Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

Blimey, found the thread on page 2!!

Booze I could do easily, I don't really drink much... But SUGAR??? No way!!!
Good luck on your efforts. Working the stall without cake just sounds wrong though.

Thank John, sugar is the bigger struggle for sure As my mate on the tool-stall has just been diagnosed with diabetes, the cake was going to have to go in any case

Good luck Jack, you're a bigger man than I am.

I'm just the opposite, I could easily go without sugar, but if I can't have a beer at the end of the day then I start to lose my mind.

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We drink lots of Canadian beer here in Western New York.

Thanks Willie, I'm bigger than a lot of folks, which is one of my reasons for having a month off! I quit drinking for a couple of months at the beginning of last year, also cut out the sugar. I lost 30 pounds, but I've been eating too much cake recently, and I noticed I've put on 7 pounds since before Xmas. So the booze and sugar is going for a month, but I don't anticipate it being fun Nice shot of your Lambsfoot my friend

Morning Guardians, I'm sure that in New Orleans folks will be looking forward to some hard Mardi Gras partying later today. Here in Yorkshire, it's still raining, and most folks will have forgotten its Pancake Day I'll be heading out for some later though, and will try to remember to take a pic or two before they disappear down the Jack Black cakehole! Have a good day Guardians

Maybe I'll see the Zulu King!

Unlikely

 

[5K Qs]

More old posts, as I try to catch up. But the next two weeks promise to be quite busy for me, so as the old song says, "They say that catching up is hard to do!"

That is interesting! It probably proves that my interaction at BF has slowed considerably.

You did take a substantial sabbatical, Joshua, but I'm glad you're back!

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That's been my perception too GT, good to have the data
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Glad to be of service, using my "numerical superpower"!

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It seems to be a Hartshead kind of day, so I put mine in pocket.

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Those rosewood Hartshead Barlows are handsome knives!

That's why we're baseball fans!

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5K Qs - I agree with yours and Jack’s conclusion that the pace has eased. The good news is that it’s easier to catch up when days or hourseek have been missed. Especially for you, one of the Maestros of epic post, GT.

Good Afternoon Guardians.

“Let them eat cake.”
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Harvey, I'll confess that I feel less stress in my life with the Guardians thread moving at a slower pace!
And speaking of catching up, replying to your Cake Post on Fat Tuesday seems to be a happy coincidence!

Oh... Would you look what arrived in time for Wooden Wednesday? My first Big 'Un, and in ebony too!

Surprise package arrival from my friend and yours, Mr. Jack Black

Thank you, Sir!

Congrats on the Big Ebony, Mike!!
3 cheers to Jack for his legendary generosity!

I decided to take a page out of Jack's book and go for a hike.
My little town of Loomis is known for a few things. It's the gateway to the Sierra's railroad line. It has many citrus orchards and fruit sheds. The trains would load up fruit here in town and transport it south to San Francisco and north to Nevada. We were also the state capital for a short time. But mostly we are known for our granite quarries. This was a major granite producing area at one time. I decided to take a hike around one of our local quarries, it was quiet and peaceful, and the weather was amazing. Of course I had my Lambsfoot with me.
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Thanks for the informative quarry tour, John! Are none of the quarries still operating? Do they just sit empty? Some of the defunct quarries (actually "gravel pits") around my area have turned into "swimming holes", but that use may actually be illegal in many cases.

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Since moving to Minnesota two years ago, I’ve been preaching the “embrace winter” philosophy, but I’m not sure my wife’s fully on board. I’d really like to take up ice fishing, but I‘m not sure I’d know where to start!
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That’ll work, although you might get a better yield with this method:

I can just imagine what your first ice fishing experiences will look like, Barrett!

Had to shed a tear when I sent the "Extraordinary Linus" off to his next host in Nebraska! Here he is posing with his new friends for one last photo. We'll miss you Linus!View attachment 1286996

Fine flock of lambs you have, Ben! Thanks for your hospitality to Linus (and vicariously to us Guardians)!

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My region can grow some great crops in the summer and great icicles in the winter.

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Cool photo , but please be careful! Icicles like that can put your eye out!

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Good Afternoon Guardians. Venture Lamb Foot.

Congrats on your newest Venture, Harvey!

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Thought I would bring this lovely piece out, it's been awhile.

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Also snapped this pic of my Desert Ironwood Guardians Lambsfoot taking in the last bit of sun for the day.

Dylan & Barrett, thanks for sharing photos of your striking Ironwood lambsfoots!

The saga of my lambfoot knife from Sheffield continues. I won't bore you all with a re-cap but this knife is going in for some surgery. ...

I hope you can get it fixed up the way you want it, Bill!

