Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[cigarrodog]

It took me over an hour to catch up on the posts from yesterday and this morning. There were so many great pictures and stories. I would liked to have "quoted and replied" to them all but I made the executive decision to just start from Jack's morning post.

Yesterday was a lot of driving in crazy traffic, but we made it to Stanford and back (late night). It was great seeing my son and watching him perform. They won again last night and I'm hoping for a clean sweep after today in Sacramento. It was a good thing I decided to leave my Lambsfoot in the car yesterday because they had high security and metal detectors at the performance. It would have been a LONG walk back to the car to save my knife. I hate the Bay Area

I have a relaxing day ahead as we don't leave for the Sacramento contest until afternoon. But it will be a late night getting home again. Hope you all have a great Sunday too.

Congratulations to you and your Son on the Win, John. Your HHB is looking great.

 

[JohnDF]

Congratulations to you and your Son on the Win, John.

Thank you, Harvey.

 

[5K Qs]

I had some time this afternoon, so I flushed the Hartshead's joints and gave the blade a new, more acute edge.

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I hope everyone else who has one is enjoying theirs and those who are still waiting have theirs soon!

Exemplary edge, Greg!
I'm still waiting because mine seems to have "overshot" me and is apparently in San Francisco now! If you happen to see it, maybe you could give it a nudge in my direction.

With my Hartshead Barlow arriving today, I did some comparison of RALF to the new kid on the block. Placing the two knives parallel, with the front of each bolster lined up, we can see that the two lamb foot blades are identical in size. The closed length of the Guardians' 2018 ebony is 3.60", while the Hartshead frame is 3.74" and thicker as well. With the longer bolster and more hand-filling frame, I would say the Hartshead is a slightly harder working version of the Guardians. I dig 'em both . . . many, many thanks, Jack!

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Thanks for the comparison, Jeff! What an incredibly handsome couple you have there!

I certainly dont think ill will... personally I love the mismatched, super thin to thick stag but to each their own! Here's one that would drive most people mad..... fits my hand perfectly!

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Ron, those are a couple of heavenly Hartshead Barlows! I can see where the asymmetry of the stag slabs can be considered less than ideal visually, but I agree with Steve that having thicker stag on the pile side (for a right-hand user) actually improves the feel of a stag-handled knife, at least with the grip I typically use. (Of course, all these aesthetic issues are very subjective.)

Good evening party people!

Fantastic pic of an appealing knife, FBC!

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Thank you so much for the compliments Gary! Your Cracker Jack has not only provided us with some great photos to look at this week, but has produced many side conversations from other members. I guess the savory popcorn snack has been a part of everyone’s life at some point in time!
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Thanks, Ron; I guess we should have guessed that a traditional snack like Cracker Jack might resonate with folks who are drawn to traditional knives. By the way, here's a pic of Cracker Jack's asymmetrical stag; it's a bit thicker on the "wrong" side, but I doubt if I'd trade it for anyone else's AC:

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As I've said before GT and will say again, the ebony lambsfoot is the dark prince of Sheffield it's one classy knife.
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Princely, indeed, Dave!

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Isn't our battle cry, 'Seize the day, seize the Lambsfoot!'? Or is that too long?!

A wedge of pie huh? That sounds very interesting GT, I was tempted to bring a pie home with me earlier, but managed to resist the temptation! I'm on my own this weekend, and I would certainly have eaten the lot!

Cracking pic of Cracker Jack my friend
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I knew that was the Guardians' motto, but I wasn't sure if an organization may use their motto as a battle cry as well. I wonder if I can learn to yell that with Weissmullerian ululation?
The apple pie with a bit of Hershey's dark chocolate syrup drizzled on it was a treat!
Thanks, Jack.

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Great pic of a great AC. Grats
We used to call that a "cut", a good one was a "low cut". They were not meant as insults but however were often derogatory in nature. In fact, there was a very popular song by Bo Diddly called Say, Man that was comprised of a conversation between guys engaged in such an interaction.
Aw, the heck with it. Rather expounding further, here's the song:

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Thanks for the compliment, the "dozens" song, and the pic of your pair; your stag looks like a hefty handful!

