Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

In 2018, aware that Wright's had managed to obtain a small amount of vintage Sambar stag, I commissioned the 'Ashley's Choice' Lambsfoot SFOs. There was just enough stag to make 28 knives, which were the smaller Lambsfoot size. I gave the cutler the choice between a threaded or fluted bolster, hence the name. For once, everything went right with this run!

 

[Pt-Luso]

Great shot of your ebony Guardians knife!

Thank you very much, Gary.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[donn]

View attachment 1366962 I'm ready for the "Knights who say nee"
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What an immaculate garden Bill. You must have real green fingers.

Hahaha, and don't forget we will have sharp knives in the mix

And guns? Please tell me there'll be guns...

Here's the barlow Glenn recovered in sawcut bone.

That's stunning; love the sawcut bone.

It's actually a public service as it allows us to spend time with our real families.

With my family it would be more a punishment than a service...

Sounds like mobile-view vs desktop-view.
Have a great weekend, Guardians!

Thanks Rachel. I never look at B.F on my cellphone so didn't know that's what it looked like.
Great shot with the Hendos there.

Thanks for the info and links about Captain Webb and his endorsements, David!

- GT

Your welcome.

Good morning Guardians! We went for our bike ride around the island this morning. I took my Stag big’un for the ride. The weather is great but the haze from the Sahara Dust storm is bad! I hope y’all are having a great weekend!

One of the hundreds of Live Oaks that adorn the Island and the paved bike path that circles the island!


Oops! I really didn’t mean to post this photo of an overweight old cyclist!


This is what the Saharan Haze looks like up close. The Atlantic Ocean is less that 75 yards from the trail where I took this photo.

Looks like a good old Yorkshire sea fret.
And why can't the UK have cycle paths like that? They look fantastic.

A love, quiet image of your Lamb Foot, David.
A nice set of images of your bicycle journey.

“The Shadow Knows”
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Your welcome Harvey.
That Shadow pattern certainly grows on you dosen't it.

Like the regular, but better

Reminds me Orkney's Dark Isle Reserve.
The regular Dark Isle: "Oh that's nice".
The Dark Isle Reserve: "OHHH.....THAT'S NIIIIICCE......."

Thanks for the info David, some of the moors around Sheffield are packed with them, not so much where I live now

Thanks for letting me know Jack. I'll pay more attention if ever I get up there again.

Hope everyone is having a great day My hike wasn't up to much, but I am glad that I got out, it's been a while since I've been within 2-3 miles of my house! The weather was even worse than the forecast, gloomy, and raining mostly...

We stayed in the woods for most of the time (not particularly photogenic)...

In the woods there's a very small cottage, which until very recently, was a ruin. Dates from 1675.

This old gate leads into the Harewood Estate...

Great photos Jack. Looks more peaceful than I thought it would be. And I could live in the house.

I was here before the beginning (2007-2008 as Keencutter) then I left and missed out on all the Jack Black Lambfoot specials.
Speaking of Jack, cool pictures from your walk today!

What a fantastic shot! It's very professional looking.

Wow Jack to me that was just an absolutely splendid post gave a look into a world I have never saw up close yet in someways it seems similar to the Appalachian Mountains where I live. I'm posting a few of pictures of the area I live if not appropriate to post them here I will be glad to take them down just let me know Jack Black I don't want to derail this thread.
First my Lambsfoot picture.

Now that looks great country.

In 2018, aware that Wright's had managed to obtain a small amount of vintage Sambar stag, I commissioned the 'Ashley's Choice' Lambsfoot SFOs. There was just enough stag to make 28 knives, which were the smaller Lambsfoot size. I gave the cutler the choice between a threaded or fluted bolster, hence the name. For once, everything went right with this run!

Great looking lambsfoot Jack. I wish I'd been around to grab one of those.

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday.

 

[Jack Black]

These biscuits always remind me of Continental Europe, where a lot of cafes serve a small pack of 2 of them with your coffee. A few places do here too

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for letting me know Jack. I'll pay more attention if ever I get up there again.

