Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Fodderwing]

Fodderwing Why thank you Dwight. You not only have a way with knives, but words as well.
A nice rich look of your Ironwood. BTW...It’s a single blade.

Thank you kind sir.

Attention @dc50 - Just a shout-out to you Dave! Your absence is deafening my friend and you are greatly missed. I hope your nest building is coming along well. Hurry back.

 

[Prester John]

Thank you kind sir.

Attention @dc50 - Just a shout-out to you Dave! Your absence is deafening my friend and you are greatly missed. I hope your nest building is coming along well. Hurry back.

Yeah, where is you, Dave? Hope you get settled in quickly.

 

[cigarrodog]

Thank you kind sir.

Attention @dc50 - Just a shout-out to you Dave! Your absence is deafening my friend and you are greatly missed. I hope your nest building is coming along well. Hurry back.

I was just thinking this, but you and Vince said it. @dc50 Yeah Dave, your presence is noticed and missed. Hope the move is going well. Looking forward to your return.

 

[flatblackcapo]

 

[Cambertree]

Hey Guardians, I hope you’re all having a great weekend!

A Herculean effort my friend! Those Lambsfoot knives definitely went to a good home! I think a good stick was definitely considered an essential hiking requirement in the past Chin. Ski-poles are very de rigeur here now, even among amblers and ramblers who never stray uphill I prefer wood myself though (now my mountaineering ventures are rare), and have cut a few impromptu sticks in the field over the years. These days I'm usually better prepared Good use of your Lambsfoot mate

My mate had a straight razor on the tool stall last week. If it didn't sell, I'll try and acquire it for you It definitely looks like you could shave with that Lambsfoot, nice pic Those fly agaric took me back to a time in Austria, when I was admiring some particularly nice examples while cutting a stick for my girlfriend It was only a simple stick, but she liked it so much, she brought it back on the plane!

Thanks mate. Yes those walking poles are common here too. I’d kind of dismissed them as a fashion accessory for a certain tribe, like guys who wear camo gear in urban settings (no offence to anyone who does, just not my style is all). But after taking one of my ash hiking sticks out a few times, I’ve realised what an advantage a lightweight stick/pole is for good walking posture and stability on rough and hilly ground.

I’ve also had it in mind to experiment with tarps while camping, and the Hilleberg tarp is made to be used with a hiking pole or walking stick.

Very kind of you mate, regarding the straight razor. You see them here of course, but they’re less likely to be a fine old Sheffield make.

And I always like hearing of your travels.

Great ad image of the walker with pint, pipe and stick too. Hey Dylan @Pàdruig is that you?!!

Any ad copy that references Shakespeare’s Richard III, gets bonus points from me as well!

Thanks for identifying the Amanita Muscaria mushrooms in answer to Brother John’s question too.

Are those mushrooms? They are pretty and kind of scary looking. But your Lambsfoot looks great in that picture.

Thanks John, yes they’re the classic Smurf houses. They’re not native to Australia, but probably got here in the root balls of introduced birch or pine saplings.

They’re also known as a shamanic ‘shroom to some of the indigenous Northern peoples of Scandinavia and Siberia. They’re said to be ah, filtered through reindeer before consumption to induce visionary states.

Good to see you here, Chin! That's an edge on your lambsfoot to which I can aspire!!

Thank you kindly GT! I’m sure you’ll find it easy to envisage and create an isosceles triangle in cross section. Then just microbevel the apex lightly and you’re good to go, my friend. Good abrasives help, of course - I think I recollect you have a Norton India stone?

A razor sharp edge on a Lambsfoot blade considerably elevates the pleasure of using the pattern, IMO.

Beautiful shot!!
Although I don't see the attraction and excitement by so many here, I mean, it's Fungus! But what a great photo!

Thanks Dennis, yes I find the fungus kingdom fascinating myself, but I certainly understand your view is shared by many! The largest known living organism in the world is said to be a honey fungus which covers over 2 acres (mostly underground) in the Blue Mountains of Oregon.

I hope you’re feeling well, my friend.

Love the shot with the mushrooms, Chin.

Thank you Mark!

Harvey, your photos are a such a treat to take in. I relish seeing your pinup glamour shots of your steadily growing collection of lovely old Lambsfoot knives.

But please, don’t go sneaking any more of those old beauties out of Australia in future, my friend, LOL.

Jack, my tin is a tinderbox, which currently has some Monterey Pine fatwood, birchbark, and European Ash shavings salvaged from my walking stick carving in it:

It’s easy enough to use your Lambsfoot knife to make dry shavings for tinder at the drop of a hat, of course, but I just like the traditional practice of collecting tinder whenever opportunity affords. I think the old mountain folk in the US would place it in a possibles bag, close to their body, along with their tobacco pouch. As far as I can tell, the old Aussie bushmen called their version a dillybag, after the Aboriginal word for the same item.

