be certain of a very good chance that the quality would be there. I have been amazed at some of there knives. Not to veer too far off subject.:rolleyes:
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+1. The most recent had good enough F & F at the cost and domestic postage is more reasonable than international.
 
Fodderwing said:
Seems the poor quality coming out of Sheffield (from multiple purveyors) is steadily getting worse. It's pitiful and really disappointing and sad.
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Yes indeed, and the worse thing about it is it's unnecessary, but the the remaining cutlery firms just don't care :( They're a disgrace to the city of Sheffield, frankly :thumbsdown:

Fodderwing said:
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Another fantastic photo my friend :) Even closed, you always seem to be able to capture the Damascus beautifully, in a way I really can't :) :thumbsup:

euroken said:
It maybe so, but I'm wondering if the COVID times demand increase has driven up the burden on the shops.

Also, I have posted in the 'barlow' thread regarding the recent A. Wright and Sons barlows/English jack I received as a package. They are solid knives, nice fit and finish (except for one barlow where the bolsters look uneven but nicely finished). Given the strong pulls and snaps, I feel more like the knives were produced to be put to work, which may reduce the refinement expectations for regular collectors.

I know I had to tinker with the lambsfoot to get it right but it now feels just right :)
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Folks can go over to the Barlow thread to discuss those knives Ken :thumbsup: Most of the knives still produced in Sheffield are working knives to be sure, but I don't think that's an excuse for the shoddy rubbish that they are sending out, particularly to customers overseas, who cannot easily return them :thumbsup:

Fodderwing said:
Yes sir. It is one of Jack's SFO's from awhile back when he was "working" with A. Wright (or was it waging war? :rolleyes:). Thank you again Jack for bringing us some of the finest knives on BF.
Thank you euroken. Here is another pic of it.View attachment 1554201View attachment 1554202
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Well, they were making knives of my design, and to my standards, but sometimes it was certainly a battle to get the quality I wanted! :rolleyes: Thank you Dwight, I'm glad that another of those knives still gets shown here (and sad that the others don't) :) :thumbsup:

euroken said:
By God! I just posted my first lambsfoot today and now I have a Grail (another one at that)!

Thank you for sharing!
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LOL! :D Good luck Ken, there were only 5 of those particular knives made :) :thumbsup:

scrteened porch said:
Rough Ryder will come out with a lambsfoot if they think there are enough of us.
I suspect they have somebody who reads BF.
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I hope they do :thumbsup: Outdoor Edge produced a Chinese-made knife, which is sold over here as a Lambsfoot. Parallel spine and edge, but it's very close :thumbsup:

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Fodderwing said:
I would buy a RR Lambsfoot sight unseen and be certain of a very good chance that the quality would be there. I have been amazed at some of there knives. Not to veer too far off subject.:rolleyes:
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Same here :) One of the things that made me suspicious about the provenance of some of the TEW knives was the quality of their build :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

AZCoyote said:
I've been a long time lamb-lurker and the price of entry for these sheffield imports has kept me from pulling the trigger bc I don't feel I should see those quality control issues on a $100 dollar knife, but its probably only a matter of time until I succumb to the lamb.



I could definitely get behind this idea. Would be great for the lambsfoot community to have a good entry level lamb.
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Definitely not :thumbsup: Maybe it is worth looking round to see if you can find a vintage example :thumbsup:
 
Old Traf said:
Finally raised a burr on one side of the M. May. After a couple of hours on 320g, dropped to 60g to get there. I will say the grind line is very straight. Will get after the other side tomorrow.
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Good news :) He gets the blades from Wright's unsharpened, but I really don't think he knows what he's doing o_O Good luck Mel :) :thumbsup:

Old Traf said:
+1. The most recent had good enough F & F at the cost and domestic postage is more reasonable than international.
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Typically RR knives are 2-3 times US prices here, but still reasonably priced for the most part :thumbsup:
 
scrteened porch said:
Rough Ryder will come out with a lambsfoot if they think there are enough of us.
I suspect they have somebody who reads BF.
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I certainly hope they do. I recently bought a RR Half Hawk (their version of the Ram's Foot) and it is a good knife and a great value. Too bad they only made a handful of different versions of this knife. A Rough Rider Reserve version of the Lamb's Foot would be most welcome and a must buy.
 
Ramrodmb said:
Bummer! Dump it and try another.;)

Sorry about the fuzzy photo...
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It's £10 a bottle here, and I only had one :( Had to move onto whisky ;) Love the patina on your 2018 Mark :) :thumbsup:

Rhinofly said:
I certainly hope they do. I recently bought a RR Half Hawk (their version of the Ram's Foot) and it is a good knife and a great value. Too bad they only made a handful of different versions of this knife. A Rough Rider Reserve version of the Lamb's Foot would be most welcome and a must buy.
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We can but dream! :) I sure hope they do a Lambsfoot run, think it'd sell like hot cakes! :cool: :thumbsup:

Just Lambsfoot discussion here please folks :thumbsup:
 
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