Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[rockman0]

Thanks Barrett you sure don't see stag this nice very often, when you do it's an old knife or a high end custom.

Beautiful pair of knives! You don’t see stag like that anymore!

 

[cigarrodog]

Jack Black - Thank you Jack. Enjoyed the two videos.

Good Afternoon Guardians.

One of my daughters kindly baked me a sourdough raisin bread, and sourdough pancakes.

 

[Dschal]

Good morning, Guardians! Popping in to say hello after a busy week has come to a close and before another one that is about to begin. As always, a lambsfoot has been—and will be—in my pocket. And, as of late, there has been some sourdough baking squeezed into my week.

My third loaf was better than my first two. Still some things to work on, but I’m enjoying the learning process. And, each “lesson” comes with tasty homework.

Skimming through the recent posts, it looks like folks had a good weekend. I hope everyone has a safe week that has a few unexpected moments of joy sprinkled in along the way.

Beautiful loaves Greg Nice crumb
We must be coordinating our baking
These loaves came out of the oven a couple hours ago.
I am enjoying the learning process too .... and tasting it
Finally I was able to get a more open crumb structure. Started the the process yesterday morning, in the fridge overnight and baked this am.
Very mild sour flavor, we shall see the verdict from the family
Cheers

Jack Black - Thank you Jack. Enjoyed the two videos.

Good Afternoon Guardians.
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One of my daughters kindly baked me a sourdough raisin bread, and sourdough pancakes.

Good show today Knights (and honorary Knight)!
I too went into battle, with my Lambsfoot in pocket.

Crumb shot:

 

[JTB_5]

 

[JohnDF]

Amazing detail in that closeup shot.

 

[Half/Stop]

I'm sorry I don't have a better photo Ron. Stan always tells me, in respect of his hospital visits, "They never have to look for a vein!" Yes, I think I might have cured her of her dark side

Thanks Ron, yes, the oldest house on my street belonged to Louis Le Prince. Only his wife lived there though, as he disappeared in mysterious circumstances in France. I stayed with friends there for a couple of months when I first moved to Leeds. They no longer work, but the house still has bell-pushes to ring for the servants, and in the kitchen there is the old display panel which indicated the location of the bell. The rear part of the basement was originally a stable

Stan has obviously worked with his hands for his entire life. I wonder if he actually has any idea how many knives he’s made. Thank you very much Jack! Very informative bit of history there. It’s neat that you actually lived there for a while!

Very nice Ron, hope your day is going well too

Thanks Jack! After I posted this morning I spent the rest of the day doing lawn work. I’m whipped!

btb01 Great post and photos Barrett! Thanks for sharing!

Jack Black - Thank you Jack. Enjoyed the two videos.

Good Afternoon Guardians.
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One of my daughters kindly baked me a sourdough raisin bread, and sourdough pancakes.

Terrific old Lambsfoot Harvey! Beautiful bread my friend!

 

[herder]

Great videos, history, cooking, and outdoor themes to name a few subjects posted by everyone. Just a sampling of the many interesting topics tied to Lambfoot knives of the Guardian's thread!!!
Here is an American Civil War era small tin oil lamp supporting one style of pocket knife that a soldier might have carried back then.

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[CelloDan]

Good show today Knights (and honorary Knight)!
I too went into battle, with my Lambsfoot in pocket.

Crumb shot:

Amazing baguettes Dave !
Mouth watering pic !
Thank you for your guidance and help in getting me started . My family is loving the homemade sourdough !
I think baking it will be part of my "new normal" after this crisis is over as my family does not want to go back to the "Wonder bread" type from the supermarket.

In your pic there is a bread and a drink made by fermentation processes.
Here is another "drink" that we drink daily at home made using fermentation as well.
Any Guardian knows what I am referring to ?

 

[rockman0]

This one came in today, took 8 days to get here. Went from the west coast all the way across the US to the east coast then back to the south central part of the US. Good old USPS at it's most efficient Anyhow it was worth the wait.

 

[black mamba]

That is a neat one, Rob, interesting jigging and a huge rat-tail. So nice . . .

 

[btb01]

Great videos, history, cooking, and outdoor themes to name a few subjects posted by everyone. Just a sampling of the many interesting topics tied to Lambfoot knives of the Guardian's thread!!!
Here is an American Civil War era small tin oil lamp supporting one style of pocket knife that a soldier might have carried back then.

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Looks like your Ironwood has a little beauty mark, too! Cool photo!

 

[rockman0]

Thanks Jeff

That is a neat one, Rob, interesting jigging and a huge rat-tail. So nice . . .