Yeah, there's loads of them David When I was a boy, we used to go to the hills above the Rivelin Valley to pick them, but the best spot I've been for them was Blackamoor above Totley, not been to that moor since I was a teenager though

Great photos Jack. Looks more peaceful than I thought it would be. And I could live in the house.

Thank you mate, more peaceful than it actually was I'm afraid

Great looking lambsfoot Jack. I wish I'd been around to grab one of those.

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday.

Thank you, a shame they're all gone, there wasn't a bad one among them I don't think. Smashing pic there my friend

 

[Onebigbill]

What an immaculate garden Bill. You must have real green fingers.



And guns? Please tell me there'll be guns...



That's stunning; love the sawcut bone.



With my family it would be more a punishment than a service...



Thanks Rachel. I never look at B.F on my cellphone so didn't know that's what it looked like.
Great shot with the Hendos there.



Your welcome.



Looks like a good old Yorkshire sea fret.
And why can't the UK have cycle paths like that? They look fantastic.



Your welcome Harvey.
That Shadow pattern certainly grows on you dosen't it.



Reminds me Orkney's Dark Isle Reserve.
The regular Dark Isle: "Oh that's nice".
The Dark Isle Reserve: "OHHH.....THAT'S NIIIIICCE......."




Thanks for letting me know Jack. I'll pay more attention if ever I get up there again.



Great photos Jack. Looks more peaceful than I thought it would be. And I could live in the house.



What a fantastic shot! It's very professional looking.



Now that looks great country.



Great looking lambsfoot Jack. I wish I'd been around to grab one of those.

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday.

Thanks David. Very nice photo of that horn lamb foot knife.

 

[Onebigbill]

Thanks Jack. The only problem is that as this shrubbery grows and matures it requires more attention, moving stuff around, etc. More stuff = more work but I enjoy it.

 

[Onebigbill]

These biscuits always remind me of Continental Europe, where a lot of cafes serve a small pack of 2 of them with your coffee. A few places do here too

I've gotten them, on occasion, on the airlines. Different brand. Tasty little treats.

Great photo as always Jose Great looking covers on that knife.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians

 

[Onebigbill]

Another sunny start of the day here in NC. Got to get off my duff and get working on some yard stuff. I love playing in the dirt!

 

[rockman0]

Much easier on the eyes now Harry, here's a before shot, it's the one on the right, the left knife is still in as found condition.

That is quite an improvement Rob .

Harry

Yes yes of course there will be guns, we will take this rifle along in case of a fish attack

And guns? Please tell me there'll be guns...

Thanks David, that's a great picture The horn is positively glowing

That's stunning; love the sawcut bone.

 

[CelloDan]

 

[Jack Black]

Good Morning Guardians

Another sunny start of the day here in NC. Got to get off my duff and get working on some yard stuff. I love playing in the dirt!
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Have a great day gents

Nice photos Dan, is that a wildlife/bird sanctuary?

 

[JohnDF]

Have a great day gents

You too, my friend.

 

[5K Qs]

Went with this guy again today ...

Splendid lambsfoot!

First-class Barlow, José!

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Admirable photo of your auspicious horn lambsfoot and interesting book, David!

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Superb 2-blade lambsfoot, Rob!

Good Morning Guardians
This week is going by so fast.

Artistic photo, John!
I think many of those super heroes need to redesign their masks to make them more effective coronavirus PPEs!

Good morning Guardians! I'm totin' a Wright's standard sized Père David stag today. Y'all stay vigilant and safe out there. This COVID-19 threat is far from over!

Catchy Père David stag, Ron!
Unfortunately, you're so right about the "plague". I was just looking at the numbers this morning, and in the US there are currently more cases than there have ever been, despite various degrees of "lockdown" efforts in the past 3-4 months. I'm afraid the pace of change in Western life over the past decade has given our society a really short attention span, and we're not used to something that requires long continuous effort to beat.

Sup G's...

Good old Jake gets his break, doing stand-up in the spotlight!

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Good Morning Guardians
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Superlative photo, Harvey!

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Exquisite ebony shot, Dan!

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Laudable loaves and lamb, Greg!