How about: "For England and St. George!"? Or: "For Texas and Miss Lilly!"? Or: "Remember the Alamo!"? The Tarzan yell works too.

Thanks, Gary. Wonder if I should start naming them like you do.

I've been the recipient of lots of affection all my life!

Don't know if it's more valuable, but I'm waiting for a more legible replacement. I thought it was my eyes -- I am overdue for an eye exam.
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Thanks for the replies, Vince. You could certainly consider naming your lambsfoots, although that's a lot of responsibility. The Guardians could also consider having a different battle cry for each model of lambsfoot. Since we don't coordinate our carries very much, I suppose the cacophony produced by our different battle cries would strike terror into the hearts of our foes.

Let's just say the weather here is the mirror image of yours. 6 months of grueling summer, looking forward to fall and winter so I can play outside.

I aim to educate. That's a fine Cracker Jack you're carrying, here's the pile side of horn.

There goes my idea for next year's April Fools thread...gotta come up with something else now.

We're a picky society, weatherwise.
I'd forgotten that your pile side horn has that distinctive wing/scimitar!
I'm sure you'll manage to come up with another idea by April, and I will NEVER fall for it again!

- GT

 

[5K Qs]

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Might still work with the memories many of us have around here
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Speaking of memories, I attended a 50-year reunion for my high school graduation a week ago. It was very weird, but I had a better time than I thought I'd have. Lots of strange memory-related incidents. There were about 75 of us in attendance (out of 143 in the class), and I'll bet I could only identify about 6 of them without checking the name badges. And once the identification was made, I couldn't dredge up memories about most people, even those I hung out with regularly. I was very perplexed that at least 4 people mentioned to me, independently of one another, that I was taller than they remembered. I've been about the same size ever since I left high school, but I decided that people's memories are heavily influenced by first impressions (memory experts call it the primacy effect, I think), and when I started high school, I was under 5 feet tall and probably among the shortest 3 males in the school. Many attendees seemed to remember me as being "smarter" than I actually was, but that might have been a "last impressions" (or recency effect) thing, because I happened to get some local publicity near graduation for managing to snag a couple of prestigious academic scholarships, based on fortunate performance on college entrance exams.

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Looking forward not backwards, making some "big changes" means I can get closer to my goals.

I admire your attitude, Taylor! Best wishes for the teaching thing! (And it IS a cool coin. )

Think I'll join you:

Cheers!

Das Mädchen (und Messer) sieht gesund aus, Vince!

Mine came in yesterday, I had promised the kids dinner and a movie at the drive in last night so just got around to giving it a good flush and oil. Good action, nice snap (after the flush) and I love the stag!

Well done sir!! It might be my new favorite (although the Damascus senator may have something to say about that).

Glorious pair, Justin! Did you force a perfect patina on your Hartshead already, or is that just the lighting?

... 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.

I can relate to that, Dave & Vince. The year isn't even at the halfway point yet, and I've burned through about 5/6 of my arbitrary dollar-a-day knife budget!

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ETA^2: ... or clean, oil, and sharpen your user lambsfoot knife or knives to show appreciation for their hard work.
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I like that idea, Greg, since I usually don't set aside enough time for knife maintenance without some kind of external pressure.

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Have a great weekend, y'all!

Amusing pic of a superb knife, FBC! When I was a kid, our family cars were always station wagons (1960 Rambler and 1965 Dodge, I think). I may not have ridden in one since I started college!

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. ...

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!!

Morning Jose, I hope you're having a nice weekend. I also keep my hair short, so it is easy to do with the clippers, and I did that for many years. I still use them sometimes when I can't get to see Barber Brian

Thanks Jack, here is a picture of José always with his short hair!!

My hair grows pretty fast, so I usually go for a No2 all-over.

