Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[dc50]

Wishing that things continue to go well for you, Dave.

My “IN” entry is for Dennis mitch4ging

 

[black mamba]

Jack, this is about as close to nature as I'm getting in my current condition, so I'm in, if I qualify.

We have had some really lovely photos . . . thanks Guardians!

 

[cudgee]

I'm really only CO, because it ain't a disorder

You are correct again my friend

 

[mitch4ging]

Got behind again due to a stomach/headache bug, and the make up date for the CT and MRI's today, so i do apologize for missing some great posts!

I know that feeling all to well my friend. Your danged if you do and danged if you don't.

Exactly!

If you move mitch4ging , make sure it is your last one. Mate you DO NOT need the aggro.

I know how you feel, Dennis. I MIGHT have ONE more move in me.

This is THE mark. I miss the country, so we're serious considering it, if we can find the right place. A simple house ~1,500 square feet (no more remodeling needed), and a small shop all on just an acre this time.

Real beauty there, Dave!

Thanks Dennis - BTW nice picture of a very nice knife

Thank you very much, Bill!

Thank you for the birthday wishes Jack! Thanks for all the lovely photos as well my friend!

Well dang, sorry Ron, I missed this, Happy B-Day my friend! Hope you and the Mrs can get out and enjoy your hard earned retirement!!

The WCLF is seeing a lot of pocket time and I'm really enjoying it.

Wonderful!
Your work, John?
When you get fired up, I may have to send you some small projects!

I can see why Ed that's one lambsfoot I totally regret missing out on.

I'm right there with you, brother! Hopefully, we'll see another run some day!

Morning Guardians, I thought I'd treat myself to a Double Lambsfoot Day today!

Both great photos, Jack!!

Good morning Guardians.

Very nice composition, José!

Very nice setting, what's not to like!

I hope this is suitable for this thread as it is a lambsfoot style blade.

And very suitable at that, Frank!!

Good morning Guardians! I’ve got my Ironwood Bigun in the pocket today!

Very nice and 'woody' shot, Ron!

I've somehow managed to screw up my quotes this morning between this and the Totin' thread so I will just say -apologies and thank you to everyone- and move forward.
Enjoy the day Guardians!

I think I've only did that a dozen time!
Your photo is more than pleasant to view, Mark!

Good Morning Guardians

You have GOT to be getting tired of that old thing, John, since it's only always in your pocket!!

Called in for a coffee while I was out

Coffee is the most important meal of the day! And with a side of awsome Lambsfoot! Nice Jack!

“A Walk in Nature” # 28

Album:
https://imgur.com/a/S5jZPtE

What is there left to say... another wonderful shot, Dan!

Remember the oral biopsies I had a couple/three weeks ago? No cancer!!! It was worth it though for the suckers.

That is fantastic news, Ed!! Congratulations my friend!

That's great Ed! went through the same thing a few years back...

Damn glad you and Ed are with us, mi hermanos!!

Just noticed that we're nearly up to 1500 pages! Time for another giveaway I think

I've been very much enjoying Dan's A Walk in Nature series, and appreciate the effort he's put into taking these great pics and posting them So, how about this, post a pic of your Lambsfoot out 'in nature', say 'I'm in', and I'll stick your name in my flat-cap for the draw? Just one entry each please. Competition ends with the last post on page 1500. Oh, and I'll send the winner a Lambsfoot!

More grand generosity by Mr Lamb himself!!
A great photo to get it all started as well!! Thanks, Jack!

My two today

Couldn't imagine a classier pair to carry!!!

I'm in.
Thanks for the chance, Jack.

Very nice setting!

Here's to your very good health @Modoc ED

That aught to do it!!

 

[mitch4ging]

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Thanks, Jack, any time the word Cancer is mentioned it sets one's antennas whirling.

Indeed!

Headed out toward the back of our property with a Rosewood "Big-un". Lots of nature out there.

Good looking country you got there, Ed!

I am in !!!
Thank you for the chance Jack
Jack Black

Oh, come on now! That's cheating!! Too cute chipmunks? Judge?? Very cool, Dan!

Very generous of you, Jack. I'm in, please!

Nice shot, Greg!!

I'm in, please. Thank you, Jack!

Very Fine Foto@

I'm in, with a big 'un in wisteria:

Purdy, Rachel!!

Another of my Hartshead Barlow before patina.

Cool photo, Taylor! (maybe a bit knotty )

After the snake photos a few days ago I found this guy lurking about in the rear of the compound...I charmed him into a trance for this photo.

Mark, that's a bit "sssssscary"a
Cool photo!

I'm in, thanks Jack ...

Lovely field-o-flowers!!

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Just cause

Some great patina you have going on!

What the heck... I'm in.

Stone cold photo, John!!

That’s great news Ed!

I’m in! Here’s Big Rosie on Jekyll Island!

You're rolling along now, Ron!

