Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack Black said:
Absolutely, it makes a great cupboard ornament! :D ;) I'm sure I'll use it one day :thumbsup:

Files are what cutlers use, and they do the job well (just go slow) :) Stan Shaw cuts his blades out with a hacksaw, and most of the rest of the work is done with a file. I've given him quite a few over the years, he gets quite excited about a good big sharp file :) "Eee, that'll tek plenty o'steel off!" He'll say :thumbsup:

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My apologies :) Yes, it's a crying shame :( The tip is fairly robust, much more so than a Wharncliffe blade for example. I've come across old ones with broken tips, but they have probably been dropped or abused to end up like that I think. Nobody here has ever reported breaking a tip :thumbsup:



Aren't we all? ;) :D It is indeed John, a lot of work down the drain, I had ideas for several new knives, and had hoped we'd have our annual Guardians knives for many years to come :(
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A brand New file is a pleasure to use
 
c-mac said:
Maybe I'll pick up a file and a Dremel and see which I prefer. I'm sure the Dremel will be much quicker but the file will have the ability to be more precise.
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The Dremel will be quicker, but a new sharp file can remove steel surprisingly fast :thumbsup:

Stephen byrne said:
A brand New file is a pleasure to use
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I agree Stephen, there is definitely something pleasing about using a good tool :thumbsup:

Stephen byrne said:
An update on my a Wright she's finished and in the post
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Hope she gets to you fast, and that everything is AOK :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
The Dremel will be quicker, but a new sharp file can remove steel surprisingly fast :thumbsup:



I agree Stephen, there is definitely something pleasing about using a good tool :thumbsup:



Hope she gets to you fast, and that everything is AOK :thumbsup:

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Thank you and thanks for the tip
 
Jack Black said:
Some months back, I picked up some knives I had ordered from Wright's some time before. There were 10 Big 'Uns and 10 standard, all with ebony, and with polished blades and etches. Half the Big 'Uns had off-centre blades, and all of the standard ones. A number also had tips that sat outside the frame, and the ebony on many of them was disappointing. I picked up two other knives, which looked like they'd been sharpened by a bloke they'd dragged in off the street, along with a Barlow which only had one bolster stamp. Wright's were a cutler down at the time, but all those knives had supposedly been checked
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Such a shame Wright's is so stubborn about upping their game. It wouldn't be so sad if they were just incapable, but they are sooo close to producing real quality. I believe it was one of those ebony big-uns I won in your 1500 page GAW. Once I fixed the edge and filed the kick and rounded off the butt end, it's one of my favorites and getting quite a bit of carry these days.
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c-mac said:
Maybe I'll pick up a file and a Dremel and see which I prefer. I'm sure the Dremel will be much quicker but the file will have the ability to be more precise.
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Wild Willie said:
I couldn't agree more, there's nothing like hogging into steel with a new Mill bastard file. One of the most simply satisfying experiences in life.
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If I'm trying to quickly hog off metal, I've used a cheap $5 diamond file they sell at the hardware store for fitting tile, and then switch to a nice single cut mill bastard file to clean things up. The only power tool I've used is the WorkSharp Ken Onion Sharpener. It's basically a little 12" belt sander with variable speed. I only use it as a sharpener for junky kitchen knives I don't worry about oversharpening or ruining the temper on, but it's pretty handy for other projects.

PointyThings said:
Finally have a vintage lambsfoot to post! C & X Lockwood Brothers. Though the master blade looks more like a wharnie than a lambsfoot.

