Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[rockman0]

A picture by a guy with too much time on his hands, just a comparison of the different size vintage lambsfoot knives I've gathered. I had to make a decision awhile back to collect only vintage knives as I can't afford to buy everything that catches my eye, I sold all of my modern knives with the exception of a couple of fixed blades and a few folders that I've had for years.

Left to right, 3 7/16", 3 9/16", 3 13/16", 4", 4 1/8". I left out a 3 3/8" TEW as it's a barlow with an odd blade combo of Lambsfoot and clip.

 

[cigarrodog]

Thanks Harvey, you're a sick puppy! Great pic my friend, that looks like a very tasty cookie

Thank you Jack. Hope each day find you feeling better and better, may the cheery pie be like balm.

Good Evening Guardians.

R.F. Mosley


New York Times

 

[Pàdruig]

I hope everyone's week is going well so far. Happy "almost Friday"!

 

[WhittlinAway]

No breakfast chili dog for me today , just a fried egg and bacon sandwich. Have a good day, Guardians!

Everything in the photo looks splendid, Barrett! Great sandwich (and with bacon!), beautiful plate, and luscious lambsfoot!

That’s a tasty looking breakfast sandwich there Greg! Oh yes, a nice Horn Lambsfoot there too!

Thanks, Ron!

Coffee time

What a great patina your lambsfoot is sporting!

A picture by a guy with too much time on his hands, just a comparison of the different size vintage lambsfoot knives I've gathered. I had to make a decision awhile back to collect only vintage knives as I can't afford to buy everything that catches my eye, I sold all of my modern knives with the exception of a couple of fixed blades and a few folders that I've had for years.

Left to right, 3 7/16", 3 9/16", 3 13/16", 4", 4 1/8". I left out a 3 3/8" TEW as it's a barlow with an odd blade combo of Lambsfoot and clip.

Fantastic collection! And, TEW barlow with a lambsfoot and a clip blade? I'd love to see it if you ever feel like taking a picture.

 

[black mamba]

Harvey, I had a big laugh with "that border collie was totally getting on my nerves . . . "
Thanks for the post!

 

[cigarrodog]

Harvey, I had a big laugh with "that border collie was totally getting on my nerves . . . "
Thanks for the post!

 

[Jack Black]

I think I heard somewhere that iron wood is a wood that over time darkens with use. I think I heard it last year when we were voting on cover options for the 2019 forum knife.

That's interesting Taylor

Not yet, but if I get around to doing it, I'll for sure practice on something else first. Maybe plain wood to start, then on another less sentimentally valuable knife, before I ever accost RALF. It's a skill I may, or may not, have.

I think it would be a great skill to acquire Jeff

Oh, and an accidental updated mugshot in the bolster

I think we've all done that Mike! Nice pic

Good Morning Guardians and anyone else looking in.

The Jack Black SFO Bagpipe Ebony Standard with some well earned patina.

Sorry to hear you've had a set-back with your back Jack Black .

Looking good Ed Thank you my friend, shopping (with a mile or so walk home with the bags) probably wasn't a good idea, but I didn't have much choice I'm afraid. Hopefully, it'll continue to get better today

Don't forget to add: "Or Jack Black slays!"

Since this is sometimes the Breakfast Sandwich and Blades thread, I thought I'd share a shot of my breakfast this morning:

Usually I have yogurt for breakfast, but decided to have a special treat today. Left over sourdough bread, toasted with cheddar, wrapping a fried egg. Cold-brew to wash it down.

Have a great day and rest of your week everyone! I hope to be able to do some proper catching up on the thread this weekend.

Hope you enjoyed it Greg

I remember you talking about the brewery job before. Wasn’t that the one where the employees spent most of the workday sampling the wares?

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No breakfast chili dog for me today , just a fried egg and bacon sandwich. Have a good day, Guardians!

It was indeed Nice to see everyone eating well Great pic of your '19 Barrett

My Lamb resting on a Lion.
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Coffee time

Nearly time for mine (I usually have tea with my morning toast) I'm enjoying seeing that blade Ron

I had my cup of Coffee way early this morning Ron Half/Stop but while you're enjoying Coffee now, I'm enjoying having a glass of my Fibersource HN.

Looking forward to the day when your meals are square rather than rectangular ED Lovely old Lamb

My office...


My classroom...


Lambsfoot content...

Cool decor John

You should try this stuff, Ed. It's made from the best stuff on earth: people!

I liken etches to glued-in shields. Not necessary, but added as a decorative feature. Looked at from that angle, I figure if you're going to do something do it right so that it endures.

I've seen quite a lot of etches I'd certainly be glad to see the back of! I'd be interested to know how they're applied, their presence on a blade can be very fleeting. Most just appear to be on the surface of the blade, so perhaps not really an 'etch' at all

A picture by a guy with too much time on his hands, just a comparison of the different size vintage lambsfoot knives I've gathered. I had to make a decision awhile back to collect only vintage knives as I can't afford to buy everything that catches my eye, I sold all of my modern knives with the exception of a couple of fixed blades and a few folders that I've had for years.