For me, it was all Jack Black and @r8shell's fault.

½ of this for me!

Falling behind a little in this thread, even just reading, but checking in to report that the lambsfoot I'm carrying this week is Cracker Jack, my Ashley's Choice:
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- GT

Indeed, a wonderful knife, Gary!!

Honestly, it was the people here in the Guardian's thread. I was hanging out here long before I got my first Lambsfoot knife. The Porch as a whole is a friendly place, but the Guardians were over-the-top friendly and supportive of each other.

And the other ½ for me!
....just great people all the way around!

My @waynorth lamb is a slicing son of a gun ...

That's getting some good use out of your WCLF!

This was my first Lambsfoot, gifted to me by Jack during my trip to the Lake District last summer.

Nice view!!

Oops. Make that eight of them with #9 and #10 on the way.

When will it end? Not today!!!!!

I'm in! Because I was the winner in the Yorkshire Day contest please send it to Dennis mitch4ging
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I'm in Jack! Please count this entry toward mitch4ging

My “IN” entry is for Dennis mitch4ging

I do not know what I have done to incur such generosity and thoughtfulness from you guys, but please know it is very touching and appreciated! Thank you, I am truly humbled!

Absolutely think the world of the folks here!

Please count me in as well, so perhaps I may share as well!

 

[JohnDF]

Wonderful!
Your work, John?

Yes, it's a sign that hung in my shop...

You have GOT to be getting tired of that old thing, John, since it's only always in your pocket!!

I'm just a sucker for a Lambsfoot blade wrapped in an ebony handle.

 

[cudgee]

I really love this pile side stag.

I can see why.

 

[Jack Black]

Same here mate, these trendy joints charge up to five bucks for a coffee that is very ordinary, so you do have to be selective. I can get a better coffee from 7/11 for one dollar, that is much better than what some of the trendy joints charge. Just returned from my walk, zero degrees and a good frost, but got the heater going, and going to be a good day.

I hear you pal, I can get a great coffee from a stall in my local market for £1.50 - I get a 20p discount for being a regular! Hope you had a great day

haha

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Just cause

Nice Taylor, your WCLF is looking well-loved

What the heck... I'm in.

Got you buddy, cool pic

With the 1,500 page milestone coming up, I've been reflecting on how far this thread has come over the past three years. And, more importantly, how much the pattern itself has risen in popularity here on The Porch.

For those who are willing to share, I'm curious what prompted your first lambsfoot acquisition? Was it a particular post that gave you an "I've got to have one!" moment? Was it a slow and steady building of curiosity until you decided you might as well purchase one? A gift maybe? Or, did you just want to be like Jack?

For me, it was all Jack Black and @r8shell's fault.

I'd been gradually building a curiosity about the pattern after seeing a few of Jack's in the Totin' thread, but then, over the course of about a day, Jack posted a picture of his special buffalo horn and r8shell posted a picture of her rosewood. Seeing those two essentially back to back pushed me over the "I need to try one" threshold and I ended up ordering the standard buffalo horn model that I now carry nearly every day.

It didn't start out as my every-day carry, of course. I had to build the relationship with it and come to appreciate all of its many charms and capabilities. But I'm so glad I did. Had I not seen those two pictures back to back in early June of 2016, who knows how much longer it would have taken to get one in my collection.

That's my "how I got my first lambsfoot story." Anyone else want to share theirs?

I'm flattered to have contributed to introducing you to the pattern Greg, and I think the Lambsfoot itself did the rest. This is a nice idea to celebrate 1500 pages of this great thread. It's very gratifying to see the way that so many folks have taken to this fantastic pattern, I guess most of us just needed to try it out to love it, that's true of me too Thanks for all your great contributions here over the years my friend

Falling behind a little in this thread, even just reading, but checking in to report that the lambsfoot I'm carrying this week is Cracker Jack, my Ashley's Choice:
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- GT

Smashing pic of Cracker Jack Gary

Ty Jack !
WOW it's big even when dead, I can imagine it looked even bigger alive crawling all over !

Oh, it's not dead there Dan, I evicted it after taking that pic. It has definitely contracted though, it looked a lot bigger when it was barrelling around my kitchen, cheeky thing!

What made me want to become a Guardian and carry a Lambsfoot knife?

Honestly, it was the people here in the Guardian's thread. I was hanging out here long before I got my first Lambsfoot knife. The Porch as a whole is a friendly place, but the Guardians were over-the-top friendly and supportive of each other.

I was constantly carrying another knife that was very similar to a Lambsfoot, so when Jack gifted me my first Lambsfoot it was a natural transition. There's been one in my pocket every day since.