Interesting to read these barbering stories, and to see a photo of you, José! I used to have kind of long hair, and would go to national chain hair stylists or to cosmetology schools for haircuts; my wife often wasn't pleased with the results. So at least 10 years ago, I decided to buy clippers for the cost of 2 haircuts, and go with the buzz cut look my Dad always gave me in pre-teen years. I'm apparently not as talented as several of you are; I don't think I could cut my own hair well, even with the clippers. My wife has always done it for me every 6-8 weeks since I got the clippers. Like Jack, I always had her use the No.2 guard on my entire scalp, but somehow we seem to have lost that attachment in the past year. So now I have to go with #1 (drastic summer cut) or #3 (not quite as big a shock when I look in the mirror afterwards, but it needs cutting again much sooner).

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The Loot from Leeds arrived today! I had a feeling these were gonna be very special and I wasn't disappointed. Here is one of them for now. View attachment 1149213
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Here's another barlow treasure from barlow heaven. View attachment 1149455View attachment 1149457

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Good Sunday to you José. Looking good my friend. I also cut my own hair but keep it a bit shorter than yours.

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...Great pics my friend, the rosewood on the pile-side looks pretty interesting, with more character than you'd expect
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Major congratulations, Dwight, on your massive Hartshead haul!! I agree with Jack that the pile side of your rosewood is especially remarkable with the big pale thumbprint!

Cracker Jack in his youth:


- GT

 

[draggat]

I haven't liked some of the fat-cut Pere David stag I've had in the past, but with Sambar, I pretty much like it all ways, from the skillfully thin-cut old stag to the gnarly hand-filling stuff. I always like it, particularly with an old knife, where the stag almost melts into the liner, so thin that, at first, you think they cut it too thin, but then you look, and realise just how skilled the cutler was. It used to irritate me the way Wright's cut their stag too thick, and then ground half the bark off, Trevor Ablett sometimes did the same, but now I think they are getting better, and I'm very pleased with the stag models we've had from them. I just wish they could get more good Sambar, but worry what we've had may be the last of it



I love old Joseph Rodgers knives, and have quite a few of them, but I'm afraid I can't recommend the knives which currently carry that name, certainly if you have to order them sight-unseen. The last one I bought had terrible F&F, and I know other Guardians who have recently purchased their knives have been similarly disappointed. They get their knives made where they can, around the city, and seem to be struggling to get knives made. I also think they are overpriced, simply because they have the old Joseph Rodgers name attached to them. The same with Wostenholm, a name also owned by Eggington since they snapped them up in the mid-1980's. Historically, Eggington were not even a pocket-knife manufacturer. I wish that there were more Sheffield manufacturers to go to, that Rodgers and Taylor's Eye Witness, were still genuine traditional Sheffield pocket knife manufacturers. Sadly, Wright's, a tiny firm, who can be frustrating to deal with, are the last game in town in terms of traditional pocket-knives. It'd be great if that changed, but I don't see it happening, particularly since the UK has developed such an antagonistic attitude to pocket cutlery in recent years



Thank you for the kind words Jeff, I am grateful for all of you



That's a great pic Dylan, and I love the stag on your AC



Stag and Damascus, beautiful Dwight



Cool pic Kevin

Morning Guardians, I hope everyone has a great weekend ahead of them

You're always a wealth of great information Jack! Sad state of affairs these days and I think we should probably just be grateful that we at least have Wrights still, not to mention, you and all of the hard work you're doing!

Thank you Steve, I love Stag, especially the sambar (Père David not so much), but I really like this knife because it molds itself well by hand by having the almost symmetrical sides!

Beautiful knife! I like that thick chunk of stag. The filed spring really sets that knife off! Love it!

No need to apologize John...I hate the Bay Area too If I was in town this morning I would be at Stanford playing some frisbee golf Enjoy!

Another Bay Area hater here too! The traffic is just soul crushing. We are planning to leave the area in the next year though. I can't wait!

