Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[cigarrodog]

LOL! No expense spared at Grumble Towers Harvey I did have a splash of Henderson's Thank you for all your many artistic contributions my friend

Thank you for the kind words, Jack. It’s my good fortune to have found this place. Much enjoyed your images, as well as everyone else.

Jack Black - I’m in and would like to nominate JJ - @JJ Cahill - Based on his comments relating to a fine appreciation for Sheffield cutlery, and his level of consistent participation, indicates one who just needs a nudge. A Lamb Foot in the hand nudge.

But any nominee would be fine.

Great post and photo Harvey! The house that Jack built!! Yes indeed my friend!

Thank you Ron. That’s a swell big 'un.

(what's the image on the tang stamp)!

Thank You GT. Sorry for the loss of the fellow you use to know.

I was in charge of dinner tonight.

Where’s the ketchup, John? Outstanding image.

Good Afternoon Guardian.

True Confessions. I love bexoid and Chocolate Stout.

 

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That must be one of those door step sandwiches (or Wigan buttys) I've heard about, Greg!

Well, since I drove to the meetings in my car, which is statistically much more dangerous in my county, I took my chances and left my yard stick at home.

You're a ramblin' gamblin' man, John!

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Yep, Target is based out of Minneapolis, so they’re popular here. The larger stores have pretty much everything any other grocery store would have; we do about half our grocery shopping at Target, half at Costco.

The Minnesota Twins play at Target Field, which is across the street from Target Center, where the Timberwolves play.
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Ironically, Northwest Arkansas, where I grew up, is the home of Walmart.

A little recycled Lambsfoot content:

Thanks for the info on the Minneapolis Target cult, Barrett!
Striking pair of lambsfoot knives!

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Another from the exclusive "1 of 20" Club! Great looking LambBar Jack, Gary!
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A recycled for today...

2001, a new Lambsfoot Millennium.

Congratulations, Guardians!

Thanks, Dennis.
Looks like you and Rachel are working on lambsfoot coats of arms!

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Maybe after the decorating is done, and I get a new cooker, but probably unlikely to be a subject for future mirth round at Grumble Towers I'm afraid

Interesting account Gary, thanks for sharing

Only a virtual one this time I'm afraid I noticed the prominent 'organic' labels too. I'm pretty sure the beers aren't brewed any differently to how they have been brewed in the past, but perhaps they have just found another market. The only shop I know in Leeds city centre which regularly stocks Sam Smith's beers (just a small selection) is a sort of wholefood shop, though they sell them at a higher price, and when I was trying to get a beer delivery last month, the only place I could find that would deliver Sam Smith's was a large organic foods supplier in Sheffield

I've had the same dilemma, in the past, myself GT!

I may have exaggerated Gary, I think most weeks, she works 90-odd hours a week, but a weekend conference, which she has to attend not infrequently, or an Ofsted inspection, for example, can easily pile on extra hours. She works 6 day weeks, and often 7 day weeks, and her work days vary from 9 1/2 to 13 1/2 hours, not including preparation and marking time. I really don't think it's healthy to be working that much, and tell her this to no avail When I was a youth-worker, I regularly worked 70-odd hour weeks, but I wouldn't choose to go back to it

Great pics
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Well, I appreciate your using the word "mirth"; I don't see that word often.

I wondered if "organic" might be a marketing tactic; thanks for the info.

American universities have been moving for many years toward having a higher percentage of their classes/students taught by adjunct faculty not holding a "tenure track" appointment, and those instructors are very badly treated IMHO. They're often teaching part-time for low pay with few benefits at more than one institution, and it adds up to long hours.

Nice picture of your LamBarJack, Gary.

Thank you, José.
Your ebony lambsfoot is a black beauty!

Congrats on 2,000 pages, Guardians!

I've heard of "horse whisperers", but you are a "pocket knife speller", Barrett!

Just having some Baked Beans on Toast to celebrate!

Looks great, Jack; congrats to you and all the Guardians for the 2000 page milestone!
I think beans are a fantastic celebratory food; I keep a supply of beans in the fridge almost all the time, especially during the summer. I like a scoop of cold beans with almost any food.

And this entry is for the 40,000 posts in the Guardians thread LOL

You're a tactical genius, Dan! Well-played!

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I was going to say, "I also have a memory like a server", but I don't remember why I thought that would be funny.

Nice photo of your knife! I especially like it because we have a colander exactly like yours, with the Star of David pattern of holes. Yours looks to be less misshapen than ours, which I think my wife got from her mother and which may be more than 70 years old.

