Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

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We rule, you know.

 

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Bay Area Lambsfoot Content

It's not all bad, folks.

Wow, I'd forgotten what vibrant horn you have on your 2017 Guardians buffalo lambsfoot, Greg!! Is that pic taken at "your spot" on the way to work?

I love seeing Black Jack, a fantastic knife.

Good Morning Guardians

Thanks, John. Black Jack is a solid and satisfying worker, but he feels a bit "common" compared to the classy American WCLF!

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Today's....

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Your stag HHB is aces, Dennis! That's a cool drill, too. When I was a kid we had one somewhat like that, but bigger than pocket size, and it had both drill bits and screwdrivers stored in its handle. Sort of an "up/down ratchet" design, right?

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"He walks in beauty, and he's BLACK as the NIGHT"
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Thanks, Dwight.
Stunning AC!

Valley Jack is looking good, GT... must be hard to give that one a break!

Thanks, Matt. I have lots of knives like Valley Jack that would take over my pockets permanently if I didn't show them who's boss!

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Thanks GT, it's great to see the return of Black Jack
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Thanks, Jack.

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Fantastic pic of your SamDamLamb, Jack; first-rate stag!

Thank you, Dennis.
My son's corps did really well. They went undefeated, they ended their tour in first place in the Open Division, they won the California Championships for the Open Division, and they were 16th overall in the nation.
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Congrats to you son for his corps' success!

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That jigged bone WCLF will turn some heads, Matt, including mine (about 360˚ )!

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YWZA, that's a sensational pic of your ironwood Guardians knife, FBC!

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Outstanding stag on the mark side of your HHB, Bill! A model that combine the stag from your mark side and @Prester John Vince's pile side would be the stuff dreams are made of!

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Mail Call
I think it was @WhittlinAway who put this up a while ago. Anyway, look out bass wood, here I come
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OG

Congrats on the new carver, OG! I hope you'll show us some of your projects!

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That knife and pic certainly have MY joints all oily!

Work's done for the day with the help of my freshly acquired stag AC, a super generous gift from across the pond! Thank you so much Jack, I love this knife!

Congrats on the Ashley's Choice, Barry; those ACs are renowned for their high quality!

- GT

 

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...to go boldly go where no lamb has gone before!
Sadly, recycled photo...

Cool Star Trek paraphrase, Dennis!
Grand photo, too! You should post it in the Hat and Knife thread!

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GT 5K Qs , I collected some representative samples of more pasties from the other two bakeries in my town:

One of them was a so-so frozen vegie premix again, but the last vegetable pasty, in the foreground of the pic was the best of the local ones I tried. It was made of a good assortment of real fresh vegetables with a creamy potato mash binding it all together. The pastry was the closest to a shortcrust too. It was delicious!

I started at the low end of the scale, and will gradually work my way up to the no doubt authentic Rob the Butcher’s Cornish Pasty with shortcrust!

I’ll look forward to seeing some peer reports of one of your Lambsfoot knives slicing up a Yooper Pasty, once you return from your vacation! Will you go anywhere near the town of Seney, where that Hemingway ‘trout fishing story’ is set?
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Thanks for your continued pastie research, Chin; I appreciate the sacrifices you make in the name of science!
I hope to try some pasties while we're Up North starting a week from tomorrow, but I fear my reports will be somewhat inadequate for a couple of reasons: 1) I don't always remember to bring my camera on our daily travels and 2) I'm not as articulate a writer as you are.
We went through Seney - right on Route 28, the main east-west highway across the Upper Peninsula - a couple of summers ago on our way to Pictured Rocks. Not much there at all, although I noticed on Google Satellite today that there is still a railroad line about 200 feet south of, and parallel to, the main road.

Why I Love My £30 Ebony Lambsfoot Working Knife
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I enjoyed your ruminations on, and ode to, your ebony lambsfoot, Chin! (Except the steel discussion was way over my head. )

I will be heading out soon for another three day fishing trip with the family. ...
This is especially posted for my fellow Trekkie, GT 5K Qs This one is now special among my small Sci-Fi collection...

