Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

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No, no smoking virtually anywhere now

Your state nannies were trying to stamp out smoking in your own car a while back, as I recall. In case you might have children, I think it was.

 

[flatblackcapo]

That's a great picture and good start to the patina on that handsome Hartshead. The last time I interviewed(an elementary teaching position) I ask almost as many questions as the interview team. I wanted to find a place where I could feel comfortable and feel as though I understood the 'climate' of the staff. I think it worked in my favor, I got the position and thoroughly enjoyed being at that school. Change, being inevitable, happened...staff and administration came and went. I was there for sixteen years and loved every minute, but those first three or four years were magic. I hope you find that magic.

Thank you Preston, I appreciate it. I am sure things will work out for the better.

That's exactly what I plan on doing with the Rosewood I figure it's about two weeks now since it was shipped, so only 4 more weeks to crawl through Customs and Canada post.

Could it be taking so long because the folks at customs are trying to find someone who can wrist flick those beauties open?

Mr. Black I submit my application into the Guardians of the Lambsfoot.

It arrived today and Ms Sarah and Ms Jane picked me out a beautiful knife. Therefore her name is Sarah Jane.

It is a really wonderful knife, f&f is not perfect however it is very close and more than acceptable for a user. Smooth action that needs a little flush. It is extremely sharp. All that means I am very pleased and will get it into my pocket tomorrow to start enjoying as soon as possible.

Welcome aboard, jiki. That is a fine start to your Lambsfoot collection.

And FBC takes the early lead in the Great Hartshead Patina race. Well done, sir, the fruits of your labor look great!

Haha, thanks Greg. I just can't resist using a fine crafted tool.

flatblackcapo Kevin, your Barlow’s getting a great workout.

Thanks Harvey , this one is going to see a lot work.

That's the problem with this thread; we miss the knives for looking at all the food . Looks like your cooking up something delicious there!
And good luck with the job hunting btw!

Good Morning Guardians
Waking up to my Lambsfoot and some coffee... I'll take some better pictures when the sun wakes up.

I think you have the right idea!

I grew up in Davis, they had several of them to transport around town and the university.

I lived in Davis for a time, I had a lot of fun there.

I am lucky in that respect, despite the almost complete disappearance of the country's manufacturing industry, the place is still awash with good quality old tools. I was admiring a lovely roofing hammer this week, but have absolutely no use for one I'm afraid

Soooo did you buy the hammer?

LOL! I bet it did Kevin! In the early 1980's, I worked as a youth-worker. I regularly worked over 70 hours a week, but only got paid for 35. While my employer wouldn't pay overtime, I could take the accumulated time off. As I came towards the end of my contract, they still owed me 5 weeks, so I took that off. But I then had to go back for a week to tie things up, which was weird as a lot of people thought I had already left

Thanks pal, yes, I have an awful lot of old junk! Cool pic of your Barlow, nice to see it being put straight to work

I bet the looks on their faces when you walked back in were pretty amusing.
One man's junk is another man's treasure....and that stuff looks like treasure to me.

I was pleased to find this iconic German saw-set some years ago

Hey, that doesn't look like a saw!
It does look amazingly cool though. What does it do?

Happy Friday to all!

Me too John!

vintage Keen Kutter draw knife along with a fav:

A wonderful old oak bull nose plane:

I see Jack is not the only one with a treasure trove of old tools.
Cool stuff, Barry!

I really enjoy the pictures of the Lambsfoot knives taken along with other hand tools.
At the heart of it all, isn't that what our knives really are? Tools? So, let's see them tools...

Good idea, John! Cool pic too.

My favorite tools:

I'm now on the look-out for a finger plane. It's a like a hand plane, but smaller.

Cool old tools. Is it a drafting set?
My brother in law is a luthier and had a bunch of interesting tools in his shop when I visited. He had a few of those finger planes on his work bench. Sorry the pic of the fancy one is out of focus.