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Nice find! :cool::thumbsup:
 
r8shell said:
The only power tool I've used is the WorkSharp Ken Onion Sharpener. It's basically a little 12" belt sander with variable speed
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I have an original worksharp, I'm very fond of it. I use it for re profiling and getting extremely dull knives tuned back in. Especially for all of the people that hand me a knife that has never been touched asking me to sharpen it. It's also been nice for some of my home made knives that I dabble with when I have a few hours, but the 12 inch Nicholson gets more use by a long shot
 
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r8shell said:
Such a shame Wright's is so stubborn about upping their game. It wouldn't be so sad if they were just incapable, but they are sooo close to producing real quality. I believe it was one of those ebony big-uns I won in your 1500 page GAW. Once I fixed the edge and filed the kick and rounded off the butt end, it's one of my favorites and getting quite a bit of carry these days.
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If I'm trying to quickly hog off metal, I've used a cheap $5 diamond file they sell at the hardware store for fitting tile, and then switch to a nice single cut mill bastard file to clean things up. The only power tool I've used is the WorkSharp Ken Onion Sharpener. It's basically a little 12" belt sander with variable speed. I only use it as a sharpener for junky kitchen knives I don't worry about oversharpening or ruining the temper on, but it's pretty handy for other projects.


Nice find! :cool::thumbsup:
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Thanks for the info. I'll be at the hardware store today so I'll take a look at what they've got to offer.
 
Ramrodmb said:
Happy Friday folks and good morning Jack!
Hope all you Guardians had a good holiday season and your year is off to a great start!:thumbsup:

Apologies for my absence the last few weeks. Family from out of town and year end festivities had me running ragged and although I enjoyed it, I'm glad to see it in the rear view, tbh.

A couple new Lambsfoots made their way to me just before Christmas;) and I'm excited to show them to my Guardian friends but haven't had any sunshine for a photo for what seems like weeks now, until yesterday.

Both knives needed a little work to get them where I like; both had off center blades:rolleyes: but thanks to a post (click here) from our resident Cutler @ea42, they are now as they should be and I couldn't be happier. I was surprised how easy they were to fix, after some guidance, and since I enjoy tinkering with my knives anyway, these have been fun to play with.

The first is a standard clad in Ebony. The blade was touching the mark side liner and the tip was high enough above the liners to catch a finger on. While I was at it, I contoured the edges of the scales and ran through the grits up to about 600 then gave them a quick buffing. I'm very pleased how they turned out.

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Hope you all have a great, relaxing weekend ahead.:thumbsup:
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r8shell said:
Once I fixed the edge and filed the kick and rounded off the butt end, it's one of my favorites and getting quite a bit of carry these days.
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Very nice work on those ebony lambs Mark and Rachel :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

PointyThings said:
Finally have a vintage lambsfoot to post! C & X Lockwood Brothers. Though the master blade looks more like a wharnie than a lambsfoot.

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Nice find :):thumbsup:
 
r8shell said:
Such a shame Wright's is so stubborn about upping their game. It wouldn't be so sad if they were just incapable, but they are sooo close to producing real quality. I believe it was one of those ebony big-uns I won in your 1500 page GAW. Once I fixed the edge and filed the kick and rounded off the butt end, it's one of my favorites and getting quite a bit of carry these days.
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If I'm trying to quickly hog off metal, I've used a cheap $5 diamond file they sell at the hardware store for fitting tile, and then switch to a nice single cut mill bastard file to clean things up. The only power tool I've used is the WorkSharp Ken Onion Sharpener. It's basically a little 12" belt sander with variable speed. I only use it as a sharpener for junky kitchen knives I don't worry about oversharpening or ruining the temper on, but it's pretty handy for other projects.


Nice find! :cool::thumbsup:
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It has been very frustrating Rachel o_O Nice work on that one, I'm glad you've taken to it :thumbsup:

Wild Willie said:
I have an original worksharp, I'm very fond of it. I use it for re profiling and getting extremely dull knives tuned back in. Especially for all of the people that hand me a knife that has never been touched asking me to sharpen it. It's also been nice for some of my home made knives that I dabble with when I have a few hours, but the 12 inch Nicholson gets more use by a long shot
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Interesting to read the views on the Worksharp, I know @paulhilborn has one :thumbsup:
 
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