View attachment 1347430 And this post is for pg 2001; a lamb foot odyssey.
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Good morning, Guardians! Enjoying a beautiful, cool morning with a pair of champions!

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Nice mug! Seems like a good enough reason to recycle this Lambsfoot photo.

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Coincidentally, I was wearing a Chicago Cubs T-shirt yesterday.

- GT

 

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Your welcome; nowhere more fancy than my mum's back garden.
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I know how you feel about those covers; it's rubbish material for knife covers.

I'd give my right arm for some fine bone covers on this one.
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Her back garden looks quite peaceful.
I'm not noted for my impeccable taste, but I kind of like those old synthetic handles - the sort of thing I grew up with.

2001 A Lambsfoot Odyssey.

Face it... Y'all knew I'd do it.

Thanks for the comments and compliments Gary! We’ve definitely been hard at it for a couple of weeks! We still have a way to go! It’ll be worth it! Pam buzzed my head three weeks ago. I chose a 3 because that’s what I trim my beard with. First time in 56 years my hair has been buzzed! That’s a great photo of your LamBarJack!

Thanks, Ron.

Since her favorite words recently are, "They won't let me out of my room"...

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View attachment 1347464 Something from the celebrated Joseph Rodgers to celebrate 2000 (and one) pages!!

Nice knife, Ben!

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Thank you GT. Your LamBar Hartshead is a stunner. Your images reveal its’ beauty.
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A toast to the Guardians thread reaching the 2000 page milestone. This is the house that Jack built. Long may it continue. Congratulations. What a fine place this is.
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Thanks for your encouragement, Harvey.
Excellent toast to Jack and the Guardians thread! (I wonder if "house that Jack built" should be "fold (or lamb cote) that Jack built? )

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I believe they do, but not all of them. I'm sure there are more around than in the past, and thought this might be to do with climate change, but apparently the movements of individual birds has more to do with food availability, rather than temperature
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/05/do-robins-migrate/

Sorry Gary, but you have guessed correctly. When I was a boy, all drinks bottles had deposits on them, but it is very rare now. The deposit scheme seemed to be a very good idea to me, the glass bottles were heavier (and so suitable for home-brew), and it was a great way for kids to clean up the streets and acquire some pocket-money. The prize among us 'street-urchins' was a glass soda-syphon, the deposit on which was 10 Shillings and sixpence, enough to keep the whole gang in 'spice' (candy) for a fortnight!

Thanks pal

Well-taken shot Gary, it shows off the wood well
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Thanks for the robin migration link, Jack.
Thanks also for the bottle deposit info. My state has deposits on beverage cans/bottles, and when first implemented, that certainly boosted the percentage of containers being recycled. But the bottle/can return stations in all of the local grocery stores have been shut down since mid-March and my basement is starting to fill up with empty bottles!
Thanks for the photo compliment.

Hi Jack and hello to everyone.
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Great shot of Linus, Mark! Are you feeling 100% these days?

They are all hand carved, and thank you.

That's totally incredible to someone like me lacking any artistic skills!

How do y’all feel about “slippie”?
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I don’t have any from that time period, but here’s one from a few years earlier.

(I don’t know why I looked so angry.)
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"Slippie" doesn't seem like the kind of term that should cross the lips of a dignified geezer like me!
Cool photo, Barrett; you look like a working cowboy! Maybe you have an "attitude" because you wear a black hat.

I carry a lambsfoot...

...because the cream cheese doesn't spread itself.

How 'bout you?

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I don't think I'd ever heard the phrase 20 years ago, and it sounds concocted to me too. It became more prominent, here in the UK, because British Law decided to differentiate between locking and non-locking folders, and users (and certainly the Law) were perhaps unaware that the latter already had a long-standing name. When I was younger, we just referred to penknives, or pocketknives, and to lock-knives if that applied. The terms 'spring-knife' and 'spring-knife cutler' have never ceased to be used in the Sheffield cutlery trade

Thanks a lot Gary Yes, apple blossoms
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Thanks for the comments on terminology, Jack!

It's "Wooden Wednesday" and I'm noticing a number of Hartsheads being carried lately.

Very handsome Hartshead Barlow, Rachel!

Here's mine hiding in a rhododendron earlier this spring:
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- GT

 

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I especially like it because we have a colander exactly like yours, with the Star of David pattern of holes. Yours looks to be less misshapen than ours, which I think my wife got from her mother and which may be more than 70 years old.

I have a more beat-up one in the basement, which is older than I can remember. This one is heavier gauge aluminum. I got it at an estate sale and Mom insisted on buying it from me.