Coffee and a Lambsfoot on the stoop this morning.

 

[Jack Black]

Barry, you may recognize the hat. Yes, I am currently up on my dues and to prove it I put the current annual button on the cap. The two Wright's show both types of stag available from A. Wright. I prefer the one Jack picked out (though I do have some rough edges to smooth out on three of the pins.

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Ah, so you're one of that bunch eh my friend? Nice hat Sambar is not generally available from Wright's, their stag is Pere David, these were special The pins are hammered

That hat does look familiar! I love it when great minds think alike!!!

Those are great-looking caps

Your state nannies were trying to stamp out smoking in your own car a while back, as I recall. In case you might have children, I think it was.

It was smoking if children were passengers

 

[5K Qs]

I try not to allow "hopeless" into my vocabulary, but I fear I'm hopelessly far behind in this thread. So I'll use my coping strategy of trying to limit my comments to one post per page (excluding comments in response to posts directed specifically to me).

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That's a delicious Hartshead sandwich, Dwight!

Picked up these beauts this week ...

Welcome to the Guardians, and I'm thrilled that you were able to acquire both versions of the Waynorth Cutlery lambsfoots; they're incredibly attractive and useful!

Picked up some beers in the supermarket, tastes like pop!
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In the US, there are strong regional differences in the term used for "soft drinks". Is "pop" the usual term used in Yorkshire? Are there regional differences in the UK? (Being from Michigan in the US, I think "pop" is a VERY enlightened choice of terms! )

I know... I felt his judgement and shame from afar.

Your should is MUCH too sensitive, John!

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There's an old American tradition known as a Boilermaker, which is a shot of whiskey with a beer chaser, although some folks will drop the shot glass onto the beer for a "depth charge" (I miss the puke emoji)

Is it the weekend, yet?

Splendid pic of your rosewood Hartshead, Rachel!
Although I'm a graduate of Purdue University, whose mascot is a Boilermaker (the human worker, not the drink), I've never tried the drink. (As a student, I once attended a party where beer was generously served from a keg, and then had some whiskey near the end of the evening, and my stomach violently rejected the combination. I suppose that could be considered a "backwards Boilermaker", but IIRC, it was the last time I had "hard liquor". )

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Fantastic photo of the fabulous foursome that are causing such a recent stir on The Porch, Charlie!! You must be very proud of the pair for which you're primarily responsible!

Guardians, my Hartshead Barlow arrived in today mail and after much running back and forth my computer is back from the shop, supposedly exorcised of all demons and gremlins Time will tell but so far, so good. ...

Congrats on the new stag Barlow from the Hartshead collection, Preston! I hope your computer is truly back to normal.

Nice pic, Gary. Looking forward to Fall already!...

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Lam Jack is looking fine and the Autumn leaf is a welcome sight already. Like Vince said I am ready for Fall. ...

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I can see why Lam Jack is your choice for the week.
Fantastic photo, your pics have been looking really good lately.
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Such a grand photo, Gary! Beautiful colors all about!
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Thanks, Vince and Dwight and FBC and Dennis. That pic is from fall 2017 when the horn Guardians lambsfoot was new; in no way did I intend it to convey MY longing for fall. I endure all year to exult in 3-4 summery months; I think today is only our 6th day this year during which the temperature reached at least 80˚F.

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I hope you don't have to pine fir long, GT. You'll soon have it in hand ready to spruce up, and you won't be ever green with envy.

I should have known I couldn't slip that little pine pun past you!

Hey GT. We use to say “Let’s go to the beach and watch the submarine race. I don’t remember that working too well...but sometimes... Fine looking Lam Jack.
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Wanted to wait for sunset to shoot this one. Again, Thank you Barry.

Thanks for the reply, Harvey.
Your photo of the Waynorth bone lambsfoot is absolutely stunning! That photo could sell as many of those knives as GEC could make!