It's nice that we have such a great bunch of folks here, that people want to get a Lambsfoot just to hang out here! So glad you've taken to the Lambsfoot John, and thanks for your many, many posts here

@WhittlinAway
Hi Greg, I started my modest collection a couple years ago. A few months ago I discovered "The Porch" and began reading it regularly.
I became very intrigued as the Guardians thread was always at the top and I perceived a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. I wanted to belong to it.
I saw Jack's name mentioned often in the thread ( still I did not know he was the creator of it ) so I wrote to him and he shared with me more information about this pattern.
Once I got mine ( seemed it took forever to cross the pond into Canada ) I was fascinated with it. It seemed to "fit me".
I took it to our long awaited vacation in Prince Edward Island and of the 8 knives I took it was the only one I really used.
I then started the " A Walk in Nature" series of pics which naturally meant that now I was carrying it all the time. And the more I carried it, the more I liked it.

To quote myself LOL

It's great to have you here Dan

My @waynorth lamb is a slicing son of a gun ...

Nice work

I’m in the middle of a very busy time, so please excuse an older picture in the outdoors, but I’m in!
This was my first Lambsfoot, gifted to me by Jack during my trip to the Lake District last summer.

I always enjoy seeing that pic from your hike up Great Gable Dave

That is Doug the Pug.

And since we had a closeup of Doug we need a closeup of my Lambsfoot

Two characters there!

Why did I jump into the Guardians thread? I didn't have one and had been checking out the thread for sometime so I jumped right in and got one and then another and then another and now I've got seven of them with #8 and #9 on the way.

Oops. Make that eight of them with #9 and #10 on the way.

When will it end? Not today!!!!!

You have certainly jumped in with gusto Ed!

I really love this pile side stag.

Nice rich colour Vince

Jack Black - Thank you Jack. Simply wonderful images of Lambsfoot Journeys.

@Modoc ED - So Happy for you with the test results.

dc50 - Wishing that things continue to go well for you, Dave.

@WhittlinAway - My attraction to the Lambsfoot started out of curiosity. I lurked quite a bit, at first, and it took a while to catch the vibe. I was first drawn to the politeness. I also felt like I had stepped into a time machine. Also took a while to understand what is a Lambsfoot knife. Did a lot of history reading, and pestering Jack Black for answers. He was and is a very kind and patient fellow. As are the Guardians. Once I acquired my first Lambsfoot, I was off to the races. I love the older ones as well as Jack’s SFOs.

My “IN” entry is for Dennis mitch4ging
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Thank you Harvey, it's great having you here, and you have acquired a very respectable Lambsfoot collection my friend Love your photos

Jack, this is about as close to nature as I'm getting in my current condition, so I'm in, if I qualify.

We have had some really lovely photos . . . thanks Guardians!

More than acceptable Jeff, hope you're doing OK buddy

Got behind again due to a stomach/headache bug, and the make up date for the CT and MRI's today, so i do apologize for missing some great posts!...

I was just wondering how you were doing Dennis, thanks for all the kind words my friend I hope you're over that bug now, and that it's a good week otherwise

Yes, it's a sign that hung in my shop...



I'm just a sucker for a Lambsfoot blade wrapped in an ebony handle.

Superb work John

Morning Guardians, thanks for all the great pic and posts, (even the ones I haven't quoted). Hope everyone is having a decent week. Still got this Hartshead in my pocket here

 

[Jack Black]

Please count me in as well, so perhaps I may share as well!
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That one really has some character Dennis

 

[Pt-Luso]

Remember the oral biopsies I had a couple/three weeks ago? No cancer!!! It was worth it though for the suckers.

Great news ED.

 

[Pt-Luso]

I'm in.
If I win please send to Gary (5K Qs).
Thank you.

 

[Bugs57]

Page 1499; I'm not gonna make the cut. Jack will understand.

 

[Pt-Luso]

Very nice composition, José!

Thank you very much Dennis.

 

[E40]

I am in! Thanks Jack Black

 

[Jack Black]

Page 1499; I'm not gonna make the cut. Jack will understand.

Sorry my friend, there'll be another one soon

 

[Jack Black]

Got a plumbing issue, so am going to have to wait in today

 

[dc50]

I do not know what I have done to incur such generosity and thoughtfulness from you guys, but please know it is very touching and appreciated! Thank you, I am truly humbled!

Absolutely think the world of the folks here!

Please count me in as well, so perhaps I may share as well!

Good luck my friend.

 

[Half/Stop]

Well dang, sorry Ron, I missed this, Happy B-Day my friend! Hope you and the Mrs can get out and enjoy your hard earned retirement!!

Very nice and 'woody' shot, Ron!

Thanks for the B-Day wishes Dennis!

You're rolling along now, Ron!

Thanks Dennis! That was a great family trip for us all! We’ve got Christmas week already booked for a return visit!

 

[JohnDF]

Got a plumbing issue, so am going to have to wait in today

Waiting around for a repair guy is most frustrating.
Hope the issue is fixed quickly and cheaply, Jack.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians
This is a little coin tray that my son made me years ago. I keep my special coins in it on my desktop.