Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[JohnDF]

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My curiosity is getting the better of me... What is that?

 

[flatblackcapo]

Jack, thank you, you give so much of your time for the Guardians. Both in responding to this thread with comments, information, knowledge and providing us the opportunities to acquire new, special Lambsfoot knives. You always go above and beyond for the Guardians!

Jack Black TRUTH! Tell it like it is, Preston.

I consider these working knives, hence the need for more stiffness than your typical pocket knife. By it’s original designated purpose it was often used on a relatively uncooperative subject, the lamb. Now I wouldn’t want a lambsfoot that was excessively stiff, but a little stiffness keeps it as a safer working knife.

Very well said, Harvey.
Btw, I don't always say it it but I always enjoy seeing the pics of your wonderful old Lambsfoot knives.

LOL! Cool pic Kevin

Hope everyone has had a good Friday I'm heading out for a hike tomorrow, and taking these two with me, hope everyone has a fantastic weekend

Thanks, Jack. It looks like you had a really nice stroll.
Great pics, I always like your hiking / Lambsfoot pics.

Didn't the Rolling Stones once sing something like "Have you seen Black Betty, baby, standing in the shadows?"

That ironwood is lit, FBC!! (Do kids still use "lit"? )

Thanks, I do like me some Rolling Stones!
Ya know...... Did "lit" come before or after "fire" ? Heck. I don't know!

Great photo! Looks like a reliable friend!

Thank you , Dennis, she was a stubborn ol' girl at first but she settled down to be a great companion.

Good Morning Guardians and Happy Saturday.
My youngest boy is graduating high school today and my other boy is home from college to help us celebrate. It's going to be a great day!

Congratulations to your boy, John!
Nice pic and knife, they are both simple and classy.

A couple Lambsfoot pics from the other day.

 

[Prester John]

My curiosity is getting the better of me... What is that?

Harvey can tell you for sure, but I believe it's a lighter. Went out and bought a cigar today. But I prefer matches.

 

[JohnDF]

Congratulations to your boy, John!

Thank you.

Harvey can tell you for sure, but I believe it's a lighter. Went out and bought a cigar today. But I prefer matches.

Oh ya... I can see that now.

 

[OLd_gUY]

Harvey can tell you for sure, but I believe it's a lighter. Went out and bought a cigar today. But I prefer matches.

Butane lighters for me. Guess I need more matchstrike knives

 

[Fodderwing]

That is the fanciest lighter I have ever seen.

 

[dc50]

Stellar pic Dave I'm sure that knife wasn't that good-looking when I put it in the mail

Thank you, my friend, I'm sure it was as good looking when you shipped it. Sometimes its all about the setting, For example, when I wear brown I look like a schmuck but when I wear black I'm totally cool

 

[cigarrodog]

JohnDF Glad you and your family had a great special day. What a complement to have your Son take up Math.

JohnDF Prester John Fodderwing
Well it’s already been said. It’s a cool cheapo lighter. Just trying to convey the aftermath of a pleasant smoke.

flatblackcapo Thank you for the kind remarks. I enjoy your images as well. Heck...I enjoy everyones’ images.

 

[Prester John]

Thank you, my friend, I'm sure it was as good looking when you shipped it. Sometimes its all about the setting, For example, when I wear brown I look like a schmuck but when I wear black I'm totally cool

Johnny Cash and Darth Vader are the coolest!

 

[dc50]

Johnny Cash and Darth Vader are the coolest!

So was Paladin (Richard Boone)

 

[Prester John]

So was Paladin (Richard Boone)
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Oh, yeah! One-ounce trigger!

 

[tmd_87]

Great lime slicer for a favorite drink the Caipirinha.

 

[Prester John]

Great lime slicer for a favorite drink the Caipirinha.
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Snakewood's looking good, Taylor.

 

[cigarrodog]

Getting in the mood. Just make mine a Lambsfoot.

“A barlow knife is a type of folding pocket knife that features double or single blades that open at one end only. This pocket knife was manufactured in Sheffield England specifically for export to the States from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century and is known as a “Barlow” after one of the earliest and most famous makers.”(Kuntz, Fiddler’s Companion, http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc).