My Waynorth Cutlery #93 Lambsfoot in ebony came in today! I am completely and utterly smitten! ...

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I guess I'm just too much off a Porter and Stout fan. It's been hard to move away from those. I particularly like the Deschutes Brewery out of Bend, Oregon for an excellent, reasonably priced beer (Porter or Stout). ...

Congrats on the exquisite ebony!! (I'm with you on the majesty of porters and stouts. )

... I had rotator cuff surgery 5 months ago today. I feel your pain. Glad to hear you're feeling better.

Happy (???) Anniversary, Dwight. Are you better than ever now, or still working on rehab? My Dad, my wife's dad, one of my younger brothers have all had at least one rotator cuff surgery; they're all pretty tough guys that don't complain much, but all of them found the rehab quiet grueling!

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Hey, congrats!! You picked up a complete set!

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Gary your such a Rebel!
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Don't YOU tell ME what I am, Dave!

Mine today:

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Kudos on the Hartshead stag Barlow, Dennis; it's stellar!

Looks great GT, congratulations.

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5K Qs - GT congrats on your barlow eagle landing! Some beautiful rosewood my friend.

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It is glorious Here is some math for you GT...

5K Qs x 1 Rosewood Hartshead = awesome
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Congratulations, Gary! I'd say it was worth the (grueling, neverending)wait! Look forward to some more photos!,
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Congratulations Gary, beautiful Barlow in Rosewood!!

Congrats, Gary! Whatcha gonna name it?

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Fantastic! Glad yours came in, it's beautiful. Like others, we are waiting for the name???

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Now GT, is that mighty fine Hartshead of yours going to get a name like that mighty fine Lam Jack (and the others)?
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Harvey, Dwight, Darren, Dennis, José, Vince, John, David, thanks to all of you for being grateful with me about my new rosewood Hartshead Barlow. (I just realized that's what the etymology of "congratulations" is; I think seeing a girl (well, old lady now) from Latin class at my High School reunion a couple of weeks ago has me thinking Latin roots for words lately. )
As for naming the knife, it pretty much named itself. Lambsfoot Barlow practically begs to be named "LamBar Jack" (maybe LBJ for short ).

Obligatory pic of LamBar Jack:

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Hi GT, "Dan Dare-Pilot of the Future" was a comic book hero from the 1950's sci-fi comic 'Eagle'. The Eagle ran from 1950 to 1969 and Dan Dare was it's main character until 1967.
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David, thanks for all the background on Dan Dare; sounds like a genuine hero!
Superb picture of your oxhorn EYE lambsfoot!

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YWZA, Mark, you just won the College World Series of Hartshead stag Barlows with that glowing ember!!

- GT

 

[JohnDF]

I lived in Davis for a time, I had a lot of fun there.

Did you really? It was pretty fun growing up there, it's a pretty nice little town.

 

[Jack Black]

Soooo did you buy the hammer?


I bet the looks on their faces when you walked back in were pretty amusing.
One man's junk is another man's treasure....and that stuff looks like treasure to me.



Hey, that doesn't look like a saw!
It does look amazingly cool though. What does it do?





I see Jack is not the only one with a treasure trove of old tools.
Cool stuff, Barry!


Good idea, John! Cool pic too.



Cool old tools. Is it a drafting set?
My brother in law is a luthier and had a bunch of interesting tools in his shop when I visited. He had a few of those finger planes on his work bench. Sorry the pic of the fancy one is out of focus.

Coffee and a Lambsfoot on the stoop this morning.

I've picked it up that hammer twice now, but managed to resist I just hope it's not there next week!

Yeah, it was real strange having a 5 week holiday too!

