Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[waynorth]

On Jacks Birthday after all he introduced the Lambsfoot to the colonies.

For this I am ever grateful!!!

 

[Prester John]

Thank you Jack, I'm pleased that it may be until next year before we see a new creation courtesy of JB
Number one, you need to enjoy the hikes,pubs and pies without a bugaboo riding on your shoulder.
Number two because I told the Missus/Linda that these Barlow's are the last of my knife purchases until next year.

Yeah, I think I'm about out for the year, too! "Why do you need so many knives?" From my perspective, I don't think it's that many.

 

[Prester John]

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Summer beer!

Ah, one I recognize!

 

[Prester John]

It's an old-fashioned barber's shop.

Only kind I'll go to. I'm on my fourth regular barber. They've all been a lot older than me, and I'm worried what I'm gonna do when they're all gone. The younger guys--and girls--don't know how to give a proper haircut.
Signed,
Curmudgeon

Shameful Jose, that engraver wants horse-whipping!

Send me the video!

There will be no pooping of the party!

Maybe it's not too late to change my ways.

 

[Half/Stop]

This will probably be my last one for a while, at least until next year. I wish it was all easier, and that things went smoother, but it has been very hard work, and I'm not keen to repeat the experience soon, nor can I afford to. I know you would never ask Ron, but the offer is there my friend

I put my vote in for the ‘20 Guardians Lambsfoot to be a Bigun with some super sweet bone of some kind for the handles! I totally understand the affordability issue. Our hobby is not an inexpensive one. I have always looked upon it as an investment as well as a truly enjoyable endeavor! I have two of the forum knives and Charlie’s Lambsfoots reserved. Pam and I are also attending the Rendezvous again and that’s never easy on the pocketbook! I keep hoping I’ll win the lottery but I’m beginning to think I would be better off just spending that money on knives! Thanks again for the offer Jack! It is appreciated!

Pile side:

Very nice Vince!

Here's another barlow treasure from barlow heaven.

Dwight that truly is a beauty my friend!

 

[Fodderwing]

I put my vote in for the ‘20 Guardians Lambsfoot to be a Bigun with some super sweet bone of some kind for the handles! I totally understand the affordability issue. Our hobby is not an inexpensive one. I have always looked upon it as an investment as well as a truly enjoyable endeavor! I have two of the forum knives and Charlie’s Lambsfoots reserved. Pam and I are also attending the Rendezvous again and that’s never easy on the pocketbook! I keep hoping I’ll win the lottery but I’m beginning to think I would be better off just spending that money on knives! Thanks again for the offer Jack! It is appreciated!

That has my vote Ron. And oh how I can identify with the rest of your post!

Dwight that truly is a beauty my friend!

Thank you Ron.

 

[dc50]

Another vote for Jack's birthday for all the obvious reasons
OG

 

[dc50]

Yeah, I think I'm about out for the year, too! "Why do you need so many knives?" From my perspective, I don't think it's that many.

I know eh? I guess I didn't say the whole truth I forgot to tell her I hopefully will obtain one from Charlie waynorth and then that's it.

 

[Half/Stop]

That has my vote Ron. And oh how I can identify with the rest of your post!

Thank you Ron.

 

[Prester John]

I know eh? I guess I didn't say the whole truth I forgot to tell her I hopefully will obtain one from Charlie waynorth and then that's it.

I'm sure she knows you by now!

 

[dc50]

I'm sure she knows you by now!

 

[Half/Stop]

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Dave, now I know for dang sure that I’ve stayed up too late tonight!

 

[dc50]

Dave, now I know for dang sure that I’ve stayed up too late tonight!

haha, that's two of us, Ron.

 

[Prester John]

Wishing my fellow Guardians a peaceful Sunday.

 

[mitch4ging]

Cheers to that, Taylor!

Lovely summertime shot!