The knife was made by Luke Furnace of Stannington, which in the eighteenth century was a small village on the outskirts of Sheffield. Luke Furnace’s name occurs in the Sheffield directories from 1774 and 1787, but not in the 1797 directory, so he was presumably dead by then. He probably adopted the mark “1760” because that was the year he obtained the freedom of the Cutler’s Company. The original Barlow, after whom the knives are named, was working in Sheffield at the same time as Luke Furnace.”

 

[tmd_87]

Getting in the mood. Just make mine a Lambsfoot.

Gosh darn it! Great video and cool song!

 

[cigarrodog]

tmd_87

 

[Cambertree]

Hey Guardians, I hope you’re all well, and enjoying the weekend!

I’m playing catchup again, and jumping forward to post this ‘in real time’ before I get left behind by the Guardians Express.

Ebony and brick... Very nice.

Thanks John!

Sure, red brick seems to be a fitting background, considering the Lambsfoot pattern’s Victorian era origins.

Cambertree you always provide great recommendations. That Marcus Clarke book is something I want to read. As for English History, I find myself jumping around. There’s so much to learn. One of my jumps was to the War of the Roses. The depiction of Henry Vl, the “Mad King,” wasn’t very flattering, to say the least. If only Richard had been a little more patient at the end, he might have worn the Crown, instead of having his severed head stuck on a pole.

Thanks Harvey.

Yes, although For The Term of His Natural Life was written in an easy to read popular novel format, I think it stands the test of time very well. Marcus Clarke had an enquiring mind and observant eye for the foibles and details of early Australia - the thin veneer of transplanted genteel ‘Society’ presiding over a hellish prison system.

There is a popular myth in modern Australia that most convicts were transported for petty thefts like stealing a loaf of bread. While it’s true that many of those sentenced to Transportation had committed very minor ‘crimes of poverty’, there were also many professional criminals from London’s well developed and stratified underworld, like Ikey Solomon - the basis for Dicken’s Fagan character - as well as numerous Irish rebels; and Scots and Yorkshire revolutionaries from the uprisings of the 1820s, in addition to Swing rioters, naval mutineers, early Trade Unionists, Luddites, Chartists, and French-Canadian and American prisoners of war.

Australian convict history presents a fascinating canvas of characters.

Yes, I pictured Henry VI as a kind of Manchurian Candidate puppet character.

I guess patience wasn’t one of Richard III’s strong suits!

I'm gonna get this book by Marcus Clarke Chin.

Nice one Dwight, I hope you’re enjoying it. I’d rate it as the great Australian novel of the 19th century, as Huck Finn and Moby Dick are to American literature IMHO. Most of the dramatic events described in the novel were based on actual incidents. I first read the book in my early 20s, which prompted my girlfriend and I to take a road trip around Tasmania, to investigate the places described in the novel.

Another stellar post Chin. You might not know or care, but the city of Denver, Colorado, recently de-criminalized hallucinogenic mushrooms. Makes it just another reason not to travel in or around that area...for me anyway!

Thanks Preston. Yikes!

I hope you’re keeping warm, my friend.

Wow OG! Surely picture of the month...
Good to see you had a great time; I'm missing the snow now.
The first time I was there 1989 maybe there was some guy who was paraplegic who was climbing El Capitan unsupported.

Sounds amazing David.

This is an article on Alex Honnold’s 2017 astonishing free solo ascent of El Capitan.

I've also seen a lot of stuff said about walking poles that transfering some of the force of the impact through your arms removes 'x' amount of force from your knees. I've never used them but I've tracked down a cheap pair which I may give a go for some planned over-nighters I'm thinking of doing.

Yes, that definitely makes sense. It’s interesting that you do seem to feel more refreshed at the end of a walk, even with a single stick removing some of that force from your knees.

Nice pic Chin

Thanks Jack. That’s a classic shot of your Unity against red brick there.

@Nature Boy - that’s so cool that you found a Unity Lambsfoot. That’s a fine example.

Here’s mine hanging out with Lefty:

Good point about the timber patterns, I like the two-tone patterns seen on several of the Second 20 The Ironwood turned out to be much more interesting than I'd originally expected. Thanks mate

Yeah, they’re all great, but I particularly like those two-tone ones from the second batch as well.

Those and the black ribbons/river delta patterned ones are some of my favourites.

Speaking of fine Lambsfoot knives, I have a new arrival from another Guardian to reintroduce to the thread.