The saw-set is for setting the angle of teeth on a saw. When I bought it, I didn't actually know what it was, just thought it looked cool! Somewhere on the t'internet, there's a PDF guide to German tool manufacturers, and that saw-set is on the cover. I have it somewhere, but Windows has decided to update my PDF files, so you can't see what they are anymore

Too late to get my tool-boxes out tonight, but Barry's idea is a good one, and could run

Cool pics my friend

Nearly 9.30pm here, and I am only just getting time for a beer

The weather forecast is good here tomorrow, and I'm heading out for the day Taking the Brothers Baahlow with me

 

[black mamba]

All I can say is . . . let the jealousy begin! (for RALF, I'm afraid) My Waynorth REAL AMERICAN LAMB FOOT KNIFE came today and is Glorious!

RALF may pout for a while, but he will still get carried and used every day. He's going to be my lounging knife, carried whenever I've dressed down to relax at home. When I go out for the day, the new Waynorth will fall into my regular rotation and get carried several days each month.

For those of you familiar with E.R. Eddison's fantasy masterpiece "The Worm Ouroboros," I've named my new Waynorth Lambfoot, "Brandoch Daha," after one of the characters. He is slender, oh so stylish, and yet the mightiest swordsman in all the lands. That description well fits the Waynorth Lambfoot.

 

[Jack Black]

In the US, there are strong regional differences in the term used for "soft drinks". Is "pop" the usual term used in Yorkshire? Are there regional differences in the UK? (Being from Michigan in the US, I think "pop" is a VERY enlightened choice of terms! )

I had to run up the white flag in the EDC thread Gary, it took me 2 hours just to catch up with this one this morning

So, I understand. I knew you said 'pop', but I like the idea that in some places, you ask for a coke even if you want a 7up The regional linguistic differences across America are one of the most fascinating things I've learned about on The Porch, and it took a while. For example, for a long-time, I thought everyone said 'cap lifter' on your side of the pond, and the term 'bottle-opener' was unknown, whereas it turned out that forum members were adjusting their language just as I do. I was talking about the very thing just yesterday, and my pal on the tool stall told me that he had heard from a friend of ours 'American Mark', who after 20 years over here, returned to the US last year. He was complaining that he keeps saying things 'in English', and getting the strangest looks from people, like he's quoting Shakespeare, or has just stepped out of a time machine For such a small island, there are huge regional differences in language here, just about every town has its own name for things, but actually 'pop' is fairly universal here I think, unusually so

 

[Prester John]

Your state nannies were trying to stamp out smoking in your own car a while back, as I recall. In case you might have children, I think it was.

Damn nannies.

 

[WhittlinAway]

I had to run up the white flag in the EDC thread Gary, it took me 2 hours just to catch up with this one this morning

So, I understand. I knew you said 'pop', but I like the idea that in some places, you ask for a coke even if you want a 7up The regional linguistic differences across America are one of the most fascinating things I've learned about on The Porch, and it took a while. For example, for a long-time, I thought everyone said 'cap lifter' on your side of the pond, and the term 'bottle-opener' was unknown, whereas it turned out that forum members were adjusting their language just as I do. I was talking about the very thing just yesterday, and my pal on the tool stall told me that he had heard from a friend of ours 'American Mark', who after 20 years over here, returned to the US last year. He was complaining that he keeps saying things 'in English', and getting the strangest looks from people, like he's quoting Shakespeare, or has just stepped out of a time machine For such a small island, there are huge regional differences in language here, just about every town has its own name for things, but actually 'pop' is fairly universal here I think, unusually so

It’s soda for me, but in my youth I certainly would have responded to “want a Coke?” with “yes, a Dr. Pepper, please.”

I love language, too, and frequently find myself adapting mine as you do, Jack. For what it’s worth, I’d never heard the term cap lifter until I showed up here. It’s always been bottle opener to me. But, for drinks among friends, I kinda like the term. As in “I lift my cap to ya.”

So, we’ve got an interesting cross-Pond situation. The US just beat France to secure a position against England in the World Cup semi finals. I know who I will be routing for, but we will have to see where the loyalties of my Lambsfoots lie.