Set Lambsfoot to stun

Have a great trip, John.
That action figure is AWESOME! Picard wields that WCLF like a pro; I'll bet his crew really pays attention now when he says, "Make it so."

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I'll bet the stag HHBs think they're "above" taking the bus, but a rosewood HHB is perfectly comfortable with public transit!

Interesting article. I think I heard Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce say that while imitating Groucho. Maybe I heard Groucho say it too.

Thanks! A great quartet. Even though the other three are prettier, I may go with the rosewood again tomorrow.

Maybe M*A*S*H is where I heard it. That African rosewood is exotic, Vince!

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Black Jack is a fine choice for this week.

A pic of Jake helping me make lunch yesterday.

Thanks, FBC.
Your Hartshead Barlow is named Jake?? I think I must have missed the christening!

5K Qs - Thank you G.T. Your Black Jack is magnifico!
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Good Afternoon Guardians
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This just in! (Yes, I have a problem)
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Glenn, the tire tracks on the handle are very distinctive!

Thank you Gary, (and thanks for your perseverance) , that one was a lucky find I had to look up the phrase - 'Black is the way to go' according to the Google translator, but who trusts those?!

I think that other word actually comes from the Greek, thank you for your consideration my friend

Interesting link GT, I've always thought of it as an old music hall joke

I know I'm a hard task-master I think all of us who have one have been very pleased with it, I know I have Black Jack, when he was little more than a callow youth!
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Thanks for the replies, Jack. I, for one, think Google translators are much better than nothing (although that's independent of trust).

Black Jack on Black Friday:


- GT

 

[JohnDF]

he feels a bit "common" compared to the classy American WCLF!

Are you kidding me/ Your Black Jack is handsome and built like a tank. I'd put it against any knife out there.

Congrats to you son for his corps' success!

Thank you, GT. I will pass it along.

That action figure is AWESOME! Picard wields that WCLF like a pro; I'll bet his crew really pays attention now when he says, "Make it so."

I knew you would appreciate it, GT.

 

[cigarrodog]

Good Late Afternoon Guardians.

@Ramrodmb Hello Mark. Sorry it took me awhile. Here’s the picture of my precious vintage Lambs. It is a small, modest collection, but it’s a start.

 

[mitch4ging]

gave up trying to do any forum stuff on my phone. I feared that I wouldn't be able to suppress the urge to throw my phone as far as I could if I kept trying to type on that little tiny keyboard.

I understand that! I have a laptop, but the phone is the easiest for me. When I was working, we were issued Blackberry's, and I was always on call. More than one "slipped " from my hand at a high rate of speed!

Ha ha, it’s interesting that tolerance to the superhot chillies builds up quite fast, but fades after a few days of not indulging.

A sip of that Bloody Mary gives a nice heat for a few minutes, then you’re ready for another.

Well, hats off to you my friend! I keep digressing to the mild side now a days.

My nemesis is the Trinidad Seven Pot Brain Strain.

Mmmm, death on a stem!? Habaneros are as far up the scale as I'm going to go, be safe!

I have always loved firearms, glad I'm able to have what I have.

Nice! I grew up, probably like you, hunting and fishing in the Gila mountain, a lot on horseback), grew up with guns. Had my first .22 single shot when I was about 7, and an Ithaca 20 gage single shot, and we were always shooting. Never really had any assault style (other than being a grunt in the army) except for a SKS I modded up with a scope and a Choate monte carlo type stock, but I still love to go out and put rounds down range! I have been eyeing a couple, one being a Marlin .45-70.

Nice pics Dennis,

Thank you, my friend!

Good morning, Guardians.

It's good to have a HHB and some aloe vera handy!

