Well quite possibly my search is over I'm looking to have a knife forged by a Sheffield maker. I want a purely functional knife - a 150mm petty and am looking towards an old traditional sheffield/English pattern/profile. Handle will be an English hardwood nothing too fancy and although I'll go with the makers recommendations as to steel as he has many years experience and obviously knows what's best/gets the best from like to go with a high carbon Swedish steel as again although older English knives would have probably used English made steel they would have used Swedish ore!
Now I've searched the web for some old pictures of Sheffield knives and have some good ideas but I know some of you on here have a great deal of knowledge and interest in Sheffield cutlery/knives so I wondered if those of you might have some pictures or additional ideas etc....
I want this to be first and foremost a functional "tool" but with heritage and history attached. I'm also quite excited about the prospect of the project and can actually begin to understand what some of you US guys experience when commissioning a knife from a US maker!
Now I've searched the web for some old pictures of Sheffield knives and have some good ideas but I know some of you on here have a great deal of knowledge and interest in Sheffield cutlery/knives so I wondered if those of you might have some pictures or additional ideas etc....
I want this to be first and foremost a functional "tool" but with heritage and history attached. I'm also quite excited about the prospect of the project and can actually begin to understand what some of you US guys experience when commissioning a knife from a US maker!