"I carry a lambsfoot...

...because sometimes I lock myself out of the TARDIS!"
--the Doctor

How 'bout you?

Another good one, Vince!

The post is a conundrum at the moment everywhere. I took what i thought was a big risk and bought a book i was after from America, fully knowing that all postal services are under pressure at the moment.
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My wife has been waiting for a brush from England about 6 weeks now. Frustrating, I know.

Best wishes that your orders eventually arrive, guys; I admire your patience!

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Not much tastier than fresh blueberries and stag, Les!

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Here is "The Bad Back GAW Ebony"!
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Here is a special horn big'un that I got from you. I don't remember if you had it made up special or if you just picked it out at the factory! It was stunning, but warped up so bad I had Glenn turn it into Ironwood!
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Here is where two of these Stag wee'uns are hiding!
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Here's two 2017 Horn models, including a Midnight Special!
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In 2018 I elected for Ebony! Two of them! Here they are flanking the Bad Back Ebony.
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My Ashely's Choice!
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2019 Ironwood! A good year indeed!
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Thanks for the incredible lambsfoot retrospective, Ron!

Thanks so much Jack and Ron, it's great see all of these beautiful examples in one spot. It would have taken me 100s of pages of digging to find all of these!!

I totally agree, @prairie.dog; Jack's posts and the preceding one from Ron are outstanding!
Another place you could look is in this thread in early April, starting around page 1900, and find that several Guardians posted group photos of their entire flocks. The knives aren't identified by name in most cases, but if you see something about which you'd like more info, I'll bet you could quote the post in question and ask the poster for details. As one specific example of those family photos from a couple of months ago, I quoted Ron's post from page 1902, I think:

I hope y’all know I’m awfully busy sheltering in place! But I’m proud to share my flock with my fellow Guardians this evening! Please be safe out there Guardians!

You're a Good Guardian, Ron!!

Here's some photos of the 2018 Guardians Lambsfoot knives, in special-grade buffalo horn and ebony
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Jack, did we ever try to identify which individuals received which ebony lambsfoots from the top photo?? I'm still carrying Black Jack, pictured below. Maybe someone can find it for me in Jack's group shot?


- GT

 

[Jack Black]

I totally agree, @prairie.dog; Jack's posts and the preceding one from Ron are outstanding!
Another place you could look is in this thread in early April, starting around page 1900, and find that several Guardians posted group photos of their entire flocks. The knives aren't identified by name in most cases, but if you see something about which you'd like more info, I'll bet you could quote the post in question and ask the poster for details. As one specific example of those family photos from a couple of months ago, I quoted Ron's post from page 1902, I think:

You're a Good Guardian, Ron!!

Thanks Gary, and that's a good idea, Ron sure has a great collection

Jack, did we ever try to identify which individuals received which ebony lambsfoots from the top photo?? I'm still carrying Black Jack, pictured below. Maybe someone can find it for me in Jack's group shot?
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- GT

I do have a photo of each Guardian's knife I think, but identifying all the ebony examples in that photo would be a struggle! Here's Black Jack on the day he set off on his journey across The Pond

I took photos of everyone's knives at all the stages of packaging in case there were any problems with the post office, rather than for artistic reasons

 

[r redden]

Thank you for the very kind words Randy, that's a great flock you have my friend Thank you for the stunning views The second photo down from your flock reminds me of the Austrian Tyrol

Thank you so much Jack I was afraid this may have been inappropriate for this thread.

In 2018, aware that Wright's had managed to obtain a small amount of vintage Sambar stag, I commissioned the 'Ashley's Choice' Lambsfoot SFOs. There was just enough stag to make 28 knives, which were the smaller Lambsfoot size. I gave the cutler the choice between a threaded or fluted bolster, hence the name. For once, everything went right with this run!

WOW Jack those are absolutely stunning!

Now that looks great country.

Thank you donn I was born and have lived my entire life in these old mountains and there is no other place I'd rather be.

 

[Modoc ED]

 

[rockman0]

Appreciate it Gary That's a great shot of your ebony

Superb 2-blade lambsfoot, Rob!



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- GT