I'm not sure John but they certainly like digging holes...
Parys Mountain copper mine. They were digging this hole 3000 years ago.
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You may like this joke about Newcastle, one of our northern cities whose inhabitants have a reputation for being a bit hardy. It's comparing them to southerners who have a reputation in the north for, well, not being hardy.
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I grew up in a copper mining town, in SW New Mexico. The mine is Santa Rita. My great great grandfather was a miner in Cornwall, migrated to New Mexico in the 1860s. My father was born in the town in the photo, which is now part of the open pit. Thanks for the photos and history!
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My Horn Lamb.
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Amazing open pit mine pics, David and Dennis!
I must not have the hole-digging gene. Growing up on a dairy farm, I thought digging holes for fence posts was one of the worst jobs we did!
David, I enjoyed the Newcastle temperature scale!
Dennis, your blond horn lambsfoot blows me away!
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The lambsfoot on the left came to me in a box from
@mitch4ging in the latest edition of
@mrknife's giveaway. ... I had a hard time packing it back up, but the way it sits I probably won't carry it. I decided to come here to hopefully find a good home for it... Nail nick is set up for a southpaw.
That would have been a tough one to let go; very kind of you to give someone else a chance to learn the joy of lambsfoots, Willie!
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Has anyone heard from
@Modoc ED ? I hope he is doing OK
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I hope he'll be up to checking in soon!
Continuing-
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF LINUS THE LAMBSFOOT
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My family and I decided to take Linus for a small hike (around 3 miles) Saturday, being the first nice day in weeks and wanting to show him around a bit. We opted for
Hitchcock Nature Center (<click for info) in nearby Crescent, IA, in the beautiful
Loess Hills, (< click for info) where we had a great day getting out in the sunshine.
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Thanks for taking us along on the hike with Linus, Mark; great pics!
I was very impressed the only time I saw the Loess Hills, probably about 20 years ago. We were heading west on I-80 and came over this rise to see a perfectly flat Missouri River valley spread out before us. It must have been relatively near the nature center you visited. (Soon after descending into the valley, we crossed over the river into Nebraska to have lunch at a McDonald's in Blair NE.
Got it today, took myself 10 minutes of sanding rough edges, cleaning and oiling, and dropped it in my pocket. For 16 pounds knife it is very nice and well worth carrying and using.
Another one from different brand should be on its way soon.
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Mike
Congrats on the no-nonsense lambsfoot, Mike!
Masked bandit of the forest .
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Muskie and Moley were up to no good today however Deputy Dawg agreed to play along
More amazing "wild" animal photos, Dan!
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Nice pics
Has it been getting plenty of use in the kitchen? Looks like you sorted that rotten edge out
That's 'one down'
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I use it often in the kitchen, Jack, probably at least 4 days per week. I actually haven't tried to fix the appearance of the edge yet; it's not visually appealing but functions just fine. (I like to think it's a lot like me.
) I give it 6-10 strokes per side each week on an unglazed ceramic candy dish cover, and that seems to have it cutting like a dream so far.
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I found the LF nail file in one of those little travel manicure kits. I only had to modify slightly by grinding off the hooked tip, to make it a proper Lambsfoot. I did it more for a laugh than anything. I don't think anyone but a Guardian would get the humor intended.
Putting an edge on it would be pretty easy but I don't think it would hold the edge. I don't know what kind of steel it might be but I doubt it has enough carbon to properly harden. Maybe one of these days I will get around to making a Lambsfoot with a Higonokami style handle and a proper blade steel...... Maybe I should finish the lambsfoot fixed blade that I started about a year ago first.
...My '18 was with me yesterday.
Thanks for the info on that nail file, FBC.
Exemplary ebony in your pic!
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Tis a pretty-pretty one!
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Recycled photo, some copper, turquoise and Ironwood!
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Fine looking Man Jack, man!
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Thanks for the compliments on my knives, Dennis.
Couple of fascinating pics of your ironwood and stag HHB!
Both bread and knife are appealing and so good for you, Jack!
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Now your just showing off
Thanks the Eye of Sauron likes castles. You should carry your HHB more often; those rosewood covers have a nice colouring to them.
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Afternoon all. Another recycled shot.
Thanks for the encouragement on carrying the rosewood HHB, David.
But I'm committed to following my rotation schedule, so the only way that individual knives get carried more often than the schedule dictates is if I make them one of my two "free choice" knives each week.
Excellent photo of The Eye!
The slogan on the mug reminds me of what I used to tell my daughter was my motto: Shut up and play the cards you're dealt!
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Thanks, Gary.
Love that Cracker Jack!
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Thanks, Mark; me, too.
Thanks Gary!
My Rosewood Bigun is a very likable Lambsfoot. It does get more use that the others.
Man Jack on it's arrival to me several years ago:
- GT
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 