Good point (I take it that you are right handed)


Good lookin' AC, fine pic


A Lamb among the ferns, luv it

Party on

Savin' the best for last? Good lookin' pic! What a beauty!

Nice "filework" pic - grats


Great pics, thanks and grats

Hope you have a safe drive and an enjoyable time. Very nice pic!

And a Good Morning to you, sir. Beautiful stag

Great pic of a great AC. Grats
We used to call that a "cut", a good one was a "low cut". They were not meant as insults but however were often derogatory in nature. In fact, there was a very popular song by Bo Diddly called Say, Man that was comprised of a conversation between guys engaged in such an interaction.
Aw, the heck with it. Rather expounding further, here's the song:

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Yep, I'm a righty! Also, love old Bo Diddley! Haven't heard that one for quite a while!

Official closing ceremony yesterday! Whew thank goodness now onto bigger and better things...11 years with a department and all I got was this stinking challenge coin. Oh well, at least I had this amazing Barlow in my pocket!
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No gold watch, just a lot of "big wigs" patting their backs last night. Pretty annoying.

I've never been much for people who take credit or make a living off the sweat of others. I suppose it could be worse though. In my profession, most people are lucky just to be able to go to work every day. Glad you had a good friend in your pocket!

Still patiently waiting for my Hartshead to show up..... currently languishing in customs about 40 miles away.

Have a great day Guardians! Sorry, no photos right now. I have a 4 year old literally yanking on my arm to go play!

 

[r8shell]

Right, Lambsfoot day, instead of celebrating with turkey, Jack suggested, pints and chip butties would be perfect.

Surely you mean a sausage butty??

How about a hamburger butty?

Don't let it get around or you may end up with a cult.

Too late. "One of us, one of us."

They use 4 pins on the Big Uns, and sometimes 4 on the medium size (hold the horn down!)

My big'un only has three pins, but it's at least five years old. Have they changed their design?

We're a picky society, weatherwise.
I'd forgotten that your pile side horn has that distinctive wing/scimitar!
I'm sure you'll manage to come up with another idea by April, and I will NEVER fall for it again!

Yeah, it's hard to trick some of you more than once or twice. Fortunately there are always newbies who aren't expecting it! Muh-ha-ha-ha.

All this barber shop talk is interesting timing. I have a very good friend who started chemotherapy this month, and she asked me to drive her to get her head shaved. I guess it's especially unpleasant when one's hair falls out if you're starting out with very long hair. My regular hairdresser is closed on Fridays, so we just went to a Barber shop in the neighborhood that I'd driven past a few times. I didn't know they still had this old-school type of shop. Let's just say, the three old barbers looked so confused when we walked in. I assume very few women pass through those doors. My friend says, "I want my head shaved." They just stared at her, more confused. She said "Chemo." Then one hopped up, and said, "Alright, let's go." He was so sweet about it, asked if she wanted to keep the hair, talked about his niece going through the same thing, just really kind. It wasn't really a shave, more like the clippers set on 0.

 

[Jack Black]

I knew that was the Guardians' motto, but I wasn't sure if an organization may use their motto as a battle cry as well. I wonder if I can learn to yell that with Weissmullerian ululation?
The apple pie with a bit of Hershey's dark chocolate syrup drizzled on it was a treat!
Thanks, Jack.

Good point GT! There was a 19th century Anarchist group in Sheffield whose motto was 'War, to the knife, against the enemies of humanity', which sounds very combative, but also probably a bit long-winded for a battle-cry!

Speaking of memories, I attended a 50-year reunion for my high school graduation a week ago. It was very weird, but I had a better time than I thought I'd have. Lots of strange memory-related incidents. There were about 75 of us in attendance (out of 143 in the class), and I'll bet I could only identify about 6 of them without checking the name badges. And once the identification was made, I couldn't dredge up memories about most people, even those I hung out with regularly. I was very perplexed that at least 4 people mentioned to me, independently of one another, that I was taller than they remembered. I've been about the same size ever since I left high school, but I decided that people's memories are heavily influenced by first impressions (memory experts call it the primacy effect, I think), and when I started high school, I was under 5 feet tall and probably among the shortest 3 males in the school. Many attendees seemed to remember me as being "smarter" than I actually was, but that might have been a "last impressions" (or recency effect) thing, because I happened to get some local publicity near graduation for managing to snag a couple of prestigious academic scholarships, based on fortunate performance on college entrance exams.