 

[Half/Stop]

Amazing baguettes Dave !
Mouth watering pic !
Thank you for your guidance and help in getting me started . My family is loving the homemade sourdough !
I think baking it will be part of my "new normal" after this crisis is over as my family does not want to go back to the "Wonder bread" type from the supermarket.

In your pic there is a bread and a drink made by fermentation processes.
Here is another "drink" that we drink daily at home made using fermentation as well.
Any Guardian knows what I am referring to ?

Would that be Kefir you’re drinking Dan?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Here is another "drink" that we drink daily at home made using fermentation as well.
Any Guardian knows what I am referring to ?

Very cool Dan. I'm starting a different fermented beverage tonight. A friend dropped off a scoby this afternoon and I'm going to try making kombucha. Kefir sure sounds interesting.

 

[Fodderwing]

I was admiring the file-work on mine last night Dwight Thanks for showing it in your beautiful photo

Thank you again for such a lovely knife. I feel incredibly fortunate to have acquired so many of your creations Jack.

Have a great evening all.

 

[CelloDan]

Would that be Kefir you’re drinking Dan?

Yeap, you got it Ron .
A couple glasses a day for an excellent, outstanding and optimized gut flora

Very cool Dan. I'm starting a different fermented beverage tonight. A friend dropped off a scoby this afternoon and I'm going to try making kombucha. Kefir sure sounds interesting.

I have not tried kombucha made at home Mike, only the commercial bottled one and I did like it.
We really "believe" in Kefir.
We have been drinking it for a few years now and can not go without it.

 

[Pàdruig]

The stomach is fine now and thanks for the compliment on my AC Dylan! Your Hartshead and the photo of it today are mesmerizing. I actually can’t hardly stop looking at it, making several trips back to your post!

Thank you, Ron. I am glad to hear that you are feeling better - your Père David's is looking excellent.

I thought I'd remembered correctly Dylan, I remember being surprised when you posted a pic. They are certainly part of the wood, but I don't recall seeing them, which I find strange. I do have pics of all of the knives, but not in high resolution unfortunately. With all this talk of Ironwood I think I better carry Lucy today, or she will be getting jealous

Dylan, that is an absolutely stunning pic, well done

My apologies, Jack, I completely forgot about getting the Ironwood out and inspecting it more closely. I will do so tomorrow and make it an excuse to carry one of them while I am at it. Thank you for the kind compliments - Lucy is looking pretty well!

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians. Here's some pic's from the past few days.

Excellent pics Kevin, sorry for missing your post yesterday

pre-patina HHB with rosewood covers

Very nice Ed

Looks great Dan

Thanks everybody for the great posts you all put up, with the way things are going at work (12 hr. days) I've been to busy to post anything much for a couple of weeks now, but at lunch time I close my office door take off my mask and take a few minutes to enjoy what's going on here, it's a much needed break in my day. hopefully soon I will start posting again. Thanks once again.

Great to see you here buddy Sorry to hear about those long work days, and I hope things get easier sooon

It was, Jack! My dad specialized in smaller van-conversion-type motorhomes, but he also dealt in the big bus-type (what they call Class A RVs) that go up to 40 feet or so. Those were the most fun to drive!

I bet they were Barrett! I was an apprentice mechanic when I first left school, and worked on all sorts of heavy plant, as well as trucks and wagons. It's a long time ago, but I remember enjoying driving the JCBs the most, and the drots and dumper trucks! That wasn't on the road though, just at work, as I didn't have a driving license then!

They certainly should! Coming from America, I’d say that while Sheffield may not exactly be beautiful, it’s at least interesting… certainly more so than a lot of our cities here! I enjoyed the sometimes-odd mix of old/historic and new/weird. America seems obsessed with making everything look like The Moor.

Yes, they certainly don't think it incongruous to stick some ugly modern concrete building next to something that is hundreds of years old! I haven't been to The Moor for a while now, but I shudder every time I see it, and I'm sure you remember my horror at the very thought of you having to go there! The big mall is known locally as MeadowHell, which opened on the edge of Sheffield in 1990, and had a devestating effect on Sheffield city centre, which can still be seen

Thanks, Jack! I learned (after googling out of curiosity) that the gent on that two pound coin engineered the Great Western Railway!

Yes indeed, one of our greatest engineers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel Nice photo Barrett

Great photos, Jack; those last few are a bit spooky!

Thanks pal, it was a real pea-souper that day! Cool pic, I was reading Nemesis last night

Unfortunately it’s difficult to find crumpets here in the US. You can get them one or two places, but they’re more expensive and not as good.

They're not always good here either Barrett compared to in the past I'm sure you have lots of other goodies though

Another (related?) thing that my brother introduced me to the last time we were over there and spent a day in Cardiff was Welsh cakes. Delicious!

