Ibberson Horticulture Knife

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oregon
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Ibberson Horticulture Knife

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https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/gpF ... Kin3v1m6U4

https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/PxS ... sUD64v1Pn3

A few pics of a Sheffield Horticulture knife with folding shears. Stan Shaw, a Little Mester, could have made this folder while he was at Ibberson so I put a photo of him working in his own shop recently. I understand that he has a 5 year waiting list for custom knives. Visiting his shop would be a good reason to travel to Great Britain. The violin stamp, I understand, is a Stradivarius. The spring in the shears enables the closed knife to stay closed while the handle is held under the clever little pivoting C-shaped clip. No cracks in the, Rosewood I believe, scales!

I cleaned and stabilized, stopped aging, the knife with Tuffglide.

Thank you for looking.
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Re: Ibberson Horticulture Knife

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Neat!
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Re: Ibberson Horticulture Knife

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oregon
I love those horticultural knives and Mr Shaw is indeed a knifemaking legend.
You have done very well getting such a knife as i have seen them make a lot of money on ebay on the rare occasion they pop up.I think these knives are great quality and a lot of work goes into their constuction
I have never thought of visiting Sheffield even though it is fairly close to me in England and i must do so in the near future.
I bought a gardening knife some time back and have no idea where it is from ,or how old it is as the blade stamp is unclear but it has some quality to it and its razor sharp.
Thanks for posting your knife and reminding me how close knife making history really is to me.
regards
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