Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Wild Willie said:
We definitely got into plenty of trouble... I love that phrase Jack :D I'm going to try to use that one today. :p


Thanks, it's pretty cool to be able to put faces to names finally.:) Bunch of world class guys here.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Edited to add: Nice shot there! :thumbsup::D:thumbsup:
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Thanks Willie, I just came up with that one (and it fits!), but one of my favourites is 'as useless as a chocolate fire-guard' - that fits my brother too! :D Thanks buddy, hope your day goes OK :) :thumbsup:

donn said:
Bizarrely enough the alcohol aisles looked pretty well stocked.:):thumbsup:
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Unless you want your alcohol in gel form :rolleyes:

donn said:
Actually don't joke about it. I just have a normal internet connection via my phone line. I know when everyone is on the web cos my connection slows to nothing, so early weekday evening and Saturday and Sunday mornings are impossible. If everyone has to stay at home I'll be spending A LOT of time staring at that little blue circle going round and round and round.....
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That sounds like hard work mate :( I hope BF doesn't go down! :eek: The rest of the internet can go hang! :D :thumbsup:

donn said:
Good morning all.
I was away for a week, visiting the historic cathedral city of Winchester in the county of Hampshire. As all my other knives are still in storage it's my ironwood I'll be carrying for a few days yet I reckon.
Anyway this is it outside the west end.
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Great pics David, I'm glad you were able to get a nice trip in before TEOTWAWKI! :eek: ;) :thumbsup:
 
I picked up this charming old book (from 1949) a couple of month's back, and only got round to having a proper look at it last night.

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While it's an international edition, it's written in the sort of old world language beloved of British Pathe news reels (and Mr Cholmondley-Warner! ) :D


Some examples:

"Probably you buy a boy's paper every weekand, though you may not wish to have the copies bound, you may like to keep them for reference."

"Most boys like to make a ladder at some time or other in their careers, and you may be contemplating the construction of one."

"No boy can be proud of a shabby cycle and, if your machine is looking the worse for wear, you should see what can be done about it."

"If, for one day, we could follow a fly in its travels from place to place, it is very certain that we should never give these pests any quarter again."

It is refreshingly un-patronising though, there's none of this 'find a responsible adult to lick that postage stamp in case you get a paper-cut' kind of stuff :rolleyes: Instead, the book just says, for example, "With your fretsaw..." or "Taking your pocket-knife...". Every boy is assumed to own a knife and a set of tools, a chemistry set and a soldering-iron, and have the knowledge of how to use them properly.

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There's some good ideas in there too! :D

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I know that many folks are stuck indoors, so if you want any project suggestions for you, or the kids, let me know! ;) :D :thumbsup:
 
JohnDF said:
Nice shot!!! You are becoming quite effective with the catapult. :cool::thumbsup:

Love that, great read, brings back so many memories. :cool::thumbsup:
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Thanks John, I thought I'd try a new set-up on that slingshot Mike Crazy Canuck Crazy Canuck sent me. That might have been a lucky first shot ;) :)

Maybe someone should re-print it :) I bought my neighbour's boy several of the Dangerous Books for Boys series, but in retrospect, I doubt he ever read them, kid spent his entire life indoors playing computer games, now he's a feckless 20-year old with bad skin and worse eyesight, and the word skills of a tangerine :rolleyes:

JohnDF said:
Good Morning Guardians
I hope you all have an enjoyable Friday
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Very nice John, hope you have a good day :) :thumbsup:
 
Half/Stop said:
Good morning Guardians! Stay safe out there! :)

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I saw that one in the other thread Ron, I don't recall having seen it before, but you know how bad my memory is :rolleyes: Very late 20th century I'd say :cool: :thumbsup:

JohnDF said:
Lol... :D:thumbsup:
That's why I taught my kids to camp, build fires, shoot archery, etc...
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Too right! :thumbsup: My neighbour used to say, 'Jack, I don't know what to do, he does nothing but go on the computer' (even other kids didn't want to spend time with him because of it). Me, I'd have thrown the computer in the bin, given him a football, and kicked him out of the house! :rolleyes:
 
K33ncutter said:
It is a rainy day here in Mississippi so I won’t be making any campfires today but I like the tip from the book with the hinges.
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I thought that was pretty good too :D There's all sorts of stuff in there :) Nice Lambsfoot pic :thumbsup:

Crazy Canuck said:
Morning, Guardians.

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Looking good Mike :) :thumbsup:

JohnDF said:
My planter box is getting overgrown, but I have one last remaining post exposed for knife pictures...
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Glad there's still room for your knife John ;) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
I saw that one in the other thread Ron, I don't recall having seen it before, but you know how bad my memory is :rolleyes: Very late 20th century I'd say :cool: :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the info Jack! :) I don't carry it often, it's so ugly! :rolleyes: ;) Just kidding, it's a solid knife. Would be a great candidate for a recover job! :thumbsup:
 
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