Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Half/Stop said:
Thanks Dennis! :) Great Ironwood my friend! :thumbsup: I drink Pike Place quite often Dennis. I guess I wasn’t aware that was the location of their first store! :D


Thanks Jack! :) I think the folks at Great Eastern Cutlery did a fantastic job on Charlie’s Lambs! :thumbsup: I know I’m really proud to have one. Those Humbugs look good. I’ve never heard of that one. I may have to take a look and see what I can find. ;) Have a great day and please stay safe my friend! :)
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Yes indeed Ron, it was a real labour of love for Charlie waynorth waynorth , and I know he petitioned GEC for several years. A lot of care and thought went into that knife :thumbsup: They're not bad, I saw them at the supermarket checkout. I'm desperately trying not to cough when I venture out - not that my cough is virus-related, I've had it 5 years now - and sucking on a humbug helps ;) Thank you pal, you too :) :thumbsup:
 
Just having a tasty lunchtime sammich, with a strong mug of builder's tea :)

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I don't know how well your lambsfoot knives have been finished but on a few of mine I have found that the pins, having been hammer peened over, were left with a sharp edge to them that occasionally snagged in my pocket and in my hand (ouch! :mad:). These pins are mostly standing proud in the scales. I was concerned about using emory cloth or sand paper to smooth them out for fear of damaging the scales :eek:. So I tried taking a small piece of old belt leather and hand worked the sharp edges smooth by just rubbing it against the sharp edges of the pins. Turned out to be pretty effective and no damage to the scales what-so-ever :thumbsup:. The belt leather pieces, however, got a little chewed up but it worked well :D.


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Onebigbill said:
Yummy looking sandwich Jack and a great lookin blade as well. I love mine and every time I carry it I'm reminded of you and Charlie.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Onebigbill said:
Happy Saint Paddy's day to all. :D
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Thanks Bill, great pic of yours :thumbsup:

scrteened porch said:
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Appropriate background for Old Toffee Wings Jer! :D :thumbsup:

Onebigbill said:
I don't know how well your lambsfoot knives have been finished but on a few of mine I have found that the pins, having been hammer peened over, were left with a sharp edge to them that occasionally snagged in my pocket and in my hand (ouch! :mad:). These pins are mostly standing proud in the scales. I was concerned about using emory cloth or sand paper to smooth them out for fear of damaging the scales :eek:. So I tried taking a small piece of old belt leather and hand worked the sharp edges smooth by just rubbing it against the sharp edges of the pins. Turned out to be pretty effective and no damage to the scales what-so-ever :thumbsup:. The belt leather pieces, however, got a little chewed up but it worked well :D.
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There are several reasons for this Bill, mainly bad/zero QC, both at the factory, and with UK dealers, but also the covers themselves, in particular buffalo horn, which shrinks and swells depending on the temperature and humidity. Shrunken horn can obviously leave more of the pin exposed, but sanding down the pins may lead to loose covers when the horn swells again. What are the covers on the knives you're referring to, I'm guessing stag or horn? :thumbsup:
 
mitch4ging said:
Nice, John! Like a homecoming of sorts!:thumbsup:
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Thank you, Dennis. :)
It was like homecoming when I threw the Rosewood back in my pocket.

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Great picture, that's a very cool mug. :cool::thumbsup:

Jack Black said:
Nice pic John :) :thumbsup:
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Thank you, Jack. :)

Jack Black said:
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Great picture, Jack. :cool::thumbsup:
Only in the Guardian thread do we value the pictures of food almost as much as the knives.

Onebigbill said:
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Great coloring in your stag. :cool::thumbsup:

scrteened porch said:
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Werther's... The official candy of grumpy old men... I love 'em. :cool::thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Welcome to The Guardians :) How are you finding that Pere David (stag) model? :thumbsup:
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I like the stag handles a lot, thanks. Why is it that some blades have Real Lambfoot on them and others don’t? As far as A. Wright quality control, well, it is pretty good except that the blade is not centered properly and whoever ground the edge must have been hungover a bit but I can fix that. :)
Glad to be counted as a Guardian.
 
K33ncutter said:
I like the stag handles a lot, thanks. Why is it that some blades have Real Lambfoot on them and others don’t? As far as A. Wright quality control, well, it is pretty good except that the blade is not centered properly and whoever ground the edge must have been hungover a bit but I can fix that. :)
Glad to be counted as a Guardian.
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The etch or stamp is very traditional on Lambsfoot knives, but it's one extra step in manufacturing. It's on the Guardians knives and Hartshead Barlows because I specifically requested it :thumbsup: QC on Wright's standard range seems to have got worse rather than better, with a lot of uncentred blades and bad edges. If it bothers you, the former is an easy fix, the latter too unless the guy has completely cocked it up (which is sometimes the case). Looking forward to seeing more of you and your Lambsfoot :thumbsup:
 
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