Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[JohnDF]

I just love skirting the rules of run on sentences by using commas.

You rebel.

 

[Campbellclanman]

What a couple of older Beauties both Harvey and Ron, The Knives guys!!! - not you!

 

[redsparrow]

Good afternoon fellow Guardians.
Jack, congrats on the more than 2000 pages accomplished by this thread. Your efforts have single handedly place the Lambsfoot bladed knife firmly on N. American soil.
Allow me to join Barrett in nominating meako for your generous GAW.
Once in a GAW of his own, meako did in fact offer as a prize a less than attractive Lambsfoot, aptly named "Sneezy/Kermit". AFAIK Kermit was the only Lambsfoot meako has owned.
Certainly he is a well deserving fellow, unless one is offended by mob scenes of villagers carrying pitchforks and torches or the occasional pirate story. Usually we cut him some slack for such antics... figuring he probably just can't help himself.
BTW as Kermit aged he became quite a hansom and distinguished looking character, well respected and appreciated in his community. Today he happily resides among a small group of adoring family and friends, completely free from the stigma he suffered in his previous life.

That's him between two of his much younger but supportive relatives.

 

[cigarrodog]

Classy old Slater my friend!

Thank you Ron.

Great to see your Slater - nicely photographed

Thank you Jack.

You rebel.

That's him between two of his much younger but supportive relatives.

Your Lamb Foot is a handsome chap.

 

[cigarrodog]

Campbellclanman - Thank you Duncan

 

[WhittlinAway]

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in yesterday's "it wouldn't be a lambsfoot without..." discussion.

I am delighted that so many of the aspects of the pattern were represented. We had the blade: nose profile, non-parallel edge and spine tapering toward the tip, deep nail nick, and, of course its easy to sharpen edge. We had the handle: its ergonomic shape. And we even had how the handle and the blade come together: the cant and the strong snap.

Reflecting on that, it highlights for me how many things come together in this humble and versatile working pattern to make it "just right". I don't know if all of these elements came together by accident, through deliberate experimentation and iteration, or from an inspired stroke of genius lost to time. But, I do believe it would require quite an effort to come up with something better. Long live the lambsfoot!

 

[rockman0]

Congrats on the new addition that's a nice one Ron glad it went to you I like the big uns, for my uses they handle just about any task

Good morning Guardians. I'm proud to introduce y'all to my newest Lambsfoot. This one is a G. Butler & Co, Sheffield. Here's a link to a brief history on the company. The blade stamp is faint in places, "Lamb Foot Knife". It is a large model, measuring right at 4-1/4". The handles are rumored to be "Bois Durci". I really don't know for sure maybe Jack will help us on that. The age was also stated as 1900, I don't know for sure, again maybe Jack will shed some light on that matter. I would have hoped for some fine stag or other natural material, but I take what I can get. The knife is in really fine condition. It has excellent walk and talk, with a half stop. It is tight as a drum. The only thing I have really found is a couple of small places on the blade towards the tip. Now to rub a little more with some mineral oil and microfiber cloth. As always I'm extremely happy to add another Lambsfoot to my collection!

 

[Half/Stop]

What a couple of older Beauties both Harvey and Ron, The Knives guys!!! - not you!

Thanks Duncan! Hope y’all are doing well my friend!

Congrats on the new addition that's a nice one Ron glad it went to you I like the big uns, for my uses they handle just about any task

Thanks Rob. I like them big’uns too!

 

[waynorth]

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in yesterday's "it wouldn't be a lambsfoot without..." discussion.

I am delighted that so many of the aspects of the pattern were represented. We had the blade: nose profile, non-parallel edge and spine tapering toward the tip, deep nail nick, and, of course its easy to sharpen edge. We had the handle: its ergonomic shape. And we even had how the handle and the blade come together: the cant and the strong snap.

Reflecting on that, it highlights for me how many things come together in this humble and versatile working pattern to make it "just right". I don't know if all of these elements came together by accident, through deliberate experimentation and iteration, or from an inspired stroke of genius lost to time. But, I do believe it would require quite an effort to come up with something better. Long live the lambsfoot!

Hear Hear!!!

Lambsfoot knives definitely find themselves with me more than any other!!