Good Morning Guardians
I'm looking forward to the weekend. Both of my boys will be home for a visit.
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I hope you guys had a great time together, John!

TGIF!

Good Ol' Jake
Bakes a chemical cake!

I was thinking of offering to take my mate's lad, but I'm going to check whether or not he's read Call of the Wild first Much as I like film, the movie industry have ruined plenty of good books over the years, and are certainly not averse to changing historical fact, let alone a classic novel Please let me know how you find it John

I don't ever think I've preferred a film over the book on which it was based, for those cases in which I experienced both formats.

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Pork fried rice...It’s what’s for dinner.

Pocket Pals - Crookes and Brookes Lamb Foot and Seecamp .32acp.

Pork fried rice and a vintage lambsfoot! You're living the high life, Harvey!!

Had a good lunch and chat with btb01 on a sunny winter day. Great picture of the ice houses by the way.

Two blade Lambfoot models are not very common. While I have shown this model in the past, I hadn't with both blades open.
This is a mid 20th century stag handled model from Joseph Elliot of Sheffield.

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Admirable 2-bladed stag!

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A little "Wood and Steel"!

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I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Couple of fine photos of your lambsfoots, Dennis and David!

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Thanks a lot guys, setting off for York early worked out pretty well. It's always one of the first places to flood here, but they are very well prepared for it, and really take high river levels in their stride. The river had been dropping for the past 24 hours, and the rain and wind held off until later in the morning. In fact the low sun was so bright over the river, that I had a job looking at it, let alone getting a decent photo, some of my pics look like they are taken at night!
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The Viking Festival seemed a bit low-key this year, compared to in the past, but the traders were located in one of York's many impressive buildings, the medieval Merchant Adventurers' Hall. Check out the pics on the website because mine turned out rubbish! Plenty of knives on sale, and some even looked to be of a higher standard than the ones usually sold at the event
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Hope everyone else is having a nice Saturday

Thanks for sharing the pics of your York trip, Jack!
The high water level of the river is sobering.
The Viking Festival looks like it would be an entertaining experience!
The college at which I worked sends a group of students to a "Semester in Britain" each spring semester; I think they take classes at York/St. John University. I wonder if all the rain is causing them any disruptions.

Man Jack is my lambsfoot this week:



- GT

 

[Prester John]

I don't ever think I've preferred a film over the book on which it was based, for those cases in which I experienced both formats.

Try reading The Godfather, and then watch the film. Also, Lilies of the Field. I bet The Maltese Falcon was better than the book (assuming there was a book--never read it!). But most of the time, the book IS better.

 

[screened porch]

Try reading The Godfather, and then watch the film. Also, Lilies of the Field. I bet The Maltese Falcon was better than the book (assuming there was a book--never read it!). But most of the time, the book IS better.

And I think I've mentioned Shane, and Don't Look Now, and Burnt Offerings, in this context. The very end of Burnt Offerings is a bit lame. There was no need for Karen Black to throw Oliver Reed out of the attic window; he might better have just crumpled dead at her feet. I didn't like the ending in the book, either, though.

 

[JohnDF]

Here in Yorkshire, it's still raining, and most folks will have forgotten its Pancake Day I'll be heading out for some later though, and will try to remember to take a pic or two before they disappear down the Jack Black cakehole! Have a good day Guardians

Have a great time, Jack.
Enjoy the pancakes and we look forward to some delicious pictures.

Are none of the quarries still operating? Do they just sit empty?

Lots of old ones still around that people can visit. There are plenty of new ones too, but they are gated off.

Man Jack is my lambsfoot this week:

So nice to see Man Jack again.
I wonder why we don't see more of them being carried here?

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians

 

[Wild Willie]

Thanks Willie, I'm bigger than a lot of folks, which is one of my reasons for having a month off! I quit drinking for a couple of months at the beginning of last year, also cut out the sugar. I lost 30 pounds, but I've been eating too much cake recently, and I noticed I've put on 7 pounds since before Xmas. So the booze and sugar is going for a month, but I don't anticipate it being fun Nice shot of your Lambsfoot my friend

I can't imagine it being much fun either. Thanks for the kind words Jack. Have a great one

 

[Prester John]

And I think I've mentioned Shane, and Don't Look Now, and Burnt Offerings, in this context. The very end of Burnt Offerings is a bit lame. There was no need for Karen Black to throw Oliver Reed out of the attic window; he might better have just crumpled dead at her feet. I didn't like the ending in the book, either, though.

Oh, and The Natural!

 

[Prester John]

And a good Shrove Tuesday morning to all!

 

[Jack Black]

Glad to be of service, using my "numerical superpower"!

Congrats on your newest Venture, Harvey!