Good Morning Guardians!
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Another beautiful shot, Dave! (note to self, be cautious typing on tiney cell phone keyboards, the O is right next to the I! )

What a GREAT picture, Dennis. I'm jealous of the model/drone. Don't blow up any stars

Thank you, Dave! I'm not so pretty good at steering it, so the only threat to stars, or planets is me crashing into them!

Caught a whole bunch of these little guys.

Very cool! Been a long time since I caught some trout!

Fox vs Bobcat this morning.

You must have drawn their attention with the cell phone picture click!

Speaking of revolvers, I think I need a Ruger Black Hawk too

I've been eyeing their new Wrangler. 22 for just plinking!

That horn is almost translucent.

Thank you kindly, David! I really was fortunate to get this one, and so easy to carry!

Thanks, it's part of a set.

Now that is VERY COOL!

Morning Guardians, I'm afraid that my house guest is keeping me rather busy, but I just wanted to call in, and hope to be back here with you soon. Have a good Friday

Grand photo, Jack! Hope you have a pleasant visit!

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Beautiful shot, Â! And what a unique lamb!

Hoping y’all Guardians have a great weekend!

You as well, Ron! Nice coffee photo with the lamb, hope you can get a good cup to drink!

Cool pic of your Ebony big-un, Jack Whats in the bag, pieces of silver?

Very nice setting and photo, Mark!! Worthy of Two-Lambs!

A fine morning to you all Guardians.
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Very nicely captured, Bill! Great color and contrast!

Good Morning Guardians

Such a lovely photo, John! File (sorry) that one under "awsome "!

Good Friday morning Guardians...hope your day goes well and that the weekend is an enjoyable one.

Oh, Preston! Love the yin-yang coloring contrast! A little bit more of that guitar wouldn't go amiss! ##===( O )

Good morning, Guardians!

Have a great Friday!

Lovely Lamb and Ducky, Vince!

You too!

Beautiful, my friend! ' I think I shall never see, a poem lovely as a Lambsfoot on a Tree'!

Friday!!!
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A real treat, Mr. Taylor! Here comes the patina!

See, I do have photographic skills after all.

I would say yes you do!! Cool shot, Ed!

Have a good one,
OG

Hey, it's Flash Back Friday! From the Lamb to the Band, excellent choices!

Almost forgot to post the pic.

Awsome! Sone how that photo dosen't "bug" me!

Have a great weekend, all!

 

[r8shell]

It's good to have a HHB and some aloe vera handy!

Not a bad idea, I should plant some aloe, but the plant in that picture is a baby agave. Here's one all grown up!

 

[JohnDF]

Such a lovely photo, John! File (sorry) that one under "awsome "!

Lol... Thank you, Dennis.

 

[mitch4ging]

Your stag HHB is aces, Dennis! That's a cool drill, too. When I was a kid we had one somewhat like that, but bigger than pocket size, and it had both drill bits and screwdrivers stored in its handle. Sort of an "up/down ratchet" design, right?

Great multi-quote, Gary!

Yes, we use to call them Yankee screwdrivers. I had a full sized one as well in the early '80's, but it disappeared years ago. They also had some that had wooden handles.

Cool Star Trek paraphrase, Dennis!
Grand photo, too! You should post it in the Hat and Knife thread!

Thank you very much!
I need to post over there, but it's difficult to keep up with just this thread, with my health issues, I kind of resigned to do one thread for the mist part.

Black Jack on Black Friday:

Man, I wished those grew on trees!! Nice photo, Gary!

It is a small, modest collection, but it’s a start.

Harvey, how do you get by! Awsome family foto, sir!

Not a bad idea, I should plant some aloe, but the plant in that picture is a baby agave. Here's one all grown up!

Ah! Silly me. I hope to get a sample of your branded tequila in about 10 years!!

 

[Fixall]

I'm still working my way through the thread (130 pages takes time!), and at this pace it's going to take me a few days so I figured I may as well post the pics from the camping trip and whatnot. Sorry for the delay, I had to go through the pics. Be warned... There are going to be several similar shots in these pictures. No one has ever accused me of having an imagination, lol.