That's all very interesting GT, I also remember me being smarter than I actually am! I'm not sure I would fancy a school reunion at all, I remember bumping into a group of my old school friends in a Sheffield pub when I was in my 30's. They were all really pleased to see me, but the fact they looked so old depressed me for months!

Interesting to read these barbering stories, and to see a photo of you, José! I used to have kind of long hair, and would go to national chain hair stylists or to cosmetology schools for haircuts; my wife often wasn't pleased with the results. So at least 10 years ago, I decided to buy clippers for the cost of 2 haircuts, and go with the buzz cut look my Dad always gave me in pre-teen years. I'm apparently not as talented as several of you are; I don't think I could cut my own hair well, even with the clippers. My wife has always done it for me every 6-8 weeks since I got the clippers. Like Jack, I always had her use the No.2 guard on my entire scalp, but somehow we seem to have lost that attachment in the past year. So now I have to go with #1 (drastic summer cut) or #3 (not quite as big a shock when I look in the mirror afterwards, but it needs cutting again much sooner).

I have also had to change haircut after losing the plastic grade combs before GT! I have also had the comb come off mid-haircut when I have been trimming it myself! The main reason I have kept it so short for decades is that I have generally not enjoyed the 'faff' of getting it cut. I quite enjoy a trip to the barbers these days though as I get to chat to Brian about knives, and it only takes five minutes to cut my hair

Cracker Jack in his youth:
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- GT

A good looking lad

 

[JohnDF]

Cracker Jack in his youth:
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- GT

Lots of great stories, GT.
The Guardian thread is like my morning paper.

 

[Prester John]

Same here, I cut my own hair with clippers (for a couple of decades) as I struggled to find a reliable old barber after I moved to Leeds. Strangely, the young guys with the big beards and 'prison tattoos' (not bikers, these are middle-class boys), seem to spend half their time in their own specialist barber shops, which charge real fancy prices. There are nearly as many of these places in the high-street as there are tattooists here at the moment

What the ________ is a "VEGAN" haircut???? My barber uses a clipper, scissors, comb, and a straight razor. What's food got to do with it?

 

[Jack Black]

You're always a wealth of great information Jack! Sad state of affairs these days and I think we should probably just be grateful that we at least have Wrights still, not to mention, you and all of the hard work you're doing!

Thank you Steve - see below! Yes, and who knows how long they'll last

How about a hamburger butty?

Too late. "One of us, one of us."

Mmmm...

My big'un only has three pins, but it's at least five years old. Have they changed their design?

No, I was just talking rubbish! They've added a fourth pin to the horn models, but the others still have three. Sorry

Yeah, it's hard to trick some of you more than once or twice. Fortunately there are always newbies who aren't expecting it! Muh-ha-ha-ha.

All this barber shop talk is interesting timing. I have a very good friend who started chemotherapy this month, and she asked me to drive her to get her head shaved. I guess it's especially unpleasant when one's hair falls out if you're starting out with very long hair. My regular hairdresser is closed on Fridays, so we just went to a Barber shop in the neighborhood that I'd driven past a few times. I didn't know they still had this old-school type of shop. Let's just say, the three old barbers looked so confused when we walked in. I assume very few women pass through those doors. My friend says, "I want my head shaved." They just stared at her, more confused. She said "Chemo." Then one hopped up, and said, "Alright, let's go." He was so sweet about it, asked if she wanted to keep the hair, talked about his niece going through the same thing, just really kind. It wasn't really a shave, more like the clippers set on 0.

