Welcome to BB Paul,
It's good to see that this is being taken seriously and you have taken the time to come and join the discussion.
I will watch with interest to see where this leads.
I have to say from my point of view that the industry could do with with a huge kick in the rear end.
While i have no doubt that there are loads of people who are happy with the service provided (as a great number of our members seem to be) with the other makers listed here, i feel i have to say i would never buy one.
Why?
Because these knives look like the sort of thing my grandfather would (and probably did) own. I'm sure there is a market for "proper old knives" but where are the innovative designs and cutting edge materials? where is the flair and passion for the industry that originally made this country and the name "Sheffield "
synonymous with quality?
It seems that there has been no innovation, no forward progression. "This is the way we have always done things" seems to be the order of the day.
It's good to see that this is being taken seriously and you have taken the time to come and join the discussion.
I will watch with interest to see where this leads.
I have to say from my point of view that the industry could do with with a huge kick in the rear end.
While i have no doubt that there are loads of people who are happy with the service provided (as a great number of our members seem to be) with the other makers listed here, i feel i have to say i would never buy one.
Why?
Because these knives look like the sort of thing my grandfather would (and probably did) own. I'm sure there is a market for "proper old knives" but where are the innovative designs and cutting edge materials? where is the flair and passion for the industry that originally made this country and the name "
It seems that there has been no innovation, no forward progression. "This is the way we have always done things" seems to be the order of the day.
Esta es la aportación de un forero de BB (British blades) a la discusión iniciada por un comprador insatisfecho y defraudado por la compra de una navaja de la marca A. Wright and Son en la tienda virtual Famous Sheffield Shop cuyo propietario es el mencionado Paul.
Aquí la argumentación cambia de sentido, ya no se discute la calidad sino la innovación y el diseño de la industria cuchillera británica comparada con la americana. El forero o forista -como quiera que sea- abomina de los viejos modelos. Quiere acción...
No puedo estar más de acuerdo: quememos la tradición y obremos utillaje para cuando a uno se le grille la sesera y se eche al monte (también la guerrilla urbana sería una opción razonable). Claro, que también tendría que hacerse según actúan las empresas aludidas: subcontratar en China, Pakistán, Italia o Japón...
¿Conocerá el foristero la navaja que aquí se presenta? Me temo que sí. Pero no sabrá apreciarla en lo que vale. Sería difícil encontrar un modelo más, más...¿ergonómico?. Plano, discreto, robustísimo, resistente a la salinidad, sin mantenimiento ni mecanismos de asistencia a la apertura. Hecho así con la experiencia de lustros. Mejor y más barato, no es posible. Ni opinel, ni Ostia (sin "h").
La Pérfida Albión, otra cosa no, pero de pirateos, patentes de corso, filibusterismo, barcos reales, Peñones, colonias allende el océano, adminículos de latón, nudos y demás enredos de mar sabe más que, que...nosotros.Y la navaja responde a esta tradición.
Magnífica para lo que está fabricada. Así la vocean:
An all stainless steel construction genuine "British Army Knife" featuring a stainless steel blade. Robust and simple. A "no nonsense" knife for outdoor types. Manufactured by Joseph Rodgers, marks first registered in 1682 -
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