Trevor Ablett folding knife article online and in the Guardian today

How to make a Sheffield pocket knife, Jon Henley, The Guardian, Saturday 23 January

Still at the cutting edge of his craft, a 'little mester' shows Jon Henley the skills that once made his city the capital of cutlery



Little mesters, they were called in their heyday in the mid-1800s: the legions of highly skilled, self-employed Sheffield craftsmen who were the backbone of what was then the world's cutlery and tool-making capital.

Working alone or with one or two employees, renting their workshops, little mesters mostly specialised in one aspect of their trade – forging, or grinding, or finishing – and often in one type of product: razors, scissors, surgical instruments.

Trevor Ablett, 67, is one of just a handful left. He makes traditional folding pen- and pocket knives. "Ordinary working knives," he insists. "No pearl or ivory, nothing fancy." They are, though, quite exquisite: small, smooth, beautifully balanced and infinitely pleasing everyday tools, with blades of carbon steel, bolsters of polished brass and handles of stag, rosewood or buffalo horn.

Full article here http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jan/23/make-a-sheffield-pocket-knife

One day next week there will be a full slide show of all the stages of producing a traditional Sheffield folder.

Now then

Would he happen to be selling these beauties online?

http://www.sheffield-cutlery.com/pocketknife.html

Impressed with the pricing. I Quite fancy a pruning knife.

I love them

Now I need a fiendish plan to earn some uk dosh

There's always birthdays.

Just had it

Ah.

I'll wait until I have some money and treat myself then

Nice article in the paper, enjoyed that. Have ordered a couple of knives for us - pruning for me, lambfoot for OH. Looking forward to using them, they look beautiful.

Knives arrived, thrilled to bits! Things of great beauty that will see me out.

Glad you are pleased with your knife, Luath

I got another drawknife today in the post...more balanced for my hands and lovely....

Spent some time in the wood, making shavings, some gypsy flowers and stuff and generally doing stuff with wood...including a fire and some hot drinks...

Am very tempted by one of these knives...might ask for one for my birthday...