 

[r8shell]

Cool old tools. Is it a drafting set?
My brother in law is a luthier and had a bunch of interesting tools in his shop when I visited. He had a few of those finger planes on his work bench. Sorry the pic of the fancy one is out of focus.

Yes, it's a drafting set. I use the scribes and dividers on small art projects, and it was a rude awakening when I realized how many tools I grew up using regularly have to be bought in antique stores. I guess drafting is all done on computers now. I happened to see a finger plane online, and thought, "I'll bet I could use one of those." I'm not sure what for, exactly.

Splendid pic of your rosewood Hartshead, Rachel!
Although I'm a graduate of Purdue University, whose mascot is a Boilermaker (the human worker, not the drink), I've never tried the drink. (As a student, I once attended a party where beer was generously served from a keg, and then had some whiskey near the end of the evening, and my stomach violently rejected the combination. I suppose that could be considered a "backwards Boilermaker", but IIRC, it was the last time I had "hard liquor". )

I've learned the hard way that if I'm going to drink alcohol, to pick one kind and stick with it for the evening.

As for naming the knife, it pretty much named itself. Lambsfoot Barlow practically begs to be named "LamBar Jack" (maybe LBJ for short ).

He's a LamBar Jack, and he's okay!

I love language, too, and frequently find myself adapting mine as you do, Jack. For what it’s worth, I’d never heard the term cap lifter until I showed up here. It’s always been bottle opener to me. But, for drinks among friends, I kinda like the term. As in “I lift my cap to ya.”

Same here.

Have a good weekend, everyone. Dad's in town for a visit, so I doubt I'll be able to keep up.

 

[WhittlinAway]

Have a good weekend, everyone. Dad's in town for a visit, so I doubt I'll be able to keep up.

Have a great time with your dad, r8shell! I hope you’re taking him—and that Hartshead Barlow—for some Texas BBQ.

 

[r8shell]

Have a great time with your dad, r8shell! I hope you’re taking him—and that Hartshead Barlow—for some Texas BBQ.

Thanks. I expect so.

 

[Jiki]

Nothing like jumping in with both feet.

I also have a friend visiting the UK that is going to pick up a rosewood handle for me while he is there.

 

[tmd_87]

Holy smokes....the year of the Lambsfoot!!! Wow!!!! Worth the wait!!! Great action and fit and finish on both these knives! The Jigged bone went straight into my pocket. @waynorth these are phenomenal and surpassed all my expectations. Thanks Jack Black for introducing me to this fantastic blade style. My appreciation is endless!!!

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[cudgee]

Good Morning or evening, depending on your time zone. To all you members from England, i am just about to cook a good English fry up for breakfast. Eggs, bacon, sausages and tomato's, followed by a POT of tea. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

 

[Half/Stop]

Wright's ebony was excellent during that period Ron Hope your Waynorth cutlery shows up. In the meantime, your Ironwood '19 is a great example of this year's Guardians run

Thanks Jack! They’re here!!!!

 

[WhittlinAway]

Holy smokes....the year of the Lambsfoot!!! Wow!!!! Worth the wait!!! Great action and fit and finish on both these knives! The Jigged bone went straight into my pocket. @waynorth these are phenomenal and surpassed all my expectations. Thanks Jack Black for introducing me to this fantastic blade style. My appreciation is endless!!!

I think that's an apt designation, Taylor! 2019 is not yet half way complete and it has already brought with it the 2019 Guardians Edition, the Hartshead Barlow, and the Waynorth Cutlery Lambsfoot debut. And, just as important, we have seen, to my recollection, an unprecedented number of folks who are newly discovering the pattern and its charms. It's really exciting, isn't it? I can hardly wait to see what the rest of the year brings. Even with, to my knowledge, no new releases slated, it promises to be a fantastic back half of the year for the Lambsfoot. I can hardly wait to see what we are saying about 2019 come December as we start to reflect at the close of the year.

And, congratulations on on that pair of new arrivals. You've got quite a splendid collection going!