 

[btb01]

Thanks Barrett, him or some other idiot! That building was built just a few years back, and brought with it a great deal of trouble for the market. The old market car-park used to be there, and its closure led to a huge decline in shoppers, even more so when they re-routed the buses for more than a year, so many of them no longer stopped anywhere near the market. The building on the left is a swanky new mall, and the metal part is the car-park. Typically, once it was built, the owners didn't like the look of the market next door. They had all the shops that used to be on that side of the market closed, (as they did the row of independent shops which got on their way on the other side), and a whole section of the market is being demolished, along with parts of the outdoor market. It's unlikely that Leeds will have a market in 5 years time, certainly nothing like the vibrant place it used to be. If the 'Victoria Quarter' ever catches fire, I think a lot of people will be standing in the street cheering. Here's what they want it to look like, just another anodyne mall for the well-heeled folks who visit Leeds of a weekend

That’s a shame, Jack. I was looking through photos of the market on Google, and it looks pretty cool the way it is. I like the outdoor stalls, and this hall with the high glass ceiling is awesome!

I thought this exterior view (just a screenshot I took from Google Maps) was impressive, too. It looks like this may be the same part of the building as the indoor image above?

While searching, I also came across this article about a plan to redesign of one of the market’s other entrances to look like this:

I guess it has more character than the dull “new look” advertised in the photo you shared, but in this case I’m not sure that’s a good thing. (One comment I saw asked if they were turning the whole market into a bouncy house, or just the entrance. )

Isn’t the Sheffield cheese grater a car park, too?

 

[meako]

I know what yer all thinking....oh no he's found us!

Its ok I just popped in to say ThankYou redsparrow for the nomination...ol Kermit looks great....compared the ugly snotbag he was previously...Cheers..
Oh Yeah ...that entrance is called Lego Nightmare....good to see its inkeeping with the elegant victorian architecture....the council are trippin on acid.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks again Jack! I believe you’re exactly right my friend. I believe it’s compressed fiber. Since you mentioned the warp causing the lifted Birds Eye rivet and bent pivot pin. I believe on my knife the handle on the pile side is actually warped and caused the pin next to the bolster to actually bow the liner away from the back spring. I can see a pronounced gap in that area. I also noticed the bolsters are beveled next to the handles, which I believe is a sign of the quality of the knife when it was made. I really hope this doesn’t continue to destroy my knife! I would hate to have the knife recovered with another material just to salvage it. I tried to photograph it for y’all to see!

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I recall posting pics when I fixed mine Ron, but can't remember in which thread that was. Here, you can see how bad the problem was

I ended up having to cut a section of the fibre away, and then glue and clamp the knife. Certainly wouldn't win any beauty contests I suspect that the problem may be storage, and that these knives were damp or wet for a long time. I have several others with compressed fibre covers, which have clearly led a tough life, but without any signs of warping. Hopefully the problem with yours won't get any worse Ron, but even in dry conditions, I'm unable to say if the material will un-warp, from the little I know, it won't I'm afraid

Good afternoon fellow Guardians.
Jack, congrats on the more than 2000 pages accomplished by this thread. Your efforts have single handedly place the Lambsfoot bladed knife firmly on N. American soil.
Allow me to join Barrett in nominating meako for your generous GAW.
Once in a GAW of his own, meako did in fact offer as a prize a less than attractive Lambsfoot, aptly named "Sneezy/Kermit". AFAIK Kermit was the only Lambsfoot meako has owned.
Certainly he is a well deserving fellow, unless one is offended by mob scenes of villagers carrying pitchforks and torches or the occasional pirate story. Usually we cut him some slack for such antics... figuring he probably just can't help himself.
BTW as Kermit aged he became quite a hansom and distinguished looking character, well respected and appreciated in his community. Today he happily resides among a small group of adoring family and friends, completely free from the stigma he suffered in his previous life.

That's him between two of his much younger but supportive relatives.

Thank you good sir, great to see you here I always thought that was a great-looking knife, and he looks good with his friends The purpose of my giveaway was to let someone who has expressed an interest in the pattern, but not yet been able to get hold of one, try out a Lambsfoot. Since Meako has already had at least one Lambsfoot knife, and (based on his giveaway post) did not appear to like it, I'm not sure he qualifies, but I'm willing to be persuaded

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in yesterday's "it wouldn't be a lambsfoot without..." discussion.