Ouch, getting hit with a panelled mug must have been a painful experience. I won’t ask how the other bloke looked after the dust settled.

Reading the Scottish writer Irvine Welsh as a teenager, I was convinced that getting ‘glessed’ was some kind of British rite of passage! (I was going to include a clip from Trainspotting here, but the language would get me infracted in a hot second!)

I was talking to the publican in Mickey Bourke’s about some nice mugs he had just got in.

He mentioned how the popularity of the ubiquitous pint glass was simply due to their convenience in stacking when being collected and stored, rather than necessarily presenting good beer in the best glass.

A classic Doppelbock and some ebony:

 

[tmd_87]

Thank you kind sir.

Attention @dc50 - Just a shout-out to you Dave! Your absence is deafening my friend and you are greatly missed. I hope your nest building is coming along well. Hurry back.

Just thinking the same. Hope everything is running smoothly!

 

[cigarrodog]

Cambertree Thank you Chin. That was such a nice thing for you to say. It’s a pleasure to see the images of your travels, as well as to hear your thoughts on the care and feeding of the Lambsfoot. Especially because it comes from knowledgeable, first hand experience. I”ll do my best not to spirit away any more of those Lambsfoot treasures from Australia.

 

[Jack Black]

As always, I enjoy reading this thread, but the thought of trying to do justice to everyone's contributions paralyzes me into a non-posting stupor.

I've been carrying my 2017 Guardians horn lambsfoot all week, so at least I can post another pic of that Lam Jack, here cavorting with my rosewood:
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- GT

It's a struggle GT! Nice Black 'n' Tan pairing my friend

Jack Black Thank you. That would be great. I do like the Parkin. Soft, dense, an engaging chew, and gingery.

Let’s see... A Barlow that needs a bigger tin, with vintage Sambar, perhaps a special blade, perhaps with other surprises, made by an up and coming Cutler with you leading the project. Oh Yeah! I’m in, please. It’s like you are rejuvenating the glory days of the Lambsfoot. Pre-Kudos, Kudos.

JohnDF - From Wikipedia: “Parkin or perkin is a gingerbread cake traditionally made with oatmeal and black treacle,[1] which originated in northern England. Often associated with Yorkshire, particularly the Leeds area,[2] it is very widespread and popular elsewhere, notably in Lancashire. Parkin is baked to a hard cake but with resting becomes moist and even sometimes sticky. In Hull and East Yorkshire, it has a drier, more biscuit-like texture than in other areas.[citation needed] Parkin is traditionally eaten on Guy Fawkes Night,[3] 5 November, but is also enjoyed throughout the winter months. It is baked commercially throughout Yorkshire, but is mainly a domestic product in other areas.”

I'm glad it was OK Harvey, don't like to hear of shoddy goods leaving Yorkshire! I used to make my own, and it's easy enough. I used both treacle and golden syrup. The commercial versions are usually lighter and sweeter (bicarb and sugar). I'm sure there are plenty of recipes online if you ever fancy giving it a go

I've seen a photo of the stamped Barlow bolsters, and they look even better than I imagined I should have had them last week, but I think it will be about another fortnight I'm afraid - very frustratingly

Thank you It is a wondrous and almost magical place that remains incredible to me every time I visit. That view is directly below the spot from which the first non native, first viewed the valley. From what I have read, it was a jaw dropping and awe inspiring experience and I think that everyone who visits shares the same astonishment. I sincerely hope that everyone reading this finds an opportunity to visit.
And you're right. I'm a very lucky man in many ways.
OG

Incredible OG, even a photo is jaw-dropping

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Very nice indeed @smudge58 , welcome to The Guardians

Thanks, Jack!
My grandfather made the top set of spurs, ane the old .30-.30 was his old saddle rifle.

Fantastic Dennis, MY grandfather, an avid reader of Western novels, would have been very envious! Great that you have those

Great pic of that fine-looking pair Ron

Gravity definitely seems to be getting stronger as time goes by! I was knocked onto my butt while playing basketball Tuesday, and now have a bruise to (not) show for it! I've lately spent some time each day working on balancing on one foot; I'm not looking forward to the day when I can no longer put on my socks while I'm standing up!

Ouch! Sounds like you're keeping fit though GT

Harvey & Jack, those are some attractive vintage lambsfoots from William Rodgers! Jack, I especially like your 2-bladed model; how is the pull on the pen blade? Harvey, does yours have a secondary blade?

