Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Onebigbill]

Hello Guardians and all. Day is starting out overcast here in coastal NC but I think there may be clearing later this morning. Unfortunately the weatherman predicts thunder storms this afternoon. So what else is new? I'll be tote'n my faithful HHB of course. Going outside before it rains to get some yard work done. Recycled photo

 

[Dschal]

Putting away the camping gear. Much less fun than getting it out.

 

[Prester John]

Good morning, Guardians!

Up and at 'em!

 

[Jack Black]

Your trusty HHB just keeps getting better and better. The colors of your stag covers are maturing nicely my friend

Thanks a lot Bill, dropping it in a blackberry crumble the other week probably helped!

Hello Guardians and all. Day is starting out overcast here in coastal NC but I think there may be clearing later this morning. Unfortunately the weatherman predicts thunder storms this afternoon. So what else is new? I'll be tote'n my faithful HHB of course. Going outside before it rains to get some yard work done. Recycled photo
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You seem to have had a rotten run of bad weather Bill It rained all day here too, but I had a load of stuff to do anyway. I was still out long enough to get soaked! That's a good photo, hope you managed to get your work done

Putting away the camping gear. Much less fun than getting it out.

I know what you mean Dave, I hope you didn't have to take down a wet tent! Nice shot of your Hartshead Barlow my friend

Good morning, Guardians!

Up and at 'em!

Looking good Vince!

Hope everyone is having a great Saturday This was the highlight of mine!

 

[Ramrodmb]

Looks delicious, Jack!

Sausage omelette with pineapple habanero sauce for breakfast. Along with my 2019 Ironwood, of course.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Jack Black]

Looks delicious, Jack!

Sausage omelette with pineapple habanero sauce for breakfast. Along with my 2019 Ironwood, of course.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Great to see you here Mark, and with a tasty bonus! Hope you're doing OK my friend

Good Morning Guardians, hope everyone is having a great weekend. Mine has been rather busy, hoping I get a bit more time this afternoon. Wishing everyone a pleasant and peaceful Sunday

 

[Onebigbill]

Thanks a lot Bill, dropping it in a blackberry crumble the other week probably helped!



You seem to have had a rotten run of bad weather Bill It rained all day here too, but I had a load of stuff to do anyway. I was still out long enough to get soaked! That's a good photo, hope you managed to get your work done



I know what you mean Dave, I hope you didn't have to take down a wet tent! Nice shot of your Hartshead Barlow my friend



Looking good Vince!

Hope everyone is having a great Saturday This was the highlight of mine!

Great to see you here Mark, and with a tasty bonus! Hope you're doing OK my friend

Good Morning Guardians, hope everyone is having a great weekend. Mine has been rather busy, hoping I get a bit more time this afternoon. Wishing everyone a pleasant and peaceful Sunday

She great photos of you HHB Jack. Your breakfast certainly looks yummy!

 

[Onebigbill]

Decided to haul this out today. Many of you know that I had some issues with the maker but I eventually got the knife sorted and it is a very pretty one and very robust too.

 

[Jack Black]

She great photos of you HHB Jack. Your breakfast certainly looks yummy!

Decided to haul this out today. Many of you know that I had some issues with the maker but I eventually got the knife sorted and it is a very pretty one and very robust too.
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Thanks Bill, that is Mark's yummy breakfast though, I just had toast and marmalade Glad you got that knife sorted eventually

 

[flatblackcapo]

 

[Jack Black]

How're you doing Kevin? Nice pic my friend

 

[Jack Black]

I'm bananas for my Lambsfoot!

 

[cudgee]

I'm bananas for my Lambsfoot!

Nice Patina. Hope all Guardians have a good and safe week, take care all.

 

[Half/Stop]

Hello Guardians! I hope you’re all doing well this evening. I’ve been staying busy around the house this weekend and today I’ve had Big Eb tagging along. Y’all stay safe out there!

 

[cudgee]

Hello Guardians! I hope you’re all doing well this evening. I’ve been staying busy around the house this weekend and today I’ve had Big Eb tagging along. Y’all stay safe out there!

You do have one beautiful Lamb there.

 

[Half/Stop]

You do have one beautiful Lamb there.

Thank you very much!

 

[WhittlinAway]

I've been experimenting with convex edges on a couple of knives lately and wanted to try one out on my trusty standard buffalo horn A. Wright. I had a spare hour during the week and thought I'd see what I could do with my KME sharpener with the convexing rod. Well, before I got started, I realized that the edge had developed a noticeable recurve:

This is very likely because of a previous inexpert job of sharpening I did on my Tormek when I wanted to reprofile it after damaging the tip. This is a risk when sharpening a straight edge on a grinding wheel, because the middle tends to get more time against the abrasive. I was surprised that I hadn't noticed it before, but it was extremely evident. I measured it with a feeler gauge and the space in the middle is about 0.01 inches.