I am delighted that so many of the aspects of the pattern were represented. We had the blade: nose profile, non-parallel edge and spine tapering toward the tip, deep nail nick, and, of course its easy to sharpen edge. We had the handle: its ergonomic shape. And we even had how the handle and the blade come together: the cant and the strong snap.

Reflecting on that, it highlights for me how many things come together in this humble and versatile working pattern to make it "just right". I don't know if all of these elements came together by accident, through deliberate experimentation and iteration, or from an inspired stroke of genius lost to time. But, I do believe it would require quite an effort to come up with something better. Long live the lambsfoot!

Hear! Hear! Greg Thanks for starting another excellent discussion my friend

Lambsfoot knives definitely find themselves with me more than any other!!

That's great to hear Charlie

 

[Jack Black]

That’s a shame, Jack. I was looking through photos of the market on Google, and it looks pretty cool the way it is. I like the outdoor stalls, and this hall with the high glass ceiling is awesome!

I thought this exterior view (just a screenshot I took from Google Maps) was impressive, too. It looks like this may be the same part of the building as the indoor image above?

While searching, I also came across this article about a plan to redesign of one of the market’s other entrances to look like this:

I guess it has more character than the dull “new look” advertised in the photo you shared, but in this case I’m not sure that’s a good thing. (One comment I saw asked if they were turning the whole market into a bouncy house, or just the entrance. )

Isn’t the Sheffield cheese grater a car park, too?

Yes, it's an incredibly beautiful building Barrett, which is why they want to transform it into a bijou mall, with art galleries, restaurants, and vegan candle stalls, something which is already well underway unfortunately, with the original market-traders, some of whom have been there generations, being kicked out I didn't realise they'd gone public with that ridiculous eye-sore yet, but some moron has been handed a great deal of money for designing it. The smell of corruption is all over the project

Yes, it is, maybe every British city will have a stupid car-park one day!

 

[Jack Black]

Just having this Plum Porter before I have an early night with a good book

 

[Half/Stop]

I recall posting pics when I fixed mine Ron, but can't remember in which thread that was. Here, you can see how bad the problem was

I ended up having to cut a section of the fibre away, and then glue and clamp the knife. Certainly wouldn't win any beauty contests I suspect that the problem may be storage, and that these knives were damp or wet for a long time. I have several others with compressed fibre covers, which have clearly led a tough life, but without any signs of warping. Hopefully the problem with yours won't get any worse Ron, but even in dry conditions, I'm unable to say if the material will un-warp, from the little I know, it won't I'm afraid

Thanks Jack! I really hope it doesn’t get any worse!

 

[JohnDF]

Reflecting on that, it highlights for me how many things come together in this humble and versatile working pattern to make it "just right". I don't know if all of these elements came together by accident, through deliberate experimentation and iteration, or from an inspired stroke of genius lost to time. But, I do believe it would require quite an effort to come up with something better. Long live the lambsfoot!

Well said, and spot on.

 

[CelloDan]

Long live the lambsfoot!

“Long live the Lambsfoot”

TY Greg for asking the question and all the Guardians that shared their perspective

Good night folks , we did an 8km walk this evening... hopefully it will help ward off my random attacks of insomnia

 

[Henry Beige]

GT, @5k Q’s, I give up. I have been trying all day to figure out how to extract the relevant paragraph from your extended multiquote opus so I could thank you properly for the nomination. I guess I don’t really need the quote; you know what you wrote. So, thank you. Between you and Cello Dan, I feel like I have already won. Putting Jack’s lambsfoot in my pocket would feel pretty good, but it can’t really compare with what the gesture means to me.

 

[Jack Black]

Good night folks , we did an 8km walk this evening... hopefully it will help ward off my random attacks of insomnia

Hope you slept OK Dan

Good Morning Guardians, hope everyone else slept OK too! Another Groundhog Day here in Yorkshire Have a good one folks

A bit of light reading

 

[Pt-Luso]

Very nice pair of barlows. Your MM cherry wood scales are very fetching.

Many thanks, Bill.