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Thanks Bill! It does have some very nice file work! It just shows what Wright’s was capable of when they had Jack to keep them in line!
Thanks Jack! It is definitely a beautiful knife!
Dang Jack! Your weather is sounding a lot like mine! That looks like a tasty snack!
Thanks for the compliment Dennis! That’s a great photo buddy!
If you make it to Sheffield, you're probably best heading to the Antiques Quarter Food of the God's! But I put all sorts in mine.
Oh you should, it's quite sweet. I like my soups coarse with just salt and pepper added.
You to eh? I don't have arthritis as such but boy do my knees suffer in prolonged wet weather. My right knee especially has been talking to me now for about the last 5 months.
BTW Have you tried cider apple vinegar? I was thinking of giving it a go.
A recycled photo but it about sums up what Jack said about multiple seasons in one day.
That photo is well worth recycling David I was going to take a photo of my knife with some snow-drops on Saturday, but I'd have had to bend down
Hoping chips and gravy'll be on the menu Have a good day Guardians, it's all downhill to the weekend now 
Enjoying your updates on Linus adventures Ben
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.Haven't contributed much lately due to some health issues but I'm feeling better and decided to update everyone on the MM Lambfoot Barlow I purchased last year. Well, as I reported, the knife really was pretty but the quality of the fitment was not acceptable. The blade grind was awful and there was a gap in the back spring/liner area of around 10 thousandths of an inch (doesn't sound like much but believe me when I say it looked bad). Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that there was a brass burr on the liner (Backspring area) that cut my finger). The blade was not well centered either but I managed to improve it myself but it's still not centered. I complained to MM and he indicated that he would refund me or repair the knife. He indicated that he had hired an apprentice and that was the explanation of the poor quality. He accepted full responsibility for the bad work. I agreed to send it back. Michael never picked the knife up at the post office in Sheffield and eventually it was returned to me. Michael agreed to refund my money and it appears that I get to keep the knife too. Ultimately MM did the right (Wright?
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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.Sorry to hear about the health issues Bill. Thanks for the update on that knife, sounds like a thoroughly unsatisfactory experience - but then I guess it is all the "apprentice"s fault!
What a beautiful photo. Thanks for the stories and pictures.
Jack Black
- Much thanks, Jack. Morning coffee, blueberry croissant, and Hartshead...MMMM! Hartsheads go great with French Fries, too. Be safe. Your posts are always welcome and looked forward to. Here’s to you having a good day, my friend.
Wild Ben
- Excellent posts of your day off journey with Linus. Abe Lincoln is one of my personal heroes. 
He's definitely one of the best. Wish his birthday was celebrated more.
I couldn’t agree more with George Washington being a personal hero. Happy GW Day, Vince.
Great shot, José!
Odd seeing anything green right now, you must be in a warm area!
For the start of my day, so I can "bear" it!
Can't go wrong with tri-tip and a stag HHB.Looks like you're living well Kevin
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
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.
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 
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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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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:
Can't go wrong with tri-tip and a stag HHB.
I had some veggies too..... Balance, ya know.
Good Morning Guardians
Fresh from the plastic bag...
Not bad again, nice and tight with blade reasonably centred, scales could be better matched but...
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? 