Left to right, 3 7/16", 3 9/16", 3 13/16", 4", 4 1/8". I left out a 3 3/8" TEW as it's a barlow with an odd blade combo of Lambsfoot and clip.

It's a shame you've had to sell your knives Rob, but those vintage ones are beautiful, be great to see more of them Please feel free to post photos of your TEW if you want too

Thank you Jack. Hope each day find you feeling better and better, may the cheery pie be like balm.

Good Evening Guardians.

R.F. Mosley
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New York Times

Thanks a lot for the kind words Harvey, and for that smashing photo, and the chuckle

I hope everyone's week is going well so far. Happy "almost Friday"!

Looks like life is good on your back porch Dylan

Fantastic collection! And, TEW barlow with a lambsfoot and a clip blade? I'd love to see it if you ever feel like taking a picture.

There was quite a bit of discussion about that pattern, and Rob's knife, earlier in the thread Greg. Rob even allowed me to take it on an outing to the old TEW factory

Morning Guardians, and a Happy May Day to you all Have a good day my friends

 

[Pt-Luso]

Good morning Guardians.
Two English articles, a whistle and Guardians 19.

 

[rockman0]

Good morning Guardians!

Thanks Greg here's a shot of my pair of TEW with lambsfoot blades. Picture is recycled and buried somewhere in this thread. Bottom one came to me with the covers in bad condition, pin cracks and separating from the liners, blades saw a lot more use than the top knife. I sent it to Glennbad and had it recovered and blades tightened up. Top knife is all original. They were working knives with no frills.

Fantastic collection! And, TEW barlow with a lambsfoot and a clip blade? I'd love to see it if you ever feel like taking a picture.

Thanks Jack I found one of the pictures you took in front of the old TEW building, thanks again for taking it back to it's point of origin

It's a shame you've had to sell your knives Rob, but those vintage ones are beautiful, be great to see more of them Please feel free to post photos of your TEW if you want too

There was quite a bit of discussion about that pattern, and Rob's knife, earlier in the thread Greg. Rob even allowed me to take it on an outing to the old TEW factory

 

[JohnDF]

Cool decor John

Right? They should hire me on Home and Garden as their newest decorator.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians

 

[WhittlinAway]

There was quite a bit of discussion about that pattern, and Rob's knife, earlier in the thread Greg. Rob even allowed me to take it on an outing to the old TEW factory

I’m sorry to have missed that. But...

Good morning Guardians!

Thanks Greg here's a shot of my pair of TEW with lambsfoot blades. Picture is recycled and buried somewhere in this thread. Bottom one came to me with the covers in bad condition, pin cracks and separating from the liners, blades saw a lot more use than the top knife. I sent it to Glennbad and had it recovered and blades tightened up. Top knife is all original. They were working knives with no frills.

Thanks Jack I found one of the pictures you took in front of the old TEW building, thanks again for taking it back to it's point of origin

Thank you! Very cool.

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians!

Thanks Greg here's a shot of my pair of TEW with lambsfoot blades. Picture is recycled and buried somewhere in this thread. Bottom one came to me with the covers in bad condition, pin cracks and separating from the liners, blades saw a lot more use than the top knife. I sent it to Glennbad and had it recovered and blades tightened up. Top knife is all original. They were working knives with no frills.

Thanks Jack I found one of the pictures you took in front of the old TEW building, thanks again for taking it back to it's point of origin

Glenn has done a great job, as always Rob The pattern was originally aimed at the Australian market, and so, in the thread index, I think it's in relation to that subject, that the discussion about these knives originally began. Also look at the discussion, which overlaps, on the use of Lambsfoot blades as secondaries. A lot of TEW examples are included in the index, but I think your knife is in the Rob Here's some more photos of it at the Eye Witness Works

As a teenager, I lived close to the works, and walked past it every day, as scores of men were going into work there, so it is sad to see it in such a state of disrepair. I found the pattern very interesting, and were it not for the fecklessness of the Sheffield cutlers, would have produced a similar model. That said, I much prefer the Lambsfoot as a single-blade knife, as all multi-blade knives compromise on ergonomics, and can be less comfortable to use. Combining Australia's two most used blades was a good piece of marketing, but I doubt it's coincidental that the blades are not heavily worn. A fascinating piece of history

Right? They should hire me on Home and Garden as their newest decorator.

Good Morning Guardians

Nice work on that wallet John, it's an attractive background for your beautiful WCLF

 

[Jack Black]

I’m sorry to have missed that. But...