The phrase 'Walk don't run!' always takes me back to my schooldays, and the bellowing of the headmaster down the school corridors! A few years ago, there was a protest march by striking school teachers in Leeds. For some reason, a large gap developed in the middle of the march, and those in the rear were walking rapidly, and even running, to catch up with it. Standing on the pavement, I couldn't help shouting, "Walk! Don't RUN!" None of them seemed to find it amusing though Great tunes GT

Thanks for sharing the pics of your York trip, Jack!
The high water level of the river is sobering.
The Viking Festival looks like it would be an entertaining experience!
The college at which I worked sends a group of students to a "Semester in Britain" each spring semester; I think they take classes at York/St. John University. I wonder if all the rain is causing them any disruptions.

Man Jack is my lambsfoot this week:
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It's still raining today, and I wonder if it's ever going to stop I was thinking of heading out to the local market town of Otley this weekend, where I took this photo a few weeks back, but the whole area where I wanted to walk is actually underwater. It's the worst flooding they've ever had there

I think you would enjoy the festival Gary, hopefully some of the students from your college were able to see some of it. I hope they enjoy their visit, York University has a nice campus Nice to see Man Jack again, he was a generous giveaway prize

Try reading The Godfather, and then watch the film.

Good example Vince, and there are certainly other exceptions to the rule Of course we'll not talk about the third film!

And I think I've mentioned Shane, and Don't Look Now, and Burnt Offerings, in this context. The very end of Burnt Offerings is a bit lame. There was no need for Karen Black to throw Oliver Reed out of the attic window; he might better have just crumpled dead at her feet. I didn't like the ending in the book, either, though.

I can only remember the film Jer, but throwing Oliver Reed out of a window does sound like an excellent idea, and I suspect it'd probably happened to him before!

Have a great time, Jack.
Enjoy the pancakes and we look forward to some delicious pictures.

Thanks John, but I'm afraid to say that I have let you down, thanks to a combination of pancake greed and a terrible memory Sadly, not many places seemed to be doing pancakes, but I had a tasty (but very overpriced) savoury crepe (a sort of spicy chicken affair). However, I only remembered about taking a photograph when I had almost entirely consumed it Very sorry folks, maybe I'll make some later

Good Morning Guardians

Nice pic of your bread & butter African Rosewood my friend

I can't imagine it being much fun either. Thanks for the kind words Jack. Have a great one

No, I did a Dry January one year, and it was possibly the most boring month of my life! Thanks buddy

 

[JohnDF]

It certainly looks like you enjoyed that.

Nice pic of your bread & butter African Rosewood my friend

Thank you, Jack.

 

[Jack Black]

It certainly looks like you enjoyed that.


Thank you, Jack.

It didn't last long John! My girlfriend only managed to eat half of hers, so I got 'seconds' too!

 

[JohnDF]

My girlfriend only managed to eat half of hers, so I got 'seconds' too!

Awesome!
My son usually gets to bat clean-up.
Vince will probably like the baseball reference.

 

[Jack Black]

And a good Shrove Tuesday morning to all!

Nice choice Vince

 

[Jack Black]

I only make pancakes at home every couple of years, so I sometimes cock-up the first pancake Today, the second was none too pretty either It tasted good though, had it with some chocolate ice cream and my Drambuie sauce (maple syrup & Drambuie ). Reckon I should be able to manage another shortly

 

[Prester John]

Good example Vince, and there are certainly other exceptions to the rule Of course we'll not talk about the third film!

Right you are! Only I & II.

(By the way, we are on page 1,800!)

 

[Prester John]

Awesome!
My son usually gets to bat clean-up.
Vince will probably like the baseball reference.

Clean-up goes fourth!

 

[Pàdruig]

Look at that! 1800 pages!

Very nice, great view all the way around!

Those two look amazing together.

Fantastic red and black combo Dylan Go Thorns!

Nice, Dylan! Great contrast going on there!

Dylan & Barrett, thanks for sharing photos of your striking Ironwood lambsfoots!

Thank you, all, for the very kind compliments. Things continue to be as busy as ever... Soccer season is starting again, yard work never ceases, and I've taken in my youngest sister (who's not much older than my own kids).


I hope everyone is well.

 

[Jack Black]

Right you are! Only I & II.

(By the way, we are on page 1,800!)

Wow, another milestone!

Thank you, all, for the very kind compliments. Things continue to be as busy as ever... Soccer season is starting again, yard work never ceases, and I've taken in my youngest sister (who's not much older than my own kids).


I hope everyone is well.

Sounds like you're living life to the full Dylan Looks like it too! Good for you my friend, and I hope your kid sister is settling in

 

[Rusty1]

Congrats reaching 1800 pages. Good day all!

Russell