Hello Vince and thank you for the tip on the mailbox, I do appreciate it. Since you mentioned barber shop and I am a retired barber I will have to tell you a story. One of my hunting buddies was a 6'10" tall lawyer and I am the runt of the litter at 6'4". I think we sort of hung out together because of the wide ranging similar interests we had. British cars, British SXS shotguns, British African Game Rifles, political action, fishing, hunting, aviation, knives, axes, logging saws just to name a few. Plus if we were standing and having a conversation we didn't have to stoop over to hear the little guys as he frequently put it, believe me I felt like a little guy standing next to Rolf. His office was a 1½ blocks north of my shop and he would sneak down the alley when he needed a haircut. Every time he came in, if there was anyone in the chair he would announce,"Fellas, we picked a good day to get a haircut!" Someone would invariably ask how he knew it was a good day for a haircut. Rolf would reply, "Well I don't see any freshly cut off ears on the floor!"

When he was first diagnosed with mantle cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the Mayo Clinic an hour long drive east of here the Doctors told him he had 24-42 months to live. His son was less than a year old and he told his Drs. at Rochester he didn't care what they did to him but he needed to live at least 5 more years so that his son would be old enough remember him. A lot of the stuff was experimental, and I am still amazed he lived through much of the treatments because of the devastating physical effects that they had on him. But he made it 13 years and we had a blast including recreating F.C. Selous' 4 gauge black powder elephant gun from over a century ago. And no matter how bad things looked he never lost his sense of humor!

Great story, thanks for sharing!

Pile side:

It is a great one, Vince!

I might even have a spare in my tool box you can have. Nice work on those leg vises my friend, they are similar to the ones they use at Wright's

Well, that is an incredible offer, Jack! I may take you up on that offer!

Here's another barlow treasure from barlow heaven.

Heaven indeed, Dwight! Beautiful scenery!

That's a cool ol' leg vice, Dennis.
A buddy of mine gave me a old anvil but it is in pretty bad shape. I don't think it can be saved

Thank you, kind sir! I enjoy restoring those old tools.

What kind of anvil?
You could always sell it, probably very easily. Either folks will buy it and put it in their yard, or since Forged in Fire is so popular, younger people want in, and buy 'em up. It use to be about $1 a pound for anvils at auctions and maybe $2 for new ones. Now, it's ~$4 for very used ones, and about $5 for new.

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Cool shot! Looks like the Griswold's on the Lamb, or maybe the Lambsfoot on the Griswolds! (sorry, it's late)

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Summer beer!

Nice!
Sometimes an easy to drink, light beer is the ticket! I like the Leinenkugels for outside activities.

Wishing my fellow Guardians a peaceful Sunday.

Same to you, Vince!

Well, I lost a bunch of quotes. My apologies, there was so many photos I had commented on, I'll have to redo tomorrow!

 

[Ironwood Chris]

While I'm waiting for my new Stag Hartshead Barlow, a bike saddle Lambsfoot

 

[Jack Black]

On Jacks Birthday after all he introduced the Lambsfoot to the colonies.

For this I am ever grateful!!!

The same thing we do every day, Jack: carry a lambsfoot.

ETA: ... and maybe have a chip buddy and, if so inclined, hoist a pint.

ETA^2: ... or clean, oil, and sharpen your user lambsfoot knife or knives to show appreciation for their hard work.

ETA^3: ... but that's not for me to decide, let's leave that up for suggestion.

Well, if there's pints and chip butties involved....

Does your barber use a Sheffield straight razor in his practice?

He does. He doesn't do shaves as he reckons that without a 'towel boy' prepping for him, they'd take so long he'd have to charge more than his customers can afford, but he uses a straight razor to dry shave neck hairs, and to do any fancy stuff the young 'uns want. You can see his razor on some of the pics I took (I've cropped this one heavily).

He also has a few on display, together with other barber's paraphernalia

Here's his price-list, which probably hasn't changed in decades. I dread to think what the average price for a hircut is in Leeds, probably around £20! I don't know how Brian makes a living, as he drives 50 miles to work each day. I usually give him £6 for a trim as I don't want to see him go out of business!

Thats very cool Jack.

Here's another barlow treasure from barlow heaven. View attachment 1149455View attachment 1149457

Thank you Dwight, and thank you for those superb pics

Thanks Jack, all of these Barlows that I have seen so far have been outstanding! I have been extra interested in the mail delivery lately......I don't know why.


That's the attitude!
Line 'em up!