Well, that just won't do for—as my friend @Cambertree would put it—Mah Knife. I had to put the project on hold, but had some time today to break out first the files and then an extra coarse diamond plate to grind out the recurve. Midway through, I used small diamond files to cut a new choil. Here it is part way through:

The blue tape, incidentally, was a tip I picked up from @r8shell, if I recall correctly. It prevents metal filings from getting into the joint and also gives a bit of protection to the bolster.

After a bit more work with the extra coarse stone to get the edge nice and straight (and oh so blunt!) and the diamond files to finish cutting the choil, it was off to the KME for sharpening. It took quite a while to establish a new convex edge, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's the most even grind this knife has ever seen and it's easily shaving hair from the back of my arm.

Tomorrow evening I'll need to break down some cardboard boxes to take out with the recycling. I can hardly wait.

Have a great week folks. I hope everyone's managing to stay safe.

 

[cudgee]

I've been experimenting with convex edges on a couple of knives lately and wanted to try one out on my trusty standard buffalo horn A. Wright. I had a spare hour during the week and thought I'd see what I could do with my KME sharpener with the convexing rod. Well, before I got started, I realized that the edge had developed a noticeable recurve:

This is very likely because of a previous inexpert job of sharpening I did on my Tormek when I wanted to reprofile it after damaging the tip. This is a risk when sharpening a straight edge on a grinding wheel, because the middle tends to get more time against the abrasive. I was surprised that I hadn't noticed it before, but it was extremely evident. I measured it with a feeler gauge and the space in the middle is about 0.01 inches.

Well, that just won't do for—as my friend @Cambertree would put it—Mah Knife. I had to put the project on hold, but had some time today to break out first the files and then an extra coarse diamond plate to grind out the recurve. Midway through, I used small diamond files to cut a new choil. Here it is part way through:

The blue tape, incidentally, was a tip I picked up from @r8shell, if I recall correctly. It prevents metal filings from getting into the joint and also gives a bit of protection to the bolster.

After a bit more work with the extra coarse stone to get the edge nice and straight (and oh so blunt!) and the diamond files to finish cutting the choil, it was off to the KME for sharpening. It took quite a while to establish a new convex edge, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's the most even grind this knife has ever seen and it's easily shaving hair from the back of my arm.

Tomorrow evening I'll need to break down some cardboard boxes to take out with the recycling. I can hardly wait.

Have a great week folks. I hope everyone's managing to stay safe.

Good job, it is a skill of it's self to be able to do this, and Chin is a master at it, you have been a very good pupil..

 

[Jack Black]

Nice Patina. Hope all Guardians have a good and safe week, take care all.

Thanks mate

Hello Guardians! I hope you’re all doing well this evening. I’ve been staying busy around the house this weekend and today I’ve had Big Eb tagging along. Y’all stay safe out there!

Sounds like we had similar weekends Ron, I can feel my back complaining today, hope it stays just a grumble! Hope Big Eb has been helping out buddy

I've been experimenting with convex edges on a couple of knives lately and wanted to try one out on my trusty standard buffalo horn A. Wright. I had a spare hour during the week and thought I'd see what I could do with my KME sharpener with the convexing rod. Well, before I got started, I realized that the edge had developed a noticeable recurve:

This is very likely because of a previous inexpert job of sharpening I did on my Tormek when I wanted to reprofile it after damaging the tip. This is a risk when sharpening a straight edge on a grinding wheel, because the middle tends to get more time against the abrasive. I was surprised that I hadn't noticed it before, but it was extremely evident. I measured it with a feeler gauge and the space in the middle is about 0.01 inches.

Well, that just won't do for—as my friend @Cambertree would put it—Mah Knife. I had to put the project on hold, but had some time today to break out first the files and then an extra coarse diamond plate to grind out the recurve. Midway through, I used small diamond files to cut a new choil. Here it is part way through:

The blue tape, incidentally, was a tip I picked up from @r8shell, if I recall correctly. It prevents metal filings from getting into the joint and also gives a bit of protection to the bolster.

After a bit more work with the extra coarse stone to get the edge nice and straight (and oh so blunt!) and the diamond files to finish cutting the choil, it was off to the KME for sharpening. It took quite a while to establish a new convex edge, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's the most even grind this knife has ever seen and it's easily shaving hair from the back of my arm.

Tomorrow evening I'll need to break down some cardboard boxes to take out with the recycling. I can hardly wait.

Have a great week folks. I hope everyone's managing to stay safe.

Great to see you here Greg, fascinating post I like convex edges, though I have more FBs with them than pocket knives. You did a great job straightening that Lambsfoot blade out again, and the final convexed blade looks amazing. Well done, and thanks for sharing it with us

Good Morning Guardians, hope everyone had a great weekend, and that your week starts well