Very nice

Yep, it seems particularly huge when you get out west. We lived in Arizona for several years, and would sometimes drive back home to Arkansas for holidays, family weddings, etc. From Phoenix, we’d head up northwest through the mountains until we hit I-40, at which point Google Maps would say, “Stay on I-40 East for 772 miles.” (The whole drive was around 1,200 miles.)

The first time we were in England, we visited Stonehenge and Durdle Door in one day. We were in two cars, my brother leading and me driving behind him. Driving down near the coast, I was amazed that anyone was ever able to find their way around there before the invention of GPS/SatNav/Google Maps! He kept turning down roads with no signs, many of them two-way roads that were only one lane wide, flanked with tall hedges, with occasional slightly-wider passing spots for contending with oncoming traffic. It was certainly a different driving experience (not just because y’all drive on the “wrong” side of the road)!

I took this photo at the beginning of that journey. (My brother got my sister-in-law a car when they moved over there, but I don’t think she ever drove it more than a couple times, so the battery was dead when we went to set off that day.)

The drive sure was worth it, though!

Yeah, English country roads would certainly be an experience if you're not used to them You should try them on a motorbike! Great pics Barrett, I remember your brother's address now!

That photo made me laugh, Jack! Sounds like you’re pretty well stocked up (at least in drink)!

Should last a couple of weeks Barrett, I have even had to take the coal out of the bath!

Those are definitely the arms of a man who has worked hard with his hands all his life! Have you spoken with Stan recently? I wonder if he’s been able to work at all? (I imagine not, even though he has his workshop all to himself.) I hope he’s doing well!

I need to give Stan a ring Barrett, he was poorly at the beginning of the year, and had been in hospital, so wasn't able to work anyway. I very much doubt he has been into the museum, unless he's needed to pick something up. That's a great pic my friend

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Impressive flock Ben

 

[Jack Black]

Jack Black - Thank you Jack. Enjoyed the two videos.

Good Afternoon Guardians.
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One of my daughters kindly baked me a sourdough raisin bread, and sourdough pancakes.

Thanks Harvey, those are wonderful photos, the Heart & Pistol really is a classic tang stamp - be a great name for a pub too! That bread looks gorgeous

Good show today Knights (and honorary Knight)!
I too went into battle, with my Lambsfoot in pocket.

Crumb shot:

Excellent work Dave I'd love one of those baguettes right now!

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Great pic of your AC Joshua

Stan has obviously worked with his hands for his entire life. I wonder if he actually has any idea how many knives he’s made. Thank you very much Jack! Very informative bit of history there. It’s neat that you actually lived there for a while!

Yes indeed Ron, I don't know, but I would think it runs into the hundreds of thousands! They cracked the whip in those factories, and he wouldn't have been able to take his time like he does today Thanks Ron, The house was my second home for a few years, and I had Christmas dinner there several times. I still know the people there today, but we're not as close

Thanks Jack! After I posted this morning I spent the rest of the day doing lawn work. I’m whipped!

I bet Ron! When this is all over, I think I am going to find it a shock physically as I normally walk about 5 miles a day. I need to go and do some shopping, but I'm afraid my back still isn't right

Great videos, history, cooking, and outdoor themes to name a few subjects posted by everyone. Just a sampling of the many interesting topics tied to Lambfoot knives of the Guardian's thread!!!
Here is an American Civil War era small tin oil lamp supporting one style of pocket knife that a soldier might have carried back then.

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Great photo with the oil-lamp my friend, (I had thought it was an oil can at first! ), very cool

This one came in today, took 8 days to get here. Went from the west coast all the way across the US to the east coast then back to the south central part of the US. Good old USPS at it's most efficient Anyhow it was worth the wait.

Congratulations Rob, that's a beautiful Thomas Turner Lambsfoot, very nice acquisition

Here's a two-blade Lambsfoot from their 1902 catalogue

There are quite a few other Lambsfoot knives in that catalogue too (it's in the sticky)

Thank you again for such a lovely knife. I feel incredibly fortunate to have acquired so many of your creations Jack.

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Thanks for the kind words my friend, that's another beauty there my friend, and a spectacular pic

My apologies, Jack, I completely forgot about getting the Ironwood out and inspecting it more closely. I will do so tomorrow and make it an excuse to carry one of them while I am at it. Thank you for the kind compliments - Lucy is looking pretty well!

No worries Dylan, thanks for the kind words pal Great pic of your WCLF

 

[Jack Black]

Morning Guardians, looks like a dull day here, but maybe it'll improve. Hope everyone is doing OK, and that you have a good day