OK, I think I'm less than 2 days behind and gaining on the pack each time I post!
Mornin' Guardians! Hope everyone is off to a good start this week!
Matt, I'm usually opposed to seeing Jelly on the seat of a bench, but I'll make an exception in the case of your exquisite jigged bone WCFL!
Good morning party people!
Another couple shots of Elwood of Waynorth from yesterday.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the jigging on these is some of the best jigging I have seen in a loooong time.
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Elwood must elevate your spirits, FBC; such a ravishing knife!
What I really like about the jigging of that model is that it has 2 "levels": a macro level of large jigging forming "finger grooves" perpendicular to the length of the handle, and a micro level of finer, somewhat random jigging running parallel to the handle's length.
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5K Qs
- Farewell for now, Cracker Jack.
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Good Morning Guardians.
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Harvey, if not for my rotation schedule to guide me, I'd rarely say farewell to Cracker Jack, I suspect.
Even with no food in the shot, I find that venerable lambsfoot of yours to be perfectly delectable with its triple-rattail bolsters and homemade bread crust bone!
Thanks so much Gary. I traveled but inside the country I went south to sunbathe in the Algarve.
I'm glad you had a good time, José!
The dermatologist recommends that I should keep my pale skin and blond/gray hair out of the sun after years of enjoying outdoor activities.
I think the skin on my back is the whitest it's been in more than 60 years!
Something interesting has happened.
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I've reached the point where it feels kinda weird to not be carrying a lambsfoot. A couple of times now I've reached for an old favorite, picked it up, had it about to go in my pocket, but then thought "but, the lambsfoot'll work better if I have things to do."
I guess I'm getting closer and closer to becoming a one pattern guy for EDC use. Or, perhaps this is how one goes from carrying one pocketknife at a time to carrying multiple. I'll try to resist that for as long as I can, though.
I'm happy you posted, as this is exactly what has happened to me.
It sure makes what to carry today? a breeze. The truth be told this past weekend I placed all my other slip joints in their roll-ups and now they only come out for photos
The lambsfoot is my be-all and do all knife, I no longer spend hours cruising the sites looking for that grail knife, because, for me, I found it.
Now all I do is keep a sharp eye out for another
Jack Black
or Charlie
@waynorth SFO
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Great reading Greg, I hope you don't mind me quoting this again: "
"but, the lambsfoot'll work better if I have things to do."
I can't remember the last time I went out without a Lambsfoot in my pocket. I'm a total knife addict, have lots of other patterns, and try to carry them too, but it's the Lambsfoot that gets the use. For a treat, I carry TWO Lambsfoot knives
I don't think any other pattern more useful or versatile than a Lambsfoot, and once you've tried one for a while, all other blades are in their shadow
Greg and Dave and Jack, I appreciate your remarks and am glad that you're discovering things about your relationships to knives.
I like my lambsfoot knives very much, and I carry one every day, but I don't think I've drunk enough of the Kool Aid yet to declare that a lambsfoot is all I need or want.
You mean there are people who only carry one pocket knife at a time?
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I had the same reaction as Rachel did to Greg's wish to resist as long as possible the urge to carry multiple pocket knives!
(Although I'd add a word to Rachel's sentence: insert "dozen" between "one" and "pocket".
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Congrats on scoring one of those classy white bone WCLFs,
@Travman!
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I have yet to own a jigged bone knife, but to my (untrained) eye, the latter, regular/symmetric jigging is far more appealing than the former random jigg.
Is there anything real connoisseurs look for in jigging?
It is entirely personal preference. Many of us just prefer random, asymmetrical jigging. It's why they do both.
I agree completely with Jeff that the appeal of jigging is very subjective.
Also, for me, it's not that I like all random jigging better than all regular jigging, for example. Instead, it depends on how a specific jigging example on a particular knife affects me.
Sibling rivalry...
These two keep fighting for my attention
The Waynorth is so attractive, has excellent fit-n-finish, has wonderful walk-n-talk, and is a nice slim carry.
The Rosewood is so rugged looking, has the smoothest action of all, a very stout blade, and begs to be used hard.
John, it looks to me like the rosewood is currently on top in the rivalry.
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Happy Monday Guardians! It felt very good slipping a knife in the pocket today. I was out of sorts all weekend without one. Three day music festival, and they frowned on bringing in sharp implements... But at least we had mostly nice weather, great music, and brisket poutine to console my knifeless self
Mike, my wife tells me that I'm not very adept at picking up and interpreting nonverbal signals, but, based on the photo, I'll go out on a limb and hypothesize that you enjoy that poutine stuff!
I do the same thing, especially at work. I wish they made a small coin pocket Lambsfoot.
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I'm so dumb, I remember that I
DO have a coin pocket Lambsfoot.
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You do indeed John
Don't folks find the small size Wright's do, coin-pocket friendly?
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I'd be interested in hearing the Guardians' opinion on that too.
John, I'd be interested in seeing your shuttle lambsfoot next to your African rosewood and/or ironwood lambsfoot for a size comparison.
I certainly can fit each of my lambsfoot knives into the watch pocket and carry it there comfortably, with the AC leaving the most space, of course. But I usually carry my lambsfoot for the week in the Guardians slip, and that combo definitely requires more pocket space. In practice, I often put "slipped" lambsfoot in the bottom of my RFP, and have a pair of smaller knives in the watch pocket.
OK, I´ve had it! You all folks can´t be nuts to revere this pattern so much. I am getting one to see myself.
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Good decision on giving a lambsfoot a try,
@SnailOffTheTrail!
But in a specialized thread like this, the topic itself might attract people of a certain "type", and I think it's certainly possible that we could all be nuts!
We haven't seen much of
@Fodderwing recently, hope you're doing OK Dwight
I know
@pjsjr said he was going to be busy, but hope you're OK too Preston (and Dutch of course)
@btb01, I suspect is busy fishing!
Come back to us soon Barrett
Thanks for reminding us of some of the Guardian regulars who have been missing in action lately, Jack; I, too, hope they return soon.
Sweet stag HHB!
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They wouldn't have to re-learn bone jigging or dyeing if it were smooth white bone.*
*Sorry, but I have to stay on message.
Incorrigible!
Man Jack enjoying his turn as my Lambsfoot of the Week:
- GT