I saw a bigger one in the heavier stock today at a newly reopened antique mall. Maybe I should get it.

 

[JohnDF]

Where’s the ketchup, John?

What do you think is in the sauce?

That's totally incredible

Thank you, GT.

 

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cigarrodog Thanks for the Ironwood Bigun compliment Harvey!

 

[rockman0]

Thanks Jack, I'm planning on enjoying a couple of them

Enjoy your Oatmeal Stout Rob Lovely old stag on that lovely old knife

David, they are a bit bulky, my 2 blade is 4 1/8", you either have to cinch your belt up a notch or carry if in a belt sheath, I carry it in a pancake sheath, works great, I don't even know it's there til I need it.

Aye I picked up my twin-blade as it was one I didn't have. Though folk are right; it is a bit of lump if you've not got big pockets.

 

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Jack my apologies for not posting this sooner. As y’all know I’ve been a little distracted and busy of late. If this is not too late I’d like to enter your GAW. As much as I would appreciate having one of those special Rosewood knives in my collection, I will put this in for another member.

1- I am in.
2- I nominate JonMcD (one of our newer BF member posting in the Traditional forum).
3- I nominate him for several reasons. I have looked at Jon’s posts. He is courteous and respectful of others. I looked at his profile page. He is a younger guy and he lives in South Carolina. I suspect that he is a good ole southern boy! Even if he is a Clemson fan! He has expressed interest in our thread and I suspect that he will become a fine Guardian.

 

[JonMcD]

Jack my apologies for not posting this sooner. As y’all know I’ve been a little distracted and busy of late. If this is not too late I’d like to enter your GAW. As much as I would appreciate having one of those special Rosewood knives in my collection, I will put this in for another member.

1- I am in.
2- I nominate JonMcD (one of our newer BF member posting in the Traditional forum).
3- I nominate him for several reasons. I have looked at Jon’s posts. He is courteous and respectful of others. I looked at his profile page. He is a younger guy and he lives in South Carolina. I suspect that he is a good ole southern boy! Even if he is a Clemson fan! He has expressed interest in our thread and I suspect that he will become a fine Guardian.

Thanks Ron!
I guess you got me pegged pretty good. I’ll take the good ole southern boy tag as a badge of honor! I’m a South Carolina guy through and through. Clemson grad...check. My wife’s people are all from Chattanooga so I’m pretty fond of Tennessee folks like yourself

And you are correct, I’ve gotta get onto this Lambsfoot party at some point. Y’all are having too much fun without me.

 

[K33ncutter]

I have a more beat-up one in the basement, which is older than I can remember. This one is heavier gauge aluminum. I got it at an estate sale and Mom insisted on buying it from me.

I saw a bigger one in the heavier stock today at a newly reopened antique mall. Maybe I should get it.

We have 3 of those metal colanders, the oldest one was my grandmother’s. She passed away in 1973 and I am sure she had hers a long time before that.

 

[black mamba]

Coincidentally, I was wearing a Chicago Cubs T-shirt yesterday.

OUCH!

 

[CelloDan]

My lambsfoot carefully evaluating the crumb of my sourdough baking this evening

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you for the kind words, Jack. It’s my good fortune to have found this place. Much enjoyed your images, as well as everyone else.

Jack Black - I’m in and would like to nominate JJ - @JJ Cahill - Based on his comments relating to a fine appreciation for Sheffield cutlery, and his level of consistent participation, indicates one who just needs a nudge. A Lamb Foot in the hand nudge.

But any nominee would be fine.



Thank you Ron. That’s a swell big 'un.


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Thank You GT. Sorry for the loss of the fellow you use to know.



Where’s the ketchup, John? Outstanding image.

Good Afternoon Guardian.

True Confessions. I love bexoid and Chocolate Stout.
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Thank you Harvey, and thanks for entering my giveaway, and nominating JJ, he definitely needs a Lambsfoot Great pics my friend, as always, I've only ever heard Bexoid (Beksoid) in a Yorkshire accent before

 

[Jack Black]

Looks great, Jack; congrats to you and all the Guardians for the 2000 page milestone!
I think beans are a fantastic celebratory food; I keep a supply of beans in the fridge almost all the time, especially during the summer. I like a scoop of cold beans with almost any food.

Nany thanks Gary, and thanks for all your contributions here You always seem full of beans my friend

Thanks for the robin migration link, Jack.
Thanks also for the bottle deposit info. My state has deposits on beverage cans/bottles, and when first implemented, that certainly boosted the percentage of containers being recycled. But the bottle/can return stations in all of the local grocery stores have been shut down since mid-March and my basement is starting to fill up with empty bottles!
Thanks for the photo compliment.