@Leslie Tomville kindly got in touch with me recently and asked if I’d be interested in giving this Michael May Lambsfoot a new home.

Thanks for the kind offer my friend and I’m very pleased with it.

Some of you may recall that @Leslie Tomville specified the stunning bocote covers and full profile Wright Lambsfoot blade, rather than Michael’s more usual version which starts off as a Wright blank but is ground a bit lower and rounder out to the tip.

It’s a beautiful knife. The strongly figured American wood, and brass bolster kind of makes me think that if the pattern had been picked up in the US, an American Lambsfoot version might look like a bit like this.

Nice pic Chin

Thanks again, my friend.

What a great photographic tour of the area, David. Thanks, seeing all the old machinery and vehicles reminds me of how difficult a life folks had in that time. I think the same when I see the old wagon trails here through the plains and mountains of Colorado...

I think the same thing, looking at some of the old road cuttings and gold rush diggings around here too.

Some of the creeks here have been diverted from their original courses, so the beds could be worked over for gold.

I found this old stump in the forest the other day - it still has the cuttings where the fellers placed their planks like a spiral stairway, and worked their way up above the buttress roots to begin chopping.

 

[Jack Black]

Jack Black Looks like a lovely walk. Now maybe a pint later to go with that wine.

It was Harvey, with some incredible views, and I even got a pint in a 17th century pub

Son won his game today....lil more little league to go. Carried this Damlamb
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Great stuff Taylor, congratulations Great pic of your knife

We are in no danger Jack but there are so many folks who are experiencing a most tragic life altering event in the form of property devastation.

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A terrible thing Dwight Nice pic of your AC my friend

Thank you, everybody. The day was fabulous and my son had a great time. We had a little party in the park and it was great spending the day with friends and family. My son will be going on to college and majoring in math and minoring in music. His goal is to become a math teacher and maybe a band instructor/assistant. One boy an engineer and the other a math teacher, not sure where they got their love for math?

Sounds like a perfect day John

My curiosity is getting the better of me... What is that?

You didn't supply it John?!

Jack Black TRUTH! Tell it like it is, Preston.



Very well said, Harvey.
Btw, I don't always say it it but I always enjoy seeing the pics of your wonderful old Lambsfoot knives.








Thanks, Jack. It looks like you had a really nice stroll.
Great pics, I always like your hiking / Lambsfoot pics.




Thanks, I do like me some Rolling Stones!
Ya know...... Did "lit" come before or after "fire" ? Heck. I don't know!


Thank you , Dennis, she was a stubborn ol' girl at first but she settled down to be a great companion.


Congratulations to your boy, John!
Nice pic and knife, they are both simple and classy.

A couple Lambsfoot pics from the other day.

Thank you very much Kevin, those are great pics

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you, my friend, I'm sure it was as good looking when you shipped it. Sometimes its all about the setting, For example, when I wear brown I look like a schmuck but when I wear black I'm totally cool

LOL!

JohnDF Prester John Fodderwing
Well it’s already been said. It’s a cool cheapo lighter. Just trying to convey the aftermath of a pleasant smoke.

I thought it was a great pic Harvey

Getting in the mood. Just make mine a Lambsfoot.

“A barlow knife is a type of folding pocket knife that features double or single blades that open at one end only. This pocket knife was manufactured in Sheffield England specifically for export to the States from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century and is known as a “Barlow” after one of the earliest and most famous makers.”(Kuntz, Fiddler’s Companion, http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc).

The knife was made by Luke Furnace of Stannington, which in the eighteenth century was a small village on the outskirts of Sheffield. Luke Furnace’s name occurs in the Sheffield directories from 1774 and 1787, but not in the 1797 directory, so he was presumably dead by then. He probably adopted the mark “1760” because that was the year he obtained the freedom of the Cutler’s Company. The original Barlow, after whom the knives are named, was working in Sheffield at the same time as Luke Furnace.”

Great little film Harvey, part of the lyric reminds me of this one Definitely an iconic knife

Unfortunately, a lot of rubbish has been written about Barlow knives over the years. While large numbers of Sheffield Barlow knives were shipped to the US, the pattern was not made specifically for export. The pattern is named for the Barlow family of cutlers, beginning with Obadiah Barlow, who came to Sheffield in 1654. He set up his home and workshop in the small Hartshead district of Sheffield, where the first Barlow knives were made. Luke Furness was one of many Stannington cutlers (several of whom were part of the Furness family, which I'm related to by marriage) who made Barlow knives. If you can track down a copy of the July 2018 of Knife Magazine, there's a long article about the history of the Barlow knife

 

[Jack Black]

Hey Guardians, I hope you’re all well, and enjoying the weekend!