As I said previously, my wife surprised me (and the dog) with a spur of the moment camping trip to Leavenworth/Lake Wenatchee, which is one of my favorite places!

This is the view from our camping spot, so that might give you and idea of why I like it so much.

This is Ronin (testing the limits of his lead).

And the wife (she's trying to look in Ronin's mouth after he ate a bee).

Of course I had to bring a lambsfoot or two with me too.

The ebony Waynorth getting some sun...

I don't usually take black and white photos, but I liked how these turned out.

There was quartz and iron all over the place at the camp site and it just happened to be panning season (only lasts about a month) so I decided to do a little prospecting for placer gold at a glacial stream that was entering the lake. Surprisingly enough I did find some flour gold, but it was beyond my skill to recover in any meaningful way. I did end up with a nice little vial of garnet from a nearby lake though.

Ronin was having better luck with his search for clay...

I went to an estate sale a few weeks ago and found the floor of the shop really interesting. I got to talking to the son of the owner who had passed and it turns out his dad was a woodworker and carpenter. Every time he received a 2x4 with the heart in it, he would cut it up into 2" sections. Eventually he had enough to make an entire floor and did so. Just thought it was cool and wanted to share.

I also ended up with a very large amount of various wood blocks/scales from said estate sale, lol (every exotic imaginable). Once I get a bit better at making scales for fixed blades, I think I'm going to give making covers for folders a go. It'd be pretty great to pick up a swayback lambsfoot and be able to put whatever scales I want on it.

Alright, time for PT and then back to reading the thread, lol!

 

[waverave]

Good Late Afternoon Guardians.

@Ramrodmb Hello Mark. Sorry it took me awhile. Here’s the picture of my precious vintage Lambs. It is a small, modest collection, but it’s a start.

Lovely collection of lambs...each with its own personality and stories to tell I'm sure.

I'm still working my way through the thread (130 pages takes time!), and at this pace it's going to take me a few days so I figured I may as well post the pics from the camping trip and whatnot. Sorry for the delay, I had to go through the pics. Be warned... There are going to be several similar shots in these pictures. No one has ever accused me of having an imagination, lol.

As I said previously, my wife surprised me (and the dog) with a spur of the moment camping trip to Leavenworth/Lake Wenatchee, which is one of my favorite places!

This is the view from our camping spot, so that might give you and idea of why I like it so much.

This is Ronin (test the limits of his lead).

And the wife (she's trying to look in Ronin's mouth after he ate a bee).

Of course I had to bring a lambsfoot or two with me too.

The ebony Waynorth getting some sun...

I don't usually take black and white photos, but I liked how these turned out.

There was quartz and iron all over the place at the camp site and it just happened to be panning season (only lasts about a month) so I decided to do a little prospecting for placer gold at a glacial stream that was entering the lake. Surprisingly enough I did find some flour gold, but it was beyond my skill to recover in any meaningful way. I did end up with a nice little vial of garnet from a nearby lake though.

Ronin was having better luck with his search for clay...

I went to an estate sale a few weeks ago and found the floor of the shop really interesting. I got to talking to the son of the owner who had passed and it turns out his dad was a woodworker and carpenter. Every time he received a 2x4 with the heart in it, he would cut it up into 2" sections. Eventually he had enough to make an entire floor and did so. Just thought it was cool and wanted to share.

I also ended up with a very large amount of various wood blocks/scales from said estate sale, lol (every exotic imaginable). Once I get a bit better at making scales for fixed blades, I think I'm going to give making covers for folders a go. It'd be pretty great to pick up a swayback lambsfoot and be able to put whatever scales I want on it.

Alright, time for PT and then back to reading the thread, lol!

Looks like a wonderful place to be! That wood flooring is nice and I can't wait to see what you do with all that material

 

[pjsjr]

You too!
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Dave that background sure enhances that rosewood lamb. Did your wife use pastels?

