Trevor Ablett 4" Lambfoot/Spear

[seany boy]

Well the other day Mr Postman turns up with my first Trevor Ablett

I've been meaning to get myself a nice traditional Sheffield made slip joint for a while, and Trevor Ablett's name has been mentioned quite alot recently.

I enjoyed the videos that Watcher and Grace Horne put up over on British Blades and British Red keeps going on about how good his Trevor Ablett is...........

well it all got to much for me and i found i could resist the temptation no longer.

I went ahead and ordered one from here...

http://www.sheffield-pocketknives.com/Trevor_Ablett_hand_made_pocket_knives.htm



Thought i'd share a few pic's



The Knife came in a nice presentation box.

Along with a Certificate of authenticity.

Fit and finish are excellent and the knife has a real feel of qualitiy about it.

A few more pic's.......

Thanks for looking.

 

[British Red]

Lovely looking thing I hope you like it as much as I like mine - could I ask you to measure the cutting edge and PM me the length? I keep meaning to get another whilst Trevor is still working - just want to be sure which size to get (I have a 3" at the moment)

 

[Snufkin]

Can someone refresh my memory, is it 3" or 3 1/2" for legal carry? I fancy something a little more graceful for opening boxes at work than a folding stanley knife.
Lovely little knife by the way.

 

[British Red]

3" slippy Snufkin.

Its worth noting that the measurements of Trevor Abletts knives are a bit strange. My 3" has a blade length (cutting edge) of 2 1/2" or 2 3/4" including the ricasso.

Great knife though - I love it. For the same price as a basic SAK it was a steal

Red

 

[Snufkin]

Ahh.. in that case I feel some spending coming on .

 

[Snufkin]

That was painless, a 3 1/2" clip point rosewood barlow on its way .

 

[British Red]

Yeah - it just has to be rosewood somehow (although I like his sambar stuff now as well)

Hmmm do I need more than one?

Only thing is I must teach him to put an edge on before he sends em out (its only a quick job to sharpen em up mind you)

Red

 

[Snufkin]

Yeah - it just has to be rosewood somehow (although I like his sambar stuff now as well)

Hmmm do I need more than one?

Only thing is I must teach him to put an edge on before he sends em out (its only a quick job to sharpen em up mind you)

Red

I always find I put a new knife on the waterstone if it needs it or not, sort of makes it mine somehow.
And do you need more than one? Silly question.

 

[seany boy]

Ok a few more pic's....


Hope this helps.

Lambfoot

Spearpoint

And closed

 

[Snufkin]

Thanks for the additional pics. Out of curiosity, how long did it take to arrive? Not that I'm impatient or anything .

 

[seany boy]

Hi Snufkin,

ordered mine 18/01/08 and got a message back the same day saying that model was out of stock but could be reordered. I contacted Nigel at Littlemesters and asked him to go ahead as i did'nt mind waiting.
Received it last week 12/02/08 so just less than four weeks.

Excellent service and definitely worth waiting for.

I know it's been said before but these knives really are a bargain.

 

[DoctorSpoon]

Only thing is I must teach him to put an edge on before he sends em out

Trevor's a lovely bloke but rather set in his ways now - he's been doing what he does for far too long to be open to anyone to teaching him anything nowadays! When I was working with him last year he was showing no signs of retirement. Whether Little Mesters closing will impact on his business we'll see. I think Grace is going to see him on Tuesday so I might know more then.
Nicola (aka watcher)

 

[FGYT]

i ordered a couple a while back but after they didnt apeare rang little misters and was tolds one wasnt in stock (found the explaining email buryed in the spam section which i rarly check )
i hafd oreded teh 3 1/2" as tehy didnt have blade lengths the lenght apparntly refers ro the handle ie how long the closed knife is
after a buit of thinking and talking i changed to get a 4" same as below lambs foot and Spear by to ensure that the blades where 3" legal as one was 3" and the other 3 1/8"
by which i mean bolster to tip not just cutting edge.
and a 3 1/2" (closer to 3 1/4" i was told) spear and peach pruner
i also now wanted both to match in the handle so double bolster and bufflao horn

its gettin close to the 4 weeks quoted so i cant wait

nice to see some one else agrees with my choice of Lambs foot and Spear point combo

ATB

Duncan

 

[Karl5]

3" slippy Snufkin.

Its worth noting that the measurements of Trevor Abletts knives are a bit strange. My 3" has a blade length (cutting edge) of 2 1/2" or 2 3/4" including the ricasso.

Great knife though - I love it. For the same price as a basic SAK it was a steal

Red

Red,

I believe measures quoted to slipjoints normally refers to the closed knife.
Check out on your 3" one and see if it doesn't fit.

/ Karl

 

[British Red]

Nope - mine is 3 1/2" closed...exactly. Hmmm maybe it was a 3 1/2 "???

Dunno - either way its legal and I love it

Its also lambsfoot and spear too (I use the lambsfoot more I must admit).

Nicola - I know - wouldn't dare tell Trevor his trade - he is a master and his knives are a bargain (and like M. Snuffers I'd only sharpen it anyway)

Red

 

[DoctorSpoon]

I don't think I ever got around to posting links to my Trevor videos on here, just on BB. If you're interested they're here They aren't brilliant quality as it's just from my research tapes and was before I got to grips with my radio mics so the sound's dodgy, but they're an interesting little historical artifact.

 

[British Red]

And do you need more than one? Silly question.

I blame you M/ Snuffers

I decided I didn't need one

 

[Snufkin]

I was almost in the same boat. I ordered a single bolster rosewood barlow but I got an email from Nigel this morning saying they were out of stock but were due in a couple of weeks. He did have a single bolster in buffalo or a double bolster in rosewood if I couldn't wait. I was very tempted to say both but went for the double bolster. It was posted today, so hopefully I should have it tomorrow or Saturday .

 

[British Red]

My excuse is my friends son has been poorly for a long time and I promised him a pocket knife when he got out of hospital and his dad took him camping. So I ordered two and he will get whichever seems more suitable when I get them .

Now the other one I have no excuse for .

Seems like a proper knife for a boy to me somehow - nothing silly and tricksy - just honest and solid.

I think it should come with a castle, a dog, a mystery and lashings and lashings of ginger beer

Red

 

[Snufkin]

I'm actually thinking of ordering up another just in case I ever have a child. I'd have liked my dad to give me a knife like that when I was a lad.