View attachment 1282712 Linus is happy to be inside, safe and warm! Where did that white stuff come from? (Notice the wavy old glass pane from the 1800's!)
I really enjoyed that series of posts Ben, well done
Right or left ???
The fork on the ice path, where as the legend goes ...., a short and stout middle age man from south america had the "the great wipe out" while ice skating and carrying a lambsfoot knife in his pocket
No doubt, it will be talked about within the family for many years to come Dan
Hopefully, not too bruising my friend
Stunning pics, as always
I'm glad you're feeling better. That is a shame about the knife. I suppose it's a usable "beater" knife? Sharpen it up and use it for when you don't want to get one of your nice knives dirty or damaged. Use it hard and it will either fall apart or gain sentimental value.
A long time ago, I worked in a shop with a pretty unscrupulous boss. He would often blame problems on a phantom "new guy who messed everything up. We fired him last week and are still having to fix his screw-ups" When that didn't work, he'd call Brian out from the back room and yell at him for a while and fire him on the spot. "Get your things and get out!" After the customer left, Brian would come back from his smoke break, get back to work and the boss would slip him a twenty for his trouble.
I really hope that this is a case of a phantom apprentice Rachel, (as I suspect), because what kind of cutlery apprenticeship would it be for a young underpaid lad whose 'master' lets that sort of work out of his shop?
He certainly wouldn't learn to make the blades or springs, as they're bought in, and what 'skills' would he learn otherwise, send out any old rubbish and see if you can get away with it? Unfortunately, a few slick photographs and a certain amount of BS are not a substitute for skill and talent, and I am quite sure that the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire (Sheffield) are unaware that their crest is being used by someone who they have no connection to
Jack Black
- Much thanks, Jack. Morning coffee, blueberry croissant, and Hartshead...MMMM! Hartsheads go great with French Fries, too.
Be safe.
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Good Evening Guardians.
And so it begins...
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Brookes&Crookes Lamb, plus a tin of Danish butter cookies.
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Thanks Harvey, great pic of your Brookes & Crookes Lambsfoot, been a while since I had any Danish butter cookies, but I had some nice cake at the market today
When I first left school, and was an apprentice mechanic, one of my jobs was helping to maintain Sheffield's fleet of half a dozen 'gritters'. If I remember correctly, they were Ford D600s fitted with snow-ploughs, and with a separate Petter donkey engine to do the gritting
Wishing everyone a terrific Thursday:
You too Vince, great to see your Ironwood '19
Can't go wrong with tri-tip and a stag HHB.
I had some veggies too..... Balance, ya know.
Sounds like a healthy diet Kevin, and it's made for a nice colourful pic
Good Morning Guardians
Lovely ebony WCLF John
Fresh from the plastic bag...
Not bad again, nice and tight with blade reasonably centred, scales could be better matched but...
Those covers are very oddly 'matched' aren't they Tim?
The edge looks a lot better than the last couple of knives I had from them though
Maybe some oil would darken-up the Mark-side some?
Hope everyone is having a good day, I just got back from the market
If you make it to Sheffield, you're probably best heading to the Antiques Quarter 