Nice lookin' Snake

Thanks OG, much appreciated.

Thanks, Preston. That snakewood Lamb is lookin mighty fine.
BTW, I have never seen those pickups before, I have to go see what this Lace Tech is all about.

Thanks Kevin, I'm sure your 'google-foo' has given you more than you ever wanted to know about Lace Sensors and their connection to Fender. If not PM me.
Great picture...my '54 was like that in the mountains here, especially over 8,000 feet above sea level...I can just feel her gasping and shuttering going uphill

Nice! I grew up, probably like you, hunting and fishing in the Gila mountain, a lot on horseback), grew up with guns. Had my first .22 single shot when I was about 7, and an Ithaca 20 gage single shot, and we were always shooting. Never really had any assault style (other than being a grunt in the army) except for a SKS I modded up with a scope and a Choate monte carlo type stock, but I still love to go out and put rounds down range! I have been eyeing a couple, one being a Marlin .45-70.

Dennis, that Marlin in 45-70 is a boomer, a friend had one and I got to shoot it. You'll love it. My dad was very strict and firm about firearms and firearm safety, no BB gun, I got to shoot a .22 when I was 12 and only after I proved to him that I knew and could follow all the safety guidelines. I could carry it empty while walking with him hunting a field for pheasant. I was fourteen before I could carry a loaded gun hunting. I'm just making up for lost time!

On the top is a Western Field Model M150A, .410 ga, bolt action...kicks like a mule. Dad cut the stock shorter for us.
Next is my treasure. His side by side 20 ga Lefever Nitro'Special.
Bottom one is the .22 Stevens, no model number, no serial number. Not sure how old it is but it's old enough to be legal without a SN.

Good Late Afternoon Guardians.

@Ramrodmb Hello Mark. Sorry it took me awhile. Here’s the picture of my precious vintage Lambs. It is a small, modest collection, but it’s a start.

Very nice collection, thanks for sharing with us. You have done well choosing them Harvey!

Not a bad idea, I should plant some aloe, but the plant in that picture is a baby agave. Here's one all grown up!

Yucca are bad enough, that plant looks like it could kill and eat me! Great picture for scale, thanks.

I also ended up with a very large amount of various wood blocks/scales from said estate sale, lol (every exotic imaginable). Once I get a bit better at making scales for fixed blades, I think I'm going to give making covers for folders a go. It'd be pretty great to pick up a swayback lambsfoot and be able to put whatever scales I want on it.

Great photos of your trip, that's a place where it would be easy to spend time. Ronin looks like a great companion for all events. Thanks for posting a great view into your doings.

 

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You as well, Ron! Nice coffee photo with the lamb, hope you can get a good cup to drink!

Thanks Dennis!

 

[JohnDF]

Good Evening Guardians

 

[cigarrodog]

mitch4ging Thank you DennisThe horn on your Lambsfoot is so beautiful.

Fixall A great post from your camping and Lambsfoot adventure.

waverave Thank you Darren. You and me both would love to hear those stories.

pjsjr Thank you kindly Preston. Those are cool rifles and Lambsfoot knives.

 

[TheFactor]

What a beautiful Knife fresh out of the tube and mail tonight

 

[herder]

Thanks, cudgee, waynorth, and oLD_gUY for the nice comments towards the American Lambfoot write up.
Hopefully one similar to the Washington model will show up some day...

 

[cigarrodog]

What a beautiful Knife fresh out of the tube and mail tonight

Congratulations, Ed, on your new Ebony Waynorth Lambsfoot. It’s a beaut.

 

[Jack Black]

Morning Guardians,

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Apologies once again for my absence, hoping I can catch up soon

 

[Jack Black]

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Such a nice interesting knife!! A Lamb Foot with a curve in it???

Please tell us about this knife A, it might be my eyes, but it doesn't look like a Lambsfoot to me