I think you were very much involved in the discussion about the knives Greg, along with @Cambertree and myself

Here's the link to my post about visiting the factory

There are more photos of the factory itself in my thread here. Unfortunately, as it was posted shortly before the last big BF software changes, I can't add to and update it, as I'd originally planned

 

[rockman0]

WhittlinAway Greg here's a link to my original post in the old knives thread, some discussion takes place here and more discussion in this thread in the 2nd link.

https://bladeforums.com/threads/old-knives.527126/page-651#post-17588570
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/guardians-of-the-lambsfoot.1406735/page-142#post-17591180

Thanks Jack, appreciate you rehashing some of the history on this pattern along with those great pictures of it and the old TEW facility I do like the single blade lambsfoot too but I have come to really enjoy my stag 2 blade big un, my hands are big, long fingers and wide so it feels great in hand and the pen blade sits low so it's hardly noticeable, I'm certain it would become noticeable in an extended use session but for my uses that isn't going to happen, I'll grab a fixed blade for that, back in those days it may not have been possible to grab a fixed blade so they certainly favoured the single blade folders as it was with them for all cutting tasks and they relied on knives in their day to day work much more than most people do today

I think you were very much involved in the discussion about the knives Greg, along with @Cambertree and myself

Here's the link to my post about visiting the factory

There are more photos of the factory itself in my thread here. Unfortunately, as it was posted shortly before the last big BF software changes, I can't add to and update it, as I'd originally planned

 

[JohnDF]

I doubt it's coincidental that the blades are not heavily worn.

A lot of things sound good in theory, but fail in its application.

Nice work on that wallet John, it's an attractive background for your beautiful WCLF

Thank you, Jack.
It's a wallet I whipped up for my son.
He wanted something fancy and plain at the same time.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack, appreciate you rehashing some of the history on this pattern along with those great pictures of it and the old TEW facility I do like the single blade lambsfoot too but I have come to really enjoy my stag 2 blade big un, my hands are big, long fingers and wide so it feels great in hand and the pen blade sits low so it's hardly noticeable, I'm certain it would become noticeable in an extended use session but for my uses that isn't going to happen, I'll grab a fixed blade for that, back in those days it may not have been possible to grab a fixed blade so they certainly favoured the single blade folders as it was with them for all cutting tasks and they relied on knives in their day to day work much more than most people do today

It's quite a good discussion for those who want to revisit it I don't think the Lamb and Pen compromises anything, except a slight weight addition, but with the Lamb and Clip, I definitely found it more comfortable with the Clip open than the other way around It sounds like we have similar hands Rob, I have long, slim fingers (I could palm a basketball even as a kid), and I never think my hands look big, but I take the largest size of glove, so I guess they must be! I do have a couple of Lamb and Pen Big 'Uns, but I haven't really carried them much, maybe I should carry them more I do like the ergonomics of the larger style, but I was more surprised that I get on well with the small size, like the AC. A lot of small knives, I find very pocketable, but they're a little small in my hands when it comes to using them. The small size Lambsfoot, particularly with stag and a swayback frame works fine however

 

[Modoc ED]

Good Morning Guardians and anyone else looking in.

Pre-patina Jack Black Jack Black SFO Hartshead Barlow with Rosewood Covers.

 

[Half/Stop]

What a great patina your lambsfoot is sporting!

Thank you Greg!

Nearly time for mine (I usually have tea with my morning toast) I'm enjoying seeing that blade Ron

Morning Guardians, and a Happy May Day to you all Have a good day my friends

Thanks Jack! That stag big'un is one of my favorites. That Ebony big'un is a nice one also my friend! Stay safe and well!

Good morning Guardians!

Thanks Greg here's a shot of my pair of TEW with lambsfoot blades. Picture is recycled and buried somewhere in this thread. Bottom one came to me with the covers in bad condition, pin cracks and separating from the liners, blades saw a lot more use than the top knife. I sent it to Glennbad and had it recovered and blades tightened up. Top knife is all original. They were working knives with no frills.

Terrific old TEW's Rob!!

Good Morning Guardians

Beautiful John!

Glenn has done a great job, as always Rob The pattern was originally aimed at the Australian market, and so, in the thread index, I think it's in relation to that subject, that the discussion about these knives originally began. Also look at the discussion, which overlaps, on the use of Lambsfoot blades as secondaries. A lot of TEW examples are included in the index, but I think your knife is in the Rob Here's some more photos of it at the Eye Witness Works

As a teenager, I lived close to the works, and walked past it every day, as scores of men were going into work there, so it is sad to see it in such a state of disrepair. I found the pattern very interesting, and were it not for the fecklessness of the Sheffield cutlers, would have produced a similar model. That said, I much prefer the Lambsfoot as a single-blade knife, as all multi-blade knives compromise on ergonomics, and can be less comfortable to use. Combining Australia's two most used blades was a good piece of marketing, but I doubt it's coincidental that the blades are not heavily worn. A fascinating piece of history

Thanks for the photo revisit and that link. I'll definitely have to revist that Jack!

 

[Half/Stop]

Hello Guardians! My choice for today is a TEW. She's not the best looker out there, but she's solid and dependable! Y'all stay safe and well out there!

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