A pleasure I hope they return to putting deposits on glass bottles here at some point, it seems such an easy and obvious way to encourage recycling. I have rather a large pile of bottles in my kitchen, with little excuse as I only have to carry them a couple of streets Maybe today

Here's mine hiding in a rhododendron earlier this spring:
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Nice colourful photo GT

I have a more beat-up one in the basement, which is older than I can remember. This one is heavier gauge aluminum. I got it at an estate sale and Mom insisted on buying it from me.

I saw a bigger one in the heavier stock today at a newly reopened antique mall. Maybe I should get it.

Interesting. I can't remember the last time I noticed the pattern, probably when I was very small at my granny's They used to be very popular here, but I think most people probably have plastic ones now. I am rather fond of a handle on a colander, though I have both types

Jack my apologies for not posting this sooner. As y’all know I’ve been a little distracted and busy of late. If this is not too late I’d like to enter your GAW. As much as I would appreciate having one of those special Rosewood knives in my collection, I will put this in for another member.

1- I am in.
2- I nominate JonMcD (one of our newer BF member posting in the Traditional forum).
3- I nominate him for several reasons. I have looked at Jon’s posts. He is courteous and respectful of others. I looked at his profile page. He is a younger guy and he lives in South Carolina. I suspect that he is a good ole southern boy! Even if he is a Clemson fan! He has expressed interest in our thread and I suspect that he will become a fine Guardian.

No worries Ron, thank you for entering, and in perfect form I'm sure JonMcD would indeed make a fine Guardian

Only 4 entries so far Guardians (including 2 for @JohnMcD). Come on, please scratch your heads, and throw your hat in folks

Thanks Ron!
I guess you got me pegged pretty good. I’ll take the good ole southern boy tag as a badge of honor! I’m a South Carolina guy through and through. Clemson grad...check. My wife’s people are all from Chattanooga so I’m pretty fond of Tennessee folks like yourself

And you are correct, I’ve gotta get onto this Lambsfoot party at some point. Y’all are having too much fun without me.

Looking forward to seeing you here with your first Lambsfoot Jon

We have 3 of those metal colanders, the oldest one was my grandmother’s. She passed away in 1973 and I am sure she had hers a long time before that.

I wonder who first came up with that pattern, maybe they even came from the same factory?

My lambsfoot carefully evaluating the crumb of my sourdough baking this evening

Fantastic Dan, well done

Good Morning Guardians, the sun is out here again, but my first order of business (after posting of course) is to get the hair-clippers out, I need a shave too Hope everyone is doing OK, and staying safe and well. Don't forget to enter that giveaway! Going Thrifty today with my Rosewood Big 'Un, I've certainly had my money's worth out of this knife

As new:

Early patina:

Recent pic (Flitzed it a few months back):

 

[Pt-Luso]

Your ebony lambsfoot is a black beauty!

Many thanks, Gary.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

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You guys have convinced me. I'll go and buy that big one. Unless someone more quaint and curious than I has beaten me to it.

 

[rockman0]

Good morning Guardians, it's TEW Thursday around here today Or maybe it's Thompson Thursday

 

[Jack Black]

You guys have convinced me. I'll go and buy that big one. Unless someone more quaint and curious than I has beaten me to it.

Great pic Jer

Good morning Guardians, it's TEW Thursday around here today Or maybe it's Thompson Thursday

Wow, what a fabulous knife Rob, and an interesting one too, with the TEW tang stamp, and Thompson on the blade I'm guessing Thompson was a factor of some kind? That knife really has it all

 

[r8shell]

Very handsome Hartshead Barlow, Rachel!

Here's mine hiding in a rhododendron earlier this spring:
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Thank you, Gary.

I have a more beat-up one in the basement, which is older than I can remember. This one is heavier gauge aluminum. I got it at an estate sale and Mom insisted on buying it from me.

I saw a bigger one in the heavier stock today at a newly reopened antique mall. Maybe I should get it.

We have 3 of those metal colanders, the oldest one was my grandmother’s. She passed away in 1973 and I am sure she had hers a long time before that.

I wonder who first came up with that pattern, maybe they even came from the same factory?

We called those "strainers" and I thought that pattern was just for kosher kitchens.

One day, my mother asked me to hand her the colander, and I just looked at her blankly, "The what?" "Quit playing! The colander!" Finally, I saw what she was pointing at, "Oh, the strainer? Okay." I swear, I'd never heard her call it anything else, and here she was annoyed with me for not knowing the proper word.

I've always had one in the kitchen, although I never remember buying one...