Nice story Rachel, considering the circumstances Hope your friend is going to be OK

 

[Prester John]

It took me over an hour to catch up on the posts from yesterday and this morning. There were so many great pictures and stories. I would liked to have "quoted and replied" to them all but I made the executive decision to just start from Jack's morning post.

Yesterday was a lot of driving in crazy traffic, but we made it to Stanford and back (late night). It was great seeing my son and watching him perform. They won again last night and I'm hoping for a clean sweep after today in Sacramento. It was a good thing I decided to leave my Lambsfoot in the car yesterday because they had high security and metal detectors at the performance. It would have been a LONG walk back to the car to save my knife. I hate the Bay Area

I have a relaxing day ahead as we don't leave for the Sacramento contest until afternoon. But it will be a late night getting home again. Hope you all have a great Sunday too.

Congratulations, John!

 

[Jack Black]

What the ________ is a "VEGAN" haircut???? My barber uses a clipper, scissors, comb, and a straight razor. What's food got to do with it?

I think it's just a joke Vince, the place is next to a vegetarian cafe

 

[Hairy Clipper]

Jack Black Your barber Brian has a nice collection of working tools. The razors of the barber sharpened type have been relegated to the collectors and have been replaced by razors that use injector factory sharpened blades that takes some of the fun out of getting a shave for the patron. I had a lot of elderly patrons that talked about how much they missed the ritual of the shave with steaming towels, stropping razors, brushing of shave cream, the blade traversing the skin and the splash of Witch Hazel afterwards. Without a healthy level of shave customers your skills can diminish rather quickly and your confidence with it. I would do maybe three or four shaves a year. I had a couple of elderly guys that were blind and living with their daughter's family that would get brought in once a year and have 6" to 8" shaved off their chins and occasionally a husband to be would show up early on a Saturday to "treat" himself to a real shave on his special day. I am not sure, but, between the fine edge and shape of a straight edge razor or perhaps my fathers only pocket knife which was a 1920-1940 era Case hawk-billed pruner that was broken and reshaped by hand and stone into what I recall from my youth looking much like the lambsfoot of today and days past. Later in it's life the blade took a more spey type of look to it. About a year ago my 40 year old nephew called me on the telephone and asked if I knew where his grandfather's old pocket knife went? A couple of days later I drove to his home 11 miles north of here and informed him it is his turn to keep it sharp, for which he is eternally grateful.

Since we are talking shaving, many are unaware that the straight razor and the injector bladed version of the same require two different techniques when shaving and to use one method in place of the other will surely get you cut. This situation exists because the factory edge of the injector razor is so much sharper and refined than the hand honed and stropped razor's edge that aligns those tiny microscopic teeth on the edge. The hand stropped razor is moved across the skin at a slight diagonal to the edge of the blade and it acts much like a saw blade cutting through a piece of wood. The factory edge injector blade is moved across the skin perpendicular to the blade edge ... moving this blade diagonally is a disaster waiting to happen.

Gosh, I am long winded! Miss Bonnie has been feed and my gizzard is grinding, but, empty. I think I ought to remedy that.

 

[JohnDF]

Congratulations, John!

Thank you, Vince.

the place is next to a vegetarian cafe

That makes it even funnier.

 

[tmd_87]

Who's gonna get a patina going on their Barlow? This is the first knife I'm not jumping to get it all dark and grey looking....

 

[Prester John]

Thanks, Ron; I guess we should have guessed that a traditional snack like Cracker Jack might resonate with folks who are drawn to traditional knives. By the way, here's a pic of Cracker Jack's asymmetrical stag; it's a bit thicker on the "wrong" side, but I doubt if I'd trade it for anyone else's AC:

Wouldn't trade mine either, Gary. We've bonded (cut twice!).

Thanks for the replies, Vince. You could certainly consider naming your lambsfoots, although that's a lot of responsibility. The Guardians could also consider having a different battle cry for each model of lambsfoot. Since we don't coordinate our carries very much, I suppose the cacophony produced by our different battle cries would strike terror into the hearts of our foes.