I’m playing catchup again, and jumping forward to post this ‘in real time’ before I get left behind by the Guardians Express.



Thanks John!

Sure, red brick seems to be a fitting background, considering the Lambsfoot pattern’s Victorian era origins.



Thanks Harvey.

Yes, although For The Term of His Natural Life was written in an easy to read popular novel format, I think it stands the test of time very well. Marcus Clarke had an enquiring mind and observant eye for the foibles and details of early Australia - the thin veneer of transplanted genteel ‘Society’ presiding over a hellish prison system.

There is a popular myth in modern Australia that most convicts were transported for petty thefts like stealing a loaf of bread. While it’s true that many of those sentenced to Transportation had committed very minor ‘crimes of poverty’, there were also many professional criminals from London’s well developed and stratified underworld, like Ikey Solomon - the basis for Dicken’s Fagan character - as well as numerous Irish rebels; and Scots and Yorkshire revolutionaries from the uprisings of the 1820s, in addition to Swing rioters, naval mutineers, early Trade Unionists, Luddites, Chartists, and French-Canadian and American prisoners of war.

Australian convict history presents a fascinating canvas of characters.

Yes, I pictured Henry VI as a kind of Manchurian Candidate puppet character.

I guess patience wasn’t one of Richard III’s strong suits!



Nice one Dwight, I hope you’re enjoying it. I’d rate it as the great Australian novel of the 19th century, as Huck Finn and Moby Dick are to American literature IMHO. Most of the dramatic events described in the novel were based on actual incidents. I first read the book in my early 20s, which prompted my girlfriend and I to take a road trip around Tasmania, to investigate the places described in the novel.



Thanks Preston. Yikes!

I hope you’re keeping warm, my friend.



Sounds amazing David.

This is an article on Alex Honnold’s 2017 astonishing free solo ascent of El Capitan.



Yes, that definitely makes sense. It’s interesting that you do seem to feel more refreshed at the end of a walk, even with a single stick removing some of that force from your knees.



Thanks Jack. That’s a classic shot of your Unity against red brick there.

@Nature Boy - that’s so cool that you found a Unity Lambsfoot. That’s a fine example.

Here’s mine hanging out with Lefty:

Yeah, they’re all great, but I particularly like those two-tone ones from the second batch as well.

Those and the black ribbons/river delta patterned ones are some of my favourites.

Speaking of fine Lambsfoot knives, I have a new arrival from another Guardian to reintroduce to the thread.

@Leslie Tomville kindly got in touch with me recently and asked if I’d be interested in giving this Michael May Lambsfoot a new home.

Thanks for the kind offer my friend and I’m very pleased with it.

Some of you may recall that @Leslie Tomville specified the stunning bocote covers and full profile Wright Lambsfoot blade, rather than Michael’s more usual version which starts off as a Wright blank but is ground a bit lower and rounder out to the tip.

It’s a beautiful knife. The strongly figured American wood, and brass bolster kind of makes me think that if the pattern had been picked up in the US, an American Lambsfoot version might look like a bit like this.

Thanks again, my friend.



I think the same thing, looking at some of the old road cuttings and gold rush diggings around here too.

Some of the creeks here have been diverted from their original courses, so the beds could be worked over for gold.

I found this old stump in the forest the other day - it still has the cuttings where the fellers placed their planks like a spiral stairway, and worked their way up above the buttress roots to begin chopping.

Great to see you here Chin, I am sure I am far from alone in looking forward to your posts

I picked up a copy of Clarke's book from the big river site, and am looking forward to reading it immensely Unfortunately, I received what looks to be a freshly-printed A4 edition, which will make for awkward reading and storage

Thank you for the compliment on my Unity, and it's great to see yours hanging out with Lefty The knives take me back to the time I could pick up old Lambsfoot knives regularly, they all seem to have gone into hiding now

Well done to @Leslie Tomville - and Michael May - That's a fine-looking Lambsfoot I think Leslie did well to hold out for the more angular tip. Great photos my friend, and the ones which follow are also superb