Thanks GT, the pull on the pen is reasonable, about the same as on the main blade, though obviously, because of its greater length, the main blade is easier to open. It's only the pen on my Wright's two-blade that is a complete beast. I hope one day they'll wake up to the fact

Impressive Unity knives, Mike & Jack! Mike, the bone on yours is very attractive in color and jigging, including worm grooves; I also like the 2-blade configuration!



José & David, congrats on receiving your prizes from Jack's GAW; he continues to outdo himself with the packages he sends out!! José, the ebony Guardian is one of my favorites, and I'm sure you'll enjoy yours greatly! David, congrats on your first lambsfoot and welcome to the Guardians!!

Thank you my friend

Harvey, Dwight, John, Jack, Preston: thanks for consoling me over the disappearing multi-quotes, and for admiring my horn Lam Jack. I've never lost multi-quotes "mysteriously" yet; it always happens if I "lose connection" with Blade Forums by logging out, or quitting my browser, or shutting down my computer (I never use a phone for internet).
Thanks for your comment on my posts, Preston. I once had a "reputation" for posting relatively lengthy messages in the Totin' Today thread and the Guardians thread almost every day, but I can't (or at least don't) seem to do that any more due to increased traffic in each thread.

The Porch has definitely got a lot busier than it was a few years ago. I'm just quoting posts a page at a time, in the hope (probably vain) that I'll spot any dropped ones

Another alluring 2-bladed vintage lambsfoot makes an appearance! Thanks for showing it, Jack!

Thanks again GT

Lucy sure is a looker! Do you ever carry the repaired prototype Ironwood any more, or has Lucy completely supplanted it??

Thanks pal No, that's been sad, particularly as Ashley did such a good job of repairing the damage caused by the BFO Lucy has stolen my heart, and my original '19 has been neglected as a result, despite its beauty

I'd better rustle up some supper.
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Lovely pic of that beauty, nice to see one of the '17s

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Gorgeous Dwight

Looking to pick up my first lambsfoot. Do you guys think it will be tough to grab a GEC 93 lambsfoot or will it be difficult to score on of those guys based on the demand. GEC increased their production numbers for each pattern but most of what they are making for the 93 will be with the ramsfoot blade.

The GEC Lambsfoot will be a limited run SFO for Waynorth, it will be very hard to get.

I agree with John @AZCoyote , but this thread is for discussing the Lambsfoot pattern rather than the commercial process. There's another thread where that sort of discussion seems to be going on: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...lambfoot-thread.1658430/page-10#post-19001407

Thank you kind sir.

Attention @dc50 - Just a shout-out to you Dave! Your absence is deafening my friend and you are greatly missed. I hope your nest building is coming along well. Hurry back.

Yeah, where is you, Dave? Hope you get settled in quickly.

I was just thinking this, but you and Vince said it. @dc50 Yeah Dave, your presence is noticed and missed. Hope the move is going well. Looking forward to your return.

Me too, missing Dave, and hope the move is going OK

 

[Jack Black]

Awesome pic Kevin

Hey Guardians, I hope you’re all having a great weekend!


Thanks mate. Yes those walking poles are common here too. I’d kind of dismissed them as a fashion accessory for a certain tribe, like guys who wear camo gear in urban settings (no offence to anyone who does, just not my style is all). But after taking one of my ash hiking sticks out a few times, I’ve realised what an advantage a lightweight stick/pole is for good walking posture and stability on rough and hilly ground.

I’ve also had it in mind to experiment with tarps while camping, and the Hilleberg tarp is made to be used with a hiking pole or walking stick.

Always a treat when you post Chin, hope you're doing OK pal I think they ARE a fashion accessory for many, but on steep terrain a lightweight pole, or even better a pair, can really help, particularly when carrying a heavy load, and will take tons of weight off the knees going downhill. When I was growing up, mountaineers carried long axes, which doubled as a walking stick, and that was still the case among winter hillwalkers well into the 1990's. I was an early proponent of pairing ski-poles with a much shorter axe, which now seems to be more de rigeur. These days, I only ever use poles when there is thick snow on the ground, and I'm climbing steep terrain, preferring a wooden stick or staff for the low level walking old-age has largely confined me to I've recently purchased a DD Superlight Tarp, but not had a chance to take it out yet

Very kind of you mate, regarding the straight razor. You see them here of course, but they’re less likely to be a fine old Sheffield make.

I'm afraid my mate had sold the razor, but I see them fairly recently Chin You are one of several friends that I've been meaning to send a package to for months, but have had a very busy year with these pesky Lambsfoot knives

Great ad image of the walker with pint, pipe and stick too. Hey Dylan @Pàdruig is that you?!!