I think cacophony would work!

Good point GT! There was a 19th century Anarchist group in Sheffield whose motto was 'War, to the knife, against the enemies of humanity', which sounds very combative, but also probably a bit long-winded for a battle-cry!

How about: "It's clobberin' time!"?

 

[Prester John]

Who's gonna get a patina going on their Barlow? This is the first knife I'm not jumping to get it all dark and grey looking....

You first, Taylor. I dare you!

 

[Jack Black]

Jack Black Your barber Brian has a nice collection of working tools. The razors of the barber sharpened type have been relegated to the collectors and have been replaced by razors that use injector factory sharpened blades that takes some of the fun out of getting a shave for the patron. I had a lot of elderly patrons that talked about how much they missed the ritual of the shave with steaming towels, stropping razors, brushing of shave cream, the blade traversing the skin and the splash of Witch Hazel afterwards. Without a healthy level of shave customers your skills can diminish rather quickly and your confidence with it. I would do maybe three or four shaves a year. I had a couple of elderly guys that were blind and living with their daughter's family that would get brought in once a year and have 6" to 8" shaved off their chins and occasionally a husband to be would show up early on a Saturday to "treat" himself to a real shave on his special day. I am not sure, but, between the fine edge and shape of a straight edge razor or perhaps my fathers only pocket knife which was a 1920-1940 era Case hawk-billed pruner that was broken and reshaped by hand and stone into what I recall from my youth looking much like the lambsfoot of today and days past. Later in it's life the blade took a more spey type of look to it. About a year ago my 40 year old nephew called me on the telephone and asked if I knew where his grandfather old pocket knife went? A couple of days later I drove to his home 11 miles north of here and informed him it is his turn to keep it sharp, for which he is eternally grateful.

Since we are talking shaving, many are unaware that the straight razor and the injector bladed version of the same require two different techniques when shaving and to use one method in place of the other will surely get you cut. This situation exists because the factory edge of the injector razor is so much sharper and refined than the hand honed and stropped razor's edge that aligns those tiny microscopic teeth on the edge. The hand stropped razor is moved across the skin at a slight diagonal to the edge of the blade and it acts much like a saw blade cutting through a piece of wood. The factory edge injector blade is moved across the skin perpendicular to the blade edge ... moving this blade diagonally is a disaster waiting to happen.

Gosh, I am long winded! Miss Bonnie has been feed and my gizzard is grinding, but, empty. I think I ought to remedy that.

Interesting post HC, we are going to have to get you a Lambsfoot When I was a boy, my uncles and father would often talk about the ritual of going to the barbers for a shave on a Saturday morning, as us something I had to look forward to as I got older. Unfortunately, by the time I grew up, things had changed, men shaved at home, and barbers were frightened of using straight razors because of health scares. I was going to get one on my birthday the other year, but balked at paying the best part of $50. I was asking Brian about it, and he was saying that things were different in the old days, the Towel Boy would do all the prep, and the barber would just move along the line from one guy to another, so he didn't have to charge fancy prices. I have straight myself, but have noticed that some of the trendy barbers offering expensive straight-razor shaves are actually using 'shavette's with a removable blade. It's a shame that ordinary guys can no longer have the simple pleasure of a good shave at a reasonable price, we've lost something

That makes it even funnier.

There's a joke related to the hashtag too, but it's a bit of a long story

Lambsfoot content

 

[Jack Black]

How about: "It's clobberin' time!"?

Brilliant!

You first, Taylor. I dare you!

I've got a little on at least one of mine, just from cutting tape and packaging so far I think. The satin finished blades will patina more quickly than the polished ones, the same with the liners and bolsters, they're all the same C70 steel, though only the blades are heat-treated

 

[JohnDF]

About time for a family photo I think...

The ironwood is slightly bigger than the rosewood, and the Barlow slightly bigger still.