That's a cool ol' leg vice, Dennis.
A buddy of mine gave me a old anvil but it is in pretty bad shape. I don't think it can be saved.

Have a great weekend, y'all!

Hope you're not sitting by the mailbox too long Kevin That's a cool pic Maybe the sort of company car a Lambsfoot salesman would have!

Jack Black -Jack thank you so much for the wonderful barber shop photographs! My uncle was a barber and I have several cousins that are barbers or beauticians. Uncle Roger's shop was in the basement of the of the lawyers office in my story earlier and he move to a street level location down the street from one of the local saloons in the early 1970's. When I was in-between-jobs in the early 1980's and he was dying of cancer he talked me into going to barber school. I have had two really fun jobs in my lifetime and barbering was one of them. I acquired his shop after serving my apprenticeship and a few years later moved a couple of times until I bought a building across the alley of the local VFW Post. That location brought me into contact with quite a number of fellows that had taken a walking tour of Europe during the mid 1940's. One of them was a barber that worked for me for some time and lived to be 99 or 100 years old. He was 38 when he was drafted and since the military thought barbers might be able to be cool when they see blood they made him a medic. Bob spent a little time in Bastogne and was waiting there for General George S. Patton and his 3rd Army, et.al. to rescue him and the others. I had a habit, after Memorial Day I would bring Cornelius Ryan's THE LONGEST DAY detailing the D-Day Invasion and usually have it read by D-Day. I was reading it when Charlie came in, sat down got his haircut and we talked the usual about hunting and fishing. Before Charlie left another longtime customer came and saw the book I was reading and recognized the title. Then Charlie got up, got his Minnesota Twins baseball cap off the hook. Then he and Laurence had a subdued discussion followed by a laugh or two, followed by what looked like a secret handshake, then Charlie left. Then Laurence came over and did not sit down, he watched to be sure his friend Charlie had gotten across the busy US Highway #14 and then he turned to me and said, "You just cut hair for the bravest man you will ever meet." How's that? I said. "I was part of the invasion of Europe and was a forward artillery observer for General Patton, I came ashore on D+7. Charlie came ashore on D minus 8 hours. We called their little groups Pathfinders, they went ashore after being dropped off into rubber rafts several miles out in the English Channel and as stealthily as they could made their way onto the shore, rounded up wood and other things that would burn and at the appointed time they started fires to light the landing zones on the Beaches of Normandy. Like I said Bill, you just worked on the bravest man you will ever meet!" Sadly, Laurence and Charlie are both gone now buried a ½ mile North of me. Most barber don't make a lot of money, but, the job is very rewarding in many ways.

Jack, I bet your barber has few good stories to tell. Barber shops on lower levels and men's rooms on lower levels have been pretty common place on this side of the pond, too.

Wow, great stories My sister was a hairdresser, right from leaving school to her late twenties, but as you say, the pay is rotten Half the reason I go to the barbers is to hear stories getting swapped around, though they are not as good as the ones I hear on the tool-stall

 

[Pt-Luso]

Here's another barlow treasure from barlow heaven.

Good Sunday Dwight, another beautiful stag, congratulations to the double!

 

[Jack Black]

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Summer beer!

Jack Black I love me some New England Style IPAs. But man nothing is better than a hopped up west coast style IPA!

Cheers Taylor, you're making me thirsty!

Another vote for Jack's birthday for all the obvious reasons

Thanks OG!

 

[Pt-Luso]

He does. He doesn't do shaves as he reckons that without a 'towel boy' prepping for him, they'd take so long he'd have to charge more than his customers can afford, but he uses a straight razor to dry shave neck hairs, and to do any fancy stuff the young 'uns want. You can see his razor on some of the pics I took (I've cropped this one heavily).

He also has a few on display, together with other barber's paraphernalia

Here's his price-list, which probably hasn't changed in decades. I dread to think what the average price for a hircut is in Leeds, probably around £20! I don't know how Brian makes a living, as he drives 50 miles to work each day. I usually give him £6 for a trim as I don't want to see him go out of business!

Good Sunday Jack, You have a very cool barber and barber shop.
I also had but as I always cut hair very short, since May 2018 I started to cut my hair myself with a machine and I continue until now!!