Thanks mate

Jack, my tin is a tinderbox, which currently has some Monterey Pine fatwood, birchbark, and European Ash shavings salvaged from my walking stick carving in it:

It’s easy enough to use your Lambsfoot knife to make dry shavings for tinder at the drop of a hat, of course, but I just like the traditional practice of collecting tinder whenever opportunity affords. I think the old mountain folk in the US would place it in a possibles bag, close to their body, along with their tobacco pouch. As far as I can tell, the old Aussie bushmen called their version a dillybag, after the Aboriginal word for the same item.

That's a great pic Chin, and a great use for your tin I do the same with choice tinder. I've heard the word dillybag used before Hey, I watched a film about Ben Hall the other night, wouldn't say it was a great film though

Ouch, getting hit with a panelled mug must have been a painful experience. I won’t ask how the other bloke looked after the dust settled.

Reading the Scottish writer Irvine Welsh as a teenager, I was convinced that getting ‘glessed’ was some kind of British rite of passage! (I was going to include a clip from Trainspotting here, but the language would get me infracted in a hot second!)

I was talking to the publican in Mickey Bourke’s about some nice mugs he had just got in.

He mentioned how the popularity of the ubiquitous pint glass was simply due to their convenience in stacking when being collected and stored, rather than necessarily presenting good beer in the best glass.

A classic Doppelbock and some ebony:

I'll tell you about it sometime I think it might be a SCOTTISH rite of passage! That's a good point about the straight glasses, it's surprising how tall they can be stacked without the glass breaking Not that I think it's a good idea, but I guess, if you work in a busy bar, it's something of a necessity

Excellent pic, hope you enjoyed it my friend

Here's a pic of my carry today, and my dillybag

Morning Guardians, hope everyone is having a great weekend, and that you all enjoy a peaceful and relaxing Sunday

 

[Jack Black]

This is just a quick mock-up Wright's did to make sure the stamp looked OK on the steel Barlow bolster

 

[WDJ]

This is just a quick mock-up Wright's did to make sure the stamp looked OK on the steel Barlow bolster

That is a nice tang stamp.

 

[WDJ]

Bolster stamp!

 

[Jack Black]

That is a nice tang stamp.

Bolster stamp!

Yes, that's the bolster

 

[r8shell]

This is just a quick mock-up Wright's did to make sure the stamp looked OK on the steel Barlow bolster

Looking good!

 

[tmd_87]

This is just a quick mock-up Wright's did to make sure the stamp looked OK on the steel Barlow bolster

Glad I had to get up early for work today and also glad I checked here to be greeted by that sweeeeet bolster stamp! Gonna be awesome!

 

[Fodderwing]

Incredible color in this pic Kevin. Beautiful.

I've seen a photo of the stamped Barlow bolsters, and they look even better than I imagined I should have had them last week, but I think it will be about another fortnight I'm afraid - very frustratingly

Can't wait to see this.

Thanks pal No, that's been sad, particularly as Ashley did such a good job of repairing the damage caused by the BFO Lucy has stolen my heart, and my original '19 has been neglected as a result, despite its beauty

Great shot of your BFO survivor.

Gorgeous Dwight

Thank you sir.

Here's a pic of my carry today, and my dillybag

Ah yes, the one-of-a-kind Yorkshire Rose.

Have a great Sunday all.

 

[Jack Black]

Looking good!

Thanks Rachel

Glad I had to get up early for work today and also glad I checked here to be greeted by that sweeeeet bolster stamp! Gonna be awesome!

Hope so Taylor, been working on this a long time now

Can't wait to see this.

Great shot of your BFO survivor.

Thank you sir.

Ah yes, the one-of-a-kind Yorkshire Rose.

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Me neither Dwight Thank you very much, hope you have a great one too my friend, your DamLamb is looking gorgeous as ever

 

[JTB_5]

Cambertree Chin, thanks for sharing your seemingly limitless knowledge!

Jack Black the bolster stamp looks great!

I’m carrying one knife now but will add another before church.

 

[JohnDF]

Attention @dc50 - Just a shout-out to you Dave! Your absence is deafening my friend and you are greatly missed. I hope your nest building is coming along well. Hurry back.

Yeah, where is you, Dave? Hope you get settled in quickly.

I was just thinking this, but you and Vince said it. @dc50 Yeah Dave, your presence is noticed and missed. Hope the move is going well. Looking forward to your return.

Just thinking the same. Hope everything is running smoothly!

Me too, missing Dave, and hope the move is going OK

I miss his postings too. It was nice to see him "liking" some posts yesterday.

Thanks John, yes they’re the classic Smurf houses.

Ah yes, now I recognize them.

 

[JohnDF]

I think it looks GREAT!